Israeli GoEco Tours blazes a trail in volunteer tourism for visitors to Israel and for Israelis who want to do good abroad.
With GoEco Tours, an Israeli and world pioneer in the relatively new field of “volunteer tourism,” travel doesn’t just benefit the visitor – but the visited, as well.
“We believe in giving tourists the opportunity [...]

Able to quickly reach a well-developed network of women throughout the country, an alternative banking system performs while the Haitian economy is in shambles.
A micro-credit program and banking system for more than 200,000 women in Haiti has come to the rescue of the overall economy in the wake of the devastating earthquake.
At a time when [...]

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 [...]

Almost every day, American news broadcasts cover illegal immigration stories, which, for the most part, only manage to spread suspicion, fear and anxiety. For those of us who don’t live near the border, it might appear that a war has been declared between US and Mexican citizens, but this isn’t necessarily the case. There are [...]

Shiva from India, after surgery.

Rarely do you find a charity that directs 100% of its donations to those in need… The Smile Train is one that does.
Unlike many charities that do many different things, The Smile Train is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate.
Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions [...]