Day 311: Become A Lender- KIVA

Lets make her day

     I'd like to consider myself to me a good person, or at least, I like to think that I attempt to be one. But we all know that's not exactly true. I drove a car (that pollutes our air) to a store (that stocks it's shelf's with merchandise that was produced by an underprivileged-underpaid-borderline-enslaved-worker) to buy candy (that, for absolutely no reason, should be in any person's diet) simply because I had nothing better to do today. I've been thinking a lot lately about how privileged my life is, despite how undeserving I am. I can't help but think that there's been a mistake in fate somewhere. Why do I have it so good? I could go on like this for hours. (Thankfully) Instead of indulging in a mental self-hate rant, I decided to do something about it. With the help of a non-profit organization known as kiva, and Mr. John Green, I decided to get into the loan game. Kiva is an organization that allows people to loan out money to small-scale business owners and entrepreneurs around the world. It's like donating money to help a small business (that's usually) in another country, except you get your money back. So I guess it's more fitting to call it "free donating", what's not to love? The return rate for all of Kiva's loans is 98.90%. that's seriously insane. I decided that I  would loan a modest 25$ to Miss Danelia Justina Hernandez Valesquez (what a mouthful) from Leon, Nicaragua. She runs a local bookstore and is looking for some extra money to help order more books, pencils, notebooks, and other necessities. She only needs 100$ more to reach her loan goal, so it'd be really super fantastic if you clicked here to read her story and donated whatever you felt comfortable with (and remember, your gonna get this money back). I may not be the most generous person, but I'm trying.

Day 275: Start A Charity

     Yup, I'm getting into the good karma business. I've decided to enlist the help of a friend (Dom) to help out with the logistics of the operation. He dabbles with that whole spectrum of politics and he's even worked on a charity before, so he seems qualified. As it turns out, there's a lot that goes into starting a charity. I've devoted a few hours to the project already and I still don't really know what I'm doing. I've got things like the Mission statement, articles of incorporation and the bylaws written down, but I don't know where to go from here. Thankfully, that's why I have Dom. He's informed me of some of the tax forms that I'm going to have to get my hands on before much of anything takes shape. So until then, I guess I'll focus on getting the word out.

     My charity, the Medeyum Future Fund will serve as a resource to help underprivileged people take part in new experiences. It has been established to make once in a lifetime opportunities more accessible to everyone. If successful, this organization will be used to fulfill life goals that can range in size and severity. Basically, it will (hopefully) be an account of money that will be used to make an individuals life goal (anything from skydiving and traveling, to continuing education and small business loans) a reality. The recipients will apply for financial aid from the charity by proposing their goal via email to medeyum@yahoo.com. They will state their wish and why they believe they deserve the organizations help. From there it is up to the organization's committee to decide if the applicant qualifies for aid. To donate or learn more about the organization, please write an email to medeyum@yahoo.com.