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Fistula Foundation works exclusively on treating obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury resulting from prolonged labor in which the baby is often lost, and the woman is rendered incontinent. Fistula is largely eradicated in wealthy countries, but continues to ruin lives in the poorest parts of the world where access to maternal care is limited.

Founders Pledge is an organization that gets founders and companies to pledge a certain percentage of their personal proceeds to charity when they sell their business. So far they have raised 91 million dollars. This episode was edited by Will Fenning.

Rupert and Loren share from their personal journeys and talk about different barriers that stop people from giving to charities. It's not that people aren't generous, its about addressing those reservations with research driven answers. ** 2018: The price of eyesight restoring surgery with The Fred Hollows Foundation is $50USD

In 2017 we curated 8 charities that have a proven track record of empowering women in some of the poorest areas of the world. In today's podcast, we would like to provide an overview of these 8 charities that work in issues related to women's health and economic success.

In this episode, Rupert and Loren discuss about the pros and cons of giving cash directly to people living in extreme poverty, as an alternative to traditional charitable models.

Manchester United footballer Juan Mata made headlines by pledging to donate 1% of his income to charity, to much praise. But is giving 1% really that good, or is it something that most of us should be doing anyway? As praiseworthy as Mata’s decision to pledge 1% may be, we’d do well to view it in a broader context.