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Be the Change for Children

SOS Children's Villages“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi

Open the door for children, by working to see the change in the world that will enable them to have a future of hope and prosperity. Giving children hope along with the tools for the future will not only open the door to the future, but ensure that the door of prosperity will never again be locked. Therefore as we approach this holiday season be the change for children in your community and around the world, and see that the door to their future is not a locked one.

How can you be the change? You can be the change in a number of ways, whether it s by volunteering with at risk children in your own community, donate to a charity working with vulnerable and impoverished children overseas, or even by working with your own children to give them the tools to create change. Change lasts a lifetime and you have the tools to see that it happens in your lifetime.

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict