Posted on May 23, 2008 by Amber
News24 is doing a drive to help the thousand upon thousands of people left homeless by the current xenophobic attacks, supplies are desperately needed. If you want to lend a helping hand, below is a list of what they are needing, if you know of anyone that is helping and needs [...]
Filed under: RSA in Need, Ways to Help | Tagged: attacks, charity, civil unrest, displacement, help, homeless, hope, humanity, in need, kindness, non profit, NPO, refugees, resources, south africa, supplies, world, xenophobia | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Amber
Debris of collapsed buildings is seen after the earthquake in Beichuan county in southwest China’s Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Rescue workers sifted through tangled debris of toppled schools and homes Tuesday for thousands of victims buried or missing after China’s worst earthquake in three decades, where the death toll soared to more than [...]
Filed under: China/Burma Disaster, General, Ways to Help | Tagged: charity, China Earthquake Relief, doing good, GreaterGood.org, help, hope, Humanitarianism, life, News, Politics, The Wild Pomegranate, Walking Our Talk, world | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 7, 2008 by Amber
When I first heard the news I found myself once again speechless, the shock and the horror that these people are going through, not only from the cyclone but the aftermath and distruction that’s wreaking havoc. Day by day the death toll rises and aid is slow to get in, slow to get to [...]
Filed under: Ways to Help | Tagged: burma, charity, cyclone, disaster, help, horror, myanmar, terror, world | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2008 by Amber
Shortly before my 35th birthday there was severe flooding in the neighbouring province. There was a particularly sad case in which a house was severely damaged, a man killed, and a widow left with 2 small children. As is typical when such news is heard, I felt bad and wanted to help. Since I had [...]
Filed under: Acts of Kindness, Ways to Help | Tagged: AIDS, benefits, charity, concerts, education, environment, good, handicapped, help, helping, HIV, homeless, hope, hunger, life, living, music, needs, orphans, poor, school, sick, tibet, travel, tsunami, Ways to Help, world issues | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 30, 2008 by Robert
Domestic violence and abuse is a world-wide epidemic, crippling lives physically and psychologically. When children are involved, as they often are, it becomes a crime against an entire generation. It’s a serious problem that requires serious action.
Leaving an abusive situation is difficult, and it is made harder when children are involved. Where can an abused [...]
Filed under: One Soul, One World, Shelters from Abuse, Worldwide - Abuse | Tagged: Abuse, charity, children, Domestic Violence, Families, Fear, Mentoring, Shelters, Violence, Women, Women's Shelters | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 29, 2008 by Amber
When SanityFound and I first kicked around this idea for a blog, we decided that we would like to make a difference. Something real and substantial, a contribution not only of ideas and positive thoughts for each other, but of tangible things to be given to others in need.
One of the things we’d like [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by Amber
Every day babies are being abandoned in municipal toilets, parks, refuse bins or shortly after birth they are left behind in hospitals mainly due to AIDS, poverty and unemployment.
Ebenezer Village situated just outside Cape Town, South Africa, in the small town of Atlantis just 40km up the west coast was started in 2006 with no [...]
Filed under: RSA in Need | Tagged: abandoned, abused, atlantis, cape town, charity, children, community, ebenezer village, foundation, heartache, help, heros, hope, kids, life, orphanage, safe house, shelter, soup kitchen, south africa | Leave a Comment »
