World

Awaken Worldwide

Jessicajorr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:14:57 -0500

•Current FACTS•

An updated Oxfam report also notes the following facts

(some numbers may be out of date and have gotten worse, but the sheer
scale of these numbers alone are shocking):

! More than two million people are internally displaced; of these, over 50
per cent are in eastern DRC. More than one million of the displaced have
received absolutely no outside assistance.

! It is estimated that up to 2.5 million people in DRC have died since the
outbreak of the war, many from preventable diseases.

Books and Bears from People who Care

thebean — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:11:32 -0500

We are a brother and sister who have been able to go many places and see many things. Sometimes when we see, or hear about other kids who don't have what we enjoy, we want to help. We love to play with stuffed animals, they make us feel good, and we love to read. When kids in America finish with bears and books, they just give them away and sometimes they are wasted. We are collecting all these books and bears (or other animals) and sending them to other kids who don't have an animal to hold or a book to read. The safe and hopeful feeling that these things brings is so impo

Youth Action

pitcher559 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:09:28 -0600

The mission of the Youth Action is to encourage youth to participate in missionary work and promote a culture of public service by providing sponsorships for those that may be financially unable to pay for their passage. As our cooperative grows, the organization’s mission will also provide direct support to projects related to domestic and international mission trips.

Speaking on Unspoken Words: Teaching Our Peers About the Dynamics of the World

SGPlacide1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:56:03 -0600

Today’s youth are seldom concerned about world events. They live their lives engrossed in technology, but do not make it their mission to learn about any international, let alone, domestic occurrences; because of this, it is hard for them to affect change.

This project is being executed to aid our fellow comrades. The purpose is to have them step out of their daily lives and expose them to the facts that don’t make the world such a wonderful place. Giving them the real facts will result in their cognitive dissonance; what they were told will conflict with what we tell them.

Student LIGHT

aaladow — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:03:38 -0600

This group was started because of my friend, Stacie. She wanted to help others on a community and global scale. We just started it. We already have three projects in the working!

World Volunteer Project

wvolunteer — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:38:41 -0500

The World Volunteer Project is something that I have been trying to develop and raise funds for, ever since I have returned to my first volunteering trip to Ghana. Any funds that I raise for this project will help me return to the orphanage that I worked at in my time spent on the west side of Africa, everything else that I can raise above the amount needed to return for 6-12 months will be spent on the children and adults who need it.

AKF USA Partnership Walk 2007

smangalji — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:12:12 -0500

For the past five years, I have been actively involved in spreading awareness about the annual, AKF USA-sponsored Partnership Walk.

School: World Day

Samuelmo — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:19:56 -0600

This is a day (anytime of the year) where everyone from all background, racist and religion together to have fun, eat together and celebrate with live cultural entertainment.The way me and my school organized it is by getting a whole lot of local sponsors and handing out notes of notice to students about Wold Day, and also asking for their homemade cultural food to be brought in.We also had performances from local cultural community centers and media broadcast.On this day it was a day of non-discrimination, non-racism and fun !!!

400,000 Faces

SATreichler — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:14:51 -0600

A memorial with the pictures of 400,000 volunteers who decided to stand up for those murdered in Dafur. This event will take all across the nation. To find a laydown near you check this website: http://www.communitywalk.com/map/23938 For more information you can email .

Facts about Education Around the World

samanthab — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:03:25 -0500

American Schools aren’t the only ones in need of reform! Check out some facts about the state of education around the world.

FACT 1

There are over 860 million illiterate people in the world, of whom:

61% come from Bangladesh, China, India and Pakistan
66% are women

FACT 2