MySpace Co-Founder and CEO, Chris DeWolfe, is giving Kiva.org gift certificates to his employees for Christmas so that they can provide microcredits (found via Fortune). You can gift Kiva gift certificates too by purchasing them on the Kiva website. That is a great idea to generate buzz and interest in Mircoloans and MicroCredit for international development. The Grameen Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for its microcredit program, so I expect the concept to continue to grow. It is the teach a man to fish concept (and give him a few bucks to buy a pole and lure) that makes microcredits long-term more sustainable than giving out a loaf of bread.
Another alternative development Christmas gift is OxFam which allows you to give farm animals to help reduce poverty. See the OxFam Catalog to order.
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[...] I found that Zopa potentially offers the best interest rates since some borrowers are receiving negative interest rates. They can receive negative interest rates due to the help of lenders. Zopa is not the only site allowing charity lending. Kiva allows you to make loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations. MySpace CEO, Chris deWolfe, is obviously a supporter of the concept since he gave MySpace employees Kiva loan credits for Christmas presents. [...]