"Only a life lived for others is a life worth while".
Albert Einstein

This project consists in giving free space on our homepage to a charity/humanitarian/non-profit Web site. We want to offer such sites the possibility to present themselves on our site, to tell our visitors about their activities, with a short description, an image and, of course, a link to their homepage. Every month a Web site will be featured in our "Help others help..." box on our homepage. Afterwards it will be listed forever on this page. Our featured sites have absolutely no obligation to us, we expect nothing from them, neither a mention of that, nor a link. If you represent such a site and are interested in it, send an e-mail to . Thank you.

Please, visit our featured sites to help people in need 2008 July The Smile Train Unlike many charities that do many different things, The Smile Train is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate. Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly, aren't allowed to attend school or hold a job, and face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache. The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes. The Smile Train's mission is to provide free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries, and free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals around the world. http://www.smiletrain.org June Positive Exposure Positive Exposure allows participants and audiences to challenge the stigma associated with difference by celebrating the beauty and richness of genetic conditions and human diversity. http://www.positiveexposure.org May WaterAid WaterAid is an international charity. Their mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. http://www.wateraid.org April Chernobyl Children’s Project International Since its establishment in 1991, Chernobyl Children’s Project International (CCPI) has delivered over €70 million in direct and indirect humanitarian aid to the Chernobyl region. CCPI aims to restore hope to the people of the Chernobyl-affected region. They continue to deliver relevant projects and programmes by maintaining strong links with many international and Belarusian agencies and organisations and by then adapting and changing the work that they do according to the changing needs of the children, the adults and the communities they work with. http://www.chernobyl-international.com March Global Partners for Development Since 1989, Global Partners for Development has worked to achieve an end to hunger throughout the world, especially as it affects the survival and development of children. The purpose of Global Partners for Development is to bring outside resources to communities that struggle with the innumerable problems associated with hunger and poverty, and to assist those communities in bringing about appropriate development, improved health, education, and economic self-reliance. http://gpfd.org February Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired is located in historic Center City, Philadelphia. It is their goal at ASB to help the blind and visually impaired regain their independence, self-esteem and confidence so that they may lead active, productive and healthy lives. http://www.asb.org January Autism Research Institute The Autism Research Institute (ARI), a non-profit organization, was established in 1967. ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on methods of diagnosing and treating autism. They provide research-based information to parents and professionals around the world. http://www.autism.com ~~~ 2007 December The Psoriasis Association Founded in 1968 by Dr. Dick Coles the Association has three fundamental aims: to support those who have psoriasis, to raise awareness about psoriasis and to fund research into the causes of and treatments for psoriasis. http://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk November Wheelchair Foundation The Wheelchair Foundation is a nonprofit organization leading an international effort to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world who needs one, but cannot afford one. Since being founded in June 2000, they have delivered over 625,000 new wheelchairs to people in need in 152 countries. http://www.wheelchairfoundation.org October John Tracy Clinic John Tracy Clinic is a private, non-profit education center founded by Louise Treadwell Tracy, wife of actor Spencer Tracy, in 1942. Its mission is to offer hope, guidance and encouragement to families of infants and preschool children with hearing losses by providing free, parent-centered services worldwide. The Clinic has over 60 years of expertise in the spoken language option. http://www.jtc.org September The Icarus Project "The Icarus Project is creating a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of madness and 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We are a website community, support network of local groups, and media project created by and for people struggling with bipolar disorder and other dangerous gifts commonly labeled as 'mental illnesses'. We believe that when we learn to take care of ourselves, the intertwined threads of madness and creativity can be tools of inspiration and hope in a repressed and damaged world. Our goal is to help people like ourselves feel less alienated, and to allow us - both as individuals and as a community - to tap into the true potential that lies between brilliance and madness". http://theicarusproject.net August World Food Programme WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. Operations aim to: save lives in refugee crises and other emergencies; improve nutrition and quality of life of world's most vulnerable people at critical times in their lives; enable development by helping people build assets that benefit them directly and by promoting the self-reliance of poor people and communities. http://www.wfp.org July Flashes of Hope Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers, help children feel better about their changing appearance by celebrating it. For families of terminally ill children, it's especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child. http://www.flashesofhope.org June Spina Bifida Association The mission of SBA is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected. Through its network of 57 chapters, SBA has a presence in more than 125 communities nationwide and serves thousands of people each year. http://www.sbaa.org May Michael J. Fox Foundation The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within this decade through an aggressively funded research agenda. http://www.michaeljfox.org April KidsPeace KidsPeace is a private, not-for-profit organization which gives kids peace through mental health treatment programs, crisis intervention and public education, includes The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis, a comprehensive continuum of kids' mental health treatment programs and also acts as a national liaison for intervention services, and educates kids, parents and professionals around the globe in how to avert crisis. http://www.kidspeace.org March Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. They stand with victims and activists to bring offenders to justice, to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom and to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime. They investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. http://www.hrw.org February Keep A Child Alive Keep A Child Alive is an urgent response to the AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa. With 25 million already dead, the disease continues, wiping out whole societies, threatening economic infrastructure and creating tragic devastation in the family structure. There are currently 12 million AIDS Orphans in Africa alone. Keep A Child Alive is dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment to children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the developing world by directly engaging the global public in the fight against AIDS. http://www.keepachildalive.org January Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is the US leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses depression and bipolar disorder. The organization fosters an understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. http://www.dbsalliance.org ~~~ 2006 December Feed The Children Feed The Children is a non-profit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. http://www.feedthechildren.org November New York Council on Adoptable Children The New York Council on Adoptable Children (COAC), founded in 1972, is an adoption service agency whose mission is to insure that legally freed older and special needs children in the New York City foster care system, and children affected by AIDS, are placed with permanent, loving families. COAC acts on the belief that every child deserves such a family. http://www.coac.org October The Global Fund The Global Fund was created to finance a dramatic turn-around in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. These diseases kill over 6 million people each year, and the numbers are growing. http://www.theglobalfund.org September National Missing Persons Helpline The UK's only charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their famlies while they wait for news. http://www.missingpersons.org August Autism Speaks Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. http://www.autismspeaks.org July Oxfam International Oxfam International is an international confederation, comprised of 12 independent non-government organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. Its mission is a just world without poverty and its goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. http://www.oxfam.org June Operation USA Operation USA, a non-profit Los Angeles-based disaster relief agency in operation for over 27 years, assists developing communities in USA and abroad in addressing problems relating to natural and man-made disasters and chronic poverty through the creation of sustainable health, nutrition and disaster response programs. They provide essential materials, training, advocacy and financial support for such programs. http://www.opusa.org May Ataxia UK The word ataxia means 'absence of order'. People with ataxia have problems of co-ordination. This is because parts of the nervous system that normally control co-ordination and balance are affected. Ataxia UK supports people affected by ataxia with research, information, welfare grants, campaigning and the opportunity to meet and help others in a similar position. http://www.ataxia.org.uk April The Progeria Research Foundation The mission of The Progeria Research Foundation is to find the cure and effective treatment for Progeria and its related disorders, supporting medical research and promoting education and public awareness of this fatal genetic condition which is characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. http://www.progeriaresearch.org March Action Against Hunger Recognized worldwide as a leader in the fight against hunger, Action Against Hunger delivers programs in over 40 countries, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disasters and longer-term assistance to people in distress. Its ultimate goal is to help vulnerable populations regain their self-sufficiency for long term sustainability. http://www.actionagainsthunger.org February International Osteoporosis Foundation The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of osteoporosis and to promote prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease worldwide. http://www.osteofound.org January DebRA This Web site is your entry point to the only national non-profit organization dedicated to both promoting research to find new treatments and a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa and providing information and support for people with EB and their families. http://www.debra.org ~~~ 2005 December Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation A unique foundation that has evolved from a young cancer patient's front yard lemonade stand to a nationwide fundraising movement for childhood cancer. It is committed to raising money and awareness for pediatric cancer causes, primarily research into new cures and treatments, encouraging and educating others, especially children, to collect funds for childhood cancer. http://www.alexslemonade.org November American Bone Marrow Donor Registry A bone marrow donor recruitment tax-exempt, non-profit organization and donor registry, providing resources for potential marrow donors and recipients of bone marrow transplants. Founded in 1985. http://www.abmdr.org October Mercy and Grace Orphanage - India Mercy & Grace is a non-profit, Christian, church based and charitable organization by providing physical, spiritual, educational, vocational/technical, psychological and economical services to the poor and needy. http://www.orphanage.org/asia/india/mercyandgrace/ September Hope and Homes for Children Hope and Homes for Children is an international children's charity working with orphaned and abandoned children in Eastern Europe and Africa. Since 1994 they have helped to secure the lives, and future livelihoods, of over 10,000 orphaned or abandoned children in 13 countries. http://www.hopeandhomes.org August Children's AIDS Fund The Children's AIDS Fund works to limit suffering of children and their families caused by HIV disease by providing care, services, resources, referrals, and education. http://www.childrensaidsfund.org July Colon Cancer Network Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. CCNetwork's website is intended to assist people with cancer, their family, friends and care givers find the information to help them make decisions regarding treatment and management of their disease. http://www.colorectal-cancer.net June Spencer Crawford Childrens Foundation A not-for-profit organization founded to assist children diagnosed with a life threatening illness and their families with the physical, emotional and financial assistance needed to ease the day to day struggles of caring for an ill child. http://www.spencercrawford.org May Helen Keller International Founded in 1915, Helen Keller International is among the oldest international nonprofit organizations devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness worldwide. HKI builds local capacity and provides technical and scientific assistance to governments, international, national and local organizations, and individuals around the world. http://www.hki.org April Plan USA Plan USA is an international, humanitarian, child sponsorship and child focused development organization. Plan works in 45 developing countries within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Sponsor a child today and make a difference by helping children and their families realize their full potential. http://www.planusa.org March Direct Relief International Since 1948, Direct Relief International has worked to improve the quality of life for people in need by providing essential material resources to locally run health programs in poor areas around the world and during times of disaster. Direct Relief International is a non-profit, non-political, and non-sectarian organization that provides assistance without regard to race, ethnicity, political or religious affiliation, gender, or ability to pay. http://www.directrelief.org February Bhaktivedanta International Charities Bhaktivedanta International Charities Inc. is a tax exempt non-profit charitable organization registered in the United States of America dedicated to carrying out relief activities to help the poor and needy in India. Every month Bhaktivedanta International Charities feeds over 6,000 needy children in the drought and flood afflicted areas of Orissa, which comprise some of the poorest regions of India. Yet, there are hundreds of thousands of more children they are not able to help due to lack of financial resources. Your contribution can make the difference. http://www.foodrelief.org January AmeriCares AmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs, as well as supporting long-term humanitarian assistance programs, for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. http://www.americaresfoundation.net ~~~ 2004 December HISANI HISANI is a Tanzanian-registered NGO, working to improve the conditions of women and children who are disadvantaged in the region. They are concerned with basic rights, women in prison, AIDS orphans and street children. http://www.hisani.de November National Pain Foundation The National Pain Foundation (NPF), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1998 to advance the functional recovery of pain patients through education and support. The NPF is built on the belief that early intervention of chronic pain conditions can positively change the direction of a person's life. The NPF recognizes that chronic pain is real. It is a disease in and of itself that needs to be diagnosed and managed as comprehensively as any other disease. Its goal is to empower patients by helping them become actively involved in the design of their treatment plan, exploring both traditional and complementary approaches to pain management. http://www.painconnection.org October Centre for Rural Education and Development Action Since 1982, CREDA, a non-governmental organisation, has been changing the lives of people in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The focus of its work is child education and through it the elimination of child labour. http://www.credaindia.org September Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. http://www.wish.org August Kenya Programmes of Disabled Persons Kenya Programmes of Disabled Persons (KPDP) is both an advocacy and a service provider organization which is sensitizing Persons With Disabilities and the society at large on the rights of Persons With Disabilities and which is also advocating for appropriate legislation for Persons With Disabilities in Kenya. http://www.kpdp.kabissa.org July Naandi Foundation The Naandi Foundation is a not for profit trust in India, working to eradicate poverty, by reducing inequities of resources and increasing access to opportunities in education, health and livelihood. http://www.naandi.org June National Mental Health Association The National Mental Health Association is the America's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service. http://www.nmha.org May Orphan Foundation of America Youth without family support face unique challenges on the road to adulthood. The Orphan Foundation of America helps orphans and foster youth as they transition from foster care to young adulthood, with particular emphasis on helping these young men and women attend college and vocational school. http://www.orphan.org April Epilepsy Foundation The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization, founded in 1968 as the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The only such organization wholly dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy, its mission is simple: to work for children and adults affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy and service. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org March International Glaucoma Association The IGA is a registered charity which offers advice and support to glaucoma sufferers, campaigns for improved glaucoma services for glaucoma patients and aims to increase public awareness of glaucoma. It also funds considerable clinical research into the nature and treatment of the condition. http://www.iga.org.uk February National Brain Tumor Foundation The National Brain Tumor Foundation is a US non-profit organization serving people whose lives are affected by brain tumors. It is dedicated to promoting a cure for brain tumors, improving the quality of life and giving hope to the brain tumor community by funding meaningful research and providing patient resources, timely information and education. http://www.braintumor.org January Starlight Children's Foundation Starlight Children’s Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families. Working with more than 1000 hospitals, the Foundation provides an impressive menu of both in-hospital and outpatient programs and services. http://www.starlight.org ~~~ 2003 December Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support. Through its national network of advocates and chapters, it advances research, improves services and care, creates awareness of Alzheimer's disease and mobilizes support. Its vision is a world without Alzheimer's disease. http://www.alz.org November CureSearch CureSearch is dedicated to reducing the devastating impact of cancer on infants, children, adolescents and young adults by supporting clinical and laboratory research on cancer causes, treatments, and cures, and by education and advocacy for the needs of children with cancer and their families. http://www.curesearch.org October National Breast Cancer Foundation The National Breast Cancer Foundation mission is to save lives by increasing awareness through education and providing mammograms for those in need. http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org September International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee is among the world's largest non-profit, non-sectarian, voluntary agency providing assistance to refugees, displaced persons and others fleeing persecution and violent conflict. Since 1933, the IRC has been a source of relief, hope and renewal for millions of people around the globe. http://www.theirc.org August American Health Assistance Foundation The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is a registered nonprofit charitable organization that has dedicated over 30 years to funding research on age-related and degenerative diseases, educating the public about these diseases, and providing emergency financial assistance to Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers. http://www.ahaf.org July Children of the Night Children of the Night is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1979. It is dedicated to assisting children between the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced to prostitute on the streets for food and a place to sleep. It has existed since its inception through the sole support of private contributions. http://childrenofthenight.org June Childreach Childreach, Plan USA, is an international, humanitarian, child sponsorship and child focused development organization, as featured in the movie About Schmidt. Plan works in 45 developing countries within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Sponsor a child today and make a difference by helping children and their families realize their full potential. http://www.childreach.org May Cancer Care CancerCare is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. As the largest US non-profit organization of its kind, CancerCare provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help to people across the country. Since its inception in 1944, CancerCare has offered help and hope to more than two million people with cancer, their family members and friends, as well as healthcare professionals. Its services are available to people of all ages, with all types of cancer and at any stage of the disease. http://www.cancercare.org April Children International Children International's mission is to help children living in dire poverty. Through the generosity of contributors, this organization provides needy children with a variety of programs and services to meet their basic needs, enhances their human dignity and raises their physical and educational levels in a meaningful, lasting way. https://www.children.org March Naomi House Naomi House is situated near Winchester and is the only children's hospice providing respite and palliative care to families from across central southern England who have a child with a life threatening illness. http://www.naomihouse.org.uk February Pattaya Orphanage Trust Founded by Father Ray Brennan when a baby was abandoned to his care 30 years ago, the Pattaya Orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand, now provides a loving home, residential care and education for 180 orphans, up to 100 street children, 220 deaf or blind children and 200 disabled young people. http://www.pattayaorphanage.org.uk January Spafford Children's Center Association Spafford Children's Center is a nonprofit children's medical facility located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The charity maintains an Infant Welfare Center, a Pre-natal and Family Planning Clinic, an Outpatient Clinic for sick babies, plus hearing and vision testing, and school placement classes for developmentally delayed and traumatized children. The Center immunizes and treats over 40,000 children a year. http://www.spafford-kids.org ~~~ 2002 December Vila Maninga Vila Maninga is a small UK registered charity working in rural Mozambique. It works with a local partner organisation to run a small community project. The project has foster homes for orphans, a primary school, a bible college, adult literacy work, a clinic and vocational training work. http://www.vila-maninga.org November Canadian Feed The Children Canadian Feed the Children is an independent, registered charity whose goal is to alleviate the impact of poverty on children. They work with local partners overseas and in Canada to enhance the well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of their families and communities. http://www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca October Muscular Dystrophy Campaign The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders. It has pioneered the search for treatments and cures for over 40 years and provides practical, medical and emotional support to people affected by the condition. http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org September United Palestinian Appeal United Palestinian Appeal, Inc. (UPA) is a U.S. non-profit, non-political, tax-exempt charity committed to providing social services to impoverished Palestinians residing in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and refugee camps of Lebanon. Founded in 1978, UPA supports wide-ranging humanitarian programs benefiting Palestinians within these regions. Its programs comprise four main areas: health care, education, agricultural and community development and child sponsorship. http://www.helpUPA.com August Zöe's Place Baby Hospice Zöe's is the first Baby Hospice in the UK, possibly the world, caring for babies who have multiple special needs both mentally and physically or life threatening/life shortening conditions. It offers respite and palliative terminal care to babies and their parents from birth. http://www.zoes-place.org July CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA Leukaemia kills more children in the UK than any other disease. 40 years ago, Leukaemia was a virtual death sentence for children. Nowadays 2 out of 3 children affected will survive, but much still needs to be done whilst childrens' lives are in danger. CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA is the UK charity committed to the research and treatment of childhood leukaemia, and the welfare of leukaemic children countrywide. http://www.leukaemia.org June Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - U.S.A. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical relief organization that aids victims of armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack healthcare due to geographic remoteness or ethnic marginalization. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org May Children's Hunger Fund Children's Hunger Fund is a privately funded, nonprofit children's organization which exists to alleviate the suffering in children around the world. Whether it is hunger, malnutrition, poor medical care, abandonment or abuse, CHF works to provide products to assist in the care of children. http://www.childrenshungerfund.org April National Autistic Society The National Autistic Society (NAS) was formed in 1962 on the initiative of a group of parents who were later joined by professionally interested people. Today, the Society has grown into the UK's foremost charity for people with autism and those who care for them, spearheading national and international initiatives and providing a strong voice for autism. The organisation works in many areas to help people with autism live their lives with as much independence as possible. http://www.nas.org.uk February (late)/March Children's HeartLink Children's HeartLink, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an international medical charity dedicated to the treatment and prevention of heart disease in needy children. Children's HeartLink works in partnership with cardiovascular centers in developing countries to provide sustainable treatment and prevention programs for heart disease. http://www.childrensheartlink.org