20 days ago by Federico Guerrieri

... a specific legal base for humanitarian aid. Article 208 in particular makes the reduction and the eradication of poverty the primary objective of the Union’s development cooperation policy. As we have already stated in precedent articles, the European Union should mantain its own promise, rather than ...

European Alternatives - euroalter.com · 2 references

22 days ago by Marji "Mike" Kruger

During a visit to a poor area of Maseru (the capitol city), Lesotho, I asked some young people what they wanted to be when they grew up. Although they live in extreme poverty, they have great aspirations. Their answers: "I want to be a soldier." "I want to be a lawyer." "I want to be a teacher." "I ...

Anchor Your Life - anchoryourlife.com/blog · 1 reference

24 days ago by Marji "Mike" Kruger

... others do it for the social interaction. It is incredibly sad to see in a country that’s the 3rd highest in the world for HIV. With AIDS and poverty ravaging this tiny country so many live for today, not knowing how many tomorrows there will be. Only Christ can bring value and hope to life. Help ...

Anchor Your Life - anchoryourlife.com/blog · 1 reference

37 days ago by luke962

I just finished reading about Eugene & Minhee Cho. He’s a pastor in Seattle. She’s a housewife. Together they founded One Day’s Wages, “an international grassroots movement dedicated to ending extreme global poverty.” Like me, they have travelled and seen with their own eyes the faces ...

Anchor Your Life - anchoryourlife.com/blog · 1 reference

54 days ago by luke962

... that she had broken her rib in a fall down some stairs. Both of us are continuing to heal, and we have rescheduled our trip for November 5 – 18, 2009. Poverty and AIDS have ravaged this tiny African country. Many families live on less than $1 a day. Unlike Christmas Day in the US, there are no presents ...

Anchor Your Life - anchoryourlife.com/blog · 1 reference

117 days ago by Simon

... poverty by which they seemed to mean starving children (or food poverty). o Another regular reply was how happy and friendly people are “despite the fact that they have nothing”. · The Basotho and British pupils/students** for making an effort to talk to each other and mix. · The effort put ...

Economic Eye - economiceye.com · 1 reference

166 days ago by bastaa

... snowboarding production – This is Africa – and see that it’s happening for real! On a personal note, what strikes me most is that a great chunk of the Lesotho population lives under the poverty line and here rich elite and curious tourists spend more in a day – having fun, sniffing coke and drinking Cristal ...

Ronin Snowboards - roninsnowboards.com/en · 4 references

167 days ago by hnartisan

... be pulling them out of poverty, but also their families and parts of their communities. The checks need to be made out to the Palmetto Fiber Arts Guild, with a note for the Maseru Weaving Coop Project. They can be sent either to the Guild mailbox, PO Box 42119, Charleton, SC 29423, or To the Guild ...

HN Studio Blog - hnartisan.wordpress.com · 1 reference

176 days ago by Marji "Mike" Kruger

... not a likely place to visit - poverty and AIDS have ravaged this tiny country. There’s little hope for the people with a life expectancy of 35 years. And yet, I have returned 2 additional times in the last 2½ years. I touched poverty in Lesotho and saw… Filthy orphanages where flies swarmed on the bodies ...

Anchor Your Life - anchoryourlife.com/blog · 1 reference

187 days ago by Ange

... There is so much poverty, sadness, and hopelessness in the countries residing on this continent, yet there is such a clear vision of hope. Everyday I read statistics that are shocking and terrifying: 33 million people are infected with HIV or AIDS around the globe, 2/3rd's of them live in sub ...

Ange's Bloggy Bloggerson - angerson.blogspot.com · 9 references