I wanted a place where I can keep links I find useful to improve the world a little bit, so here it is.


Hopeful news and environmental initiatives

Here's a few blogs/sites/channels who post hopeful news:

reasonsforhope (Tumblr)
hope-for-the-planet (Tumblr)
mindblowingscience (Tumblr)
sambentley (Tiktok) or itssambentley (Youtube)
Mossy Earth (Youtube, you can donate to the org too)

A few other good news providers (not blogs):

Fix The News (weekly newsletter)
Good News Network (website)
Good News UK (subreddit)

Cool initiatives you can participate in from your couch (international edition):

Fish doorbell (seasonal, open the door to let fish migrate)
MapSwipe (update vital geospatial data in this collab between Doctors Without Borders and several Red Cross organizations)
Zooniverse (platform for people-powered research, plenty of projects to chose from)
Old Weather (transcription of old ship logs to help climate scientists study old weather patterns)
Foldit (solve puzzles and contribute to scientific research on protein structure and function)
Fathomverse (play the game and help discover new ocean life)

Cool initiatives you can participate in from your couch (US edition):

CitizenScience (another platform for people-powered research, plenty of projects to chose from)
Smithsonian museum (transcriptions)

Cool initiatives you can participate in if you go out sometimes (like to work or in your yard):

Monarch Butterfly Project (plant milkweed, if you live in a place where Monarch Butterflies also live)
Cornwell Lab (learn more about birds, with links to two bird watching apps to help survey their range)
iNaturalist (take photos of plants and help survey their range)

One thing important to know is that you'll never be the only one in charge of a project. If you can't focus for long or participate for long, it's fine! Even a little bit of help is still help.

Humanitarian work and (geo)politics

Humanitarian NGOs

Doctors Without Borders
Rescue

Palestine

Daily click for Palestine
Connecting Humanity (formerly eSims For Gaza)
Crips for eSims for Gaza (permanent fundraiser to buy eSims in bulk)
Palestine Red Crescent Society
Anera
Operation Olive Branch

Decolonize Palestine
The Palestine Academy
Achived testimonies on the Nakba

Sudan

Daily click for Sudan
The Khartoum Aid Kitchen
Sudan Emergency Appeal - Islamic Relief Worldwide
Sudan Emergency Appeal - MedGlobal
Menstrual Hygiene Kits for women and girls - SIHA Network

Ukraine

Hospitallers - Ukrainian volunteer medical battalion, which provides first aid and evacuates wounded Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian charity fund "Come Back Alive"
Ukrainian charity foundation of Serhiy Pritula
United24 - the official platform for collecting donations in support of Ukraine