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I was searching Flickr to find a photographer based in Katmandu Nepal to do an assignment for me, and in my keyword search using Flickr’s tagging search engine I found the Panos Network. Wow ! Blew my mind, wanted to use ‘Giving for the Global Good’ to get the word out. Panos in not one [...]
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Check out Global Agents for Change On May 31st, more than 20 people will ride their bikes 3,000km from Vancouver to Tijuana, Mexico to raise money and awareness for entrepreneurs in developing countries. Agents of Change, a nonprofit registered charity, hopes to raise $1 million from the challenge to connect those living in poverty with [...]
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Unitus Unitus is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing innovative, market-based solutions to global poverty. We work to create pathways out of poverty by increasing access to life-changing microfinance services—small loans, insurance, and savings programs designed to serve the poor. For millions of families around the world, microfinance means the opportunity for a successful [...]
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Global Agents for Change is a fellow traveler with their GFAC fund The group’s vision is to create the world’s largest youth built, youth led microcredit fund and connecting youth with developing world entrepreneurs, providing a crucial tool in the fight to escape poverty. In 2007 they did a 7 week 3000 kilometer ride from [...]
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Whole Planet Foundation Our Mission The Whole Planet Foundation’s mission is to create economic partnerships with the poor in those developing-world communities that supply our stores with product. Through innovative assistance for entrepreneurship – including direct microcredit loans and tangible support for other community partnership projects – we seek to unleash the energy and creativity [...]
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Global Giving We connect people like you with great projects you might not otherwise find. Much like eBay’s approach to online commerce, GlobalGiving is changing the way people give. We work with a network of well-run organizations and carefully research their projects – gathering detailed information on the project leaders, as well as the projects’ [...]
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Agents For Change We are social change catalysts. We support sustainable solutions to global poverty and inspire youth to create a better world. At Global Agents for Change we believe that no dream is too big and nothing is impossible, that inspired and motivated young people can truly change the world. Our Agents organize innovative [...]