Wednesday is "Hump Day". We all have long days before and long days after. It is a great day to help someone over the hump. Kiva.org is a great organization that does just that, helps people over the hump. Kiva offers loans to impoverished people throughout the world. You can help out with as little as $25. This is not a donation or a hand out. This is a loan. The people that Kiva helps don't have many options. The loans they give are to help make entrepreneurs. Your money is pooled with others to loan to an individual or group. The loan has terms and is paid back. You actually get your money back and hopefully you lend it to another. When you visit their website, you can see the people, the amount they need, the amount that has already been given by others, and what they are getting the loan for. This organization is amazing and does amazing things. Please check it out and maybe even help someone over the hump.
I have actually been a participant in Kiva for 2 years. It is very addicting. It is like you said, I get my money back and re-lend it to another person. Awesome way to lift people out of poverty. Just need to find a legitimate organization that does it in USA. I LOVE doing it!
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