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donate for valentines

This valentines day give a gift that lasts more than a week, and means a lot more.

This year on valentines day why not do something different and spend some money on a meaningful cause - one of the many charities doing great work worldwide. The money can go to all sorts of good use and make a long term difference - long after the standard valentines day flowers and chocolates are gone and forgotten.

It's not to say you can't do something romantic with your partner - but that can be completely free! Plus both you and your partner can feel good in knowing that you have helped the good cause of your choice.

Remember your donations may be tax deductible, which makes your money go even further.

Selected charitable organisations are listed below. For a larger list of charities click here.

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		Medecins Sans Frontieres	"Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries. "

		MSABI	A water, sanitation and hygiene project aimed at educating and empowering Tanzanian communities. The locally employed MSABI team, in collaboration with the community, have the capacity to install their own new safe water points and environmentally safe compost pit latrines. Using local materials, local skills and adapted low cost technologies we are able to install this infrastructure at 1/15th of the cost compared to other NGOs working in the region.

		WorldVision	"World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty."

		Unicef	"UNICEF is the United Nation's Children's Fund, the world’s leading advocate for children. UNICEF is non-political and works in 156 countries on behalf of children and women to make a lasting difference to their lives."

		Red Cross	"The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement) is the largest humanitarian network in the world with a presence in almost every country. The Movement has almost 97 million members and volunteers."

		RSPCA	"The RSPCA as a charity will, by all lawful means, prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate suffering of animals."

		Sydney Childrens Hospital Foundation	"The Foundation is the principal fundraising body for the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and is dedicated to working with the community to improve the quality of life for this and future generations of seriously ill children."

		African Wildlife Foundation	"Our Mission: The African Wildlife Foundation, together with the people of Africa, works to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is the leading international conservation organization focused solely on Africa. We believe that protecting Africa’s wildlife and wild landscapes is the key to the future prosperity of Africa and its people – and for over forty-five years we have made it our work to help ensure that Africa’s wild resources endure."

		Sister to Sister	Sister to Sister has a life-saving mission to increase awareness among women that heart disease is our number-one killer, to offer women free cardiac screenings for early detection and treatment, and to educate women that healthy lifestyle changes can reduce heart disease risk dramatically.

		Leukaemia Foundation	"Established in Queensland in 1975, the Leukaemia Foundation is the only national organisation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. The disorders include myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferate disorders (PRV, ET, MF), waldenstroms, amyloidosis and aplastic anaemia." "Our Mission is to Care. Our Vision is to Cure."

		Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Research Foundation	"People often ask us what RBWH Research actually does, to which we reply - we help give life to men, women and babies... RBWH Research funds a range of leading research projects that ultimately benefit up to 1 million patient treatments at the 1,000 bed hospital each year."

		Surf Life Saving Queensland	"From our earliest days, the Association's motto has not changed - "Vigilance and Service". Our Association's objectives and aims are rather extensive, but deal primarily with Surf Safety and the public need, i.e. to watch over and care for the people who use the ocean beaches. To this end the records speak for themselves - a total of almost 500,000 lives have been saved. "

		Sydney Cancer Centre Foundation	"The Sydney Cancer Centre Foundation is the fundraising arm of the Sydney Cancer Centre. By raising funds for patient care, research, education, capital works programs and projects, the Foundation supports one of Australia’s most prestigious cancer treatment facilities."

		Wildlife Warriors	"Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd was established in 2002, initially by Steve and Terri Irwin, as a way to include and involve other caring people to support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife – from the individual animal to an entire species."