Here are a few organizations I think are doing great things. Click on the links to check them out!
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
International Justice Mission
Dedicated to: Victim Relief - Relieve the victim of the abuse currently being committed.
Perpetrator Accountability - Bring accountability and just consequences under the law to the specific perpetrator(s) of abuse.
Structural Prevention - Prevent the abuse from being committed against others who are also at risk by strengthening community factors that are likely to deter potential oppressors, reduce the vulnerability of at-risk populations and empower local authorities to stop such abuses.
Victim Aftercare - Provide access to services to help victims transition to their new lives and to encourage long-term success.
Omidyar.net
We believe every individual has the power to make a difference.
We exist for one single purpose: So that more and more people discover their own power to make good things happen.
Kiva.org
Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can “sponsor a business” and help the world’s working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you’ve sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.
The Millenium Villages Project
The Earth Institute’s Millennium Villages Project is a “bottom up� approach to lifting developing country villages out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide. The Millennium Villages Project plans to provide early successes on how to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) — clear targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women — by 2015.
September 1st, 2006 at 2:48 pm
hey malibu stacy-like the website- It is angelbaby from pop. I am big into charities- I have a list that I contribute to on a regular basis. Explain how this works to me- also-how is this going to be your job?just curious. Bernice-email me at piper423@excite.com
September 2nd, 2006 at 10:30 am
This is fantastic! I have read through all of the “sites I like” and was thrilled to find IJM there. The work they are doing is amazing… Thank you for starting this, it’s wonderful to find so many resources and great information in one place!!!