You can write an email to your MP or other political representative about any issue that interests you.

If you are interested in charities then a good website is www.g-nation.co.uk. It contains lists of NGO's with interests in many different areas.

This a basic list of other campaigns you might want to get involved in. Obviously this is just a taster there are loads more, if you want to get stuck in...

Link to Hope HIV web site

HIV/AIDS

A UK based charity helping African AIDS orphans, needs people to volunteer and raise awareness.

www.hopehiv.org
Link to Make Poverty History web site

Poverty

Buy a white wristband or find out how to email Tony Blair.

www.makepovertyhistory.org
Link to Send my Friend web site

Education

Send a message to the G8 leaders encouraging Universal Primary Education

www.sendmyfriend.org
Link to People and Planet Fair Trade web site

Food Insecurity

Make your school a fair trade school

www.peopleandplanet.org/tradejustice/fairtrade/
Link to UNICEF End Child Exploitation web site

Child Labour

Take part in a UK UNICEF campaign

www.endchildexploitation.org.uk
Link to Jubilee Debt Campaign web site

Debt

Send post card to the G8 Leaders insisting on debt relief

www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
Link to Amnesty International Youth and Student web site

War and Conflict

Start an Amnesty International student group

www.amnesty.org.uk/education/youthandstudent/
Link to Learning Africa Teachers Support web site

Learning Africa

A site that offers support for teachers who wish to explore Africa in the classroom.

www.learningafrica.org.uk/
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