Tag Archives: Poverty

Ideas for Good Blogging Series (Part 2): Trade As One

Posted in November 6, 2010 by Charles in Humanitarian, Ideation, Justice | 3 comments

Trade as One uses fair trade to promote sustainable business and break cycles of poverty and dependency in the developing world. As stated on their website, they have 2 main goals:

First, we want to provide as much Fair Trade employment as we can, as...

Why The Human Family Can Do Better

Posted in October 27, 2010 by Charles in Humanitarian | 14 comments

Pause, take a deep breath, and watch this video presentation from Maggie Doyne, the 23 year old Founder of the BlinkNow Foundation, an organization committed to helping orphans and students in Nepal. I promise that it will inspire, challenge, and provide a renewed perspective on...

Would You Help Me Make My Birthday Wish Come True?

Posted in August 24, 2010 by Charles in Humanitarian, Justice, JustOne, Life | 37 comments

Yes, it's my birthday. I just turned 38! To celebrate my "coming of age", I tweaked my neck yesterday while getting up from my couch. Classic! :) In light of this special day (which I had nothing to do in creating), I wanted to ask you to help me make a wish come true. Are you game? As many of you know, I...