Nowadays there are so many ways to raise money for worthy causes and yet somehow everyone we know chooses to do the same standard sponsorship efforts of running several thousand miles in exchange for a few of our hard earned shekels.

Thankfully, the guys at Pants to Poverty have a different approach to money raising; they like to make funky underwear for lucky men and women. You, a lucky man or woman, buy the stylish underwear and parade about in them (preferably somewhere private). Money from the sale goes to help farmers and factories in developing countries across the world.

This is a welcome change as our normal thoughts of charity pants are the hand-me-down y-fronts from our older brothers - the height of wrongness.

"Thanks mum... they're regal"

The pants themselves are made from fairtrade, organic cotton to ensure your slim jims (or otherwise) are comfy and not in danger of absorbing pesticides (who knew that was an issue? It's only something else to worry about). They've also mixed in a little lycra to ensure the pants stretch and fit snugly.

The designs themselves are reassuringly simple across the collection (which change from time to time, refreshed with new and varied designs) with either solid colours or stripes. To avoid undie-envy, both boys and girls adhere to the same flavours so couples can match even on base layers.

Even though we're busy people, we normally wake up every morning wanting to make the world a better place and what better way than to do it in a fresh pair of poverty busting pants?

So, buying designer underwear has never been so worthwhile and saving the world has never been easier. By wearing these pants you can help make poverty history and help the environment. These are, therefore, essential humanitarian underwear that Superman would happily display on the outside of his spandex. Normally we're just happy to get pants with an easy access point for the quick trips to the toilet but now we only want stylish underwear that makes the world a better place.

Get yours now: http://www.pantstopoverty.com/