World Humanitarian Day, recognized each year on August 19th, honors humanitarian aid workers for their bravery and sacrifice when providing relief to those in need. Humanitarian relief workers are often exposed to dangerous environments and harsh conditions when providing relief in an effort to ensure the wellness of our world's most vulnerable and reducing suffering, putting their own safety at risk to do so. The following organizations provide humanitarian relief in a multitude of ways to communities around the globe experiencing a crisis. Your donation to this Fund will help these organizations, and the humanitarians who represent them, continue their mission of providing relief to communities impacted by war, poverty, disaster, hunger, illness, and violence in an effort to create a safe and compassionate world for all.

Help provide access to quality doctors and natural medicine practitioners, and basic medication and supplementation, to those who most need it and can't afford it. Build quality medical infrastructure. Everyone has the right to good health, medicine, vitamins and healthcare. Two of my favorite nonprofits are in this fund: --Partners in Health, which provides a preferential option for the poor, and focuses on building infrastructure, and on providing free healthcare and medicine, in locations such as Haiti --Natural Doctors International, which provides free natural medicine and naturopathic healthcare in places such as Nicaragua

Created by the DigitalOcean community, this fund provides resources to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and relieve those affected.

The W.H.O. has declared COVID-19 a pandemic and public health emergency of international concern. Bright Funds Foundation has established the 2020 Coronavirus Healthcare Fund to support medical care systems and healthcare workers. Through a single donation to the Fund, you can support multiple organizations' initiatives to provide short-term and long-term response and recovery. Given the ever-changing nature of this pandemic and widespread impact, the composition of the nonprofits in this Fund may evolve.

Brian and I are thrilled to announce we will be welcoming a baby girl this spring! This Fund is created on her behalf in honor of all those brave mothers and their babies who entered the world in less than ideal circumstances.