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Hey Changemakers,

One of the most exciting developments in social change is the explosive growth in innovative approaches to long-standing problems. We at Change.org hear from a lot of the social entrepreneurs behind these innovative organizations, but there is one in particular that we're big supporters of which launched this week: HopePhones.org.

Every day, more than 450,000 mobile phones find their way into desk drawers or trash cans around the US. But while these discarded phones may mean little to their owners, they can be put to work on the front lines of global health.

Hope Phones is a nationwide mobile phone collection campaign that makes use of old cell phones in the US to provide phones for clinics and healthcare workers in the developing world.

The provision and coordination of health-related services via mobile communications is blossoming in the developing world in response to a global shortage of healthcare workers, and the simple act of donating an old phone can make you part of this movement.

To get involved, just go to www.HopePhones.org, print a free shipping label, and send your old phone.

We hope you'll check it out. And while you're waiting for your shipping label to print, here's a roundup of some of the top posts across Change.org this week for you to sample:

http://blog.change.org.

Have a great holiday weekend,

- The Change.org Team