TOPIC: CHILDREN & YOUTH (93)
Code Club
https://codeclubworld.orgCode Club is a not-for-profit that believes all children should have the opportunity to learn to code, no matter who they are or where they come from. To do this, Code Club supports a network of volunteer-led, after-school coding clubs, which aim to inspire children aged 9-11 to build and share their ideas, learning along the way. Code Club currently has over 1000 clubs in over 75 countries, and our club projects have been translated in 15 languages.
Think Before You Type
http://tbytinc.orgTBYT is here to raise awareness about cyberbullying, promote positive self-esteem, and inspire other young people to use the internet for good. We spread this message through our work online and in the community.
Parenthoods
http://parenthoods.coParenthoods is a free social network to connect you with parents like you, in your city. Get advice, share resources, and lend support by sharing in each others parenting wins & misses. This is an open and accepting community (so save your highlight reel for Facebook). Here, there’s no right way of doing things. There’s only your way. And bravo to you for that.
Budsies
http://www.budsies.comWe create custom plush toys based on your child's drawings. Kids LOVE seeing their imaginations brought to life.
Change Heroes
http://www.changeheroes.comChange Heroes is a friend-funding platform that enables anyone to raise $10,000 to build a school with Free the Children. Our mission is to one day see a world where every child has access to free education. Want to help us change the world?
InfiniScroll
http://www.curioushat.com/infiniscrollInfiniScroll is the open-ended storytelling tool for curious minds. The app breaks the rules of linear storytelling by creating a never ending magical visual exploration of the wonderful drawings by Francesco Chiacchio.
The Kids Cook Monday
http://www.thekidscookmonday.orgThe Kids Cook Monday initiative encourages families to set aside the first night of every week for cooking and eating together as a family.
Ethioskate Project
http://ethioskate.tumblr.comEthioskate uses skateboarding as a tool for empowering youth, to create new opportunities and to be the potential for change. The community includes boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 19 in the Intoto area of Addis Ababa.
One Young World
http://www.oneyoungworld.comOne Young World is a charity that gathers together the brightest young people (aged 18 - 30) from around the world, empowering them to make lasting connections to create positive change. At the annual One Young World Summit, young leaders debate, formulate and share innovative solutions for the most pressing issues the world faces. At the 2013 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1,250 young people from 190 countries were joined by a prestigious line-up of One Young World Counsellors including: Kofi Annan, Sir Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Sir Bob Geldof and Professor Muhammad Yunus. After attending a Summit, delegates join the network of One Young World Ambassadors working the world over to effect positive change. They do this by founding their own initiatives or lending the power of the One Young World network to those already in existence. The next One Young World Summit takes place in Dublin, Ireland from 15-19 October 2014.
PeacePlayers International
http://www.peaceplayersintl.orgBased on the premise that “children who play together can learn to live together,” PeacePlayers International's mission is to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities through basketball. Since inception in 2001, PPI has impacted more than 69,000 youth and trained 1,764 coaches from 15 countries in a groundbreaking peacebuilding-and-leadership development curriculum. Through year-round sports activities, PPI is bringing together children from opposite sides of religious, ethnic and cultural divides to develop friendship and mutual respect.
Doing Good Works
http://doinggood.worksDoing Good Works provides career and entrepreneurship training to foster youth through the sale of promotional products, print material and packaging. The idea is that businesses can buy those products through Doing Good Works and receive the corporate social responsibility value that comes with buying from a Benefit Corporation supplier.
Autism Parenting Magazine
https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/Autism Parenting Magazine is an award-winning publication aimed at improving the quality of life for families effected by autism. We believe in the potential of every child with autism and the magazine has become an essential resource for parents around the world.
Lottie
http://www.lottie.comLottie™ is an alternative ‘pro-girl’ doll for children aged 3-8. Lottie is a positive take on childhood – she doesn’t wear make-up, jewellery or high heels and she can stand on her own two feet. She has soft, strokable hair and colourful clothes with high quality, quirky details. Unlike other fashion dolls, Lottie’s body is also properly ‘childlike,' and based upon the proportions of a nine year old girl. Lottie is all about letting children be themselves, not growing up too quickly, and presenting a healthy view on body image.
Drive Change
http://drivechangenyc.orgWe build and operate state-of-the-art, locally sourced, food trucks that hire and train formerly incarcerated youth.
The Giving Tree
http://givingtreefamilies.orgThe Giving Tree is a non-profit organization dedicated to the charitable education of children. We work towards teaching children the merits of helping worthwhile causes and the positive results of their hard work.
