Finding a way to Help

Everyone needs a little help. Some need a lot more than others. Wanderingjen.com wants to do its part to help, and that includes sharing the proceeds from my sponsors, postcard sales, and donations earned through this site with an amazing charity called Mercy Corps

How can you help me help them?

The easiest way to help is just to visit the site often, and send your friends here as well! That’s it! So start spreading the word!

Missing Jen? Wish I was there with you and not sunning myself on a beach in Thailand or clambering my way across the landscapes of Yunnan Province? Have no fear! Another way to help is by ordering some love from across the ocean. No, I don’t mean a mail-order bride. I mean a postcard from me! I love sending postcards, but the expense of sending them just doesn’t work out really well when your budget is $15 a day. Instead I’ve decided to send out cards in exchange for donations of $5 or more to wanderingjen.com. Help fund my website and world harmony all in one go! All you have to do is click on the “donate?button below to send a donation with a credit card through paypal (it takes about 2 minutes to create a paypal account if you don’t have one). Hate credit cards? Send a paper donation to the address below. Don’t forget to include your name and address!

Still not enough for you? Then join me in my crusade to give back to the world! Visit the MercyCorps website to find out more about them and about how you can help. Get ideas for your own fundraisers, find out about volunteering, or just donate to a cause. With over 35 countries and 14.4 million people affected by their efforts, I am sure you can find one that speaks out to you.

A little more about Mercy Corps (from their website):

This organization exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Mercy Corps provides emergency relief services, sustainable economic development, and civil society initiatives that promote citizen participation, accountability, conflict management and the rule of law. Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. They have learned that communities recovering from war or social upheaval must be the agents of their own transformation for change to endure. It's only when communities set their own agendas, raise their own resources and implement programs themselves, that their first successes result in the renewed hope, confidence and skills to continue development.

Mercy Corps know how to stretch a dollar. Every dollar they receive helps them secure $20.89 in donated food and other critical supplies, and 90% of all donated money actually goes towards aid programs, not administrative costs. Find out more about them by clicking on the banner above!