Give a Gift This Season That Keeps on Giving

Kiva.org lets you loan money to low income entrepreneurs.  Their mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.  It is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

The people on Kiva are real individuals.  Kiva partners with existing microfinance institutions to make sure that your money is going to responsible entrepreneurs.  And, Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform.

In your holiday giving, consider setting up a Kiva account for someone, invest in an entrepreneur.  When they pay the money back, the person will have the choice:  Invest in another entrepreneur, donate the money to Kiva, or withdraw the money to PayPal.

Changing a life just might change yours.

Find out more at Kiva.org