Snow Summer's List: People & Organizations Doing Good Work

Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.

"We help people discover and create new paths out of conflict."

"Yet the real news here isn’t the cookstove or the lamp. Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of such practical and ingenious products exist. Yet they do little good if the rural poor can’t use them. A constant drumbeat of the Fixes column is that the more important innovation is the delivery mechanism."

"This site was created and is maintained by RNs dedicated to providing seniors and their families access to quality information, products and services."

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