Chan-Chan's Charity Blog

Let's Unite For Hunger And Hope!

2009-04-28T21:51:00.000-07:00

Have you gone hungry before? Yes?! Why? Because you have no money to eat? Because you have no time to eat? Or because you are going on yet another diet program?

I'm very blessed. I have never gone hungry before. Whenever I'm hungry, there will always be abundant food around me for me to eat. For that, I thank God. Unfortunately, there are millions of people going hungry every day. They are hungry not by choice. They are also not one of those people who are constantly on diet.

It is a fact that millions of children under the age of 5 are malnourished and many die as a result of hunger. There are over 50 countries that do not produce enough food to feed their population. Singapore is one of those countries. In fact, most of the food we eat daily are imported from overseas. Unfortunately, not many countries can afford to buy food from other countries and as a result, people in these countries have to starve.

It's never too late to make a difference! You can help hungry people all around the world by:

- Writing

By writing about world hunger on April 29th, you can help raise awareness about this important issue.

- Donating

By donating to charitable organizations like Heifer International, you can help change the lives of families by providing them with animals and training that will make a difference in their lives and their communities.

You can also click to donate or play puzzles to donate.

- Taking Action

By taking any action on this day to combat world-wide hunger you will be helping a great cause. Donate to a food bank. Feed the homeless in your community. Do whatever you can because every bit helps.

May God Bless you!

World AIDS Day - We can make a difference!

2008-11-30T01:41:00.000-08:00

More than 40 million people are currently infected with HIV. Sadly speaking, the numbers are only growing, not dropping.

Some of us may know, some of may not. How exactly do people get AIDS/HIV?

1. HIV can spread through sexual intercourse if one of the partners has the virus. It can be spread through an infected person's blood, semen or any other body fluids. To prevent it, always wear condoms.

2. People who inject themselves with drugs are also at risk. Many people who take intravenous drugs or steroids share needles with others. A person with HIV who shares a needle also shares the virus, which resides in the tiny amounts of blood found on the needle. Sharing needles can also pass hepatitis and other serious infections to another. Prevention is better than cure. Never take drugs.

Link: HIV + Drugs by NIDA

3. Newborn babies can get HIV from their infected mothers. This can happen before the baby is born, during birth, or through breastfeeding. Pregnant women should be tested for HIV because infected women who receive HIV treatment are less likely to spread the virus to their babies. Babies born to mothers infected with HIV are also given special medicines to try to prevent HIV infection.

As you can see, AIDS/HIV can be prevented. If that's the case, why are the numbers growing and not dropping?

A. Ignorance - In Africa, many are still not aware that condoms protect against HIV infection. Even if they are told, their tribal leaders will tell them: Condoms are a conspiracy by whites to lower African birthrates.

B. Religion - Some religion leaders are against the use of condoms.

C. Indifference - Some people are simply not concerned. I'm sure you have heard of people who know that they are infected with HIV but yet they still go around infecting others.

How can we make a difference?

(i) If you are a blogger, write a blog post about World AIDS Day.
(ii) Wear a red ribbon and encourage others to do likewise.
(iii) Make a donation to help fund AIDS research.
(iv) Make a donation to help find HIV treatment and prevention programs.
(v) Have Self-Awareness!

Let's make a difference not only today, but on each and every day.

Online Charity - Charity Puzzle Sites

2008-11-18T21:15:00.000-08:00

Do you like Puzzles? If the answer is yes, you will like the following Charity Puzzle sites.

In these sites, you can work your brain and at the same time, do your part for the less fortunate. Different Charity sites offer different types of puzzles. The puzzles available include vocabulary puzzle, geography trivia, number memorization and even crossword puzzle.

Here is a list of some legitimate Charity Puzzle sites I've found. Have fun! ^^

Answer 1 question correctly and Sponsors will donate 20 grams of Rice. The more you answer correctly, the more the Sponsors will donate.
It's fun, you can learn new words and at the same time help the less fortunate

Answer 1 question correctly, Sponsors will donate $0.25 to children in the most impoverished places around the world. $0.25 is all it takes to feed a child a single meal.

Play word game puzzles to donate to the charity of your choice.
Answer 1 question correctly and Sponsors will donate 10 ounces of Water, 10 grains of Wheat, put a child in School for 10 minutes, or save 10 square inches of Rainforest Land.

Answer 1 question correctly and Sponsors will donate an amount of money equivalent to one spoon of flour to multiple charities. They use your donation to: buy food for the hungry, take food to the hungry, help the hungry feed themselves and make sure food arrives in the right place and at the right time.

It's extremely simple and fun to play.
Basically, after pressing the 'Start' button, you will see a name of a place [i.e. Rome, Italy]. You will need to locate that place on the map and how accurate you are will determine how many cups of water we will donate on your behalf. A perfectly correct answer will result in a donation of 10 cups of water; less accurate will result in 9 cups of water and so on; A completely wrong answer means no cups of water will be donated on your behalf.

A number is displayed and you have a certain amount of time to memorise the number indicated by the ever shortening blue bar. Once the time is up you have to enter the numbers by using your number keypad or by clicking on the web based keypad. The game will then compare your answer against the previously displayed number. If you get it correct you will moved onto the next level and Sponsors will donate 1 cup of water.

Let's Give the Refugees some Warmth..

2008-11-09T23:11:00.000-08:00

Kids are often the victims..

To have a roof over your head and to be able to read this post in front of your computer or laptop, you are indeed very blessed, just like I am. Sadly speaking, there is a certain group of people who are not as blessed as we are. They are the wanderers of the modern world..

"I urge you to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of refugees past and present."
- Kofi Annan UN Secretary-General

Refugees are often the forgotten ones. It's not by choice but by circumstances beyond their control that they become wanderers.

A person can become a refugee due to a variety of reasons:
- Discrimination against minority groups in nationality legislation
- Failure to include all residents in the body of citizens when a State become independent (State succession)
- Conflicts of laws between states and etc

Today, over thousands of bloggers from all around the world come together to give some warmth to the millions of refugees out there. To ask the world to face the atrocities so many human beings must endure and to join hearts and minds to help bring forward information, understanding and action.

If you are a blogger, do share your thoughts and be part of the global solution to a global problem. It is in our power to bring people to act to make a change. Your actions will matter. Your words can help change lives :D

If you want to do something for the refugees, you can make your Donation at Refugees United.

Refugees United is a non-profit organization that helps refugees relocate family and friends through the use of the internet.

Refugees United provides refugees with an anonymous forum to reconnect with missing family. By registering with nick- names, scars, former locations and other markers only identifiable to family and close friends, everyone can remain 'invisible' to all but relatives.

- All refugees are welcome, regardless of conflict, place or time.
- Refugees United is an independent, non-political, non-religious NGO.
- No third party is involved. No official papers need to be filled in.
- The service is free of charge, easy and safe.

The Refugees United search engine is the first of it's kind. Visit Refugees United to see how it works and to learn more about the work that Refugees United is doing.

Let's Give the Refugees some Warmth.. Together, we can make a difference!

Helpuu - Search to Donate

2008-11-05T04:06:00.000-08:00

Today, I come across another Search to Donate site. For those Google faithfuls, this Search to Donate site is perfect for you. It's powered by Google!

This site is called Helpuu.

Helpuu is a Search to Donate site which enables everybody to help great charities by simply searching and shopping on the internet. The Helpuu search engine is extremely reliable and efficient through the use of Google's award-winning search algorithm.

Everytime you use Helpuu, proceeds from advertisers, that are raised through the use of the Helpuu website are donated to various charities and non-profit organizations. The proceeds are equally distributed to each charity. Their featured charities include:

Visit Helpuu today!!

GoodSearch - Search to Donate

2008-11-02T22:49:00.000-08:00

The search engine most of us use is Google. It's the most popular search engine. Today, I will like to recommend you another search engine. This one is very unique. It's called GoodSearch.

Using GoodSearch, in 3 easy steps, you will be able to donate to the Charity of your choice.

1. Choose your Cause (the Charity you wish to donate to)
2. Search (search the web just as you normally would)
3. They Donate! (GoodSearch will donate to your Charity)

So, let's make GoodSearch your Homepage today :)

Online Charity - Click to Donate Programs

2008-11-02T06:46:00.000-08:00

Many people are spending more time in front of their computers surfing than doing other things. So.. this means that, to some, it's actually more convenient to do Charity works online than offline.

Some of you may have already heard of Click to Donate programs. Donating through such programs is as easy as ABC. All you have to do is to

1. Visit the Charity site
2. Click and
3. Sponsors will donate either money or food or even mammograms.

See.. it's really easy! :D

I hope you can use 5 to 10 minutes of your daily Internet surfing time to Click on these Charity sites. It's all for a good cause!

For those of you with blogs, you can help to spread the word by putting the links or widgets of these Charity sites on your blog. Of course you do not have to put all. Just put your favorite ones on the sidebar. Here is a list of legitimate Click to Donate sites:

1 click - 1.1 cups of food donated.

1 click - Sponsors will pay for books and this will help more children attain literacy.

1 click - Sponsors will pay for Children's healthcare.

1 click - Sponsors will pay for free mammograms.

1 click - Sponsors will pay for habitat protection (11.4 square feet of rainforest)

1 click - Sponsors will provide food and care to rescued animals.

Visit their Sponsors' websites. Their Sponsors will donate $25 for every 1000 visits.

1 click - Sponsors will donate to protect the environment.

Click on the Red 'Save Land' and 'Clean the Air' buttons to Save the Environment.

Care2
For this Charity site, your clicks can generate donations to many different causes. Examples are Race to Stop Global Warming, Race for the Rainforest, Race to Save Baby Seals, Race for the Oceans, Race for the Big Cats, Race for the Primates, Race to help Children in need, Race for Pets in need, Stop Violence against Women and Climb to End Breast Cancer.

Why a Charity Blog?

2008-11-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

I always believe 'It's more blessed to Give than to receive'.

Throughout my life so far, I've been mostly on the receiving end. Am I blessed? Of course I am! (Thank God!!) This is why I wish to 'pay it forward'.

Charity comes in many forms. It's mainly categorized into monetary and non-monetary. The kind of Charity most of us relate more to is monetary Charity. Monetary donations are definitely important, however, due to a few cases of charity frauds in my country, I am more careful when it comes to monetary donations now. I want to be sure that my money goes to people who I want to help and not those idiots in-between =x. I am slightly more involved in non-monetary Charity (ie. voluntary tuition, donate clothes, Children's home visits and etc).

I wish to use this blog as a platform to share the kind of donation programs that are available for all. My focus will be mainly on Online Charity programs.

Feel free to comment and share with me about how you feel and also about any new programs that you come across. Hope you enjoy Chan-Chan's Charity Blog! ^^