Cool Australia was founded by Jason Kimberly out of his own pocket. It is a free online one-stop shop for everything environmental. An avid explorer and photographer he had an eco-epiphany whilst on an Antarctica expedition and has done everything in his power since to save it from melting. The website is easy to follow with information on all of the issues, solutions, inspiring stories and upcoming events. CoolSchools is the pride of the website which is to become part of the school curriculum for years 1-10

Traditional Healthcare is an Australian based not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of sustainable healthcare facilities for underprivileged communities. Their approach is in tune with all the UN Millennium Goals, branching out from their primary aim; cost effective holistic traditional medicines and therapies. Their facilities also incorporate sustainable architecture, renewable energy and principle of permaculture, whilst encouraging community involvement and providing educational facilities.

OrphFund is most impressive. Founded by Steve Argent in response to his dissatisfaction of larger charities, many of whom he had worked for. He felt that too much was spent on admin and the money was often ill-directed. Orphund is driven by passionate volunteers so that 100% of the money goes directly to those in need. OrphFund tackles the needs of orphans and homeless children around he world, providing housing, education and empowering communities by creating greater self-sufficiency

CHARITIES WHO BENEFIT

When choosing the charities who would benefit from our work we thought that it would be best to focus on the three areas that were of most importance: Health, Poverty, and the Environment!

It was a difficult task to choose as there are so many fantastic charities, however we had to take a few key features into account, such as:

1. - Would our contribution make a huge difference? i.e. low profile
   

2. - Were they ready to expand?
   

3. - Did they have a strong vision?
   

4. - And most of all, would their work impact the world?
   

We have to admit, it was not an easy task, however on our journeys we happened to come across some amazing people who had great visions. and as a result were able to lock in three most worthy charities: Cool Australia for the Environment, EarInfoNet for Health, and OrphFund for poverty