§ 09 — CAUSES
Humanitarian organizations I care about. If you are looking for somewhere to give, these are the ones I would point you to.
Founded by chef José Andrés in 2010. When a storm, an earthquake, or a war takes a community’s kitchens away, WCK arrives and cooks — buying food and hiring cooks locally, so the response feeds the economy as well as the people.
Founded by Michael J. Fox in 2000 and now the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s research in the world. It was built to put itself out of business — to fund the science that ends the disease rather than manage it forever.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has worked for children since 1946 — vaccines, clean water, schooling, and protection — in more than 190 countries, including the hardest places to reach.
Founded in 1919 and working in more than 100 countries since. Health care, food, schooling, and protection for children — during the emergency, and long after the cameras have left.
Founded in 1991. The PCRF arranges free medical care for sick and injured children in the Middle East — flying volunteer surgical teams in, sending children abroad for treatment they cannot get at home, and building paediatric cancer and care units locally.
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