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Human Welfare

Human welfare is the provison by others of aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need and can bring about happiness, well being or good health, amongst many other benefits. The organisations below are all trying to expedite this, for those who are needy.

Tutor For Good – Social Media Awareness

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to raise awareness of an organisation that helps struggling students
  • Impact:
    Spreads awareness of an initiative that enhances the learning of young students in local communities that provides them with skills for the workplace
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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Love Quilts – Cross Stitched Quilts for Sick Children

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to create a cross stitch square to be incorporated into a child sized quilt
  • Impact:
    Helps comfort a sick child to potentially enable them to be stronger to fight their illness
  • Cost:
    Material and postage costs to America
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Clothing for Babies and Children, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Multiple 30 minute sessions, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, United States

Find out more about   Love Quilts – Cross Stitched Quilts for Sick Children

Bao – The East African Board Game

  • Time taken:
    Minutes to as long as you want
  • Impact:
    Helps to empower the people of Malawi
  • Cost:
    Noting
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Africa, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Malawi, Play Games that Donate to Charity for Free, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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Preemie Footprints – Providing Comfort to Families of Preemies

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to handmake preemie clothing items
  • Impact:
    Provides comfort to families of preemies
  • Cost:
    Materials and postage
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Clothing for Babies and Children, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Multiple 30 minute sessions, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, United States

Find out more about   Preemie Footprints – Providing Comfort to Families of Preemies

WheelMap – Locating Wheelchair Accessible Places

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to add some simple information about a location's wheelchair accessibility
  • Impact:
    Helps mobility-impaired people to plan their day more efficiently.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   WheelMap – Locating Wheelchair Accessible Places

Little Hugs – Little Blankets for Little People

  • Time taken:
    30 minutes to knit a small square to be made into a larger blanket
  • Impact:
    Provides comfort to parents of very sick children
  • Cost:
    Knitting materials and postage costs
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, Blankets, Quilts and Afghans, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Little Hugs – Little Blankets for Little People

Guide Dogs – Talking Buses Campaign

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to email a UK Member of Parliament on an issue affecting visually impaired people
  • Impact:
    Potential to change UK law to make talking buses compulsory so that bus travel will be easier for everyone
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 1 minute, United Kingdom

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Sunshine Bank – Thanking Volunteers

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to register to thank a 'Do Gooder'
  • Impact:
    Helps the local community of Brighton & Hove, UK to say thank you to those who deserve it!
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Sunshine Bank – Thanking Volunteers

Read This To Me – Reading Service for the Blind

  • Time taken:
    5 - 30 minutes to read aloud a faxed copy of a document
  • Impact:
    Enables blind or visually impaired people know what a document says
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Canada, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

Find out more about   Read This To Me – Reading Service for the Blind

Water Safety Map – Mapping Water Related Incidents

  • Time taken:
    10 minutes to add a UK water related incident to the water safety map
  • Impact:
    Increases public safety awareness of dangerous water related locations, with the potential to save lives
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Donate Your Knowledge / Expertise, Europe, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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Humanity Road – Disaster Relief Information

  • Time taken:
    30 to 60 minutes a day to source disaster relief information
  • Impact:
    Helping those who have been affected by disasters
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Human Welfare, Multiple 30 minute sessions, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   Humanity Road – Disaster Relief Information

Slavery Map – Ending Slavery

  • Time taken:
    10 - 30 minutes to report a case of slavery
  • Impact:
    Creates awareness about modern day slavery in a bid to end the practice
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Donate Your Knowledge / Expertise, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   Slavery Map – Ending Slavery

Childrens Defense Fund – Protecting Childrens Rights

  • Time taken:
    Up to 10 minutes to fill in details and / or write your story to protect children
  • Impact:
    Helps to provide a strong, effective voice for the children of America
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Family and People, Human Welfare, North America, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United States

Find out more about   Childrens Defense Fund – Protecting Childrens Rights

IHF – Poverty Education

  • Time taken:
    Multiple ssessions of 30 minutes each, but you can choose how much time you wish to donate
  • Impact:
    Helps to reduce poverty and benefits marginalized communities by educating the poor and educating the educated about the poor
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Africa, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Indonesia, Kenya, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Thailand, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   IHF – Poverty Education

Handmade Especially For You – Crafty Scarves

  • Time taken:
    Several sessions of 30 minutes each
  • Impact:
    Makes comfort scarves for abused women
  • Cost:
    Nothing, as free yarn is supplied
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

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