Fundraising As You Reel It
The expanded Reels feature has been available since April 19th in 30 plus countries. This is set to enable participants to take part in fundraising digitally. Users could already access fundraising for Instagram and Facebook via their feed, Insta stories as well as Live earlier. However, users will now be able to access the fundraising feature through Reels, the short video platform of Instagram. The latter has tied up with more than million charity organizations and users can pick anyone to send a contribution. All funds contributed will reach the non profit directly. Besides the US, this feature will be made available across-
The UKSwitzerlandFinlandHungaryIrelandGermanyFranceLithuaniaLatviaItalyPortugalSpainSouth AfricaLuxembourgNorwayMaltaRomaniaNetherlandsPolandSlovenia
Meta Takes Climate Change Seriosly
Meta is also busy with an educative project that it has updated as Climate Science Center so as to make users grow aware about climate changes. It also intends to debunk myths around climate change and is collaborating with top names in the domain. This include organizations such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. On the page, you find write ups on climate and environmental change along with quizzes, and news updates. Starting April, the page has begun highlighting steps for individuals to initiate climate change and do their bit. New wildlife conservation interactive experiences too have made way into Meta’s virtual reality setup Meta Quest. Four million contributors have already done their bit, according to reports from Meta. The raised amount stands at Over $150 million till date. Users seems to have contributed popularly to-
The Ocean CleanupWorld Wildlife FundSheldrick Wildlife Trust
A Small Step, Yet A Big Leap
While such efforts are only miniscule in building real action towards climate change, they do make a difference by generating awareness around the sorry state our planet is currently in. Only when the general population takes a stand against such issues will global leaders wake up to take real note. This Earth Day, use Reels for some real earthly good.
