This year's World Refugee Day on June 20th has as its theme, "Home", in recognition of the plight of more than 40 million uprooted people around the world, many are innocent children. Learn more:
Monday, July 5, 2010
International Children's Day - June 1, 2010
On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, many countries around the world celebrate International Children's Day. Below are some facts on children and a short video clip of oprhans in Viet Nam. Help us MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, be a volunteer or donate.
ORPHANS
UNICEF and global partners define an orphan as a child who has lost one or both parents. By this definition there were over 132 million orphans in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean in 2005. This large figure represents not only children who have lost both parents, but also those who lost a father but have a surviving mother or have lost thir mother but have a surviving father.
Of the more than 132 million children classified as orphans, only 13 million have lost both parents. Evidence clearly shows that the vast majority of orphans are living with a surviving parent, grandparent, or other family member. 95 persent of all orphans are over the age of five. This definition contrasts with concepts of orphan in many industrialized countries, where a child must have lost both parents to qualify as an orphan. UNICED and numerous international organizations adopted the broader definition of orphan in the mid-1990s as the AIDS pandemic began leading to the death of million parents worldwide, leaving an increase number of children growing up without one or more parents. So the terminology of a 'single orphan' - the loss of one parent - and a 'double orphan' - the loss of both parents - was born to convey this growing crisis. Howevr, this difference in terminology can have concrete implications for policies and programming for children. For example, UNICEF's 'orphan' statistic might be interpreted to mean that globally there are 132 million children in need of a new family, shelter, or care. This misunderstanding may then lead to responses that focus on providing care for individual children rather than supporting the families and communities that care for orphans and are in need of support.
Gifts For Grenada
Amanda Lynn Marshall, a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (sponsored by District 5030, Washington State USA), has launched Gifts4Grenada, a project of Kids Without Borders. Gifts4Grenada is sep uop to support poor young women and children in Grenada. Amanda will depart for Grenada in August 2010 to continue her study (for her Master of Public Health) at St. George's University. Her one year study in Grenada is funded by the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program. You can learn more about Amanda's mission and donate to her cause, visit http://gifts4grenada.blogspot.com/ .
Rotary Day Of Service - April 24, 2010
April 24, 2010
Members of Rotary International from clubs and districts around the world participated in service projects on Rotary Day Of Service on April 24, 2010 http://www.rotariansatwork.org/. Volunteers and members of Rotary Clubs in the greater Seattle area donated time, materials, and skills at the Kids Without Borders South Operation Center located in Tukwila (near Seattle, Washington). The center opened August 2009 and has served hundreds of children, students, and families in the Tukwila and Seatac areas. Joining Rotarians at the work party were students from Foster High School and Tyee High School, and volunteers from the Fellowship Bible Church and employees of the City of Tukwila.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
National Volunteer Week
April 21, 2010
KIDS WITHOUT BORDERS Celebrating National Volunteer Week in the U.S.
Thank you to all of our VOLUNTEERS, serving children around the world. You're helping to make our world a better place.
Bedtime Basics for Babies Campaign
Delivered 20 baby cribs to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, as part of our involvement in the Bedtime Basics for Babies Campaign.
VA-NGO Network
April 5 & 6, 2010
Saigon, Viet Nam
Capacity Building Workshop (CBW) held at the Go Vap Orphanage, the workshop isorganized by the Vietnamese American Nongovernmental Organizations Network (VA-NGO). The them: "Seeds of Change: In the Best Interest of the Child". Kids Without Borders is one of the 2010 CBW's sponsored organizations.
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