Ryan's Well

Ryan Hreljac has been raising funds for projects in developing countries with the help of many others, since the age of six. His work has helped to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Africa who might not otherwise have been able to lead healthy, normal lives. Without access to clean water people become ill and sometimes even die. When Ryan learned this, he decided to dedicate his young life to building commitment, support and opportunities for children and youth to contribute to society through international co-operation.

Visit: www.ryanswell.ca

ONEXONE Foundation

ONEXONE is a non-profit foundation committed to supporting, preserving and improving the lives of children at home in Canada and around the world. Through an annual campaign, ONEXONE is dedicated in helping create a world where children can live safely and with dignity.

Visit: www.onexonecampaign.com

Giving Water

Mission: Help people in need around the world to gain access to safe water, improved sanitation, and hygiene education and build support for this movement. We create the connections. You make the difference in the lives of those in need through your donations and support for the projects and programs of organizations working to address water related needs of people worldwide. Funds donated through givingwater go directly to programs by non-profit organizations working to address the world water crisis.

Visit: www.givingwater.org/

Spread the Net

Spread the Net was born when Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer traveled to Africa in 2006 with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the UN Millennium Project and The Earth Institute at Columbia University. It was there that they saw first hand the devastating effects of Malaria, and the shockingly simple bednet solution so out-of-reach for many thousands of African families.

Visit: www.spreadthenet.org

H2O Africa

H2O Africa is the clean water initiative that is part of the Running the Sahara expedition and film project. H2O Africa will create widespread public awareness of the water crisis in Africa and gather support for clean water programs in critical areas, particularly in the communities without clean water along the Running the Sahara route.

Visit: www.h2oafrica.org

we(e)press

we(e)press is a publisher of books for young readers; books with a "global village" theme. The sale of we(e)press books in the developed world supports child education and literacy In sub-Saharan Africa through we(e)press's program partner, CODE (www.codecan.org). Parents and teachers, librarians and mentors, can offer the children in their lives a great read, while providing them with a great lesson in social consciousness.

All we(e)press books are royalty free so that the greatest amount of proceeds possible can be put towards putting books in libraries and primary schools in Africa. And special we(e)press titles will be translated into twenty local African languages for use in primary schools.

Visit: www.weepress.org

Run for Water

Everyone has a right to clean water. Since 2008 over $100,000 has been raised for clean water systems in forgotten villages in Ethiopia through a 5K, 10K, and half marathon in a non-profit Run for Water in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The community event includes an educational component in which local schools get involved in social responsibility. The schools go through lesson plans on the dire need for water in Ethiopia. They can fundraise or host their own mini Run for Water at their school and then they participate in the community event, along with hundreds of other runners. The funds have enabled villages in Ethiopia to have a clean water tap which has given children and villagers clean water for the rest of their lives, enabling many young girls to go to school for the first time instead of trekking most of the day to collect clean water for their families. The annual Run for Water will be on May 30th, 2010, with a sister run in Burlington, Ontario on May 29th.

Visit: www.runforwater.ca

Students On Ice

STUDENTS ON ICE is an award-winning organization offering unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. Our mandate is to provide students from around the world with inspiring educational opportunities at the ends of our earth, and in doing so, help them foster a new understanding and respect for the planet.

Visit: www.studentsonice.com

Clean Air Champions (CAC)

Clean Air Champions (CAC) is a national charity that works with respected athletes to educate and inspire Canadians to adopt practices and lifestyles that enhance both environmental and personal health. The Champions are over 130 National team, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes who help deliver a range of community based programs that educate Canadians, primarily youth, about the interconnections between air quality, climate change and health. Our school programs are multi-media, curriculum linked and produce tangible results that reveal reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and increases in the physical activity levels of participants.

Visit: www.cleanairchampions.ca

Green Nexxus

GreenNexxus provides its members with the ability to share their environmentally focused projects and thoughts, belong to groups, invite friends, and attend events. This online community will help the reduction humanity's impact on the environment and promote active green living by facilitating the networking and collaboration of like-minded people and organizations.

Visit: www.greennexxus.com

Assembly of First Nations

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is the national representative organization of the First Nations in Canada. There are over 630 First Nation's communities in Canada. The AFN Secretariat, is designed to present the views of the various First Nations through their leaders in areas such as: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, Economic Development, Education, Languages and Literacy, Health, Housing, Social Development, Justice, Taxation, Land Claims, Environment, and a whole array of issues that are of common concern which arise from time to time.

Visit: www.afn.ca