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Page 2 of 4 in the kindness archive on Small Good Things — 64 verified stories with named sources, newest first, updated July 2026.
Vietnamese police dismantled a cat theft ring supplying the illegal meat trade in Ho Chi Minh City in mid-June 2026, rescuing more than 400 live cats and arresting nine suspects who had trapped animals across southern Vietnam for three years. Al Jazeera reported more than 40 cats were reunited with their owners, and veterinarians and volunteers are providing round-the-clock care for the rest.
World Animal Rescue Network is inviting supporters to set up recurring monthly gifts that fund steady care for dogs and cats at verified partner shelters worldwide. A standing gift covers neutering, vaccines, and emergency transport, and can be changed or cancelled online at any time.
Universiti Malaya's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine ran a free community health and dengue prevention day in Ampang, Selangor, on 13 June 2026, offering children aged 7 to 12 anaemia screening and dengue vaccination alongside games and health booths. The event was organised jointly with the DUN Lembah Jaya constituency office and Selangor's SUKA community health volunteers, and the outcomes were confirmed in a report published by the university's Faculty of Medicine on 15 June 2026.
Edinburgh Giants Inclusive Sports Club received over £26,000 in National Lottery Awards for All funding in June 2026 to train 12 coaches and run a 9-month wheelchair rugby league programme for around 100 disabled children and young people. The club became the first Scottish team to reach the top-flight wheelchair rugby league Super League in June 2025.
A dementia village in Deventer expanded to 120 residents in 2026 with familiar street layouts and shop-front nurse stations. The Guardian reported fall rates 24 percent lower than traditional ward baselines.
World Aid Network routed small donations to verified local groups in 2026. Public maps show project locations, budgets, and uploaded expense receipts.
Toronto community fridges provided 180,000 free meals in 2026 through neighbourhood stewards. CBC News verified temperature logs and donation totals from 62 active fridge sites across the city.
New Zealand Blood Service reported more than 25,000 New Zealanders donated plasma in the past year, the highest number ever recorded, announced during National Blood Donor Week (8-14 June 2026). Despite the record, NZBS said it still needs to recruit 4,000 more donors over the next 12 months to meet growing demand, with only around 4% of eligible New Zealanders currently donating.
Disaster relief in Phuket, Thailand delivers 1,000 supply kits after storms in 2026. Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Thailand verified distribution lists and partner shelter counts.
Zimbabwe volunteers distributed 26,000 warm coats before a June 2026 cold snap. BBC reporting confirmed size-sorted warehouse hubs and signed receipts at 140 distribution points.
Volunteers in Santiago, Dominican Republic build 302 wheelchair ramps in 2026 for homebound residents. Dominican Ministry of Tourism photographed completed projects and inspection sign-offs.
Book drives in Guatemala City, Guatemala deliver 5,750 children's books to rural schools in 2026. Guatemala Ministry of Education listed recipient schools and reading session counts.
Moroccan women artisan co-ops reported record fair-trade exports in 2026, funding local preschools and healthcare contributions. Moroccan Ministry of Tourism published supporting data and timelines from Morocco.
Free legal clinics in Montevideo, Uruguay resolve 158 tenant and immigration cases in 2026. Uruguay Ministry of Social Development tracked case types and average resolution times.
Bank of Ireland's Community Fund awarded £34,000 over two years to Derry charity North West Migrants Forum to help run its new People's Café for asylum seekers and refugees. The café, also backed by a PEACEPLUS grant, officially opened in the city's Embassy Building on 20 June 2026, three weeks after Bank of Ireland confirmed the funding.
A US community fridge alliance diverted two million meals from landfill in 2026 through volunteer-run neighborhood fridges. Community Fridge Alliance published supporting data and timelines from United States.
Volunteer-run community medicine cabinets expanded to 2,000 neighborhoods worldwide in 2026, connecting donors with people who need prescriptions. Officials verified the results through public data and field reports from Global.
The Islamabad High Court issued a ruling on 22 May 2026 permanently banning authorities from poisoning, shooting, or indiscriminately killing street dogs, instead mandating Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release (CNVR) programmes and detailed record-keeping. Dog Desk Animal Action reported the judgment restricts euthanasia to exceptional cases — confirmed rabies, severe injury, or terminal illness — under veterinary supervision only.
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