Be the Change | Randy Paynter, Care2

Message from Care2 Founder, Randy Paynter--

 Randy Paynter | Care2 Founder

Welcome!

 

I started Care2, back in 1998, to help make the world a better place.

The idea is simple: Make it easy for everyone to live a healthy, green lifestyle and impact the causes they care about most. The seeds for Care2 were planted many years ago. I was 13 years old, traveling up the Amazon with my father in a thatch-covered boat. My father, an ornithologist, studied the birds, while I marveled at the rich wildlife, lush vegetation and fascinating people we encountered deep in the jungle.

What struck me most was the contrast between the remote tribes living in harmony with the rainforest, and the poverty and deforestation in the most "modernized" towns we visited. I realized the world was terribly out of balance. From that truth, an overwhelming desire to make a difference was born. I believed the power to make a positive change in the world was within each of us. But how could we harness that power?

The answer came in 1998. The Internet.
Finally, the power to mobilize the world was at hand...

[Continue reading Randy's story here]...

 

Support and find out more-- Care2 "Women's Right's" Causes

Support and find out more-- Care2 "Global Development" Causes 

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Wikipedia says...

Care2 is a social network website that was founded by Randy Paynter in 1998 to help connect activists from around the world.  Care2's stated mission is to help people make the world a better place by connecting them with the individuals, organizations and responsible businesses making an impact.


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One of my favorite films of this year was "Eat - Pray - Love"

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