Education: Do More

If you’re like most Americans, you feel compassion for the world’s poor. But the problem seems so overwhelming you don’t know how you – as an individual – can possibly make a difference. Here are some fresh ideas for ways you could have an impact on the lives of others…and on your own life as well.

• Give your time.
  Visit these sites to find the perfect volunteer opportunity for you.
  • Global Volunteers
  • Globe Aware
  • Volunteers for Prosperity
• Make your purchases count.
  Learn how to buy with an eye toward a better world. Check out these sites:
  • Aid to Artisans
  • Organic Bouquet
  • TransFair USA
• Find and fund a project.
  Visit this online marketplace that allows you to identify grassroots projects in more than 60 countries — including those of Room to Read — that appeal to your specific interests.
  • Global Giving
• Share your experience.
  Have you done something to help tackle world poverty? Click here to tell us about it, or send an e-mail to info@onesharedworld.org. Your experience may be featured on this One Shared World Web site to help inspire others to make a difference.