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With over 1500 deaths, 2008 is the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the fall of the Taliban. In the middle of this chaos, a young American named Erica Gaston is working to bring recognition to the “collateral damage” of our War on Terror. Meeting with displaced families in a refugee camp in Western Kabul, she learns about an airstrike that killed 15 villagers, an attack where no one ever bothered — at the very least — to apologize.With over 1500 deaths, 2008 is the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since the fall... more
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This week Game Trailers delves into Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and MGS2: Substance.This week Game Trailers delves into Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and MGS2:... more
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A short film about a program for street kids in Phnom Penh, Cambodia called Mith Samlanh.
Mith Samlanh is Khmer for Friends.
Anyone who has traveled to Phnom Penh has seen the staggering number of street children in Phnom Penh. Someone once told me that handing money to a child on the street is equivalent to telling them that you agree to their lot in life. That's why I love what Mith Samlanh does for street children and their families
Mith Samlanh’s mission is to get children off the streets. The parents of street children are given an income generating project, Mith Samlanh agrees to buy the product and sell it in there shop with the agreement that the children stay in school, instead of being sent to beg on the street. The shop where the products are sold in Phnom Penh is called Friends n’ Stuff. The charming products are made from local, recycled and easily sources low-cost materials such as recycled newspapers and magazines. So much better than buying a souvenir that is probably made in China
I love Mith Samlanh’s mission, so I am including it below.
Mith Samlanh’s mission is:
1. Meeting the street children's immediate essential needs in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child:
- the right to life: providing nutritional meals, shelter, a safe environment and medical care;
- the right to development: providing education and reintegrating them into public school and by developing their curiosity;
- the right to protection: fighting all forms of abuse against children including physical, sexual, family, and emotional abuse;
- the right to participation: making children aware of their responsibilities and promoting action within the center and in the community;
2. Reintegrating the children into their families, into society, into the public school system, into their culture;
3. and building the capacity of the staff so that
the Cambodian nationals are able to run the
program independent of foreign intervention in
the near future.
How great is that!!
A short film about a program for street kids in Phnom Penh, Cambodia called Mith... more
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Dorothy's Upstart organization supporting the use of bicycle riding as a standard method of transport in Los Angeles.Dorothy's Upstart organization supporting the use of bicycle riding as a standard... more
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Half the world?s hungry people live on small farms. Farming is often their only option, even though many struggle to produce enough food to live on.
Our work on the ground shows that a small amount of help can dramatically transform the lives of the poorest farmers. Given the right support, they have the potential to grow their way out of poverty and hunger, but no one is listening to them. Will you?
Half the world?s hungry people live on small farms. Farming is often their only... more
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Half the world?s hungry people live on small farms. Farming is often their only option, even though many struggle to produce enough food to live on.
Concern Worldwide's work on the ground shows that a small amount of help can dramatically transform the lives of the poorest farmers. Given the right support, they have the potential to grow their way out of poverty and hunger, but no one is listening to them. Will you?
Half the world?s hungry people live on small farms. Farming is often their only... more
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