1. 21:42 25th Nov 2012

    Notes: 36

    Tags: latin americapovertycharityuruguay

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    The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has earned a nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” (translation: “poorest president”). The 77-year-old recently admitted to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he donates almost all of his presidential salary, making him the poorest, or, as Univision pointed out, most generous president, in the world. El presidente explained he receives $12,500 a month but keeps only $1,250. The public servant told the newspaper, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.”

    The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has earned a nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” (translation: “poorest president”). The 77-year-old recently admitted to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he donates almost all of his presidential salary, making him the poorest, or, as Univision pointed out, most generous president, in the world. El presidente explained he receives $12,500 a month but keeps only $1,250. The public servant told the newspaper, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.”

     

  2. 07:15 12th Jul 2012

    Notes: 33

    Tags: gandhihumanitycharitychange the world

     

  3. 13:39 5th Jul 2012

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    Tags: one lovereggaemusicrocklittle kids rockcharityphilanthropy

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    Join 1Love.org by supporting Little Kids Rockand put an instrument into a child’s hands… Text ONELOVE to 501501 to donate today!

    Join 1Love.org by supporting Little Kids Rockand put an instrument into a child’s hands… Text ONELOVE to 501501 to donate today!

     

  4. 20:45 4th Jun 2012

    Notes: 1

    Tags: this shirt helpsfitnesscharitywaves for water

    Refine MIxers put on a great event titled Fitness For A Cause. It took place on Santa Monica Beach and Equinox Gyms taught fitness classes all to raise money for a great charity, Waves For Water.

     

  5. 11:53 8th May 2012

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    Tags: this shirt helpsguatemalacharity

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  6. 22:46 7th May 2012

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    Reblogged from lilacd

    Tags: povertypetitionthird worldcharityONE Campaign

    lilacd: A cool map that shows where our petition signers from our most recent campaign come from. +50,000 from Africa, +40,000 from Europe, +90,000 from North America. Have you signed? If not, go here:http://bit.ly/HElvOF

    lilacd:

    A cool map that shows where our petition signers from our most recent campaign come from. +50,000 from Africa, +40,000 from Europe, +90,000 from North America. 

    Have you signed? If not, go here:http://bit.ly/HElvOF

     

  7. 15:36 31st Mar 2012

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    Tags: this shirt helpscharityfashioneducationpoverty

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    This Shirt Helps – Design Spring 2013 Full Collection

    This Shirt Helps – Design Spring 2013 Full Collection

     

  8. 10:18 21st Mar 2012

    Notes: 4

    Tags: africakonycharitypovertyinternational development

    The White Savior Industrial Complex

    And we also agree on something else: that there is an internal ethical urge that demands that each of us serve justice as much as he or she can. But beyond the immediate attention that he rightly pays hungry mouths, child soldiers, or raped civilians, there are more complex and more widespread problems. There are serious problems of governance, of infrastructure, of democracy, and of law and order. These problems are neither simple in themselves nor are they reducible to slogans. Such problems are both intricate and intensely local.

    The White Savior Industrial Complex is a valve for releasing the unbearable pressures that build in a system built on pillage. We can participate in the economic destruction of Haiti over long years, but when the earthquake strikes it feels good to send $10 each to the rescue fund. I have no opposition, in principle, to such donations (I frequently make them myself), but we must do such things only with awareness of what else is involved. If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement.


     

  9. 21:45 20th Mar 2012

    Notes: 6

    Tags: j.k. rowlingnovelistforbesbillionairecharity

    J.K. Rowling No Longer A Billionaire, Just An Awesome Person

    J.K. Rowling was the first female novelist to make the Forbes billionaire list—but she’s since been booted from the prestigious lineup.

    Between the high tax rate in the United Kingdom and a lot of charitable giving, she’s not a billionaire anymore.

    Rowling, who has a mysterious new non-Potter novel coming this summer, was once a single mother on welfare, and it seems she hasn’t forgotten her roots. She’s been a frequent—and apparently, heavy—contributor to One Parent Families. She also founded her own charity, Lumos, which helps children in Eastern Europe. 

    The author told Mother Nature Network:

    “You have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently,” Rowling said.

    Good on you, J.K.

     

  10. 21:23 11th Mar 2012

    Notes: 7

    Tags: quotecharityphilanthropytravel

    ‎You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
     

  11. 08:19

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    Tags: TOMSessiebluenailpolishcharity

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  12. 07:53 25th Dec 2011

    Notes: 8

    Tags: Arabgive backphilanthropycharityAramex

    Simply tweet #IWishSomeoneINeverMet with your your wish for today’s youth. For every tweet, Aramex will invest 1 USD in the education of Arab youth ♥

    Simply tweet #IWishSomeoneINeverMet with your your wish for today’s youth. For every tweet, Aramex will invest 1 USD in the education of Arab youth ♥

     

  13. 06:52 12th Dec 2011

    Notes: 3

    Tags: fashioncharitythis shirt helps

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  14. 21:31 25th Nov 2011

    Notes: 19

    Reblogged from putnams-landing

    Tags: international developmentForeign AidInvestmentCharityHand-outTrade-not-aidJob creationDevelopmentHaiti

    Trade-not-aid: Haiti now needs investment, not charity

    putnams-landing:

    “We have to stop infantilizing Haiti,” Ms. Jean said in an interview from Ottawa. “Aid is good in a crisis situation. But once the crisis is over, you have to build on what’s sustainable.”

     

    Trade-not-aid has become a new mantra in post-earthquake Haiti as President Michel Martelly struggles to rebuild an economically shattered nation. Although Haiti has long been heavily reliant on foreign assistance, funnelled through thousands of NGOs, Ms. Jean says it’s time for a “profound change in the paradigm.”

    “People want to get out of their total dependence on international aid,” she said. Jobs are crucial in a nation where more than half the population is under age 25. “You can’t think about development on the basis of charity. The Haitian people love to work.”

     

  15. 11:51 23rd Nov 2011

    Notes: 4

    Tags: luminaidpencils of promisephilanthropycharityinternational development

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    Give the gift of light! From Nov. 23 - Nov. 25 our goal is to pledge 300 lights to three primary schools in Laos—Na Mai, Xongja, and Phayong— through a special partnership with Pencils of Promise. All LuminAID lights pledged during the next three days will go to these students! LuminAID Lab is proud to introduce the LuminAID light: a solar-rechargeable, inflatable lamp that packs flat and inflates to create a lightweight, waterproof lantern. Safe, sustainable, and portable, the LuminAID light provides up to six hours of LED light, ideal for disaster relief situations, recreational use outdoors, or in the home as an extra light source. Our mission: make light more affordable, sustainable, and available for everyone. 

    Give the gift of light!

    From Nov. 23 - Nov. 25 our goal is to pledge 300 lights to three primary schools in Laos—Na Mai, Xongja, and Phayong— through a special partnership with Pencils of Promise. All LuminAID lights pledged during the next three days will go to these students!

    LuminAID Lab is proud to introduce the LuminAID light: a solar-rechargeable, inflatable lamp that packs flat and inflates to create a lightweight, waterproof lantern. Safe, sustainable, and portable, the LuminAID light provides up to six hours of LED light, ideal for disaster relief situations, recreational use outdoors, or in the home as an extra light source. Our mission: make light more affordable, sustainable, and available for everyone.