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What Does United Nations Day Have To Do With You?
How does the United Nations create sustainable development? Check out their goals to get a better idea. Monday was United Nations Day! This day celebrates the creation of the United Nations. Wait wait! Stick with me! I promise this will get interesting soon. The United Nations is an international body, created in the wake of WWII, in an attempt to avoid WWIII. It allows for international discussions and decisions to be made in peaceful ways. It acts as a global think tank for information on humanitarian issues, and seeks to provide humanitarian aid around the world. It’s extremely important, and United Nations
Orphans and Widows Deserve a Place to Call Home
Since caring for orphans and widows means so much to you, I want to let you know about a special day. October 3rd has been designated by the United Nations as World Habitat Day. It seems that everything in today’s world has it’s own “day of recognition” so, what makes this one so important? Is it to take a second and think about the environment in which we are living, and how our carbon footprint will affect wildlife in their natural habitat? Important, but no. Is it to reflect on the state of our own towns, our cities, and our Orphans and Widows
3 Incredible Refugee Stories You Might Have Missed
One of my favorite parts of the Olympics was the team of refugee who competed together. Before Yusra Mardini even competed in the Olympics, she had already saved her 20 shipmates from drowning when their boat capsized while escaping from Syria to Germany. She swam for three hours to ensure that they all made it safely to land. Mardini was already a hero long before she competed in the Olympics, and she remains a hero still. All eyes were on Mardini and others like her during the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants on Monday. The plight of refugees continues Child Stories
How to Protect Highly Vulnerable Children
One of the best ways to protect highly vulnerable children is by keeping families together. It’s common knowledge that children need families. Even though we know this, sometimes families break apart, and a lot of the time it’s not their fault. Marriage and raising children are both difficult to do alone – you need people to walk through life with you! And thanks to Kinship Projects who connect struggling families with a strong accountability network, more children get to stay in their families. The Kinship Projects in Cambodia are doing this in two ways: Providing parenting classes for local families Community
You’re Helping Women Change Their Lives – Learn How!
One of our favorite growing outreach ministries is our Women of Worth Bakery Outreach! This special program gives local women baking lessons and access to the supplies they need on a weekly basis. It's also creating a beautiful community of women who come together every week not just to bake, but also to support each other. And for some of these women, this is the first time in their lives that they’ve had a group of women who care about them like a sister. But I don’t want to just tell you about it... I want to show you. So Community
