We Have Power

DONATE: World Humanitarian Day on August 19th

USE YOUR POWER!

This month, in honor of the UN’s World Humanitarian Day, donate to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

DONATE HERE!

ABOUT WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY & OCHA

On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

Each year, WHD focuses on a theme, bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.

WHD is a campaign by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Source: UN WHD

VOLUNTEER: Kids in Need Foundation

USE YOUR POWER!

Kids across the country are going to return to school this month– but not all kids and classrooms have the supplies they need to thrive. Use your power this month to support back-to-school success via the Kids in Need Foundation! There are two ways you can do so:

• DONATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES! – CLICK HERE to read about how to donate school supply products!

• HOST A SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE! – CLICK HERE to read Kids in Need Foundation’s School Supply Drive Toolkit, which explains how to host a school supplies drive!

ABOUT KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION

The Kids In Need Foundation®’s mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed in the classroom by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. Their mission supports students and teachers through their National Network of Resource Centers, supplying classroom supply boxes via their Supply A Teacher program, developing community school supplies giveaway programs through the School Ready Supplies program, and equipping students to go back to school after a natural disaster through the Second Responder® program.

Source: Charity Navigator