Could You Give Away Half Of What You Own?

Kevin and Hannah Salwen don't look all that different from you and me but what they and the rest of their family have done is quite extraordinary. Together, the family decided to sell their Atlanta mansion, move into a much smaller home and donate half of the savings - about $800,000 - to a village in Ghana through The Hunger Project. What's even more interesting is that the idea for the project came from Hannah, the family's then 14 year old daughter. Kevin, a journalist, and Hannah have now written a book about their experience entitled, The Power of Half.

Check out this short interview with Kevin Salwen from Encore.org. Some have criticized the Salwens saying that they could afford to lose the money or that they shouldn't have sent it overseas. What do you think?