Coins for Change

 

The Coins for Change campaign in December 2007 empowered the children who play Club Penguin to help effect real change in the world.

 

More than 2.5 million children donated in excess of 2 billion virtual coins they earned playing games on Club Penguin to support the environment, children's health or children in developing countries. Through their virtual donations, the kids helped New Horizon Foundation, an organization started by the founders of Club Penguin, determine how much of a $1 million cash donation went to three charities chosen to represent those areas.

 

Other Projects:

* Funded by New Horizon Foundation

 

 

More than 110 million children around the world are denied the basic right of a primary education. In an effort to help ensure access to education and a better future for children and families, New Horizon Foundation sponsors Adopt a Village projects.

 

Through Adopt a Village, New Horizon Foundation is helping build and equip schools, implement sustainable, clean water projects, provide health care and develop alternative income programs in countries such as Kenya, Ecuador and China.

 

 

Of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty around the world, 70% are women.

 

New Horizon Foundation is helping break the cycle of poverty by funding micro-financing loans for women throughout Ethiopia. These small loans help women start a business, lift their families out of poverty and send their children to school.

To learn more about these initatives