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 …

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 …

Could you convince a panel of judges that you have ridiculously strong passion to travel around the world and capture your experiences through blogs, photos and videos? If so, you can go on a three-month, 15 country — all expenses paid — travel adventure (voluntourism included)! Student Travel Association (STA), the largest youth and student travel organization in the world, is holding their 2009 World Traveler Internship Contest. This year they’re selecting two interns to travel the world. You don’t have to be a student, but you need to …