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Browsing Archive: September, 2013

World Help: Helping The World Through Donated Goods

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, September 27, 2013,

It was in 1991 that World Help got founded as a faith-based organization whose endeavor revolves around spreading the word of God to the nations of Eastern Europe where the majority are starving spiritually.

It was in 1993 that their Humanitarian Aid Department started with shipments of goods to Cancer Hospital #62 in Moscow, Russia. In 1996, the non-profit organization’s effort expanded to include three countries. Other than their movement of church planting, the organization is now determi...


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Planned Parenthood Federation of America: The Largest Provider of Reproductive Health Services in the US

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, In : Health 
Nearly 100 years from its inception, Planned Parenthood Federation of America has improved the health and safety of women. It has been a forerunner in birth control and has always been on the lookout for unintended pregnancies. 

The organization is considered as one of the largest charitable institution in the United States as listed by Forbes. It is deemed as the largest organization providing reproductive health services like HIV screening, cancer screening, abortion, contraception, and coun...

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AIDS Fund: Developing AIDS Awareness in Philadelphia

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, September 20, 2013, In : Health 
HIV/AIDS is one of the modern society’s major concerns. The prevalence of this virus in the society and the impact it has in communities are mainly due to the lack of awareness. Thus, the AIDS Fund works with communities and local authorities in Philadelphia to increase public awareness about HIV/AIDS. 

AIDS Fund is a non-profit charitable organization established in 1989. The organization was founded when members of the local gay and lesbian center organized a Walk-A-Thon in 1987 which was ...

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African Children’s Educational Trust (A-CET): Developing Africa through Education

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, In : Education 
Founded in 1997 by David Stables, the African Children’s Educational Trust (A-CET) aims to develop Africa by providing their youth with a means to education. The A-CET Board of Directors recognizes the lack of educational opportunities for Africa’s youth and works to provide them these opportunities by arranging for suitable donors for the Trust. A-CET is a charitable institution that works directly with a non-government organization in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Youth Education Support, to c...

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American Childhood Cancer Organization: Supporting Children with Cancer

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, September 13, 2013, In : Health 

The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is a non-profit charitable institution that focuses on providing support to families of children diagnosed with cancer. The organization is also involved in funding research projects that target the prevention of the disease.

The ACCO was established in 1970 by parents of children who had survived cancer. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization’s initial focus was to create awareness in the government and to lobby for more resources to...


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The American Heart Association: Leading the Way to Healthier Lives

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, In : Health 

Based in Dallas, Texas, the American Heart Association (AHA) continues to lead the way for people to live healthier lives by promoting programs that create awareness of heart diseases and healthier ways of living.  The AHA recognizes that heart diseases are the #1 killer in America and strokes are not far behind, thus, the association is active in creating awareness and funding research programs in the prevention of heart diseases and strokes.

In addition to providing information to the gen...


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Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund: Defending Our Law Enforcers

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, September 6, 2013,

In a democratic society, we have been taught since early childhood that nobody is above the law – not even law enforcers. Like anybody else, law enforcers can at times get into situations wherein they would have to defend their actions in the line of duty in front of a court of law. Unfortunately, the cost of enlisting specialized defense counsels can be a bit more than a law enforcement officer can afford.

The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) was founded by David Henderson Martin ...


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The Fund for Global Human Rights: Achieving Human Rights Victories World Wide

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, In : human rights 

In the highly developed world that we live in today, it can sometimes be unimaginable that human rights violations would still exist. Unfortunately, they do and a good part of the population living in advanced, protected, and highly sophisticated communities and countries can often forget that there are people on this planet who are being subjected to human rights violations every single minute of every day. It is also saddening that some of the supposedly civilized individuals and groups are...


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