Global Team of 200

This month, I chose to donate to WaterAid. WaterAid is the leading charity for clean, safe water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries. (via My Giving Pledge: February 2013 Donation - another jennifer)

We’ve all heard of charity events that involve running, walking or biking. You may have participated in a few. But did you know that you can participate in your own run / walk / bike for charity in your neighborhood? (via Philanthropy Friday: Fitness for Charity)

Another State of the Union address is happening tomorrow (2.12.13). President Obama will be talking about many topics, including his proposal to curb gun violence. Image via Save the Children While I don’t want to get too political on this blog, I do want to make my readers aware of a campaign from Save the Children. Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. Their vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. (via Sign a Petition for a National Commission on Children)

How often do you stop and think about the water you drink every day? Probably not too often. We simply don’t have to worry about the availability of clean water. Or access to sanitized latrines for that matter. But to many people in developing countries, access to clean water and sanitation is severely lacking. (via WaterAid: Helping Children Through Access to Clean Water and Sanitation)

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking, the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor, is not exactly a topic we Americans bring up on a regular basis. But did you know that an estimated 5.5 million children are victims of trafficking, an illegal enterprise that generates billions of dollars in yearly profits? And if you think human trafficking is a problem that happens in other parts of the world, think again, because human trafficking cases have been reported in every state in the United States. Every state. Rates are particularly high in California, Texas, Florida, and New York. Thousands of children right here in the United States have been bought and sold, forced into prostitution, or made to work in hard labor jobs with little to no pay. It’s hard to believe, but true. (via Zero Exploited Children)

As we near the end of 2012, I wanted to share with you another great organization worthy of a donation. As I noted in my December Giving Pledge post, December is typically the most popular time of the year to give money to charity. The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger and is funded entirely by voluntary donations. (via A great way to “feed it back”)

An absorbent core for pads is actually made from banana fibers without using any chemicals or super absorbent polymers. According to the website, “SHE intends to fulfill girls’ and women’s unmet need by helping local women in developing countries jump-start their own businesses to manufacture and distribute affordable, quality, and eco-friendly sanitary pads.” (via Philanthropy Friday: SHE’s Innovative)