Poverty | Help from Home - Part 2

Help from Home

home based microvolunteer actions that benefit so many worthy causes

Everyone's completed actions: 3608

CHANGE THE WORLD IN JUST YOUR PYJAMAS!

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.

CARE Action Network

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to send an important message to American elected officials
  • Impact:
    Encourages the U.S. government to adopt policies that address the underlying causes of poverty, such as gender inequality and poor governance.
  • 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

Find out more about   CARE Action Network

CARE – Fighting Global Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to create a free customized webspace, guided by CARE
  • Impact:
    Creates awareness about lifesaving work in the fight against poverty
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   CARE – Fighting Global Poverty

MicroPlace – Alleviating Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to initiate the process of funding the world's poor
  • Impact:
    Helps alleviate global poverty by inspiring individuals to make investments in the world’s poor
  • Cost:
    Nothing, as you should get all of your money back with a small amount of interest, although there is always a small risk of not getting back what you lent out
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Micro / Ethical Lending, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   MicroPlace – Alleviating Poverty

War on Want – Alleviating Poverty

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to read and send an email
  • Impact:
    Potential to lift people out 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 5 minutes

Find out more about   War on Want – Alleviating Poverty

The Hunger Site Ecard

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to choose an ecard, fill in a form and click send
  • Impact:
    Helps with the eradication of hunger throughout the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Charity Donating Messages & E-cards, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

Find out more about   The Hunger Site Ecard

The Hunger Site

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to perform a search query
  • Impact:
    Raises money via sponsored advertising to eradicate global hunger
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Charity Donating Search Engine, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 1 minute

Find out more about   The Hunger Site

BetterHumanRace – Charity Fundraising

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to download and install the charity toolbar
  • Impact:
    Raises money for various charities that cahnge people's lives throughout the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Health & Medicine, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Sports & Education, Under 5 minutes, Worthy Causes Toolbars

Find out more about   BetterHumanRace – Charity Fundraising

Click To Aid – Online Games Helping the Needy

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes, but that does depend on the game (from a range of 6) you're playing
  • Impact:
    Helps to increase awareness of social repsonsibility, whilst directly assisting the needy in Singapore
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

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

Find out more about   Click To Aid – Online Games Helping the Needy

Charitii – Charity Donating Crossword Game

  • Time taken:
    1 - 30 minutes or longer that will test your skill of words
  • Impact:
    Raises money for charities connected with clean water, food, education and rainforest protection
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Environment, Play Games that Donate to Charity for Free, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Sports & Education, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   Charitii – Charity Donating Crossword Game

FreePoverty – Geography Game

  • Time taken:
    1 - 30 minutes to play a geography game, where the accuracy of your knowledge about places in the world determines how many cups of water are freely donated
  • Impact:
    Provides clean drinking water to the needy and expands awareness of the world we live in
  • Cost:
    Nothing, it's free to participate in
  • 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 30 minutes

Find out more about   FreePoverty – Geography Game

FreeRice – Word Definition Game

  • Time taken:
    A couple of minutes for Joe Public to play a word definition game. A couple of hours for eggheads!
  • Impact:
    Helps to end hunger in many countries around 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 10 minutes

Find out more about   FreeRice – Word Definition Game

Stop World Hunger Toolbar

  • Time taken:
    2 minutes to download and install a free toolbar
  • Impact:
    Raises money to fund projects that donate food to hungry children around the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, Worthy Causes Toolbars

Find out more about   Stop World Hunger Toolbar

FreeRice Toolbar – Feeding the Hungry

  • Time taken:
    2 minutes to download and install a free toolbar
  • Impact:
    Helps to end hunger in many countries around the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, Worthy Causes Toolbars

Find out more about   FreeRice Toolbar – Feeding the Hungry