Charity spotlight

We're roughly 12 days out of Christmas, so now is as good as a time of any to start promoting some of the very worthy organizations in the community and across the world which do good work and deserve your support.

The first one is Carolina for Kiberia, which has long held a special place in my heart. I first became aware of this organization through the video for World on Fire by Sarah McLachlan (which, quite honestly, is where I discovered a good number of the global non-profits The Wife and I support).

Kiberia is considered to be the largest slum in East Africa, with more than 600,000 people living in an area the size of Central Park. It's a diverse area with five of Kenya's six largest ethnic groups living there, as well as several groups of refugees fleeing unrest in neighboring countries.

There are few, if any, basic services provided to this area. As a result, through an outreach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina for Kiberia is a non-profit organization which works to help supply some of these services. The group has established a permanent presence in the area and set up a medical center, a sports association and an organization to help the residents find sustainable independence, among other things.

To make a donation, please click here.