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Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can sponsor a business and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan, you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.  www.kiva.org

Omala is a destination for active, healthy individuals, who are looking for and wanting to live a better, more inspired life. Founded by a lovely woman, Kate Gaertner designs some of the most feminine and stylish yoga-wear available, made with sustainable and incredibly soft bamboo fabric. Her flagship shop in Brooklyn also houses the neatest selection of body and home accessories, yoga and pilates props, yoga-inspired jewelry and some enriching literature thrown in!   www.omalausa.com