About a year ago I came across the site www.kiva.org
I really dig it. It allows you to make loans to folks in other countries who are trying to start small businesses in order to support their families. So far i have made a loan to the Phillipines, Cambodia and El Salvador. You loans can be small or large but it's a great way of giving and seeing the impact. They also sell gift certificates which are perfect for those folks you really have no idea what to give. It is sightly addicting but I imagine there are worse things to be addicted to then giving.
Another non profit I like is www.norml.org
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana laws.
As of 9am this morning here are some interesting statistics
Money spent on the WAR ON Drugs this year
$10,318,803,357.00
Money would would have made if we taxed marijuana like alcohol
$29,987,789,857.00
People arrested for marijuana possession this year 727,355
I'm not advocated the irresponsible use of marijuana, but doing the math,I ask myself, can we afford this?
Also an interesting book came out called
Marijuana is safe, why are we driving folks to drink?
so I'll leave you with a song that is a little food for thought by a the band The Streets, outta Birmingham.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwDRBm-qbQI&feature=PlayList&p=00E1596CE74F7FEA&index=7
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