My New Friend…

Posted by: Bo

I’m very ashamed to say that I’ve never really been one to give much to charity. I know, it’s a shocking realization. Apart from sending a little bit to the Red Cross after Katrina, and the American Cancer Society every year or so, I just haven’t done it. The thing is, I would like to think of myself as one who gives to charity.

Enter Kiva.org. I found this web site a week or two ago and realized that sadly, I haven’t really given to charity because it wasn’t convenient or easy. Or at least it wasn’t convenient to give to the charities that I would really feel led to give to. However, on this site, I found Mrs. Dy Savai. Ms. Savai (she said I could call her Dy, but it felt kind of weird) is a 35 year old entrepreneur somewhere in Cambodia or something like that. The thing that really made me connect with Ms. Savai is that she sells fish. I love fish! She currently makes about $2 a day, but she needed a grand to really up her earning potential and make more fish available to her customers. So…I decided to help her out a bit. The Kiva site gives me occasional updates on how her business is going, so it really makes me feel good. Plus, she’ll end up paying me back my $25, and I can give it to somebody else! Now this is what the internet was made for.

Now, don’t confuse my friend with Anna’s Friend. At least I actually did something to help mine. That’s right Anna…step it up…have you done anything for DeDe today?