Each month we donate to an organization we feel is making the world a better place. Some organizations we have given to include:
The Marion Institute, International: “The Marion Institute is dedicated to identifying, promoting and incubating programs and projects, both on a global and local level, that seek to enhance life for the Earth and its inhabitants. We are committed to uniting people who want to heal the planet – and themselves – by encouraging a deeper understanding of the past, a dynamic experience of the present, and a passionate vision of a healthy future.”
City Sprouts, Boston: “The CitySprouts mission is to develop, implement and maintain beautiful, resource-rich school gardens in collaboration with public school communities. Integrated into the curriculum, CitySprouts gardens inspire teachers, students, and families with a deep, hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable agriculture, and the natural environment.”
PLAN International, Niger: Micro-finance organization.
“Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organisations in the world. We work in 48 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan works with more than 3,500,000 families and their communities each year.”
Casa Materna Mary Ann Jackman, Nicaragua: “The Casa Materna provides a short-term residence in the city of Matagalpa, offering food, shelter, education, transportation and support for high-risk pregnant women 1-2 weeks before and after childbirth. While the births take place at the Regional Hospital in Matagalpa, the services of the Casa Materna allow the expectant mothers to be close to this needed medical attention which would otherwise take hours or days to reach from their rural homes.”
Water Aid, international: enables the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water and sanitation. Together with improved hygiene, these basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods, forming the first essential step in overcoming poverty.
We work with local partners, who understand local issues, and provide them with the skills and support to help communities set up and manage practical and sustainable projects that meet their real needs.
We also work locally and internationally to change policy and practice and ensure that water, hygiene and sanitation’s vital role in reducing poverty is recognized.
The Fistula Foundation, International: saves the lives of women in Ethiopia, Congo, Angola, Afghanistan, and Somalia by giving them fistula surgeries (fistulas can result from giving birth, and also rape).
10,000 Girls: Senegal: girls’ education.
“We aim to promote education and employment opportunities for 10,000 girls in rural Senegal, enabling them to develop as self-reliant and capable women through a self-sustaining program run for the girls, by the girls.”
Partners in Health, Haiti relief efforts.
“When the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, ZL resources were in place to deliver aid. In addition to providing care to the hundreds of thousands who fled to Haiti’s Central Plateau and Artibonite regions, ZL established health outposts at four camps for internally displaced people in Port-au-Prince. ZL also supported the city’s General Hospital (HUEH) by facilitating the placement of volunteer surgeons, physicians and nurses, and by aiding the hospital’s Haitian leadership. In March 2010, PIH/ZL announced a 3-year, $125 million plan to help Haiti build back better.”
Partners in Health, Haiti relief efforts
The Youth Movement of Cuidad Sandino, Nicaragua: a grassroots Nicaraguan youth activism and empowerment organization working in the urban community of Ciudad Sandino. Programs include: after school programs for youth, community outreach and political action around youth and HIV, children and youth rights, women’s rights, anti-violence initiatives, environmental conservation efforts, and others.
The AIDG (Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group), International
“AIDG helps individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water. Through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach, we help people get technology that will better their health and improve their lives.”
The Afghan Women’s Mission, Malalai Clinic. “The Afghan Women’s Mission works closely with RAWA to support health, educational, and other programs for Afghan women.”
Educators for Quality Education
Livable Streets Alliance, Boston: “We believe that urban transportation has the power to make Boston a more connected, livable city. We challenge people to think differently and demand a system that balances transit, walking, and biking with automobiles. We promote safe, convenient, and affordable transportation for all users in urban Boston.”
