Hardship and disaster fill the headlines. It's easy to feel helpless in the face of such enormous need. But consider this - even a small donation can be life-changing for someone in a less prosperous place. The price of a coffee can feed a whole family for a day in many countries. Pick your cause - feeding the hungry, healing the planet, rushing aid - and make your donation count. A few coins in your pocket can save lives and light up the darkness.
- 🐞 Conservation International
GuideStar Platinum, Charity Navigator 4 stars, Charity Watch A grade
"Securing the health of Earth’s climate, ecosystems and biodiversity is essential to the well-being of all people. Worldwide, Conservation International is working to improve the lives of people everywhere by protecting oceans, forests and other living ecosystems". Conservation has helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea.
- 🚑 International Red Cross (ICRC)
GuideStar Platinum
"The ICRC protects and helps people affected by armed conflict and promotes respect for international humanitarian law. ". On top of this, the Red Cross pursues economic safety, food safety, access to education and many more goals.
- 🌾 Action Against Hunger
GuideStar Platinum, Charity Navigator 4 stars, Charity Watch A+ grade
The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. In 2020, Action Against Hunger worked in 51 countries around the world with more than 8,300 employees and volunteers helping 13.6 million people in need.
- 🩺 Malaria consortium
GuideStar Platinum, Charity Navigator 4 stars, GiveWell Exceptionally Strong Impact
Malaria kills over 600,000 people annually, mostly children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. Many high-quality studies of seasonal malaria chemoprevention have consistently found strong impact of this programme. Malaria Consortium conducts high-quality ongoing monitoring.
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” (Mark 12:41-44)