Named after the infamous North Star, the Polaris Project is guiding the way in the fight against slavery and human trafficking. They are "conducting direct outreach and victim identification, providing social services and transitional housing to victims, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) serving as the central national hotline on human trafficking, advocating for stronger state and Federal anti-trafficking legislation, and engaging community members in local and national grassroots efforts."
Visit PolarisProject.org for more info and to join the cause.
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The Young Women's Christian Association
The YWCA is the oldest and largest women's organization in the world and for good reason. This charity boasts 26 million worldwide members dedicated to "eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all." Totally righteous.
Visit YWCA.org for more info and to join the cause.
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure
There can never be enough people fighting for a cause, especially one like the cure for breast cancer. Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the global leader in this fight and is the world�s "largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists" working to "save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures."
Visit Komen.org for more info and to join the cause.
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World Organization for Positive Action
World Organization for Positive Action (WOPA) is a general aid foundation that provides food, medicine and medical attention along with providing services that can contribute to the strengthening of families. They also "support community-based youth programs that address the confluence of factors, such as poverty, abuse, neglect, ineffective parenting, dysfunctional families, organized gangs, and the high levels of exposure to violence, drugs, and crime, that cause youth violence and delinquency and prohibit wholesome adolescent development."
Visit WorldPositiveAction.org for more info and to join the cause.
What could be better than looking beautiful on the outside? Feeling beautiful on the inside, of course.
We always feel great about ourselves when we help others. And non-profits and charitable organizations that work to help women and solve world issues are always in need of help and support to keep up their philanthropic efforts. Especially now. But there are so many charities out there, finding the one that really speaks to you is overwhelming. To make the process a bit easier, we've compiled a list of the charities we love that you may also find a connection to.
But before we get to that list, don't forget that many beauty brands also allow you to support various charitable organizations. These 5 beauty products below donate funds to charity and will keep you looking gorgeous. What could be better than that? It's a total win-win situation.
Beauty Product No. 1: Mac Viva Glam Lipstick, $14 donates every cent of the selling price of the lipstick to the M�A�C AIDS Fund helping those suffering from the disease worldwide.
Beauty Product No. 2: theBalm to the Rescue Vegan Lip Treatment, $16 is a super-conditioning lip balm that donates all the net proceeds from sales to Pug Rescue which saves them from being euthanized. Awww.
Beauty Product No. 3: Philosophy Shower for a Cure, $20 gives 100% of net proceeds to fight for a cure for Breast Cancer and is one of the highest-rated body washes on TotalBeauty.com.
Beauty Product No. 4: Lush Charity Pot, $20.45 is a luxurious hand and body lotion that smells like a spring garden and all proceeds go to carefully-selected charities around the world that support animal rights, environmental protection and humanitarian concerns. Totally luscious.
Beauty Product No. 5: Ojon Leave In Glossing Cream, $30 will make you shiny on the outside and on the inside, and a portion of the proceeds feed and educate the people of Honduras.
Now on to the big list of charities to consider getting involved with. Learn. Donate. Do what you can to make the world a more beautiful place.