AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. There’s no known cure for AIDS, however, it’s possible to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS and if we can cure HIV we will be one step closer to curing AIDS.

IAVI’s mission is to ensure the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the...

Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but the risk for most varieties increases with age. Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths. According to the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people died from cancer in the world during 2007.

Founded in 2000, the Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) is a charity devoted exclusively to funding r...

Hunger and malnutrition are still the number one risks to health worldwide. There are 923 million of undernourished people worldwide today and they need help.

WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. Operations aim to:
- Save lives in refugee crises and other emergencies
-  Improve nutrition and qu...

Our planet is becoming warmer and if the temperature continues to the landscape of our planet will change drastically. Many parts of our planet can become flooded and others can become too dry to grow any agriculture.

Environmental Defense Fund, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, Envir...

Innocent men, women and children fall victim to natural disasters and wars. They lose their homes and are left without food water or medicine.

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral hu...

Malaria claims more lives in developing countries than any other disease. Up to 3 million people, 70% of which are children under 5 die each year.

Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. The Campaign was inspired by ESPN columnist Rick Reilly, who c...

Without oceans there would be no life on Earth. 80% of all life is found in the global ocean and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen, drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world, transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and keeps the Earth ...

The giant panda is one of the most endangered species on the planet and it needs our help.

The Giant Panda Conservation Fund helps the National Zoo help save giant pandas from extinction by bringing Tian Tian and Mei Xiang to the Zoo, creating a new state-of-the-art exhibit for them, and financing a variety of research projects and other impo...

Rainforests are home to millions of species of animals and plants. Human activity can disturb the balance of these great ecosystems and cause the rainforests to disappear.

For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries and is su...

The mighty, striped cats are facing extinction. Poachers kill these magnificent animals for their fur, meat and their bones.

Save the Tiger Fund focuses on:
- Scientific research of tiger ecology and monitoring of tiger numbers to improve our understanding of tigers' needs.
- Anti-poaching patrols to enforce wildlife protection la...

We take clean water for granted but not all are so fortunate. A child dies every 17 seconds in this day and age as a result of water borne diseases.

Just a Drop is international charity that aims to provide clean, safe water and sanitation where it is needed most. To date we have helped over 900,000 children and their families in 28 countries...

The largest living mammals on Earth need our help to survive. Even though whaling is now prohibited in many countries, some still hunt whales for their meat, oil and other body parts.

IFAW is the world leader in developing practical approaches to the protection of whales while building a better world for animals and people.  IFAW strives to ...