Take action! When disaster strikes or horrible events unfold, these are opportunities to effect change. Bad things happen in the world every day. But good can result and one person can impact the world.
 Ways to Impact Your World every day
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As the world reflects on the life of Michael Jackson, one of his great humanitarian accomplishments, "We are the World" can be celebrated and continued, with the purchase of the "We are the World" single, the music video, and the 20th anniversary DVD. The proceeds from these sales fund the original foundation USA for Africa which continues the legacy with their charitable efforts to ease hunger and fight AIDS in Africa and the U.S.
How you can help:
• USA for Africa
• We Are The World 20th Anniversary DVD
• Download from iTunes: Song | Video
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CNN's Isha Sesay profiles a girl who has helped provide medicine and education to mothers and children in Kenya. Video
How you can help:
• Compassion International
• International Children's Fun
• Kids Alive International
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Students at the Harlem Children's Zone are no strangers to challenges, growing up in some of New York's toughest neighborhoods. But they've been fortunate recipients of help from their community. Now, they want to give back to peers facing extreme difficulties of their own a continent away in the Congo Video
How you can help:
• Harlem Children's Zone
• U.S. Fund's Inspired Gifts program
• The International Rescue Committee
• Outreach International
• SOS Children's Villages
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Books are so rare in many African countries that children celebrate receiving them as if it were Christmas morning, says Brad Mattson, a manager for Books for Africa, a nonprofit group that ships donated books to African countries. Full story
How you can help:
• Books for Africa
• PEN Trust
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The number of uprooted people across the world dropped slightly last year, but new displacement this year in conflict zones like Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka so far "has already more than offset the decline," the U.N. refugee agency said. Full story | Angelina Jolie's mission | Commentary | Video  | Donate via text
How you can help:
• UNHCR: The U.N. Refugee Agency
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Refugees International
• International Rescue Committee
• American Refugee Committee
• Oxfam America
• Mapendo International
• European Commission Humanitarian Aid
• More ways to help
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As Pakistan's military offensive against the Taliban along its western border with Afghanistan continues, a flood of civilians from the region are fleeing the area into other parts of Pakistan. Full story
How you can help:
• Save the Children (U.S.) | Save the Children (U.K.)
• World Vision
• MercyCorps
• Khpal Kor Foundation
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A poverty-stricken school in India is benefiting from a campaign asking people to donate one hour's salary to students in need. Video
How you can help:
• Asha for Education
• Help the Helpless
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Half a million women die in childbirth worldwide every year -- most in poor, developing countries. A new U.N. Population Fund program is helping to change that trend.
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How you can help:
• U.N. Population Fund
• UNICEF
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Explore ways you can help families of the fallen and also veterans returning home.
iReport: Memories of the fallen
How you can help:
• Iraq and Afghanistan veterans of America
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• AMVETS
• Veterans for America
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
• ReMIND
• Fisher House
• When Duty Calls
• Welcome Back Veterans
• More ways to help
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Take action on the news you consume! These resources include some of the highest-rated charities by CharityNavigator.org (an independent and non-profit organization that evaluates and rates thousands of charity groups based on effectiveness and financial stability) and are vetted by CNN journalists for credibility. CNN does not endorse any organization and information is provided as an inspiration for you to explore the best ways for you to impact your world.
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LARRY KING LIVE
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 Larry King Live places the spotlight on those that are making a difference.
This week: A closer look at Michael Jackson's humanitarian triumph, "We are the World" and how the proceeds from this single continue to fund the ongoing work of USA for Africa.
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CNN NEWSROOM
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 From breaking news to developments around the world, the CNN Newsroom Team shares Impact stories and opportunities where you can make a difference.
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CNN NEWSROOM
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 Fredricka Whitfield talks with Stan Brock, the founder of Remote Area Medical, an organization that has been offering services to an area of great need: Rural America.
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CNN NEWSROOM
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 This week: Tony Harris and the CNN Newsroom Team take a closer look at the worsening refugee crisis in Pakistan, and how you can make a difference by pledging a donation in a text message from your mobile phone.
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