https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/tags/jessica-jackley/Recent content in Jessica-Jackley on Cephas - Liana Banyan Knowledge CenterHugo -- 0.152.2en-us2026 Liana Banyan Corporation. All rights reserved.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/letters/crown-initiative/jessica-jackley/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/letters/crown-initiative/jessica-jackley/<h1 id="-crown-letter-jessica-jackley">👑 CROWN LETTER: JESSICA JACKLEY</h1> <h2 id="lender-mentor">Lender Mentor</h2> <h2 id="lady-banyan-of-village-savings--loans">Lady Banyan of Village Savings &amp; Loans</h2> <h2 id="board-member-liana-banyan-corporation">Board Member, Liana Banyan Corporation</h2> <hr> <p>Dear Ms. Jackley,</p> <p>You heard Muhammad Yunus speak, and it changed your life.</p> <p>So did I.</p> <p>You quit your job, moved to East Africa, interviewed entrepreneurs in Uganda, came back, and built Kiva. $2 billion in loans. 98.5% repayment rate. 206 countries. The world&rsquo;s first peer-to-peer microlending platform.</p> <p>I didn&rsquo;t build Kiva. But I&rsquo;ve spent nine years building something that needs what Kiva proved: that if you trust people with small amounts of capital and wrap community around them, they will build something worth more than the loan.</p>