Gift List Day 3: 'Tis The Season to Give Loans

As the season of giving books, barbies, ipads and the like fill our shopping lists how about consider filling those stockings with a greater gift, a gift that gives hope, a future and opportunity to another human being.  Kiva, founded in 2005, is a non-profit organization working with microfinance organizations around the world to provide loans to various people so they can build a business and create a better way of life for themselves, their families and their communities.  This loan is empowering and you can give as little as $25.  Eventually, your loan is repaid by the borrower and you can choose to then use that money to provide another loan to someone else.  It's truly a gift that keeps on giving.

Here's How Kiva Works:



So, go ahead and GIVE a little and allow your gift giving this year to change lives around the globe.