Links
http://www.one.org/worldhungercrisis/
Food prices have risen 45% in the last nine months and the world is facing serious shortages of rice, wheat and corn. Since 2005, the prices of staple foods have risen by 80%. Rising food prices are dealing a crushing blow to the world's poorest people, who spend around half of their income on food. The current situation threatens to exacerbate the twin crises of hunger and malnutrition; already, under-nutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths and more than 20% of maternal deaths.
http://www.bureauofcommunication.com/
'Let That Which is Unsaid Be Said' This site is a blast. A collection of fill-in-the-blanks-and-send stationery to communicate a problem, extend an invitation, apologize for a transgression, etc.
http://healthytoys.org/home.php
Parents and other holiday shoppers can now easily search by product name, brand, or toy type to learn how the products rate in terms of harmful chemical content.
http://mercycorps.org/mercykits
Change the way you see gift giving. Mercy Kits are a convenient way for you to give a gift while helping people in need. And it's easy to send your personalized gift announcement: by mail, by e-mail or by printing your own card.
http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.204586/
Choose a meaningful gift to give a loved one and help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant.
http://www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com/howitworks/
Oxfam America works in 26 countries around the world. The Oxfam Unwrapped catalog contains gift items that symbolically represent our work. Your donation will be used where it is needed the most--to help people living in poverty throughout the world.
https://www.catalogchoice.org/#about
Catalog Choice is a free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive. Reduce the amount of unsolicited mail in your mailbox, while helping to preserve the environment.
Play a vocabulary game at FreeRice.com. Ten grains of rice are donated through the United Nations World Food Program for every correct answer. This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on the site. The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The World Food Program is the world’s largest food aid agency, working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever possible, the World Food Program buys food locally to support local farmers and the local economy.
This is a really fun way to explore music.
