charities

Here is a small list of some charities that a large amount of people see as innovative, unique, successful at its’ mission, and transparent (meaning that its’ financial records are open to the public).

The African Well Fund. In this charity you can also type in a message to Bono from the Rock group U2.if you so desire as All messages are hand delivered to the rocker on his birthday. AfricanWellFund.Org

Doctors Without Borders: Founded in 1971, Doctors Without Borders relies on volunteer physicians to carry out its’ many missions. Each day, Doctors Without Borders heals the wounds of those injured in war, vaccinates the world’s poorest children, gives out AIDS medications, and gives emergency service in areas struck by natural disasters. The doctors may volunteer, but there still needs to be money to pay for travel expenses, medications, supplies, surgery rooms, and hospitals. To help out visit their website at. DoctorsWithoutBorders.Org

Jubilee USA: Jubilee lobbies the world’s richest nations to give debt relief for the world’s poorest. Jubilee believes that much of the world’s poorest countries are suffering from the effects of “odious” debt. Odious debt is loans given to the worlds poorest by the richest countries in the world because the “poor” country was politically important at the time. (For example: England took out money to build a power plant in South Africa. The plant provided electricity for whites only. In the late 1980’s England pulled out leaving South Africa a billion dollar debt which it can not repay) The countries which have received debt relief have invested their savings into public schools and health care. To donate to Jubilee or to find out more visit their website at Jubileeusa.Org

Make It Right Project: Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the Southern United States. Perhaps the hardest area hit was the city of New Orleans. The poorest of this city are still without housing. The Make It Right Project wants to right this wrong by providing new homes to these people at little or no cost. The brain child of actor Brad Pitt, the homes built by this project will be eco friendly. To find out more information or to give to this charity visit their website at
MakeItRightNola.Org

Save The Children (Latin America Program): There are over 54 million children under the age of 5 in Latin America and 60% of these children live in extreme poverty without enough food or water to survive into adulthood. Save The Children works directly with families to provide safe drinking water and nutritious meals. To support Save The Children’s Latin America Program (or one of their many other programs) visit their web site at. SaveTheChildren.Org