Welcome to OK International!OK International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health through innovative strategies to reduce exposures to industrial pollutants. The organization seeks to address inequities in environmental standards between developed and developing countries by working in partnership with industry, government and non governmental organizations (NGOs). Millions of people around the world are exposed to hazardous materials including lead, mercury, silica and asbestos. Pollution from industrial operations contaminates the environment, causing millions of deaths and rampant disease throughout the world. But the burden of environmental disease is not evenly shared. Exposures to hazardous materials is growing in developing countries in contrast to the trend in the U.S. and Western Europe. Our goal is to bridge the gap between environmental standards in the developed and the developing world. However, bringing attention to these problems is not enough. OK International also brings the technical resources to measure exposures, find solutions, and cleanup the environment in order to protect public health. The following is a list of our program areas:
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Donate Now: Or: Click either of the above to make a tax deductible donation to OK International to support our efforts to improve public health and the environment in developing countries. Photo Above: Dakar, Senegal suburb of Thiaroye sur Mer, where 18 children died from lead poisoning over a three-month period in 2008. Many residents of this area were recycling used car batteries at the time of this episode. |
