National & International Charities:

Plan Canada

Plan International is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.

Home page:  http://plancanada.ca  Donate page:  https://plancanada.ca/donate

Spread the Net Against Malaria.  This is now part of Plan Canada.

Since 2007, Spread the Net has helped to protect the lives of almost 32 million people by contributing to the delivery of over 15.3 million malaria-preventing bed nets to families in Africa.

Home page:  http://plancanada.ca/spread-the-net  Donate page:  https://plancanada.ca/donate

Canadian Red Cross

The Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.

Home page:  http://www.redcross.ca/  Donate page:  Donate Here

Doctors Without Borders / MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical, humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

Home page:  http://www.msf.org/  Donate page:  http://www.msf.org/en/donate

The Life You Can Save

This web site was started by Peter Singer to help advise people on the world’s most effective charities

Home page:  https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/  Donate page:  https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/best-charities

The Grandmothers’ Campaign

African grandmothers are caring for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Grandmothers’-to-Grandmothers’ Campaign raises funds in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s work with community level organizations in Africa that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with the necessities of life including counselling, nutrition, shelter, school supplies, and income generation activities.

Home page:  http://grandmotherscampaign.org/  Donate page:  http://grandmotherscampaign.org/get-involved/donate

Zatoun – Palestine Peace Awareness

Palestine Peace Awareness Inc. is a registered non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to directly benefit Palestinian farmers and children living in occupied Palestine and to create awareness for peace in Palestine.

Home page: http://zatoun.com/about_us.htm Donate page:  http://zatoun.com/zatoun_donate.htm

World Food Programme

Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Home page: http://www1.wfp.org/   Donate page:  http://www1.wfp.org/donate-now

Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC):

Dying With Dignity Canada is the national human-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end-of-life rights, and helping Canadians avoid unwanted suffering.

Volunteering as an Independent Witness for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): Federal law requires a person’s assisted dying request to be signed by two independent witnesses.

More about independent witnessing here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witness_program

and here: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/witnesses_to_choice

DWDC home page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca   Donate page: https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/give_today