[if you're viewing this via email, click the post title to watch the video] If you were a girl in Malawi you would not attend school on the days that you menstruated — simply because you do not have access to menstrual supplies. As a result of missing so many days a year, you would
A wonderful writer and friend of mine, KellyDiels of the Cleavage site, has kicked off The Help Haiti Blog Challenge. Kelly’s strategy was partly inspired by a tweet of mine this week: “I’ll donate my full Fire Starter Session fee ($300) to Haiti causes to 1st person who books in and pays today…Please RT” and
“Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.” I’ve been a Women for Women International sponsor for over a year, and it’s a sheer privilege. When you receive a
{VIDEO CLIP: If you’re viewing this by email, CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE to watch the video!} This is a positively clever use of propaganda from www.helpchildsoldiers.com. The message: we’re supporting the problem if we’re doing nothing to stop it. Brill. And this interview with former child soldier and author of Long Way Gone: Memoir
I love Kiva. My $50 bucks is currently helping two groups of women, one in Uganda and one in Cambodia to build their businesses. When the money is re-paid, I’ll re-loan it to new entrepreneurs. From Kiva’s site, this says it all: Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating
