Every single day, we are caught up fighting our own battles, and often underestimate those which face others. Be it someone’s battle to fight their urge to spend extra so they could save some more for their family or trying harder to get better grades in college, to earn a decent
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Help refugees thrive, not just survive [VIDEO]
Ted Talk by Melissa Fleming 50 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their home — a level not seen since WWII. Right now, more than 3 million Syrian refugees are seeking shelter in neighboring countries. In Lebanon, half of these refugees are children; only 20% are in
Help World Hunger with These 7 Organizations
Hunger remains to be one of the worst problems in the world. In fact, statistics revealed that more than 815 million people experience hunger, with most of them coming from third world countries. Poverty and hunger go hand in hand. Poverty causes hunger because of lack of resources. Hunger causes poverty
SLAVERY: Together we can end it
The Litter Project
By Bernie Rakocevic Most of us were horrified as we watched the devastating environmental impact of the estimated 41 million litres of oil spilled from the tanker Exxon Valdez in Alaska’s pristine Prince William Sound. The spill covered 2100km of coastline. The ensuing financial, environmental and ecological impact is well documented. Over
Reducing Food Waste Could Reduce World Hunger Up to 4 Times Over
One potent yet often overlooked solution to ending world hunger is reducing food waste and loss. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that approximately 1.3 billion tons of food, or one-third of the food produced globally for human consumption, is lost or wasted every year. Food waste
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Let thy Food be thy Medicine
By Frida Gachagua In Kenya and most African countries, primary education is compulsory and often subsidised by the government. These means that a nation’s future generation has people that can at least read, write and perform simple arithmetic. The attendance of high school is lower by almost a third because most
