Blogging on the best ways to give back to the world around you. Originally posted on August 1, 2006 @ 1:17 am ..read more

Etheopia, Cambodia…even Russia. Blame it on Hollywood, but those countries are among the most popular for adoptions. And as we all know, there are children in need of loving families all over the world. So, for my next few posts, I’ll be featuring those places which don’t get as much coverage as they should (thanks to Brangelina et al) Adopting From The Philippines More than 7,100 islands make up the Philippines archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The third largest English speaking country in the world (behind the U.S. and the U.K.), the Philippine ..read more

Practically anyone must be wondering, do all donations given to the known charitable institutions in their region actually reach their intended purpose of helping the actual people in need? Technically, the common man would care less but each penny or in kind donations are totally for the account of the people housed and targeted for such aids and donations. These charity organizations are non-profit organizations. They are purely for voluntary aid and work to serve people and endeavors in need. While the immediate understanding that people in need would be the main beneficiaries, there are o ..read more

Birds are one of the complementary creatures of nature and good indicators of the environmental situation of any country such as Europe. But because of some issues such as natural and man-made calamities, bird species such as the lapwing and the waders have slowly been disappearing. Some are hunted and shot down by hunters for their prize while other have simply died naturally due to no shelter and feeding grounds. A lot of this can be attributed to the fact that birds are just seen as winged creatures that fly into the sky as if they own the aerial beauty of the world. But these animals also ..read more

The year is ending and a new one is about to begin. Many changes have taken place in your life. It’s time to clean up; out with the old and in with the new. While you’re at it, don’t throw away your old stuff. They may seem like nothing but junk to you but some of them could still be useful to other people. Now that you’ve redecorated and have a brand new plasma TV, your old couch and TV may be of use to someone else. You can bring these to the nearest Goodwill branch so that someone else can use your old stuff. Sort out the stuff you no longer have use for and bring them over to your local c ..read more

In the next few weeks, I’ll be posting about several charities which can give you ideas for the Holiday season. Finding how and whom you can help is a good starting point if you want to GIVE at this very appropriate time, so read on. Whatever The Need Mission “It is our priority to implement projects that will directly benefit individuals over the long-term in the most efficient way possible (?direct action?). This enables sponsors of the charity to respond specifically to the needs of local people (rather than indirectly through Governmental or large Non-Governmental Organisations) thus enab ..read more

If you’re like me, you probably believe that you should be giving more to charity. Guilt aside, the latest research shows that many, many people wish they did give more, if any at all, but just don’t know how to go about it. Well, this week you finally have the opportunity to do so. Why? Because its National Giving Week in the UK as of TODAY and you’ll now find a hundred different ways to give, most of which are easy and fun. Cooked up by the CAF, or Charities Aid Foundation, National Giving Week is a wonderful way to start giving more, and making it a part of your life. By simply logging ont ..read more

In the UK, animal rights charities such as the RSPCA and the Pet Care Trust have long been fighting the legality of animals sold during Commercial Pet Fairs. There was great concern that the welfare of animals bought and sold at such temporary events were compromised. However, a new bill that has just been passed not only bans the sale of animals, but also allows animal lovers to run and participate in these pet fairs without the need for a license. David Bowles, Head of External Affairs at the RSPCA commented: “We are delighted that the Government is going to follow the judicial review on pe ..read more

During the Second World War, tens or even hundreds of thousands of women in Asia were made as sex slaves by the Japanese soldiers. Not many people knew about this until in the early 1990s when, one by one, these so-called comfort women gradually came out in the open to reveal their tragic stories. Specifically, it was the women’s movement in South Korean that first raised the issue of forced recruitment of Korean women back in 1990. The movement’s sole purpose is to obtain recognition and compensation for surviving comfort women. A year after in 1991, a former Korean comfort woman testified in ..read more

Many have been left homeless and the country is in shambles, the Military Junta run country is facing a catastrophe with them denying entry to most of the aid agencies from the West. Reports are beginning to trickle in that hundreds of thousands are dead and hundreds of thousands are without shelter, safe drinking water and food. The government had not allowed Western aid agencies to enter the most affected areas and reporters from Western news agencies are being told to go out. The government insists they can handle the distribution of aid which they are allowing into the country through aid ..read more