CharityVillage has partnered with Volunteer Canada to present Volunteer Engagement Week from January 21 to 25, 2013. Whether you run a volunteer program for a national organization or are coordinating volunteers for a local charity, you’ll be sure to benefit from the articles, resources and interactive content that we’ve got lined up on both and Volunteer.ca. As part of Volunteer Engagement Week, we’re hosting a trio of hour-long CharityVillage LIVE Conversations on different aspects of … [Read more...]
Mastectomy~Partial or Radical, that is the question? WOMEN in RECOVERY
January 21, 2013 by
Mastectomy Partial or Radical, that is the question? There are four types of mastectomies: partial mastectomy, or lumpectomy, in which the tumor and surrounding tissue is removed; simple mastectomy, where the entire breast and some axillary lymph nodes are removed; modified radical mastectomy, in which the entire breast and all axillary lymph nodes are removed; and the radical mastectomy, where the entire breast, axillary lymph nodes, and chest muscles are removed. A … [Read more...]
UNRWA, Syria midwife delivers baby in harsh conditions
January 19, 2013 by
Damascus The vibrant cry of a baby burst out from a small room in the Khan Eshieh refugee camp in southern Damascus. Forced to find refuge in a shelter housing another 15 people, Mayada Yahya gave birth in a small room with no privacy. The room has provided shelter to Mayada and her husband ever since they fled the fighting in Daraya, near Damascus, a few months ago. Little did she know that she would be delivering their child in this same room months later. Makeshift … [Read more...]
Want to Be a Change Maker?
January 18, 2013 by
Get the Tools to be a Changemaker in Your Community Every day people are taking small steps to create big change in communities all over the country. Care2 has partnered with TakePart and the film Promised Land to offer you even more resources for making a difference in your own community. From the director of Good Will Hunting and starring Matt Damon and Frances McDormand, Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community … [Read more...]
CharityVillage LIVE with Kori Brus from Good Works, Wednesday, January 16
January 14, 2013 by
Deconstructing Philanthropy: Writing - the least important, most important thing As a writer I've seen all of the frustration that comes part and parcel with the copywriting process. I've seen it as a client after receiving work that wouldn't pass a grade 10 English class. I've felt it while rewriting the work of paid professionals. And I've experienced it as a writer watching quality work wither under the weight of infinite edits because people valued having their say above the success of … [Read more...]
WE’VE, ‘New’ grassroot women’s group that fight sex trafficking !
January 14, 2013 by
WE'VE got a problem: Human Trafficking In our 'human civilization', millions are enslaved as prostitutes Pimps kidnap, terrorize and rape 1,000,000 children every year They make billions of $ at the expense of destroying young lives WE'VE got to put a stop to it! >>>> In KOREAN LANGUAGE WE'VE got a plan: To stop sex business by stopping sex customers, human trafficking WE'VE got a goal: To keep sex within marriage by education and activism WE'VE got an … [Read more...]
Partner for Change, HaitiPartners educate children
January 12, 2013 by
January 12 marks the 3-year anniversary of Haiti's tragic earthquake. Since then Haiti's need has turned from emergency relief to enduring development. Education is key to this long-term change. Haiti Partners supports quality, sustainable education that helps Haitians build a brighter future for themselves and their country. This month you can help Haitians change Haiti through education. Haiti Partners helps Haitians change Haiti through education. Three years after the earthquake, … [Read more...]
ONE.org Contest: Submit a video or print piece – help us fight extreme poverty
January 12, 2013 by
ONE Thing We Agree On We're partnering with ONE.org for a contest called ONE Thing We Agree On, and we're looking for video and print submissions that bring opposites together to stamp out extreme poverty. So get creative. Be edgy, funny, ridiculous — but whatever you do, make it kick-ass. And if you're chosen as one of the 12 finalists, you'll get: • A piece of the $20,000 prize–pie • Tons of free iStock credits (35,000 total to be split between winners) • The chance to … [Read more...]
UN condemns ethnic violence in Kenya – RADIO
January 11, 2013 by
Ethnic violence which has claimed over 400 lives and displaced thousands of people in Kenya has been condemned by the United Nations. The latest attack is reported to have occurred at dawn on Thursday on a village in the Tana River Delta in which at least 10 people, including five children, were killed. Many people were injured in what has been described as a revenge attack in south-eastern Kenya. UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky says the Office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Kenya … [Read more...]
