We’ve recently came across a search engine that is helping to end world hunger. Hoongle is an advanced Google search that raises money to fight world hunger. For every search, Hoongle donates the monetary equivalent of 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program. This is part of the UN’s “Fill the Cup” program; Hoongle’s donations go towards the purchase of well-balanced meals that consist of nutrient-rich items that deliver a broader array of vitamins and minerals than rice alone. The quality of …

How many t-shirts in your closet are feeding malnourished children?
We found an innovated non-profit “retailer” that uses hip, contemporary eye-catching, attention-catching campaigns to raise awareness and funds for orphan children.

Photo: CommonThreadz
Photo: CommonThreadz

CommonThreadz is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is working to build and fund sustainable projects that help save children living in extreme poverty in Africa and other developing nations. The charity has a series of socially conscious t-shirts with designs donated by talented artists from around the world that provide a school uniform to an orphan for each …

The dominance of social networks, such as Facebook, My Space and others, shows our affinity to connect with one another. In many ways, volunteer travel abroad is about connection. So when we came across the Global Oneness Project, their mission to raise awareness of this thing called interconnectedness intrigued us.
Global Oneness Project is a special project of Kalliopeia Foundation that explores “how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world.” It is an extensive online library of short films and interviews compiled from …

We hear Whole Foods Market (WFM) will offer voluntourism to customers. Its Whole Planet Foundation has teamed up with Global Vision International (GVI) to create its own Volunteer Program. Whole Foods Market founded Whole Planet Foundation (WPF) in 2005 with the mission to create economic partnerships with the poor in those developing communities that supply their stores with product.

They will offer 15 day tours to Guatemala, Costa Rica or India with costs ranging from $2,345-$2,595 (excluding airfare). The package includes local style accommodation, all meals, in-country staff, all …

We came across this great website, GoodShop, that allow you to contribute to your favorite charities at the same time you book your travel online. Start your search at Goodshop.com, choose a cause and then begin shopping at any of the dozens of travel Web sites–Travelocity, Expedia, Budget Rent-A-Car, Delta, and the like. Every time you complete a transaction, a certain percentage or dollar amount of your purchase will go to the charity you’ve chosen. It’s that simple!
Aside from travel, they have dozens of categories, so you …