{Blog Action Day} Famine Is the New F Word: 5 Ways to Help!Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers from all over the world… are raising awareness about food. When I think of food, I normally think of my favorites: cheese, oysters, salad, and soup, especially given the time of year. But this season, I am not thinking as much about food
I am haunted by an image I saw in western Kenya. A little girl lying on a hospital bed, tummy distended like those I had previously only seen in National Geographic, gasping for air with her shallow breaths. I can’t stop thinking about whether she is still alive or not.…
Environment: Simple Acts to Help Reduce Air Pollution…
We all want health for ourselves and our children. We also need jobs so that we can take care of our families’ needs and a few of our wants. Indirectly, we need businesses to succeed so that we can have those jobs. We have a government, in America, that is
Did you know that worldwide 200 people die every hour from TB—nearly 2 million lives annually with Kenya leading the charge? It is the leading cause of death for people with HIV and one of the leading causes of death for women and children worldwide. Yesterday, I felt extreme overwhelm…
Kenya: Take a Virtual Trip With ONE.org and Help Change Lives…I love this quote by Helen Keller: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. ”
Sometimes, helping people halfway across the
Child Labor: Hanes and Others Fight for ChildhoodWhat is childhood? The most simple definition is a time of youth. TheFreeDictionary …defines it as “the early stage of existence or development of something.” Childhood, at its best, is actually a privilege, one which most mothers work fastidiously to preserve, guide, and encourage in their children. The luxury of
The Girl Effect: Helping to Change the Lives of Adolescent Girls Part 2“The Girl Effect is the unique potential of 250 million adolescent girls in the developing world to end poverty for themselves and the world.”… (Source: Julie Addicott, the Nike Foundation).
This excerpt comes from an interview with Julie Addicott, the Communications Specialist from the Nike Foundation. I had the privilege
The Girl Effect: Helping to Change the Lives of Adolescent Girls…“If there is a time to act in the fight against poverty, it’s when a girl stands at the crossroads of adolescence – yet today less than half a cent of every dollar spent on international assistance programs is invested directly in girls,” said Maria Eitel, president of the Nike
Spread the Word: National Women and Girls HIV/AID Awareness DayDid you know that today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, otherwise known as “Rocking the Red Pump” day? Created by the Office of Women’s Health…, March 10th of every year is a day to come together as women to encourage dialogue and educate women and girls
Heart of Haiti: A Win-Win For AllIf you had the opportunity to buy someone a unique Christmas gift and help a Haitian earthquake victim at the same time, would you do it? Many of us struggle to find unique, quality, memorable Christmas gifts. We also struggle to find bite-size, manageable ways to help others. The department…
Find a geocache with your kids.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
