Slowly – but certainly – we are changing the world. 2010 marked the second year of my One Stream campaign. I launched it in September based around the idea that we can make a difference in this world with little and simple actions.

This year, I put out a challenge: I would match up to $100 of donations to my Kiva team. We didn’t reach $100, but we made it halfway.

Therefore, I put my money where my mouth is and matched those two donations. I have helped fund two loans.

Dossou Zanou from Adidogomé, Togo, requested a loan of $1,200 (I funded $25 of it) for home product sales.

Douglas Centeno Rosales from Puntarenas, Costa Rica, requested a loan of $1,050) (again, I funded $25 of it) also for home product sales.

I didn’t choose Zanou’s loan for any specific reason, but I did specifically choose Rosales’. I recently read an article about how valuable loans like the ones Kiva supports are to the populations where the loans are sent.

I really do, from the bottom of my heart, want to thank to two individuals who took on the challenge. I hope you keep giving through Kiva, or some other organization. Know that you are making a difference, one life, and one action at a time.

(flickr photo via innoxiuss)