Celebrate the Season of Giving with these Amazing Apps | Samsung UK

Winner of the 2017 Google Play Best Social Impact award, ShareTheMeal is an initiative of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that uses crowdfunding to fight global hunger. And with approximately 821 million undernourished people in the world today, ShareTheMeal is making a huge impact one small donation at time. With ShareTheMeal, users can make small donations to specific World Food Project initiatives and track its progress. Since 2015, Berlin-based ShareTheMeal has shared over 28 million meals with vulnerable children in Syria, Lebanon, Haiti, Uganda, Northeast Nigeria and Bangladesh. It costs less than £0.50 to feed one child in need, so spare yourself that weekend avocado on toast and join actor Mark Ruffalo, comedian Sarah Silverman and musician Grimes in the fight against world hunger.

Winner of the 2018 Google Play Best Accessibility Experience award, Be My Eyes is giving the gift of sight to the blind and vision-impaired. It’s a free app that connects those with vision to those that need it through a live video call. A blind or vision-impaired person may need help as they go about their daily lives. Everything from checking an expiry date, to distinguishing colours, reading instructions, or navigating new surroundings can prove just a little trickier, and that’s where Be My Eyes offers support. People with full sight can register as volunteers and be called upon when a blind of low-sighted user needs a hand (or pair of eyes) with something. A live video call connects the two and allows the sighted volunteer to see the problem and offer guidance. It’s available in over 150 countries and 180 languages, and has already amassed an army of 1.7 million volunteers offering their vision to 100 thousand blind and vision-impaired. So go on, get off social media and lend your eyes to a much worthier cause.