Please join Eco-Living In-Style as we contribute to the health and well being of the world with donations to the following five charities:
American Forests (americanforests.org)
Their Mission is to grow a healthier world and their vision is to have healthy forest ecosystems for every community. American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests American Forests is the oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization. Citizens concerned about the waste and abuse of the nation’s forests founded American Forests in 1875.
American Forests is about action and that is the focus of our major campaigns. Today, the organization's primary campaigns are "Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration" and "Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit," which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees that provide important environmental and economic benefits including pure water, clean air, and wildlife habitat.
Feeding America (feedingamerica.org)
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
Each year, the Feeding America network provides food to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.
Our network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, securing and distributing more than 2.5 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually. Those member food banks support approximately 63,000 local charitable agencies and 70,000 programs, which provide food directly to individuals and families in need.
World Wildlife Fund (worldwildlife.org)
For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.
WWF's mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where we can, we work to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species; promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.
We are committed to reversing the degradation of our planet's natural environment and to building a future in which human needs are met in harmony with nature. We recognize the critical relevance of human numbers, poverty and consumption patterns to meeting these goals.
World Bicycle Relief (worldbicyclerelief.org)
Simple, sustainable transportation is an essential element in disaster assistance and poverty relief. Bicycles fulfill basic needs by providing access to healthcare, education and economic development. Bicycles empower individuals, their families, and their communities. Our mission is to provide access to independence and livelihood through The Power of Bicycles.
World Bicycle Relief was founded in 2005 by SRAM Corporation and Trek Bicycle in response to the December 2004 tsunami that swept the Indian Ocean. In partnership with World Vision Sri Lanka, this project provided more than 24,000 locally manufactured bicycles to carefully selected men, women and children in greatest need. The $1.5 million Project Tsunami initiative dramatically accelerated their recovery from this brutal disaster, thanks to funding raised through the bicycle industry, foundations and individual contributors.
As part of its commitment, World Bicycle Relief retained an independent organization to measure the impact of Project Tsunami. Two years after the project was complete, the results are outstanding:
- 88% of recipients depend on bicycles for livelihood activities
- Bicycles can save a household up to 30% of its annual income for transportation costs
- The bicycle program provided critical, appropriate transportation enabling households to resume important livelihood, education and service activities
World Bicycle Relief projects are designed around a comprehensive, scalable, sustainable bicycle solution. We accomplish our mission by:
- Partnering with relief organizations to provide quality bicycles to people who need them
- Working with bicycle suppliers to improve quality and technology, and enhance distribution with local sourcing and assembly where possible
- Documenting the impact of bicycles in humanitarian relief situations, communicating results, improving programs and increasing awareness
- Serving as a resource in support of bicycle-related microlending opportunities
Most importantly, through bicycles, we improve the quality of life for men, women and children in developing nations.
Save the Children (savethechildren.org)
Our mission is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need. With your support, Save the Children will ensure that children in need grow up safe, educated and healthy, and better able to attain their rights.
Our vision is a world in which every child is ensured the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We provide a wide range of programs, including:
- Training new mothers with prenatal care
- Supplying life-saving immunizations for young children
- Building schools in developing countries
- Improving literacy and nutrition for children living in rural poverty in the U.S
1. Children are protected from harm through physical and psychosocial assistance
Save the Children provides child-friendly spaces and safe play kits to children in emergencies and conflict-affected areas. We teach children living in dangerous circumstances to be aware of unexploded ordnance, and train social workers and teachers to care for vulnerable children. We believe children have the right to act like children. Hurricane Ike: Responding to the Special Needs of Children; Haiti Flood Devastation: Save the Children's Emergency Response
2. Children learn and develop with age-appropriate care and education
Save the Children is committed to raising literacy rates by providing basic education and helping to equip schools and teachers in the communities we serve. We support early childhood development programs and believe that children must be well-nourished and healthy in order to learn.
3. Children are healthy and well-nourished
Each year millions of children die or suffer poor health because of preventable conditions. Save the Children provides programs that, among other things, address the health and nutrition needs of mothers and newborns, vaccinate children against common diseases and prevent childhood obesity.
4. Children thrive in food-secure and economically viable households
In the developing world approximately one-quarter of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day. Save the Children provides access to economic opportunities, including mircrofinance loans, youth employment programs and asset recovery and protection, to enable families to pay for basic needs and plan for the future.
