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CHANGE THE WORLD IN JUST YOUR PYJAMAS!

Under 30 minutes

All the action, all the fun - in under 30 minutes. It doesn’t get any easier than this to participate in a few mini moments of goodness!

Slavery Map - Ending Slavery

  • Time taken:
    10 - 30 minutes to report a case of slavery
  • Impact:
    Creates awareness about modern day slavery in a bid to end the practice
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Donate Your Knowledge / Expertise, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   Slavery Map - Ending Slavery

RSPCA - Preventing Animal Cruelty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session, participating in computer work like database admin
  • Impact:
    Helps to prevent animal cruelty in the UK
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom, Virtual Volunteering

Find out more about   RSPCA - Preventing Animal Cruelty

DigitalKoot - Preserving Finnish Culture

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to correct mistakes in Finnish Library archives
  • Impact:
    Helps the National Library of Finland make Finnish culture accessible to everyone
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Finland, Play Games & Contribute to Research Projects, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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IHF - Poverty Education

  • Time taken:
    Multiple ssessions of 30 minutes each, but you can choose how much time you wish to donate
  • Impact:
    Helps to reduce poverty and benefits marginalized communities by educating the poor and educating the educated about the poor
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Africa, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Indonesia, Kenya, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Thailand, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   IHF - Poverty Education

Handmade Especially For You - Crafty Scarves

  • Time taken:
    Several sessions of 30 minutes each
  • Impact:
    Makes comfort scarves for abused women
  • Cost:
    Nothing, as free yarn is supplied
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous Craftwork, North America, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

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Children With Hair Loss - Hair Donations

  • Time taken:
    It's over in a snip, although packaging your hair up may take a bit longer
  • Impact:
    Provides real human hair for children suffering from medically related hairloss
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a U.S. based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Donate Your Hair, Human Welfare, North America, Offline, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

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Junction49 - Online Idea Community for Youngsters

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to help realise a youth's 'do good' project
  • Impact:
    Potential to do good on so many different causes
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, Europe, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom, Virtual Volunteering

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KoodoNation - Microvolunteering Portal

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes, sometimes a bit more
  • Impact:
    Helps nonprofits and charities gain free help with design, marketing, tech and more
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Microvolunteering Networks, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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eCommunities - Blogging About Epilepsy

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session or 2 hours per month
  • Impact:
    Helps to fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   eCommunities - Blogging About Epilepsy

The Macmillan Online Community - Cancer Support

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to respond to questions on cancer related issues
  • Impact:
    Potential to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by cancer
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Contribute to a Support Group, Country, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   The Macmillan Online Community - Cancer Support

Troopp - Mini Moments of Microvolunteering

  • Time taken:
    As little as 1 minute to 30 minutes to participate in Indian focussed micro-actions
  • Impact:
    Helps nonprofits and NGOs alike to complete small tasks that they would otherwise pay for
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Asia, By Time, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, India, Microvolunteering Networks, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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Cerberus - Mapping Mars

  • Time taken:
    Up to 30 minutes playing a game
  • Impact:
    Potential to unlock the secrets of the planet Mars, while having fun! Contributes to scientific research.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Play Games & Contribute to Research Projects, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 30 minutes

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World Water Monitoring Day

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes on several occasions (if you want to) to monitor water quality in a water body anywhere in the world
  • Impact:
    Publicly shares information on water bodies for researchers to tap into
  • Cost:
    Test kit, although you could make your own up if you have the correct materials
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Citizen Science Projects, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   World Water Monitoring Day

Citizendium - Collaborative Writing

  • Time taken:
    Multiple sessions of 30 minutes to create an article
  • Impact:
    Provides free access to human knowledge on so many different topics
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Donate Your Knowledge / Expertise, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   Citizendium - Collaborative Writing

Algerian Action - Relieving Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to either collate items to donate or to hand craft toys or clothes
  • Impact:
    Relieves the stress of poverty to Algerians that live below the bread line
  • Cost:
    Crafting materials and postage
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and pjs

Categories: Actions, Africa, Algeria, By Category, By Time, Clothing for Babies and Children, Clothing for Needy Adults, Country, Crafts, Do Good, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Surplus Toys / Stationery / Toiletries, Under 30 minutes

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