Do you rememÂber the 1999 movie Office Space with JenÂnifer AnisÂton and Ron LivÂingston? It’s a favorite of mine and if you haven’t seen it, I’ll need to explain one of the plot lines in order to set up this blog post.
LivÂingston plays Peter GibÂbons, who works in an adminÂisÂtraÂtive role at a comÂputer comÂpany called Initech. When his friends are laid off, they conÂspire to devise a way to skim fracÂtions of penÂnies off all finanÂcial transÂacÂtions being hanÂdled by Initech. ConÂsider it micro-embezzling.
Think about it… fracÂtions of a dolÂlar seem like chump change on its own, but comÂbine all those fracÂtions together and we’re talkÂing big money.
That’s sort of the conÂcept that The FootÂprints NetÂwork, based in AusÂtralia, has embraced to fight poverty across the globe. They believe that micro donations—between $1 and $5—made by conÂsumers durÂing online transÂacÂtions can help fund comÂmuÂnity develÂopÂment projects.
The netÂwork funds proÂgrams that upgrade farmÂing, eduÂcaÂtion, access to clean water, and sight restoration—all in an effort to elimÂiÂnate poverty.
Founded in 2004 by WorldNomads after the Asian tsunami, 302,278 indiÂvidÂuÂals have raised more than $785,383 for 53 projects around the world.
“AlleÂviÂatÂing the extreme cycle of poverty and the ills that accomÂpany it is everyone’s moral responÂsiÂbilÂity,” said Chris Novel, genÂeral manÂager of World Nomads. “Yet the extent of world poverty can seem so overÂwhelmÂing that many of us are left feelÂing helpÂless and that the probÂlems are just too big for any one perÂson to make a difference.”
In just five years, World Nomads has develÂoped an indeÂpenÂdent netÂwork of e-commerce busiÂnesses that share the same ethics and valÂues and, through techÂnolÂogy, seek to change the world by askÂing cusÂtomers spendÂing money online to make a small donaÂtion to charÂity at the same time.
World Nomads supÂports all adminÂisÂtraÂtive costs of the proÂgram so 100 perÂcent of donaÂtions go directly to the projects.
While the netÂwork is small, it is growÂing. “We’re lookÂing for more online e-commerce busiÂness partÂners to inteÂgrate the FootÂprints mechÂaÂnism into their shopÂping carts and, transÂacÂtion by transÂacÂtion, help make a difÂferÂence,” said Noble.
This is defÂiÂnitely a proÂgram worth watchÂing. For more inforÂmaÂtion, visit The FootÂprints Network.
—Andrea M. Rotondo for LuxurySafariExperts.com
Do you rememÂber the 1999 movie Office Space with JenÂnifer AnisÂton and Ron LivÂingston? It’s a favorite of mine and if you haven’t seen it, I’ll need to explain one of the plot lines in order to set up this blog post.
LivÂingston plays Peter GibÂbons, who works in an adminÂisÂtraÂtive role at a comÂputer comÂpany called Initech. When his friends are laid off, they conÂspire to devise a way to skim fracÂtions of penÂnies off all finanÂcial transÂacÂtions being hanÂdled by Initech. ConÂsider it micro-embezzling.
Think about it… fracÂtions of a dolÂlar seem like chump change on its own, but comÂbine all those fracÂtions together and we’re talkÂing big money.
That’s sort of the conÂcept that The FootÂprints NetÂwork, based in AusÂtralia, has embraced to fight poverty across the globe. They believe that micro donations—between $1 and $5—made by conÂsumers durÂing online transÂacÂtions can help fund comÂmuÂnity develÂopÂment projects.
The netÂwork funds proÂgrams that upgrade farmÂing, eduÂcaÂtion, access to clean water, and sight restoration—all in an effort to elimÂiÂnate poverty. One of the curÂrent projects on the docket focuses on improvÂing farmÂing in ZamÂbia. This will, in turn, increase access to food for the poorÂest famÂiÂlies in the region. Plan AusÂtralia is overÂseeÂing the trainÂing program.
Founded in 2004 by WorldNomads.com after the Asian tsunami, 302,278 indiÂvidÂuÂals have raised more than $785,383 for 53 projects around the world.
“AlleÂviÂatÂing the extreme cycle of poverty and the ills that accomÂpany it is everyone’s moral responÂsiÂbilÂity,” said Chris Novel, genÂeral manÂager of WorldNomads.com. “Yet the extent of world poverty can seem so overÂwhelmÂing that many of us are left feelÂing helpÂless and that the probÂlems are just too big for any one perÂson to make a difference.”
In just five years, WorldNomads.com has develÂoped an indeÂpenÂdent netÂwork of e-commerce busiÂnesses that share the same ethics and valÂues and, through techÂnolÂogy, seek to change the world by askÂing cusÂtomers spendÂing money online to make a small donaÂtion to charÂity at the same time.
WorldNomads.com supÂports all adminÂisÂtraÂtive costs of the proÂgram so 100 perÂcent of donaÂtions go directly to the projects.
While the netÂwork is small, it is growÂing. “We’re lookÂing for more online e-commerce busiÂness partÂners to inteÂgrate the FootÂprints mechÂaÂnism into their shopÂping carts and, transÂacÂtion by transÂacÂtion, help make a difÂferÂence,” said Noble.
This is defÂiÂnitely a proÂgram worth watchÂing. For more inforÂmaÂtion, visit The FootÂprints Network.