To day we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., King’s fight for human rights and his legacy was left for all children regardless of race, religion or color. The fight he led for civil rights in the United States was, and still is, an inspiration for all who have, or are, oppressed around […]
SOMALIA: Displaced families in dire need Thousands of families displaced in recent fighting in central Somalia are in dire need of food and water, according to the Elman Human Rights Organization (EHRO), based in Mogadishu. According to Kiki Gbeho, head of OCHA-Somalia, despite the problems of access, “the humanitarian community is making all efforts to […]
“Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave.” -Unknown One needs not to question that there is immense power behind education, however the longevity of education outweighs that of any aid one can provide a child. For education can never […]
Senegal is no stranger to the slave trade, as cities such as Saint-Louis prospered due to the sale of human lives. Gorée Island, which lies just less than 2 miles off the coast of Senegal, was one of West Africa's largest slave trading outposts during the Atlantic Slave Trade. The sale of men, women and […]
New Design Could Revolutionize World Slums Paper houses could transform sprawling slums, according to developers who hope the creation of a cheap, sturdy and sustainable housing structure made from paper will change the way the world's poorest city dwellers live. The dwellings, made from resin-treated paper, will first be used in Zimbabwe and Nigeria. PAKISTAN: […]
Are you a future global leader, do you want to share your ideas for change with the world, sick of people thinking you don't know what's going on in the world or your too young to make a difference? Well show the world what innovative ideas you have by putting your ideas, thoughts and youthful […]
“Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, poet, writer, humorist and professor at Harvard, 1809-1894 They say 'the truth will set you free’, yet so often as we grow in to adulthood we forget the simple and all encompassing power of […]
We’ve all heard of snow days, but snow school? For the children of Leipzig Germany's Wood Kindergarten, everyday is a snow day. The Wood Kindergarten is all outdoors and regardless of the temperature, even if below zero, school carries on. In a day and age where too many children have to be forced outdoors to […]
The issue of child marriage is in no way a new issue, it is one that has plagued children, especially young girls across geographical divides, while child marriage is more prevalent in some cultures, the true cause for the high levels of child marriage is more often economic than socially based. At the root of […]
U.N. Tackles Rising Threat of Urban Hunger in AfricaTypically tapped to distribute food and deal with crises in rural areas, the UN World Food Programme has been forced to adjust to Africa's large, dense urban centers, where high food prices have introduced the scourge of hunger. The WFP is considering new tactics in order to […]
With the dawning of a new year, we've moved passed our parties and our family functions and are now sitting and thinking what will I do this year to make a change in my life and make a difference for others. As you sit-down and thin of your New Year's resolutions, remember life is not […]
March 12, 2008 Nothing left to lose: A landless peasant in Brazil resists state police forcibly moving her and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a piece of private property in the Brazilian Amazon. Their bows and arrows were no match for tear gas and trained dogs. March 18, 2008 Playing amid […]
On each and every one of these 365 days, I will look at everyone and everything as if for the first time, especially at the smallest things. – Paulo Coelho, Chronicle – As If For The First Time
As you spend your last hours of 2008, one hopes you look fondly on the year and ring in the New Year with both hope and great expectations for yourself and our global community, especially our children. Wishing you and a wonderful night and please check back in the New Year when the Foreign Policy […]
UN urges better built schools after 2008 collapses The United Nations called on Tuesday for action around the world to build safer schools after natural disasters killed thousands of children from China to Haiti in 2008 because of poor construction. “Safe schools don't just save children's lives, they can also serve as temporary shelters for […]