The Blog of Heather Blaise by *Heather *

  People often recommend that if you're going to be active charitably, you should act locally.  You'll see the benefits in your community, and your hard work will be immediately visible to you.  If people care for their communities all over the world, then things will surely get better.  This is a wonderful sentiment, and often correct, but we live in a global community since the advent of mass media, inexpensive travel, and the Internet.  I believe that one thing proponents of local charity have failed to consider is the relative worth of charity vs. the effort consumed on the part of the giver.  Imagine if you could change an entire village's life with a $20 loan!