Non-Profits and Developing Countries

So I promised to provide links to more non-profits after my post on She's the First - there is a pretty great list that is mentioned in Half the Sky, a book that focuses on women in the developing world. The list, which includes non-profits that mostly focus on aiding girls and women in developing countries, are selected by the book's authors based largely on their efficiency:
http://www.halftheskymovement.org/pages/volunteer

Check it out in your free time - some of these movements are great opportunities for anyone who is interested in starting to volunteer early, or even just to pay attention to. In addition, since I am using their list, I'm also going to recommend Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn's book Half the Sky. Simply amazing introduction to some women's lives in developing countries/disadvantaged situations. I would personally recommend as a must-read to any of my college-aged friends, but it certainly never hurts to start early!

via google images

via google images

Since we are on the subject topic, another book that concerns some children/women/people in the developing world is Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers. This chronicle and Half the Sky make for two of my all-time personal favorite books. Katherine Boo chronicles life in a Mumbai slum in a style that is easy to read. While Half the Sky is extremely informative, Behind the Beautiful Forevers can literally lead you into a world which you may have been unfamiliar to. Don't miss out on these experiences! Try them out and let me know in the comment section how you like these books. Hope you enjoy :)

~Joy