Want to donate in a tax deductible manner? Here are some organizations that I personally vouch for. If you want to donate directly to my project instead than click here.
Recommended Comprehensive International Charity
Save the Children - Not all charities are created equal. After starting this project and going out into the field, I quickly realized that Save the Children is the real deal. From their emergency response to Cyclone Sidr (which I have featured in many of my videos and many times on this blog) to their strong committment to helping not just children but also entire families and communities – you can never go wrong by donating to this organization. Save the Children is a secular charity and provides help regardless of race or religion.
Recommended Global Health Focused Organizations
These are organizations I vouch for because they specifically donate and distribute proven technology that help those in the developing world live safer and healthier lives.
Donate a Personal Water Purification Straw – LifeStraw Personal is a portable water purifier designed and invented by Vestergaard Frandsen. One LifeStraw can provide someone with clean water for a year. I’ve used this myself and it works. LifeStraw Personal makes it possible to give someone portable access to clean drinking water for a year for as little as five bucks.
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Buy-A-Net - If I didn’t realize the importance of mosquito control before my mother got hospitalized due to a mosquito-transmitted disease I definitely do now. Mosquito nets are the gift that can save a life. Buy-A-Net is a Canadian charity that distributes long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets called PermaNet. It’s what I sleep in and it’s very easy to see that it works. Unfortunately, Buy-a-Net does not operate or distribute nets in Bangladesh.
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Nothing But Nets – Just like Buy-A-Net, Nothing But Nets distributes the long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets called PermaNet. This organization is great – they work with the American Red Cross, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the UN Foundation, the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Highly recommended.
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Both the PermaNet and LifeStraw were developed by Vestergaard-Frandsen. My recommendation and endorsement of their products comes from the fact that I know their products work – I wasn’t required to endorse them.
