This is a list of organizations I support financially and ideologically.
El Puente de Esperanza
mexonline.com/elpuente.htm
I volunteer 40 hours a week to build a future for Otomi families and Mexican teens. I live, teach, and build in Querétaro, Mexico (visit my Mexico website).ROOF - Russian Orphan Opportunity Fund
roofnet.org
ROOF places volunteer teachers in underfunded, state-run orphanages, and helps kids make the transition to the real world (news from Russia).Mama-86
mama-86.kiev.ua
Teaching Ukrainians how to raise children in a safer way (with clean water, for example). Founded by mothers in Kyiv after the Chernobyl accident (Chernobyl information; my thesis about the accident; news from Kyiv).Habitat for Humanity Columbus
habitat-columbus.org
When I'm in Columbus, I help my local Habitat build houses, and provide interest-free mortgages, to struggling families. Find your local Habitat chapter.Amnesty International
amnesty.org
You, like everyone else in the world, have the right to not be tortured, raped or murdered. Amnesty International fights against governments to enforce this right.Sierra Club
sierraclub.org
The dean of environmental organizations. I don't work for them anymore, but I still appreciate what they do to improve people's lives. Read their free trade pages.Ohio State University Department of English
english.ohio-state.edu
I mostly speak Spanish now, but English is still my first language, and OSU is still my Alma Mater.Sakharov Institute
isir.minsk.by
Minsk, Byelarus research institute, studying the effects of radiation (specifically, Chernobyl radiation) and other pollutants on the body, and ways to heal.
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