Typhoon Ondoy Have left Severe Damage on the Lives of Filipinos

Close to 300 people have died, while more than three million others have been affected after tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) wrought havoc in metropolitan Manila and some provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon regions.Forty-two people were reported missing, while the...

Cathy Maples Wins Dinner With Palin For $63,500

Alabama resident Cathy Maples had the winning bid in eBay's auction for a dinner with Sarah and Todd Palin. Maples, 53, owns a defense contracting company and is a big fan of Palin. She has met the ex-Governor at least twice before - once in North Carolina during a...

Comedian Eddie Izzard Runs 43 Marathons In 51 Days

British comedian Edward John "Eddie" Izzard, 47, ran 1,050 miles, an equivalent of 43 full marathons, over a period of 7 weeks, in order to raise £200,000 ($308,000) for Sport Relief, a charity that helps the...

The Women’s Crusade

Shameless mag references below a piece by the NYT on the importance of global feminism in increasing opportunities for women all over the world. Shameless commends this piece for drawing attention to women's issues in the developing world, about which our awareness in the...

Farm Girls Pose Naked for Charity Photo Shoot

A group of young female farmers from Young Farmers' Clubs (YFCs) stripped off their clothes in a 2010 calandar photo shoot, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Hayley Cooper, the 18-year-old organizer of the...

Sri Lanka imposing tax on humanitarian aids

Sri Lankan government trying to get millions of pounds of humanitarian aid by imposing a 0.9% tax on all the funding for aid groups. Although this was unveiled in 2006, it was not enforced immediately. Now, the...

Motcomb Street Summer Party 2009

 Charities street party 2009 Honeypot - What We Do Honeypot exists to enhance the lives of very vulnerable children and young carers aged between 5 and 12, across the UK, by supporting their social...

Happy as Larry Cat is NZ's modern day Robin Hood

Larry Cat is a modern day Robin Hood.  A man who woke up one day as a fictional cat and set about undertaking random acts of kindness.The latest in Larry Cat's arsenal of bringing a smile to his followers is the New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model.  Moggy owners all...

NZ charity is going global to help Orphan Help Centre in Nepal

Capital Cause Charitable Trust has launched a social media driven campaign to raise funds for the Orphan Help Centre in Nepal.  Participants in the campaign have the chance to win a trip to Nepal with...

Preston FM awarded £180,000

" Preston FM awarded £180,000 for youth volunteering project Prescap – the local community arts charity behind Preston FM – has been awarded £180,000...

Each morning the sun rises over the beautiful blue sea

Each morning the sun rises over the beautiful blue sea that laps this beautiful tropical island of Negros, that I now call home.   The traffic builds up past my home as the lucky Filipinos that are...

College of DuPage Students Walk for Sudanese Relief

In the early morning hours of May 2nd volunteers from Phi Theta Kappa, College of DuPage’s academic honor society, gathered at the community college’s main campus with a  dual purpose – raise much needed...

SPW Hyde Park Sprint Triathlon

The 2009 Student Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Hyde Park Triathlon took place this weekend (Sunday 26th). This exclusive and popular sprit triathlon, organized by Across the Divide, was once again a great success with 227 competitors taking part in this sunny spring morning....

Community group tackles drug abuse in Trafford

MANCHESTER, UK—Volunteers from the Foundation for a Drug-Free World in the North West took their drug-free message to the streets on Sunday afternoon as they distributed free booklets, entitled 'The Truth About...

Keira Knightley's Chilling Charity Film

Keira Knightley's latest acting work brought her and "Atonement" director Joe Wright together again, where Wright directs the chilling short film/television/cinema ad, "Cut - The Movie", on domestic abuse...

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