Bridges Across Borders/ Cambodia
(x-posted to 10percentclub )
One of the amazing organizations that I believe in and have been supporting bit by bit when I can is BridgesAcrossBorders.org.
Bridges Across Borders is a somewhat small group of individuals with common goals and heart-bursting dedication working in different parts of the world. Their mission embodies my highest ideals.
They have many wonderful projects going...but I have been SO personally moved by the work in Cambodia with the Center for Children's Happiness.:
"We are working with Cambodia's most destitute urban community, situated on the rim of Phnom Penh's major landfill. Thousands of individuals, including children, scavenge in the dump for items to sell in order to eke out an existence. Bridges has provided tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella shots for over 400 children who live and work on the dunp, and we support the efforts of the Center for Children's Happiness (CCH), a small local organization that has rescued orphaned children from this terrible life and provides them with a safe, nurturing home and educational opportunities."please do read more
The article at the bottom of the page 'Cambodia Landfill:Life in Hell by David Prad' is what originally brought me to this site. Read it if you dare, it kinda destroyed me. But then follow the link to the Center of Children's Happiness and browse about, read about the founder, and imagine the amazing difference that it is to a child having the opportunity to move from one environment to another, the life-changing Hope that it fosters.
In this day and age, I just DO not believe that it must be this way. I DO not accept that parts of humanity...and children have to live out their lives in the most hopeless situations imaginable.A few people are dedicating their lives to BE there, trying to remedy this situation. I can help a bit through my small donations. But WE (Avalokitesvara) can totally change the situation through an accumulation of the same small individual donations. I really believe that.
Consider a small donation to any of the BAB projecst or get involved in any way. Pass on the info/links if and when you get the chance....etc. I'm learning that just sharing info can be a great way to make a difference.
with hope,
avaD
One of the amazing organizations that I believe in and have been supporting bit by bit when I can is BridgesAcrossBorders.org.
Bridges Across Borders is a somewhat small group of individuals with common goals and heart-bursting dedication working in different parts of the world. Their mission embodies my highest ideals.
They have many wonderful projects going...but I have been SO personally moved by the work in Cambodia with the Center for Children's Happiness.:
"We are working with Cambodia's most destitute urban community, situated on the rim of Phnom Penh's major landfill. Thousands of individuals, including children, scavenge in the dump for items to sell in order to eke out an existence. Bridges has provided tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella shots for over 400 children who live and work on the dunp, and we support the efforts of the Center for Children's Happiness (CCH), a small local organization that has rescued orphaned children from this terrible life and provides them with a safe, nurturing home and educational opportunities."please do read more
The article at the bottom of the page 'Cambodia Landfill:Life in Hell by David Prad' is what originally brought me to this site. Read it if you dare, it kinda destroyed me. But then follow the link to the Center of Children's Happiness and browse about, read about the founder, and imagine the amazing difference that it is to a child having the opportunity to move from one environment to another, the life-changing Hope that it fosters.
In this day and age, I just DO not believe that it must be this way. I DO not accept that parts of humanity...and children have to live out their lives in the most hopeless situations imaginable.A few people are dedicating their lives to BE there, trying to remedy this situation. I can help a bit through my small donations. But WE (Avalokitesvara) can totally change the situation through an accumulation of the same small individual donations. I really believe that.
Consider a small donation to any of the BAB projecst or get involved in any way. Pass on the info/links if and when you get the chance....etc. I'm learning that just sharing info can be a great way to make a difference.
with hope,
avaD