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Orphans and Vulnerable Children
“I ask you to think about orphan children not as a burden but as a great opportunity. Their education and wellbeing is an investment in our future.” – Angelina Jolie, Honorary Chairperson of GAC Many of the world’s children become … Continue reading
Mosquito Bed Net Distribution Centers for Orphanages and Children
Nothing by Nets AfroNets We C Hearts for Africa Passion Center for Children/AIDs Orphan Project Hope Span Empower Orphans Orphan Relief and Rescue Food for Life Vrindavan Malaria No More Mosquito Net Donation Project His Nets
Celebs are key to solving orphan crisis
It seems unfair, but it usually takes a major celebrity like Madonna or Angelina Jolie to get more fortunate people to notice bad situations in other countries. If it weren’t for them getting press coverage, how many of us would … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, Ann McFerran, Bono, celebrities, David Backham, famine, HIV/AIDS, hunger, immunization, Madonna, orphans, Sierra Leone
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Malnutrition: A Deadly Epidemic For Orphans
A lot can happen in a minute. Your average high school sprinter, for instance, can pretty easily cover a quarter mile in a minute. The world’s hot dog eating champ barely needs that long to down five franks. You can … Continue reading
There Are Far Worse Things Than A Recession
Nobody has to be sold on the idea that recession is bad. We all know about recession, with its scarcer jobs, tougher times making ends meet, and generally bleak outlook. Many of us, particularly those who’ve been around a while, … Continue reading
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Tagged forced labor, HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, mining, mortality rates, Orphan Coalition, Orphan Coalition advocate sponsor, Orphan Coalition Ambassador program, orphans, pornography, poverty, prostitution, recession, Rice Bowls, SOS Children’s Villages, toxic chemicals, UNICEF, World Health Organization
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Animal Suffering Is Tragic, But Don’t Forget Orphans
Just about everybody’s heard about People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organization known for some pretty outlandish publicity stunts. Their attention-getting efforts have paid off, though, by greatly raising awareness of a very worthy cause: … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Asia, Caribbean, child soldiers, child trafficking, disease, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, Latin America, neglect, Orphan Coalition advocate sponsor, Orphan Coalition Ambassador program, orphans, PETA, poverty, salve labor, starvation, Sub-Saharan Africa, torture, UNICEF, war, World Health Organization
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Two Million Children Are Living Life As Sex Slaves
It should never happen, but it does every day: orphaned children are sexually exploited by adults for profit. And it’s all part of an illegal worldwide human trafficking industry that really amounts to nothing more than modern-day slavery. Every year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocate Sponsor, child trafficking, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, illegal sex trade, Mexico, modern-day slavery, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Orphan Coalition, pimp stick, sex slaves, sex tourism trade, Thailand, U.S. Department of Justice, UNICEF, World Vision
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21st Century Slave Traders Target Orphans
Think slavery’s a thing of the past? Not by a long shot. Right this very moment, there are 12 to 27 million slaves in the world — more than there were during all three centuries of the transatlantic slave trade … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocate Sponsor, AIDS epidemic, Asia, Caribbean, child soldiers, human trafficking, Latin America, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Orphan Coalition, orphans, sex slaves, slavery, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Department of Justice, UNICEF, World Vision
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Zambian Orphans, Widows Are ‘Property Grabbing’ Victims
Here’s a shocking statistic from the Justice for Widows and Orphans Project (JWOP): 78% of Zambia’s orphans and widows suffer the injustice of having their property forcefully taken from them by “property grabbers.” And it’s not even illegal. To help … Continue reading
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Scarf Operation Helps Feed AIDS Orphans
Twenty-five year-old Sean Coetzee has found a way to combine commerce and charity to feed South African children who have lost their parents to AIDS. It’s called Project Isuga, a scarf-making business that donates sale proceeds to cover meal costs … Continue reading
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