Assume the best and give a pig
1 / Assume the best One recent American study found that adopting a forgiving attitude lowered women’s levels of the heart-harming stress hormone cortisol.
2 / Pay someone to work Lend money to help someone lift herself out of poverty through Kiva.org. The micro-lending organization lets donors (that’d be you) choose from small business owners around the world looking for funding. Your investment gets pooled with those of other lenders, the recipient puts it to work, updates you on progress and then pays it back. When you’re repaid — usually in six to 12 months — you can lend the money to someone else, donate it to Kiva or withdraw it altogether. And you can get started with as little as $25 US.
3 / Work for free Put your professional skills to work by signing on to Canadian Executive Service Organization (ceso-saco.com). You’ll work alongside groups in need of management expertise — from Aboriginal Peoples in Canada to agencies in Haiti, Senegal and elsewhere — on projects that last from two days to three months.
4 / Help a pig Make life better for Canadian farm animals by supporting the farm animal advocacy efforts of SPCAs in such provinces as British Columbia (spca.bc.ca) and Ontario (ontariospca.ca), from pressing for better national standards of care to improving the laws related to transporting animals.
5 / Give a pig Make life better for a family overseas by donating money to purchase farm animals through WorldVision.ca. Or give the gifts of education, health or play through UNICEF Canada’s Gifts of Magic program: $235 will deliver a school in a box, $25 a first-aid kit, $35 toys and games. Find out more at shopunicef.ca.
