The Life You Can Save by Watch the TED talk
“Can we save some of the 14,790 children dying every day? The answer is: Yes, we can.”
How our charities are addressing the COVID-19 pandemic*
Many of our recommended nonprofits are rapidly putting specific programs in place that will fight COVID-19’s devastating impact among their beneficiaries and ensure safe delivery of their basic programs. Read updates about how these organizations are adapting—with help from donors like you!—so they can forge on in these times when their assistance is needed more than ever.
*We’ll add more updates from these and other of our recommended charities as they become available.
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Stay at home. Read a book. Save lives.
You may not be able to stay home all the time, but The Life You Can Save strongly urges everyone to help the fight against coronavirus by following the “social distancing” guidelines in your area.
When you are home we urge you to download, read and share this important book. Despite the devastating impact of coronavirus close to you, people living in extreme poverty face death from treatable infectious disease every day and will likely be most impacted by the coronavirus. You can literally save lives and reduce suffering even from your own home.
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