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Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year.
Earth Day Anthem set to “Ode to Joy”:
Joyful joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment
Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
- While food is the most basic of human needs required for survival, on average, 1 in 8 people go to bed hungry each night…
“May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.” ~Apache Blessing~
UNSAFE WATER:
- Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
- Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren’t strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses.
SAFE WATER:
- With safe water nearby, Women are Free to pursue new opportunities and improve their families’ lives.
- Kids can earn their Education and build the future of their communities.
This is Ghazala, she does not know for sure how old she is, her guess is between 15 and 18 years old. She became a child bride five years ago and already has three children….Ghazala supplements her husband’s low income by rolling beedis like other girls and women in her neighbourhood.
Today the 12 of June is the World Day Against Child Labour
There’s no better moment than today to raise one’s awareness and to find the ways to get engaged as globally and socially conscious citizens…
For instance as Childsafe Travelers, here you can find some tips:
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Traditions can change- it’s time to end the child marriage!
Child marriage robs 10 million girls a year of their childhood…
Help 1 woman out of poverty and she’ll bring 4 others with her…
Educated women are: • less likely to die in childbirth Put simply, educating women and girls provides the single highest return on investment in the developing world.Women and girls can create lasting change if they have the opportunity to gain an education, access health services, generate in income, and take a lead in their community.
• more likely to have healthy babies
• more likely to send their children to school
• better able to protect their children from HIV, trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The World’s 5 most dangerous countries for women
According to TrustLaw Women expert poll the world’s most dangerous countries to be female in 2011 are: Afganistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia.
Some facts:
- 87% of Afgan women are illiterate
- 1152 women are raped in Congo every day
- 90% of women experience domestic violence in their lifetimes in Pakistan
- 100 M mostly women and girls are estimated to be involved in trafficking in India
- 95% of girls in Somalia face genital mutilation, mostly between ages of 4 and 11
For more information please visit:
http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/womens-rights/dangerpoll/
The 12 year old girl that silenced the world for 6 minutes.
Our science teacher showed us this video earlier. Let me say that I am very much inspired and motivated by her speech. This speech was delivered by Severn Suzuki during the United Nations Earth Summit back in the year 1992. It is already the 21st century and nothing has even changed. As a matter of fact, our current situation is a lot worse than before.
NOW I DARE YOU TO WATCH THIS. BE INSPIRED. PLEASE REBLOG FOR THE OTHERS TO BE INSPIRED TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL. :) Thank you.
Paris-India, rue Faubourg St Denis
Now more than ever I know that all the roads lead to Paris. Magical place to live.
It’s probably one of my rare addictions, apart from perfumes and India… Hmm…Paris of perfumes and Paris of India…
India of perfumes…Illusion..dreams..passion…bliss…spirit…evasion
Being conscious of the maya only makes it stronger. Living in a dream and living a dream. Paris was already written on my birthchart as an asteroid 3317. (However,it was named after Paris, son of Priam of Troy;))
If you have not been on the rue Faubourg St Denis in Paris, you have never been to Paris;)
