A Way to Help

ORPHAN CARE INTERNATIONAL

Thousands of children dig through the trash each day looking for something of value to sell for food.
Your gift can change their legacy.
Child Sponsorship
Program/Project Sponsorship
orphanCare International serves thousands of children each year . . . children living in orphanages, children living on the street, and children living in foster care.
By reaching out to children living on the street and providing them with food and a safe place to rest their head at night, we can begin to offer additional resources through education and medical care to give these children a second chance for a better future.
Loving and well-trained staff care for the children residing in orphanCare International's sister orphanages. Each child is an individual with specific needs. Through the staff's support and love, those specific needs are met.
We care for the future of each child of God. When they are without a permanent home, orphanCare International is there to provide the skills necessary for a brighter future. We pray that one day our services will no longer be needed. However, until that day comes, our mission is vital for our global children's future.
There are many ways you can join orphanCare International to help these children. Through a sponsorship commitment, you can make a difference for a child.

Orphans

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India

Sadly Real: real numbers

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A Way To Help

Periodically, I'll try to feature an avenue for people who wish to try to do something. I figure that if I do that, I'll at least generate some traffic for these places. After all, so many people look at these tragedies and wish they could do something. The catch is that no matter how moved you are, you'll forget what you saw in about 3 minutes, as soon as you start thinking about your own bills and the presents you may still have to buy. So I urge you, take what you feel and act on it.

Please help.

AFRICARE

You have the power to help. Your gift to Africare can save a life. It's really that simple.
Right now, help is urgently needed to fund Africare's work in some 25 countries Africa-wide. Our programs are run by and for the people at the grassroots level in Africa ― and that work is made possible by donations from caring people like you.
At the bottom of this page is contact info for any questions you may have. In addition, we've provided links to helpful info available online.

African Refugee Populations

For some perspective:BBC

Africa

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Godlovespeople.com

This is new direction for me. Comically Partisan has a growing following; I've started a new job in downtown Philadelphia, and I'm just about to celebrate my first Christmas in a new apartment.

With all of this stuff going on, and so many things working out for me, I still can't shake the images that I've seen from all over the world. Maybe it's the holidays rolling around, or maybe I'm just more "in tune" with my feelings lately; I'm not sure what brought this on. I feel as though I have to give back, but I have so little to give. Relatively speaking. I mean, in some parts of the world, the daily wage is a dollar or less.

So I've decided to put my Communication degree to some use, and I'm going to try to help in any way I can.

This blog will showcase the suffering going on throughout the world, every minute of every day. I'll let the images I find do the talking for me, although I may occasionally comment or post a relevant article that illustrates my point. And I'll also try to include contact information for NGOs or other organizations that deal with the people and children that will fill these pages.

This blog is probably not going to be a hit. I know it's a grim view. But it's reality, no matter how far away it seems to be. I only hope it brings some attention to the problems faced by the helpless.