Bjorn Steinz
March 21, 2012 – 10:38 am | Comments Off

 

Björn Steinz began his photographic career at a local newspaper close to Frankfurt. Having worked as a volunteer in refugee camps during the war in the former Yugoslavia and traveled in Latin America, he decided …

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Clean Water Organizations
July 30, 2010 – 4:27 pm | One Comment
Clean Water Organizations

There are a lot of organizations working for the same goal of clean water and sanitary living for all people. This is our on-going list of organizations that are working to increase access to clean …

Oxfam
July 30, 2010 – 4:10 pm | No Comment
Oxfam

Oxfam was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to work together for greater impact on the international stage to reduce poverty and injustice. They are now an …

SurfAid International
July 29, 2010 – 2:52 pm | 2 Comments
SurfAid International

SurfAid International came to our attention the other day when we were searching the internet, and we think they have a pretty incredible story.
Surfer/doctor Dave Jenkins went to the Mentawai Islands in search of the …

Billy Raftery – The Children Rise Foundation
June 23, 2010 – 2:21 pm | No Comment
Billy Raftery – The Children Rise Foundation

Billy Raftery moved to Durbin, South Africa after graduating from Columbia University.  Upon his arrival Billy was struck by the number of homeless children in his neighborhood on the Durbin beachfront.  Shortly after befriending the …

Counterpart
June 8, 2010 – 2:47 pm | No Comment
Counterpart

The mission of Counterpart International is to empower vulnerable people to implement innovative, holistic and enduring solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges. Our mission reflects our longstanding commitment to building the capacity …