Releasing Aurora The Turtle
YouthAnimalsEcologyEnvironment...After spending time in care at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital it is time for Aurora to head back to the wild.
Hope for Youth Project - Smrt Scholarship Program
AdultsCharityEducationEquality...In 2012 Smrt and the Canadian College of English Language initiated a scholarship program for 50 students who have lost parents, homes, and livelihoods as a result of the tsunami in Japan. The scholarship was for free tuition (courtesy of CCEL) and free accommodation for up to 3 months.
Smrt taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free
AdultsEducationCharityLanguage...Smrt English is being taught in Bali, Indonesia to local children for free. With 15 laptops we can give 100 Indonesian children an education. If you have any old laptops that you would like to donate to Green School in Bali please let us know. If they are broken we will repair them. Thank you for your support. Contact the Canadian College of English Language for details
Beat Plastic Pollution
YouthGlobal WarmingScienceWorld...It's time to write a new story and #beatplasticpollution!
Teaching Housing and New Desks for Nalube Primary School
AdultsEducationJusticeSociety...The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.
You can help by donating $5 or more to this campaign.
Smrt English Ltd will match all donations. Click on the link for more details.
Ocean Defense Kid | Connor Berryhill // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsNatureOcean...Connor Berryhill was only 5 years old when an underwater encounter with an endangered monk seal set him on a path to take care of the world's most vulnerable creatures. Now 11, he's taken his small-scale activism big and started his own nonprofit, MicroActivist. Their mission: to connect youth with projects to protect the ocean -- and save our planet's oceans and seas.
Dog Retirement Home | Silver Muzzle Cottage // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsPetsCharity...In Elk Rapids, Kim Skarritt runs the Silver Muzzle Cottage, Michigan's only dog hospice. Many of the dogs there were lifelong pets who've since been abandoned. So far, she's taken in 93 rescue dogs, some even near death. Despite their circumstances, her team works overtime to make up the love and care these dogs deserve. And once a week, the canines visit human seniors in their own retirement home -- sharing yet more unconditional love with another community that needs more of it.
The Clowns Helping Refugee Children To Laugh Through Play | Amazing Humans
AdultsCreativityHumorSociety...Ash and his team of clowns, musicians and dancers are 'play specialists' who work with children in refugee camps across Europe. The aim is to allow the kids "to feel good, feel daft, and feel playful".
The Medical Student Trying To End Loneliness In The Elderly | Amazing Humans
AdultsHealthWellnessCharityThis inspirational medical student Fraser takes elderly people on rickshaw rides to overcome loneliness. Mary is 89 and lives in a home, she and friend Chris are taken on rickshaw rides by Fraser to get them out and about in Aberdeen.
Pay-It-Forward Pizza | Rosa's Fresh Pizza // 60 Second Docs
AdultsFoodPersonal FinanceSociety...At Rosa's Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pies aren't just for paying customers. In a pay-it-forward pizza initiative that began three years ago, people who lunch at the neighborhood pizzeria can donate a dollar and provide a slice for homeless people who otherwise can't afford it, using a system of Post-It notes to keep track of slices that can be redeemed. So far, says owner Mason Wartman, the community has given away more than 150,000 free slices -- plus an immeasurable amount of dignity -- to the homeless.
Food Truck for the Homeless | Share a Meal // 60 Second Docs
AdultsFoodSocietyCharityAfter a life-changing epiphany in 2009, Ravi Singh, along with his wife Jacquelin, started Share a Meal, a non-profit program that delivers fresh meals to the homeless on Los Angeles' Skid Row. For five days a week, the Sikh man and his team of volunteers make and deliver hundreds of vegan burritos out of their food truck as a way to serve and share with the community. Out here, it's more than just a free meal - it's a way to show others that they have not been forgotten.
Dogs Trust TV Ad
AdultsPetsRelationshipsCharityThe campaign is trying to raise awareness of hundreds of dogs at Dogs Trust's 20 rehoming centres around the country by showing just how important a new owner is to a Dogs Trust dog waiting for their special someone.
Batkid Begins
AdultsFilmHealthSociety...It's November 15, 2013.Twenty-five thousand people descend on San Francisco. Online, two billion others join in. This massive crowd erupts with a collective display of public emotion rarely seen. With a Beatlemania-like intensity, people take to the streets and screens. They are all united to fulfill the wish of 5-year-old Miles Scott, who is recovering from Leukemia. It is his dream to become Batkid and save Gotham City. Batkid Begins chronicles the making of the overnight international phenomenon that is Batkid.
The Pizza Shop That Pays It Forward
AdultsEqualityFoodCharity...Mason Wartman left Wall Street to start Rosa's Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia. But this is no ordinary pizzeria. At Rosa's, customers can do something very unique: pay forward slices of $1 pizza for those in need with Post-It Notes that hang from the walls.