Blood:Water Mission was founded in the name of Jesus Christ’s sacrificial gifts of blood and water, and its primary goals are to help rid the African continent of AIDS and provide clean drinking water to the poverty stricken people of Africa.

Global Justice for Burma is launching an international campaign to bring Burma’s General Than Shwe and the military regime in Burma to justice by referring them to the International Criminal Court.

Highlights from the Collective Lens Flickr group.

As photographers, we are often in the unfortunate position of taking from subjects less fortunate than ourselves without giving anything back.

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The World Health Organization’s photo essay about the disaster and recovery of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.

Highlights from the Collective Lens Flickr group.

An inspiring video of dancing around the world.

Mercy Corp recently posted a slideshow of powerful images of the earthquake, the survivors, and efforts to rebuild.

The river has become so polluted that the water has literally turned black and has a glue-like consistency. With failing infrastructure and little investment in systems, thousands of people living on the bank of the river have little or no choice but to continue to use this highly contaminated water to wash, bath and even to drink.