A group of scuba divers volunteered to help this lovely woman reunite with her wedding antique ring after it accidentally flew off her finger and ended up in the river. This happened while Emma Lyon watched a regatta from the River Great Ouse banks on a Saturday. Suddenly, the 100-year-old […]
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India’s Doing it again: They Plant 250 Million Saplings as Part of their Reforesting Campaign
India’s Uttar Pradesh has carried out a massive tree-planting campaign that has the goal to boost the forest area. In fact, it’s part of the Indian pledge to maintain a third of their total land a forest. And, millions of Indians participated in the annual planting mission. They managed to […]
Spanish School Teaches Male Students How to Do Household Chores in an Effort to End Gender Inequality
This school in Spain found a pretty magnificent way to fight off gender inequality. They do this by educating their male students about basic household chores like ironing and washing clothes. And, this seems like quite a good idea considering the fact women carry the biggest burden in terms of […]
Abandoned Senior Dogs Living their Best Golden Years at this Amazing Sanctuary
Marty’s Place is the name of the dream retirement facility in New Jersey for senior dogs. The non-profit is located in the Upper Freehold Township. The sanctuary is made to remind of homes so that the four-legged residents, aged 7 or older, can feel comfy and happy. According to the […]
Thai Animal Shelter Helps Disabled Dogs to Have Better Lives
This animal shelter in Chonburi, Thailand has a special purpose-it cares for stray dogs with disabled hind legs. The shelter is run by a foundation called The Man that Rescues Dogs which was launched by Swede chef, Michael J. Baines who moved there in 2002. He explains that they don’t […]
Meet the ‘Shopping Angels’: Student’s Network of Volunteers Helps Elderly Shop for Groceries amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Jayde Powell is one of the ‘shopping angels’ who’s working closely with a growing group of volunteers in supplying elderly and ill people with groceries amidst the lockdowns and quarantines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Powell, an honor student at the Nevada University, Reno came up with the idea to […]
Woolworths Markets Are Giving Free Toilet Paper to Australians
With a large number of elderly Australians struggling to purchase toilet paper and other necessities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and panic shopping, the Woolworths Markets announced a great way to help the most vulnerable in their community. The supermarket chain is now collaborating with the volunteers Meals on Wheels from […]
London Scientists Are Paying Volunteers £3,500 to Be Infected with COVID-19 for Vaccine Development
The Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in London will be recruiting 24 people for a study that will try to find a vaccine for the COVID-19. Volunteers will be paid £3,500 if they want to participate The centre explains that the volunteers will be injected with two weaker strains of […]
Double-Decker Bus in Wales Transformed into Bedroom with Bunk Beds for Homeless People
A group of volunteers from Wales, England have transformed a double-decker bus into a portable night-time shelter for homeless people. The volunteer group HOPE (Helping Open People’s Eyes) has been doing their best to support the homeless people in their community around 4 years by supplying them with food. However, […]
This Norfolk Doctor Allows Patients to Pay for Surgery by Volunteering
According to a new study, 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies are linked with medical problems because of the high cost linked with care. Driven by this data, a doctor from Nebraska decided to create a program in his practice which helps the patients in need who’re lacking funds to pay […]