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.
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Kerry Hasenbalg speaks up on behalf of those who cannot speak up for themselves. “Millions of orphans are waiting for hope,” she writes. “This moment waits for us to act.”
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During her first visit to EL Salvador, Charity Pilkey volunteered in a government-run orphanage for four months. It changed her life. Seven years later, she is on a mission to open an orphanage where children can receive proper care and don’t have to die.
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