Tomorrow many will sit with their family's for Christmas and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, however this is the holiday season for all and it is with that note that one must remember the true spirit of the holidays regardless of your religious beliefs. Take this time to look around at all who are […]
Today begings the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, and as you Celebrate the Festival of Lights, please remember to give thanks for the children in your life, and prayer for those who are alone this holiday season. Nes Gadol Haya Sham ("A great miracle happened there"), and let us again see great miracles for children […]
UNICEF's winning photo for 2008 comes from 21-year-old Belgian photographer Alice Smeets, the youngest person ever to win the competition. The picture comes from a slum in Port au Prince, Haiti called the “Cité Soleil,” or “City of the Sun.” Second place went to Israeli photographer Oded Baililty for his depiction of a child in the Chinese […]
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the […]
Afghan women fear a retreat to dark days Human rights observers have warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai against rushing into a political agreement with elements of the Taliban, lest the nation risk rolling back the hard-fought and potentially tenuous rights restored to women after the fall of the Taliban. At the country's largest-ever women's conference, […]
As stated in the post, The Freedom of Education, education is the key to freedom however poverty and access are often a huge barrier. However an additional barrier to accessing education that plagues many children around the globe is disability. With strains already placed on many educational systems and access to education in many areas is already […]
Vaccination number reporting faulty Dozens of countries have been over-reporting the levels of children receiving vaccinations in order to receive cash rewards for the processes, according to a study from the University of Washington. About $145 million has been erroneously paid through an immunization support program that pays $20 for every child vaccinated, the report […]
"He who teaches children learns more than they do" – German Proverb They always say that teaching is the most rewarding profession, and that being a parent is the hardest job you will ever have. It is true that when teaching or raising a child that you learn more from them than they do from […]
It was on this day, December 10, 1948, that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which is available in more than 360 languages), for which it called all UN Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and […]
How can you help underprivileged children? Here are 25 ways for you to help make a child's life better this year. Why not pick a few off the list, or pick one that you can make a yearlong project and get a head start on your New Years Resolution! Donate new blankets to children in homeless […]
Eid al-Adha “Festival of Sacrifice” is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims (including the Druze) worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God. However, God provided a ram in place once Ibrahim demonstrated his willingness to follow God's commands. At Eid al-Adha, Muslims make […]
SOMALIA: “Highest levels of malnutrition in the world”. "Somalia has the highest levels of malnutrition in the world", with up to 300,000 children acutely malnourished annually, Hilde Frarfjord Johnson, UNICEF's deputy executive director, said. Anaemic mothers and inadequate nutrition were the main causes of high malnutrition levels in the war-torn country, she said, with most […]
Yesterday I brought you a quote from Epictetus, and it had me thinking of his Philosophical teachings. As a philosopher, Epictetus believed all external events are are out of one's control, and decided by fate, but that we are responsible for our own actions. He believed that suffering came from trying to control the uncontrollable, […]
“Only the educated are free.” -Epictetus (a Greek Stoic philosopher, most likely born a slave). An empty classroom is surely a sad sight, and the sight of a child denied an education not only brings tears to one's eyes, but enslaves nations. Children are denied an education due to poverty, war, disability…and those who do […]