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The significance of the #NoNewClothes hashtag
A hashtag has been going around for over a year now. It’s often scattered through Generation Z’s social m…
Planet Aid joins humanitarian efforts with clothing donations for St. Vincent residents after volcanic eruptions
The April 2021 volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere have caused a whirlwind of destruction for the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A…
What’s the big deal about textiles Planet Aid?
The environment is sort of a HUGE thing with us at Planet Aid. Why? Well, it’s in our name, we’re big on aiding the planet, and the environment has a lot to do with the conditions and quality of living experienced by people around the world. Waste is a global problem and it will not get better unless we make a decision to do better. It’s not an overstatement to say that there are some who live amongst waste daily while many others experience the effects from the abundance of microplastics flooding our oceans or the chemicals that saturate the air and ground from textile production.
Taking Action Against Climate Change
One of the largest observances in the world, Earth Day (April 22) is celebrated by over 1 billion people each year as a day of …
Emergence of Earth Day
In the early 1960s, Americans were becoming more aware of the effects of pollution on the environment after Author Rachel Carson published &ld…
South African Women Remain Most Vulnerable to HIV
Humana People to People South Africa is especially focused on educating women about HIV via an approach that utilizes community health workers.
A Transversal Approach to Gender Issues in Angola
Mbunda Natalia Chiamba and Domingas Kapolina (pictured) of the Teacher Training School ADPP Benguela, Angola are acutely aware that gender iss…
#ChooseToChallenge
Planet Aid celebrates six strong women for International Women’s Day 2021.
Recovering and Revitalizing Education for the COVID-19 Generation
Education must be re-thought to prepare the third world’s youth.