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HELPING ANIMALS ENDANGERED SPECIES INTERNATIONAL San Francisco, California Endangered Species International is based out of San Francisco, but has offices around the world. Their primary goal is to create the cheapest and most effective strategies for protecting over 16,000 endangered species worldwide. The organization’s founder, Pierre Fidenci, hires top level scientists to ensure that the funds given to this organization are used in ways that will be both effective and useful. To donate to the cause, visit: www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/donations.html CHARITIES THAT HELP SYRIA THE HUMANE LEAGUE The Humane League is consistently rated as one of the top animal charities in the world. With seven offices in the United States alone, The Humane League is powered by a team of scientists, advisors, and advocates from elite institutions. Executive Director David ComanHidy oversees the organization’s efforts to minimize animal cruelty through their state of the art laboratories across the United States. To donate, or learn more about this incredible animal advocacy group, visit: www.thehumaneleague.com/donate ANIMAL EQUALITY London, England Are you looking for an international animal charity that will advocate for animal cruelty issues around the world? Then Animal Equality is the group for you. Animal Equality is based in London, England but maintains offices around the world. Animal Quality is not afraid to tackle hot-button issues like bull fights in Spain, or the use of cat meat in China. Their efforts have yielded some effective results. To contribute to this fantastic international organization, visit: www. animalequality.net/donation HELPING PEOPLE ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF Army Emergency Relief is a unique charity that has been taking care of veterans and their families since 1942. Operating out of Virginia, the Army Emergency Relief organization offers interest-free loans, as well as grants and scholarships for soldiers and their families. In 2015 alone, they gave out more than 70 million dollars in funds! On top of that, they’ve been consistently rated among the top national charities for the percentage of funds used to benefit veterans based on every dollar spent. To learn more go to: https://www.aerhq.org World Vision Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, it is estimated that over 386,000 people have died. Sadly, an estimated 14,000 of these fatalities have been children. That’s according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. World Vision is a Christian Humanitarian Agency that operates in over 100 countries around the world. To help their cause visit: www.worldvision.org/getinvolved-world-vision Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders maintains offices and medical facilities within Syria, so donors can rest assured their money will provide direct aid to the front lines of the crisis in Syria. founded in 1971, Doctors Without Borders has provided volunteer doctors in locations of humanitarian crisis for over forty years. Currently there are over 70 facilities operated by the organization in Syria alone, which is nothing compared to the thousands of offices worldwide. To learn more about their efforts in Syria and donate to this noble cause, visit: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ country-region/syria YOU CAN MAGAZINE Atlanta, GA