MetLife Foundation Partners with Kiva to Support Entrepreneurs and Build Financial Inclusion

MetLife Foundation has partnered with Kiva, a global non-governmental organization, to support entrepreneurs around the world through an employee engagement campaign. As part of this program, a fully funded USD 25 loan has been allocated to each of MetLife’s 23,000 employees in Asia to help entrepreneurs start, sustain and grow their businesses. After successful campaigns with MetLife employees in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America, the program has now come to Asia.

Steve Goulart, executive vice president and chief investment officer, MetLife Inc., and interim president of Asia., said: “For 150 years, we have kept our promises to our customers, and for the past 42 years, our Foundation has worked to build better communities everywhere we do business. The collaboration between MetLife Foundation and Kiva to launch the ‘Take Action’ campaign will offer a unique opportunity to MetLife employees in Asia to get involved and help people who lack access to traditional financing.”