This morning, correspondent John Larson profiled the Web site Kiva.org, which allows everyday people to make small loans ("microloans") to entrepreneurs in developing countries. WATCH VIDEO
Bill Clinton will appear on TODAY on Wednesday to
discuss his new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can
Change the World, which hits bookshelves on Sept. 4.
If you're at all skeptical about whether small loans like this can make a difference, I suggest you read about Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and read his story. He won the Nobel Peace Prize last year and has helped revolutionize the use of credit in the developing world.
Thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever for us to help people in parts of the world we never dreamed we'd touch. All we have to do is take the time to do it.