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A child’s education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born. – Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) American author and poet.

It is undoubtedly true that a child’s education begins well before that child is even born, for it is what we leave a child that they will learn from.  The lessons of the past are that in which become the lessons for which children learn to conduct the future.  While the prevention of all that is unjust in the world is unlikely to dissipate and find complete resolution, however the lessons left for the future do not have to remain bleak  Those lessons in which we can leave our children, are that of a world found on unity and peace, a world which works to build a sustainable and thriving future for the next generation.  Therefore let us see not that the children of tomorrow have nothing to learn but the lessons of war, poverty and hate.

 

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