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An exhaustive list of products with a purpose of making our World a better place to live in and to help you find your mission.
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An exhaustive list of products with a purpose of making our World a better place to live in and to help you find your mission.

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## Products making our Planet :earth_africa: a better place to live in



This is a humble list to document products, communities and efforts which make our Planet better each day. Contributions would make the purpose of list meaningful and make this World better helping to bring a smile on a face. :smile: 



# Index



* [Helping people get clean water](#helping-people-get-clean-water)

* [Helping us to fight human diseases](#helping-us-to-fight-human-diseases)

* [Helping the World fight hunger](#helping-the-world-fight-hunger)

* [Helping Mothers and Babies](#helping-mothers-and-babies)

* [Helping children live a better life](#helping-children-live-a-better-life)

* [Making our Planet greener](#making-our-planet-greener)

* [Helping animals survive along with us](#helping-animals-survive-along-with-us)

* [Education oriented mission](#education-oriented-mission)

* [Helping People connect around the World](#helping-people-connect-around-the-world)

* [Helping people with loans and funds](#helping-people-with-loans-and-funds)

* [Helping people find the right job](#helping-people-find-the-right-job)

* [Helping people fight obesity](#helping-people-fight-obesity)

* [Helping people find an apartment](#helping-people-find-an-apartment)

* [Helping people to drive safely](#helping-people-to-drive-safely)

* [Helping fight cyberbullying](#helping-fight-cyberbullying)

* [Helping people to get breastfeeding support](#helping-people-to-get-breastfeeding-support)

* [Helping people to fight for rights and freedom](#helping-people-to-fight-for-rights-and-freedom)



# Helping people get clean water



* [Charity: Water](https://www.charitywater.org/): brings clean and safe drinking water to people in need around the world, improving health, education, and opportunity - especially for women and children.

* [Water.org](https://water.org/): believes water is the way. To break the cycle of poverty. To protect and save lives. To make a bright future possible for all.



# Helping us to fight human diseases



* [1 Billion Nets](http://1billionnets.org/): To  defeat malaria in our lifetime

* [The Global Fund](https://www.theglobalfund.org/): fighting AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis

* [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation](http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Health/HIV): fighting HIV



# Helping the World fight hunger



* [World Food Programme](http://www1.wfp.org/): improving food security and nutrition in over 80 countries

* [Feed the Hunger](https://feedthehungry.org/), [Fight Hunger Foundation](http://fighthungerfoundation.org)



# Helping Mothers and Babies



* [Save the Storks](https://savethestorks.com/): Serving Mothers and Saving Babies

* [Adopt A Love Story](https://www.adoptalovestory.com/): Helping Families Overcome Financial Obstacles to Adoption



# Helping children live a better life



* [Room to Read](https://www.roomtoread.org/): transform the lives of millions of children in low-income countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. 

* [Invisible Children](http://invisiblechildren.com/): end violence and exploitation facing our world’s most isolated and vulnerable communities.

* [Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation](https://satyarthi.org.in/): preserve child rights by tackling child abuse and trafficking



# Making our Planet greener



* [Greenpeace USA](http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/): Greenpeace will never stop fighting for a greener, healthier world for our oceans, forests, food, climate, and democracy—no matter what forces stand in our way.

* [Conservation International](http://www.conservation.org/): protect nature for the benefits it provides to all of us: food, fresh water, livelihoods and a stable climate.

* [Earth Charter Indiana](https://www.earthcharterindiana.org/): They inspire and advance sustainable, just and peaceful living in Indiana by promoting the values and principles of the earth charter.



# Helping animals survive along with us



* [Nashville Zoo](https://www.nashvillezoo.org/): progressive and dynamic zoological park serving Middle Tennessee, southern Kentucky and hundreds of thousands of tourists that travel to Nashville every year.



# Education oriented mission



* [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/), [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/), [Open Culture Online Courses](http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses), [Udemy](https://www.udemy.com/), [Academic Earth](http://academicearth.org/), [Udacity](https://www.udacity.com/), [MIT OCW](https://ocw.mit.edu/), [edX](https://www.edx.org/)

, [Lynda](https://www.lynda.com/), [Techtud](http://www.techtud.com/)

, [MyCodeSchool](http://mycodeschool.com/), [Unacademy](https://unacademy.com/), [NPTEL](http://nptel.ac.in/)



# Helping People connect around the World



* [Facebook](facebook.com), [Google+](https://plus.google.com/): To connect everyone on this planet

* [Academia](academia.edu): connecting researchers

* [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/), [Instagram](http://instagram.com/), [Pinterest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinterest), [DeviantArt](http://www.deviantart.com/): connecting people through photographs and art

* [Meetup](http://meetup.com/), [FourSquare](foursqure.com): To facilitate offline meeting

* [Behance](https://www.behance.net/) : Connecting Designers



# Helping people with loans and funds



* [Watsi](https://watsi.org/): To fund medical treatment 

* [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/), [YouCaring](https://www.youcaring.com/): To raise for any reason

* [CrowdRise](https://www.crowdrise.com/): To raise funds for non-profits, companies or individuals

* [Kiva](https://www.kiva.org): To fund a indiviudal/organisation that you choose from categories of borrowers and get repaid



# Helping people find the right job



* [Indeed](https://www.indeed.com), [Glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com): exhaustive list of jobs opportunities with reviews

* [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/): Help to connect with people to negotiate the right job



# Helping people fight obesity



* [Obesity Action Coalition](http://www.obesityaction.org/)

* [Action for healthy kids](http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/)

* [Choices for Kids](http://www.choicesforkids.org/about-us-mission-to-fight-obesity/)



# Helping people find an apartment



* [Affordable Housing Online](https://affordablehousingonline.com/)



# Helping people to drive safely



* [Impact Teen Drivers](http://www.impactteendrivers.org/)

* [Drop it and Drive](http://dropitanddrive.com/)



# Helping fight cyberbullying



* [End to Cyberbullying Organization](http://www.endcyberbullying.org/)

* [Stomp out bullying](http://www.stompoutbullying.org/)

* [It gets better](http://www.itgetsbetter.org/)



# Helping people to get breastfeeding support



* [La Leche League](http://www.llli.org/): To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.



# Helping people to fight for rights and freedom



* [Amnesty International](https://www.amnesty.org/en/): Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.



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