COURAGE IS A MOTHER WHO QUIETLY LOSES HER LIFE GIVING BIRTH IN EXTREME POVERTY. We all admire courage. Bravery is considered one of the finest qualities an individual can possess. That is why we honor those who demonstrate courage with medals and awards. We put them on a pedestal and look up to them. We emulate them… [Read more…]
October 12, 2010
WOMEN IN EXTREME POVERTY OFTEN HAVE TO BURY THEIR CHILDREN BEFORE THE AGE OF FIVE. These children die needlessly from hunger, treatable illnesses and a variety of preventable diseases, but even if they manage to survive past the age of five they still run the risk of premature death. Young boys are often forced to… [Read more…]
May 13, 2010
FOR THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WAR IS A LIVING HELL. To kill another person over a disagreement is a crime. To kill thousands of people over a disagreement is a war, and it is perfectly legal. But what kind of person becomes a leader at the expense of his own people’s lives? If… [Read more…]
April 29, 2010
NOTHING CAUSES EXTREME POVERTY FASTER THAN WAR. The ghastly effects of war lingers for years. Suffering occurs at every level of society, but it is even more pronounced among the poor. Armed conflict causes the displacement of innocent civilians, it cuts off food supplies, it separates families, and it causes loss of livelihood. People lose their… [Read more…]
April 1, 2010
THE WORLD OF EXTREME POVERTY IS LITTERED WITH LANDMINES. Kambale cried as he walked alone. There were no other people in sight, and he was afraid. He was only six years old, and he had been searching for his mother for hours. They were refugees in a war torn area of their country, and they had become separated… [Read more…]
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