More than one charities?
Hi all,
I'm finding it difficult to find the 'right' charity to support. I mean, there's lots of them - just way too much choice.
I had a very good browse through justgiving and found several charities that I am considering now. My trip will go through Europe/the Stans (Central Asia)/China/Pakistan/India... final destination Australia.
Two questions:
1) What's 'wrong' with supporting 2 instead of only 1 charity? I mean: Most people concentrate on one, which is fair enough. But then again, there's not that much more work involved in trying to raise money for 2 charities instead of only one. (I am thinking of one charity for handicapped people, and one for immediate crisis/medical relief).
2) Do you know of other websites other than Justgiving, which have more diverse charities on their list? What I am looking for is an internationally active(!) charity that deals with handicapped children, i.e. Down-Syndrome. I did find a Down-Syndrome charity on justgiving, but it's concentrating on the UK only. (I don't want to support a 'Europe-only' charity because I believe handicapped people in Africa/Asia/Americas are less fortunate)
In case you are wondering: My favourites at the moment are "Handicap International" (because of their involvement in some countries I've been to in the past, i.e. UXO Laos) and "Medecins du Monde".
Cheers
Bjorn
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