How to help children across the globe
A great way to give back is by donating to a children’s charity, but choosing a nonprofit organization to donate to can be quite a challenge. There are numerous organizations both large and small, so before you start allocating funds to ten different charities, consider something that you are passionate about, or maybe even something that directly affects you or your family.
Typically, people will donate to larger, well known charities because they are simply unaware of the smaller groups with more specific causes. The possibilities are endless, and the smaller, lesser known mission groups are overlooked and often needier, as explained by Kids Activity Blog. Below are a list of nonprofits that you might have not heard of, but are new and effective ways to help underprivileged children all over the world. Here are a few that you could donate to today.
Canines for Disabled Kids
If disability hits close to home, you might want to take a look at this organization. Canines for Disabled Kids is somewhat of a new charity that focuses its efforts in creating strong bonds between special needs children and service dogs. This in turn will provide the kids, specifically in the United States, with social awareness and independence.
UnaKids
Although everyone has a human right to education, the number of children that can’t afford (or are prevented from attending) school is devastating. Many organizations have directed their mission to war-torn countries, such as Iraq. UnaKids is dedicated in supporting needy families with not only long term education, but also training and even health care. Information on child sponsorship can be found on the group’s website.
Book Aid International
This is another relatively unheard of charity that has done well in improving illiteracy rates in sub-Saharan Africa. To date, Book Aid International has sent over 30 million books to the area, supporting more than 2,000 libraries and impacting around 2.5 million people every every year. Its most impressive feat was sending 516,138 books in 2011 alone. Although this isn’t strictly a children’s charity, this would be an excellent way to open doors to new possibilities in these kids’ futures.
{This is a contributed post, however as a parent I do encourage everyone to give what they can to charities}