Made two loans today on Kiva and found a couple of articles that dive in-depth on how Kiva works. The more I look into it it just starts to make even more sense to give. Read on and start giving. You can see all my loans here at The Chaosactive...

I am crazy about micro-lending! My friends say that it I do it for self satisfaction rather than the actual need to help people. I have to say I agree. Coming from India, It has been a privilege to have seen that micro-lending actually works. But is is funny to see...

The 80's are back. Every season we refer to old trends to inspire us. In the past mankind strived to be futuristic, now we strive to be vintage. Don't you think that it is ironic that our future is a duplication of our past. I wonder why we are...

"I have been able to positively affect the lives of 45 strangers over the past 8 months, a good start to a long journey" How I did it: I made myself give whenever I get paid. Just a way of giving thanks for all my blessings. The more success I get...

"Feel inspired and motivated to write after such a long time" How I did it: Took a pencil and paper and started writing. Started with surroundings that I was in and expanded it with some thoughts I had.   You can find the story here. (more...)...

Where i am from, life is built on dreams, on strife. My dreams were given to me by Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne and used American literature textbooks bought when M.V. Doulos came to port.  Strife forced me to make my dreams reality. In Singapore where I live now, books...

"Feel free and fresh and let your troubles sweat from your head" How I did it: Decided to stop making excuses. So i got my pair of unused Nike Free 5.0s started using them. I started very slow and slowly increased the distance. I try to work most muscles than just...

I have always had issues with saving money. I also have had issues with just giving cash out as donations as I have seen many such gestures un-appreciated and wasted.That is why I donate to kiva.org, you are giving to people who will work for your investment and will return...

Bouncer: An entity to bounce ideas off get responses from. Is willing to argue with you and bash you up for a point of view. Alex Cheng is a great bouncer, Tony George is a great bouncer, Taisuke Yamamoto is a great bouncer. These are individuals with the capacity to filter...