Something new I found out about today...

Warning: not specifically related to US politics

Every year for Christmas, my mom and dad ask my brother and I to donate at least $25 to the charity of our choice. I didn't want to put it off to the last minute (one year, I didn't make my donation til March) so I was researching what charity I might donate to. I came across one very interesting, very different charity called Kiva. 

Kiva is an non-profit organization that links donors to entrepreneurs in developing countries to help them out of poverty. It's more of a "lending process" than a donation. When the business takes off, the entrepreneur repays the loan and the lender is free to take that repayment or re-loan it to another entrepreneur. 


http://www.kiva.org/


So, I know what charity I'm donating to this year. Merry Christmas!