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Poverty

Most impoverished people struggle to survive. They go without proper care or nourishment and they need our help. The organisations below focus their energies on delivering this help to those that need it the most.

Hunger Notes – Feeding the Hungry Via a Quiz

  • Time taken:
    Upto 5 minutes to answer questions that donate food to the hungry
  • Impact:
    Helps to feed hungry people from all over the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Play Games that Donate to Charity for Free, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Por los Chicos – Feeding Hungry Children

  • Time taken:
    Under 1 minute to click a web button that donates money at no cost to you to feed starving children in Argentina
  • Impact:
    Helps to fight poverty in Argentina
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Argentina, By Category, By Time, Click To Donate For Free, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, South America, Under 1 minute

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Resolve International – Eliminating Poverty in Nepal

  • Time taken:
    Approx 5 minutes to watch a video and share it
  • Impact:
    Raises awareness of the need to combat child poverty in Nepal.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Nepal, Popular Causes, Poverty, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Crumb – Helping the Homeless and Poor

  • Time taken:
    10 seconds to click on a picture of a loaf of bread!
  • Impact:
    Raises funds to care for poor and homeless children in Poland
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Click To Donate For Free, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Poland, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

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Polish Humanitarian Action – Helping Hungry Children

  • Time taken:
    5 seconds to click a button in the belly of a wooden puppet
  • Impact:
    Helps to prevent child deaths through lack of food
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Click To Donate For Free, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Poland, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

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Algerian Action – Relieving Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to either collate items to donate or to hand craft toys or clothes
  • Impact:
    Relieves the stress of poverty to Algerians that live below the bread line
  • Cost:
    Crafting materials and postage
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and pjs

Categories: Actions, Africa, Algeria, By Category, By Time, Clothing for Babies and Children, Clothing for Needy Adults, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Surplus Toys / Stationery / Toiletries, Under 30 minutes

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Plant A Row – Planting Extra Food

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to plant an extra row of seeds in your garden
  • Impact:
    Helps to feed the hungry in America via food support networks
  • Cost:
    Cost of seeds
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, Country, Donate Excess Food, Plants and Seeds, Green, Miscellaneous, North America, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, United States

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Thatu – Improving South Africa

  • Time taken:
    Under 10 minutes to pop stamp into an envelope in readiness for posting
  • Impact:
    Works to help poorly resourced communities in South Africa so that they can flourish and reach their full potential
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, By Category, By Time, Country, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, South Africa, Under 10 minutes

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Oxfam GB – Tackling Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 10 minutes to arrange for a Freepost address to send your used cartridges to
  • Impact:
    Raises money to tackle poverty in over 70 countries worldwide
  • Cost:
    Nothing, postage is pre-paid to a UK postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Recycle, Recycle Printer Cartridges & Mobiles

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RESULTS – Addressing Root Causes of Poverty

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to add your signature to an email or petition
  • Impact:
    Empowers grassroots activist to take actions to impact policies that affect the world’s poorest.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Christian Aid – Action on Poverty

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to add your name to UK focussed actions on poverty
  • Impact:
    Potential to the causes as well as the symptons of poverty
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

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American Jewish World Service

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to sign a pre-worded email. A few more minutes if you want to personalize it.
  • Impact:
    Potential to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease throughout the developing world.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty

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World Food Program USA

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to add your name to pre-written emails, although you're encouraged to personalize it
  • Impact:
    Potential to stamp out global hunger
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty

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Oxfam GB

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to sign a petition or send an email
  • Impact:
    Empowering people to influence politicians, businesses and your friends and family to improve the lives of people around the world.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

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Bread for the World – Addressing Hunger

  • Time taken:
    Upto 20 minutes to write a handwritten letter, although sample text is provided
  • Impact:
    Spearheading campaigns to end hunger around the world
  • Cost:
    Postage costs
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Hunger and Poverty, Miscellaneous, North America, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United States

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