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Take action! When disaster strikes or horrible events unfold, these are opportunities to effect change. Bad things happen in the world every day. But good can result and one person can impact the world.
Youssif's journey
Youssif, a 5-year-old who was badly burned in Iraq by masked men, has traveled more than 7,500 miles with his family to get help. CNN has followed -- and will continue to follow his journey. Watch his amazing story in a moving special airing on Monday, December 24, at 10 p.m. ET, and again on Tuesday, December 25, at 4 p.m. ET. The special airs on CNN International on December 25 at 1500 GMT and again Saturday, January 5, at 2000 GMT. full coverage

Here are some of the ways you can help:

The funding needed for Youssif has been a success. If you would like to help other children in need, here are just some possible ways:

Global Medical Relief Fund
UNICEF |  UNHCR |  Children's Burn Foundation
Doctors Without Borders |  The Iraqi Red Crescent
Mercy Corps |  Oxfam International
More ways to help: CHILDREN


  
Helping veterans
Military veterans face a number of obstacles on their return home, from finding a job, continuing their education to sometimes dealing with life-changing injuries. Here are just a few ways to help veterans and military families. full story

Here are some ways you can help:

Fisher House | Freedom Calls
American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund
Operation Education 
When Duty Calls
Bangladesh flooding
Thousands of people died and countless others were left homeless after a cyclone rampaged along Bangladesh's coast. full story

Here are some ways you can help:

International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Save the Children | CaritasCARE
Catholic Relief Services | UNICEF
World Food Programme | UNDP
Inside Iraq
The Iraqi Red Crescent has the monumental task of treating and feeding more than 1.6 million children under the age of 12 who have become homeless in their own country. That's roughly 70 percent of the estimated 2.3 million Iraqis who are homeless inside Iraq. full story

Here are some ways you can help:

Iraqi Red Crescent
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Rescuing Youssif
CNN follows Youssif's journey from burn victim in Iraq to patient in United States. Monday, 10 p.m.; Tuesday, 4 p.m. ET
 
 
   
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