Whether you work for a humanitarian aid agency or simply care about the poor, it helps to find good resources. Below are a few of my favorites:
- The United Nations-sponsored World Food Programme: http://www.wfp.org/english/
- The CIA’s compilation of facts and figures from every country: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
- Find out news about humanitarian organizations and activities, often before you will see it anywhere else. Reuters AlertNet: http://www.alertnet.org/
- A website dedicated to the issue of human trafficking: http://www.humantrafficking.org/
- A United Nations-sponsored website focusing on the welfare of children: http://www.childinfo.org/
- News about nonprofits and how they operate: The Chronicle of Philanthropy: http://philanthropy.com/
- A blog from Seattle pastor Eugene Cho, who has a particular compassion for the poor and marginalized: http://eugenecho.wordpress.com
- Advent Conspiracy, an idea to take consumerism out of Christmas, and instead give meaningful gifts to those you love and hope to the world’s poorest. http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
- And of course, World Concern: http://www.worldconcern.org
