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Haiti: How to help

2010-01-18T16:30:00.001Z

International charities are appealing for donations to help Haiti.

In the UK the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - an umbrella group which launches and co-ordinates responses to major disasters overseas - has launched a Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

The DEC represents 13 charities, many of which have bases around the world:

•ActionAid
•British Red Cross
•CAFOD
•Care International UK
•Christian Aid
•Concern Worldwide
•Help the Aged
•Islamic Relief
•Merlin
•Oxfam
•Save the Children
•Tearfund
•World Vision

Donate to DEC to support all of the above charities.

Haiti earthquake - help urgently needed

2010-01-14T10:55:00.002Z

Haiti has yet to recover from the terrible sequence of hurricanes and tropical storms that ripped it apart in 2008. And yet the damage caused by those disasters could pale in comparison to the devastating earthquake they have just suffered.

Local officials are reporting a catastrophe of major proportions. This is the largest earthquake ever recorded in this desperately poor country. Your help is needed immediately.

Oxfam staff are already there, their teams across the region are responding to the situation where the need is most urgent. Their response will include providing clean water, shelter, sanitation and helping people recover – your donation will go immediately to those who need it most.

Please make a gift of £20 right now to help Oxfam save lives in Haiti.

New Click to Donate on Care2

2009-09-07T13:43:00.004+01:00

Your daily click generates donations from advertising sponsorships. Care2 sends these donations to Defenders of Wildlife. Defenders of Wildlife uses these donations to protect wolves around the United States and the world. In the past year, supporters like you have helped Defenders:

• organize supporters to generate nearly half of all of the public comments opposing the latest attempt to delist wolves in the northern Rockies.
• successfully stop the Bush administration from prematurely delisting wolves in 2008
• Unfortunately, Secretary Ken Salazar approved that delisting plan in April 2009, again forcing Defenders back into court to fight this plan.
• work on the ground with ranchers to implement proven strategies to keep wolves away from livestock and away from harm. When there is conflict, Defenders staff will step in to negotiate, recently saving the lives of an entire pack.

Visit: http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/wolves/ to make a free donation to protect wolves.

WaterAid

2009-08-17T16:59:00.002+01:00

Visit www.everyclick.com/wateraid and get searching to raise funds for WaterAid!

About WaterAid

WaterAid is an international charity. Their mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

Why water, sanitation and hygiene education?

Water and sanitation are human rights, vital to reducing poverty around the world. Together with good hygiene these essential services are the building blocks for all other development - improving health, education and livelihoods.

WaterAid and its partners are committed to working towards the Millennium Development Goals to halve the proportions of people living in poverty around the world by 2015. If the specific targets relating to water and sanitation are missed progress on the other goals will stall. Improvements in water and sanitation reduce illness and deaths and free up time spent collecting water or incapacitated through sickness for education and other economic and social development.

Where does WaterAid work?

WaterAid works in 17 of the world's poorest countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region. These countries are Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in Africa; Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan in Asia; and Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste in the Pacific region.

Kiva.com

2009-07-20T16:33:00.003+01:00

If you use Kiva, please join the makefreedonations.co.uk team!

If you don't use Kiva, please consider signing up.

What is Kiva?

Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.

NeoAid

2009-07-20T16:28:00.002+01:00

NeoAid.com lets you generate free donations for your chosen cause by shopping or searching online. Save the environment, raise money for cancer research or fight poverty at no cost!

Thanks to Jennifer for making me aware of this site. :-)

Make Free Donations with Red Jellyfish

2009-03-23T10:25:00.000Z

Click the buttons on the Red Jellyfish page to generate free donations to save rainforest and feed chimps.

You can click once each day for both causes so please visit as often as you can!

Daily Free Donation Clicks

2008-12-12T12:39:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help fight breast cancer.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforests.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help solve poverty.

Stop Violence against Women

2008-10-28T11:26:00.002Z

Race to Stop Violence Against Women!

How to help:

Click on the "Click to Help" button every day!

How does this help?

Each click generates a donation, paid by Care2 and other sponsors, to Amnesty International's program to stop violence against women. 100% of the money you generate will be donated to Amnesty International.

The money raised will enable Amnesty to send letters.

Letters?

Yes! - An integral part of Amnesty International's work involves sending letters to key decision makers in regard to human rights violations. These letters help push for change in regions where women need our help. In addition, Amnesty sends critical letters of support to victims of violence and warriors on the frontline of the fight to stop violence against women. Hundreds of these crusaders have reported that these letters were one of the key rays of hope keeping them going in the face of adversity.

About Amnesty:

Amnesty, Founded in London in 1961. Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.5 million members worldwide working to defend human rights and uphold human dignity for all. The organization has just launched a global, multi-year campaign to stop violence against women and girls.

Aid to Children

2008-10-21T09:05:00.000+01:00

Visit AidtoChildren.com to raise funds for World Vision by playing vocabulary games. It's a very similar concept to the one used by FreeRice.com.

World Vision is a relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

To make donations simply select the appropriate meaning for each word given.

For every correct answer they will donate .25 cents to children in need.

Make Free Donations

2008-10-13T16:03:00.000+01:00

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to feed the hungry.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to protect big cats.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help improve child health.

Visit www.everyclick.com/wateraid and get searching to raise funds for WaterAid!

Daily Clicks

2008-08-18T11:46:00.001+01:00

Please visit the following sites every day to generate donations to great causes:

Race to Stop Global Warming!
Race for the Rain Forest!
Race to Save the Baby Seals!
Race for the Oceans!
Race for the Big Cats!
Race for the Primates!
Race for Children!
Race for Pets!
Race to Stop Violence Against Women!
Climb to End Breast Cancer!

Race for Big Cats

2008-07-17T13:02:00.004+01:00

Thanks to over 105,000 participants, the Race for the Big Cats helped to support nearly 12,000 square miles of big cat habitat since the race began on June 27, 2000!

Care2

2008-07-01T12:52:00.003+01:00

Please click on any of the following races you'd like to support for free!

Race to Stop Global Warming!
Race for the Rain Forest!
Race to Save the Baby Seals!
Race for the Oceans!
Race for the Big Cats!
Race for the Primates!
Race for Children!
Race for Pets!
Race to Stop Violence Against Women!
Climb to End Breast Cancer!

With the help of Care2.com, MakeFreeDonations.co.uk has so far had the following impact:

Carbon and other greenhouse gases released into the air by power plants and cars contribute to global warming. The Race to Stop Global Warming helps you take a small step every day to help offset your impact. 50 pounds offset.

Helping preserve the world's dwindling rain forests, essential to create oxygen and maintain a balanced ecology. 4,072.8 Sq. Ft preserved.

Supporting IFAW's TV campaign to build public pressure against the baby seal hunt. 112 days supported.

Helping Oceana save dolphins, whales and sea otters as well as help keep pollutants out of the oceans! 2,710.00 meters.

Big cats, including tigers, snow leopards and jaguars are in danger of extinction. Helping the Wildlife Conservation Society protect big cat territory. 100.00 acres conserved.

Chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and other primates are threatened with extinction. Supporting the Jane Goodall Institute - 209 chimps fed.

Helping sponsor a child for one month in partnership with Children International. 156 children helped.

Supporting the The Humane Society of the United States' efforts to help pets in need - 164 pets helped.

Helkping stop rape, war crimes, domestic violence and more by supporting Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women programs - 528 letters sent.

Breast Cancer is a killer on the rise. It is estimated that 1 in 9 women will contract this deadly disease. Helping The Breast Cancer Fund fight breast cancer - 2100 steps.

Daily Clicks

2008-06-11T13:31:00.001+01:00

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to protect big cats.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to feed the hungry.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help solve poverty.

Daily Clicks

2008-06-09T14:54:00.000+01:00

Red Jellyfish

2008-05-30T13:44:00.003+01:00

Click the buttons on the Red Jellyfish page to generate free donations to save rainforest and feed chimps.

You can click once each day for both causes so please visit as often as you can!

Race to Stop Global Warming

2008-05-29T09:47:00.000+01:00

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to reduce global warming.

Stop Violence Against Women!

2008-05-20T09:31:00.004+01:00

Make Free Donations

2008-05-16T12:40:00.003+01:00

Did you know you can click once a day, every day at The Hunger Site? That's 365 chances each year to help feed the hungry.
Did you know you can click once a day, every day at The Breast Cancer Site? That's 365 chances each year to help a woman in need get the gift of early detection!

Care2.com

2008-05-13T15:35:00.003+01:00

Care2 has been raising funds for good causes for 10 years now. In addition to the free donations, the site has a huge online community that I strongly recommend you join if you have an interest in environmental issues.

Even if you don't want to join, please take a moment to make a few clicks to donate to good causes:

Race to Stop Global Warming!
Race for the Rain Forest!
Race to Save the Baby Seals!
Race for the Oceans!
Race for the Big Cats!
Race for the Primates!
Race for Children!
Race for Pets!
Race to Stop Violence Against Women!
Climb to End Breast Cancer!

In addition there is a 'Daily Action' which is usually something as simple as viewing a website and reading some information about how to live greener, save energy (and reduce your bills) or other interesting information. Today's action is to visit Randy's Blog which is an interesting read.

Please take a moment to click on any of the topics you would like to donate to - or, be extra caring and click on them all!

Thank you!

Aid to Children

2008-04-30T13:20:00.004+01:00

Free Rice

2008-04-29T17:00:00.002+01:00

Have you tested your vocabulary on FreeRice.com recently?

If not visit FreeRice today!

Who pays for the donated rice?

The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for these companies, but it is also something more. Through their advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.

EveryClick.com

2008-04-21T15:07:00.002+01:00

Search the web and raise money for your favourite charity with Everyclick.com

Everyclick is a great new search engine. It works just like other major search engines but it also generates cash for the charity of your choice. Everyclick has already raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for a wide range of charities.

Help me change the world one search at a time.

I've added the EveryClick.com search bar to the top of this blog - please link to EveryClick on your site and spread the word to your friends and family.

Do something to help today!

2008-04-07T13:46:00.001+01:00

Charity Links

2008-04-02T16:37:00.005+01:00

Some links that you may find interesting:

Charities Blog "...the charities blog where we talk about the latest news on charities today, giving tips and showing how we can all make a difference in the world through simple ways."

Dollar Philanthropy "Not every person has Warren Buffet's 37 Billion Dollars to donate to a good cause. However, each of us can donate a buck (less than a fancy coffee) and make a difference. Together, all donating a dollar, we can make a huge difference."

One Back "This is a place about Giving... or "Giving One Back". It's about charitable giving strategies, resources, people or stories of those who help others and simply, to try and make a difference along the way. Stop by as we grow on this great journey!"

Everyday giving Blog "All about different ways of giving to help others and make the world a better place."

Daily Clicks

2008-04-01T13:54:00.001+01:00

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help solve poverty.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help fight breast cancer.

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforests.

Improve Child Health

2008-03-05T16:37:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help improve child health.

Save the Rainforest

2008-03-05T16:36:00.001Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Support WaterAid by searching

2008-01-24T16:47:00.000Z

WaterAid is an international charity. Their mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

You can now raise money for WaterAid each time you search the internet!

It doesn't cost you a penny so is an effortless way to raise funds for WaterAid, helping to enable more of the world's poorest people gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

Visit www.everyclick.com/wateraid and get searching!

Carbonfund.org Blog

2008-01-04T16:23:00.001Z

I just thought I'd share this blog entry from the Carbonfund Blog:

Today brings two stories about new developments in the field of solar power. First, Nanosolar has announced that they are shipping "the world’s first printed thin-film solar cell in a commercial panel product," a product they claim can provide clean power at a cost of $0.99 per watt. At that price, solar power production can occur for less than the $2.10 per watt cost of coal. Popular Science calls this the "Innovation of the Year." Once Nanosolar's factories come online and mass production gets under way, hopefully the sky's the limit for (pratically) infinitely renewable, infinitely clean solar power.

The second item is this story from ENN, which reports on another new technology to improve solar cells. "Nano flakes" have the potential to convert up to 30% of solar energy into electricity, a much higher rate than is possible with current technology. All in all, some exciting news regarding what is probably the best very-long-term solution for the power needs of humanity.

Give Free Rice

2008-01-04T10:26:00.000Z

How does the FreeRice vocabulary program work?

FreeRice has a custom database containing thousands of words at varying degrees of difficulty. There are words appropriate for people just learning English and words that will challenge the most scholarly professors. In between are thousands of words for students, business people, homemakers, doctors, truck drivers, retired people… everyone!

FreeRice automatically adjusts to your level of vocabulary. It starts by giving you words at different levels of difficulty and then, based on how you do, assigns you an approximate starting level. You then determine a more exact level for yourself as you play. When you get a word wrong, you go to an easier level. When you get three words in a row right, you go to a harder level. This one-to-three ratio is best for keeping you at the “outer fringe” of your vocabulary, where learning can take place.

There are 50 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get above level 48.

Who pays for the donated rice?

The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for these companies, but it is also something more. Through their advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.

Stop Global Warming

2007-12-27T22:12:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to reduce global warming.

SolvePoverty.com

2007-12-27T17:22:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help solve poverty.

The Rainforest Site

2007-12-27T17:14:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforests.

The Tree of Hope

2007-12-19T10:27:00.000Z

Frisco Elementary School class is working to raise money to fight ovarian cancer, a disease that took their fourth-grade teacher last school year.

One of Rachel Fitch’s favorite memories of her fourth-grade teacher is from last Christmas.

The teacher, Daira Hanschmidt, had been out of school battling ovarian cancer, but she made sure to come see her students at Frisco Elementary before the holiday.

“Everyone ran to hug her,” said Rachel with a smile.

That was just about five months before Hanschmidt died of the cancer she had fought since 2001. And although she is gone, this teacher, who Rachel described as fantastic, has certainly not been forgotten by the school staff and students who loved her dearly.

Recently, Rachel and her fifth-grade class organized “The Tree of Hope” in Hanschmidt’s honor and is working to raise money to help fight ovarian cancer.

“What I’m really trying to do is keep her memory alive,” Rachel said.

“The Tree of Hope” that sits at the front entrance of the school is covered in ornaments made by all the students at Frisco Elementary. Gingerbread men, snowmen, Santas and other ornaments decorate it, and with each, students put a message of hope, a memory of Hanschmidt or one of their dreams, Rachel explained.

Tuesday evening at the school’s Christmas concert, Rachel also made an announcement about her class’ goal of raising $250 for the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation. If they reach that amount, the nonprofit organization that is aiding in the fight against ovarian cancer will fly a flag with Hanschmidt’s name at its Climb for Life event that raises awareness.

According to HERA, ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recognized threat to women’s health. It kills more women than all other gynecologic cancers combined and is the fourth leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S.

This year, nearly 16,000 women will die from it and more than 25,000 will be diagnosed, according to the organization with a mission to stop the loss of mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, wives, partners and girlfriends from ovarian cancer.

For the students who are now in fifth grade at Frisco Elementary, this deadly disease meant the loss of a great teacher. “They were all impacted by Mrs. Hanschmidt,” said Rachel’s mom, Gini Bradley, adding that as the entire class came together for “The Tree of Hope” and fundraiser, they had a way of remembering and honoring the teacher who meant so much to them.

The class’ current teacher, Peder Hansen, was impressed with the students and Rachel’s desire to put this together.

“I think it’s incredible that she’s thinking in that altruistic way,” Hansen said. “She’s really embodying what this season’s all about with giving, supporting and caring.”

In a letter mailed home to parents and staff by Hansen’s class it says, “Ms. Hanschmidt taught us all to believe in our hopes and dreams. Please help us keep her hopes alive.”

Original Article

Book Recommendations

2007-12-18T14:54:00.000Z

The Animal Rescue Site

2007-12-18T13:35:00.000Z

Each click on the "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary.

Funding for food and care is paid by site sponsors and distributed to animals in need at the Fund for Animals' renowned animal sanctuaries, pet shelters supported by the Petfinder Foundation, North Shore Animal League, and other worthy animal care facilities supported by the GreaterGood.org foundation.

The Eve Appeal

2007-12-18T11:30:00.000Z

Every year over 7,000 women across the UK are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. 5,000 of them will die. That’s a death rate of over 70% - similar to the survival rate for breast cancer.

With statistics like these, being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is likely to be devastating. And this news affects not only women themselves, but their family, friends and other loved ones as well.

But there is real hope for the future.

The Eve Appeal was set up to save women’s lives by funding groundbreaking research into gynaecological cancers. Their current and most urgent aim is to raise the last £5 million required to complete a world class research programme at University College London which aims to find techniques that will halve the death rates from ovarian cancer within 10 years. The programme includes the largest ovarian screening trial in the world.

It’s an ambitious target, but they are making excellent progress.

And with our help, they have a real chance of achieving it.

Save the Rainforest

2007-12-13T16:10:00.001Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Provide Food for the Hungry

2007-12-12T14:17:00.001Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to feed the hungry.

Help improve Child Healthcare

2007-12-12T14:14:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help improve child health.

Help fight Breast Cancer

2007-12-12T14:10:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to help fight breast cancer.

Save the Rainforest

2007-12-12T14:07:00.001Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to save the rainforest.

Support endangered Big Cats

2007-12-12T14:01:00.000Z

Visit the site each day to click and make a free donation to protect big cats.

New Blog

2007-11-26T17:37:00.000Z

This blog will start receiving posts once I've got my new site (http://www.makefreedonations.co.uk) set up.