I have $50.00
1. The Global Fund for Women has established a crisis fund to help the 18 women and children's organizations that they support in Haiti. You could give $50 or you could give more. Click here to see your options. Update: Funds donated will also be used in Chile for emergency support to women's organizations so that they can rebuild.
2. Parlez-vous another language? Stop and think for a moment about how speaking another language has impacted your life. How's your pronunciation? Have you ever wished you'd had an opportunity to start learning another language earlier? 97% of public elementary schools don't have the funds to start teaching a foreign language during these crucial years, but the Global Language Project is working to change that in disadvantaged schools in New York City by funding comprehensive and effective language programs to give these children the skills to succeed in an increasingly global world. For $50 you can contribute to the cost of language instruction and help create a future global citizen.
3. AMREF is an international African organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and is the largest African health organization in the world. It was founded in 1957 and has a solid history of providing health products and services to African people. In fact, you should read their history to appreciate how they have changed over the years to effectively meet the needs of the African people. A donation of $50 could vaccinate 40 people against polio. Click here to donate after you do your reading.
4. Action for Healthy Kids is an a great organization that aims to make both kids and schools healthier places. This is a website you will want to explore, especially their Resources section which will guide you to local (state level) resources. If you have or work with children, I highly recommend checking this organization out. Your $50 donation will fitness equipment for a PE class for a year. There are, of course, other donation options as well.
5. Isn't Friends Without Borders a lovely name? It just makes you want to smile. And I hope it will want to make you become a member with your $50 donation. Specifically Friends Without Borders operates in Cambodia to improve the health and well-being of Cambodian children through Angkor Hospital for Children. Their website also simply says, "Healing Children. Healing Cambodia." If you are in the medical profession, also see opportunities to volunteer.
