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16 Apps for Social Change That Make It Simple to Impact the World

7 March 2025


1. Share the Meal

ShareTheMeal is a crowdfunding smartphone application to fight global hunger through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). It enables users to make small donations to specific WFP projects and to track its progress. In 2020, ShareTheMeal was selected as one of the "Best Apps" globally by Apple and Google. As of November 2023, ShareTheMeal has over 200 million meals shared from 1.4 million app users.

www.sharethemeal.org

2. Charity Miles

Charity Miles is a free app that enables you to earn money for charity whenever you walk, run or bike. Anytime. Anywhere. Since our founding in 2012, Charity Miles has helped earn nearly $3 million for amazing charities, thanks to the support of our corporate sponsors.

www.charitymiles.org

3. JustGiving

JustGiving is the world's most trusted platform for online giving. We help people raise money for the charities and people they care about the most. Back in 2000, JustGiving.com began with one simple goal – to enable charities to receive donations online from anywhere in the world.

www.justgiving.com

4. Happy Cow

For over 20 years, HappyCow has been the number #1 guide for finding delicious vegan and vegetarian dining options wherever you travel. With over 220,000 listings in 185 countries, we make it easy to explore the world of plant-based and gluten-free cuisine.

www.happycow.net

5. HowGood

HowGood is an American sustainable food rating company based in Brooklyn, New York. It comprises the world's largest database on sustainable food. It develops markets and operates a program in grocery stores designed to provide a sustainability score for food products using up to 60 industry-specific indicators.

www.howgood.com

6. Givelifly

Use the Givelify mobile giving app to conveniently give donations, tithes and offerings to any charity, non-profit organization, or church in the US. Enjoy easy access to accurate donation records for tax time. Your church, non-profit, or favorite charity will need to be registered to receive your donations. Simply search, donate and let Givelify handle the rest. Donate during fundraising events, worship services, while vacationing, at work, conventions or anywhere else. Donations can be completed in as few as three taps on your mobile phone and access to donation records is as easy as two taps. iTunes Google Play

www.givelify.com

7. Olio

Olio is a sharing app for local communities, making it easy to give away the things you don't need to someone else who would value them. When we first started out, we fought food waste. Today, we fight any thing going to waste. From food to furniture and clothing to books, Olio is the feel-good way to declutter.

www.olioapp.com

8. Yuka

Yuka analyzes food items, providing a detailed data sheet for each product to explain how it was evaluated. Yuka analyzes personal hygiene and cosmetic products. You get a detailed data sheet for each product to help you understand its score.

www.yuka.io

9. Flashfood

The app marketplace connects shoppers with fresh produce, meat and other groceries at up to 50% off. By partnering with retailers across North America, Flashfood offers shoppers nutritious staples at affordable prices, and reduces the amount of food going to landfills.

www.flashfood.com

10. Depop

Depop was founded as a social shopping app where readers of fashion and culture magazine PIG could buy items from the creatives featured. Today we're an app and web-based peer-to-peer marketplace where millions of buyers and sellers come to explore their style.

www.depop.com

11. DogCat

The DogCat app is a one-stop solution for managing animal health plus happiness of beloved dogs & cats. Created out of love for animals, this comprehensive pet care tracker meets every need of dogs or cats, ensuring they receive optimal care.

www.dogcat.app

12. Vinted

Vinted is a marketplace app which lets users buy and sell secondhand clothing. While most listings feature secondhand clothing, users might find other items. For example, some sellers now list non-clothing products such as electronics or pet care items.

www.vinted.com

13. Too Good To Go

With the Too Good To Go app you can easily see which cafes, restaurants, bakeries and/or stores in your local area have perfectly good food left over for you to save and enjoy at half of the price or less.

www.toogoodtogo.com

14. BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is a digital platform that connects drivers and passengers traveling in the same direction. By optimizing the usage of vehicles on the road, the platform contributed to saving an estimated 2 million tons of CO2 and enabled 104 million trusted human connections in 2023.

www.blablacar.com

15. Nosh

With the nosh app you can now track your food inventory, medicines and expiry date or use by or best before date while you get recipe suggestions on your food inventory, do shopping planning, and reduce food waste in the household.

nosh.tech

16. Karma

Karma is an app that connects restaurants, cafes and grocery stores with users eager to purchase unsold food at a lower price. For users, the app is an easy way to eat well, save money, and protect the planet.

www.staging.karma.life

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