“It’s only right that, on just one of those days, the world should celebrate NGOs and thank them for the tremendous work that they do.”- Mr. Andris Piebalgs @APiebalgsEU, European Commissioner for Development,
the European Commission. On February 27th, 2014, nearly sixty-three years after the definition of “International NGOs” (Non Governmental Organizations)…
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Unlike Shakespeare perhaps you may ask, What’s in a language? Perhaps similar to Shakespeare you might say, that which we call a [language] by any other name would [still sound] as sweet. On International Mother Language Day, we honor mother tongues around the world. When interacting with children and adults in our surroundings language becomes…
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This week Dr. Anita Zaidi was announced as the inaugural Caplow Children’s Prize million-dollar winner on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Dr. Zaidi’s submitted 5-step plan is titled Saving children’s lives in a Pakistani village through a peri-natal care and primary health promotion intervention package and you can find some information about it here. Dr. Zaidi’s…
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[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMRwv2dbFH0′] MEET THE EIGHT FINALISTS FOR FIRST-EVER $1 MILLION AWARD Introducing the eight finalists for the first-ever $1 million Caplow Children’s Prize, the largest humanitarian prize dedicated to saving children’s lives in the world today. The eight projects were chosen based on the Children’s Prize’s commitment to funding projects aimed at saving the greatest…
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http://youtu.be/XDp8lTCz3Nw If someone were to ask you what the most important contribution to international health has been EVER, what would you say? Vaccines? Penicillin? Most people are surprised to learn that the invention that has saved the most lives since it’s inception is actually the toilet. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in…
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Many people think of water as unlimited, however it’s not, it’s a finite resource. Although 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water less than 3% is fresh water, and .08% is viable as water suitable for human and animal consumption, meaning that nearly 1 billion people go without clean water everyday. http://youtu.be/cpUI0jjR-_U Internationally…
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How often do you think about the water you’re using when you take a shower, wash your clothes, or flush the toilet? Probably not often. But… Water is a basic human need that links us all. An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses…
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http://youtu.be/Ixix7nMI1o8 Fact of Life: There are 1.7 billion cases of diarrhea every year.That’s 1 in 5 children worldwide. We’ve all had diarrhea, it’s inconvenient, and annoying, but at most means a day off from work or school, a visit to the doctor, and a little medicine. In the United States adults have diarrhea about four…
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http://youtu.be/a6kegkC7-oo There are a plethora of problems that plague the planet. Famine, disease, dirty water… After a visit to India, one young girl, Deepika Kurup, was inspired to find a solution to unsafe drinking water. “When on vacation in India, I witnessed the sight of children drinking dirty water from a stagnant pool. I instantly…
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