The Hunger Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need; the eradication of world hunger. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site daily to click the "give free food" button and help feed the hungry. More that 200 million visitors have given more than 300 million cups of staple food. The staple food funded by The Hunger Site is paid for by site sponsors and is distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. 100% of funding from sponsor banner advertising goes to our charity partners. Funds are split between these organizations and go to the aid of the hungry in over 74 countries, including those in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
The Breast Cancer was founded to help offer free mammograms to underprivileged women nationwide -- women for whom early detection would not otherwise be possible. Since its launch in October 2000, the site has established itself as a clear leader in online activism and in the fight to prevent breast cancer deaths. The Breast Cancer Site provides a feel-good way to help promote awareness and prevent breast cancer deaths every day - through easy online activities. With the simple, daily click of a pink button at The Breast Cancer Site, visitors help provide mammograms to those in need. Visitors pay nothing. Funding is paid by site sponsors and benefits the nonprofit National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
The Child Health focuses on saving children's lives and improving the quality of their health. Over 200,000 children die each week from preventable causes,many millions more suffer from preventable disease, cureable blindness, landmines and other crippling accidents. In less than five seconds, visitors to The Child Health Site can click on the "Help a Child - Click Here" button and at no cost to them save lives and help children stay healthy. How? Each click - free to the visitor - generates funds paid by site sponsors. Funding from the site helps an average of more than 1,000 children every day.
The Rainforest focuses on a specific ecological need -- the preservation of the world’s rainforests. Individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the "Save Our Rainforests" button and help rescue imperiled land. In just its first year of operation, The Rainforest Site generated funds to purchase and preserve over 5,650 acres of endangered land. Land preservation, made possible by funds raised at The Rainforest Site, is paid for by site sponsors and carried out by The Nature Conservancy, The Rainforest Conservation Fund, The World Parks Endowment, The Cascades Conservation Partnership and The Friends of Calakmul. These organizations work to preserve rainforest land in Ecuador, Mexico, Peru,
Paraguay and other locations worldwide. In addition, a portion of funding goes to preserve old-growth forest in the state of Washington, USA.
The Animal Rescue (www.theanimalrescuesite.com) was founded to help feed and care for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the US every year. Since its launch in July of 2002, the site has established
itself as a clear leader in online activism and a dynamic force in the effort to give all animals the happy, healthy lives they deserve. In The Animal Rescue Site's first year of operation, 22.9 million bowls of food were funded for animals in need
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The Literacy Site was founded to help promote literacy among children from low-income families nationwide. Partnering with First Book, the site makes books available to children around the country, giving many children their very first book. With the generous support of our sponsors, each click provides 1% of a book. Making books a part of a child's life is the best way to encourage the love of reading.