Posted in compassion, justice, tagged congo, tonya sargent on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
“If I can’t yet mourn a million people who left this world in a single day, I’ll start with one, and move from there,” says “Leah” in Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Poisonwood Bible. “And this is why I went to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year,” writes Tonya Sargent.
Posted in compassion, tagged iwpr, kazakstan on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Uzbek couples, obsessed with lavish weddings, find themselves in debt trying to earn the respect of their community. “Families spend their entire annual budget on weddings and run up debts that take years to repay,” writes Zinaida Savina.
Posted in compassion, justice, tagged drugs, north korea, trafficking on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Human traffickers in China who hope to sell women fleeing North Korea have been known to push addictive drugs on their victims to make them submissive, defectors and experts say.
Posted in compassion, relationships, tagged ellie hagey on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Once a week, Maria Shriver’s mom, Eunice Kennedy Shriver served her children a meal consisting of only a bowl of rice. Ellie Hagey, a mother and grandmother, takes a look at what it takes to raise children who want to make a difference in the world.
Posted in compassion, justice, tagged michelle miller, prayer, trafficking on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Michelle Miller, an activist and executive director of REED, shares her list of action steps for anyone wanting to do something about sex trafficking today.
Posted in compassion, justice, purpose, tagged idelette, prayer, women on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There’s a Chinese proverb that says, “When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” Idelette McVicker encourages us to wake up and take on the mountains of our world. There’s something you can do.
Posted in compassion, justice, tagged charles ntiricya, congo, iwpr, lisa clifford, rape on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
An epidemic of brutal sexual violence plagues the region where women are being raped with impunity. “It’s a strategy of war,” says Justine Masika who works for a Goma-based NGO that helps victims of sexual violence in North Kivu.
Posted in compassion, justice, tagged iraq, iwpr, orphans on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Politicians in Iraq are calling for better care and support for the growing number of orphans. Most orphans are taken in by family members, but due to Iraq’s weak economy and high inflation many of those families barely make ends’ meet themselves.
Posted in compassion, tagged dtes, sue todd, vancouver on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is it like to live in one of Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods? What is it like to experience homelessness, hunger and poverty? What is it like to be a woman caught in the cycle of prostitution and addiction? Invest one week of your life to live in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and experience the challenging circumstances these women face daily.
Posted in compassion, justice, tagged shirley rayburn, trafficking on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Shirley Love Rayburn introduces us to Human Trafficking, the horror of modern-day slavery. “The key statistic that compelled me to action was that 80 percent of people trafficked are women; 50 percent are children. Those numbers woke me up and I was hungry to learn more.”
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