Empowering Change: Aventra Hospitality’s Commitment to Social Responsibility Through Microfunding

At Aventra Hospitality, we believe that success isn’t solely measured by business performance or portfolio growth, but by the positive impact we can create in the world around us. As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, we’ve proudly selected Kiva, a global platform that facilitates microloans to underserved communities, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in need.

Why Microfunding?

Microfunding, especially through a peer-to-peer model like Kiva’s, is a powerful tool for change. It provides individuals, often excluded from traditional financial systems, with access to small, affordable loans to launch or sustain their ventures. These are farmers growing food for their villages, tailors supporting their families, and women entrepreneurs carving paths to independence.

With even modest contributions, we’re not just offering charity, we’re fueling dignity, self-sufficiency, and long-term transformation.

Aventra’s Impact

Through Kiva, Aventra Hospitality has been able to support numerous individuals across the globe, from Central to Southeast Asia, and from rural communities in Africa to refugee entrepreneurs in the Middle East. These are people who dream big despite limited means, and our funding helps make those dreams possible.

Each loan we contribute to is carefully selected by our internal CSR team, with a focus on:

• Women-led initiatives

• Sustainable agriculture

• Education access

• Micro-retail ventures in underserved communities

We consider this part of our broader mission: to foster equity and opportunity, whether through the guests we serve or the lives we touch beyond our industry.

A Shared Responsibility

Our commitment to microfunding is not just a company initiative, it’s a team-wide movement. All stakeholders including investors, brands, partners and employees are encouraged to take part by nominating causes or co-funding with Aventra. This will helped instill a culture of empathy, accountability, and purpose across our organization.

In a world where hospitality is often associated with service and care, we believe the same values should extend far beyond hotel walls.

Looking Forward

This is just the beginning. We envision growing our contribution annually, exploring new geographies, and integrating microfunding more deeply into our sustainability strategy, all while keeping focus on the region we operate with. Our partnership with Kiva is one way we stay grounded in the human impact of our work, because hospitality, at its core, is about people.

For ultimate impact, we invite our industry peers, partners, and friends to explore how even small actions can lead to lasting, systemic change. Together, we can build a more inclusive and empowered world.

Our Impact So Far

Since launching our partnership with Kiva, Aventra Hospitality is proud to share the following milestones:

• Total Loans Contributed: 55

• Countries Impacted: 36

• Primary Sectors Supported: Agriculture, Education, Food Production, Clean Energy

• Percentage of Women Borrowers Supported: 64%

• Loan Repayment Rate: 95.34%

• Top 3 Countries Supported: Vietnam, Kenya, Kyrgystan

Each one of these numbers represents a story of resilience, an entrepreneur launching a small business, a farmer growing crops to feed their community, or a young student accessing the education he/she deserves.

Our commitment will always be balanced towards all stakeholders and demonstrated in our goals:

• Sustainable growth for our investors

• Lifetime relationships with our partners

• Unwavering loyalty and support to our employees

• Meaningful contributions to the communities we serve

• Deep respect for the environment, with Mother Earth at the heart of everything

"At Aventra, we believe hospitality is more than service—it’s stewardship. Our collaboration with Kiva allows us to extend care beyond our industry and directly into the lives of those striving for opportunity. Every microloan we fund is a vote of confidence in someone’s potential, and that’s the kind of impact that truly matters." — Richard Haddad, Founder and CEO, Aventra Hospitality

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