hello readers,
Firstly i'd like to apologise for the lack of posts or updates , i just finished exams and I've been recovering, however this is the end of such behavior and i have interesting content coming up in the foreseeable future.
The season of giving is upon us and honestly i feel overwhelmed. Firstly Christmas is a reminder that my high school career is coming to an end and also it has recently, in the last few years, lost alot of the magic it once held for me.
Instead of moping around however i'm trying to reform my thoughts about Christmas by changing what i do.
In actuality i am a great consumerist but for the season of giving i would really like to tone that down. So over the next week i will be sharing charities i support with you these charities really mean alot to me so please donate or volunteer, if you can, any little bit counts and that basically it for today.
Child Soliders:
This cause really means alot to me i read Ishmeal Beah's along way gone when i was about 13 and i remember thinking that it was really horrific that these children my age and younger were being made to kill people like that. I also remember eventually making a movie about it for history class and finding out that girls were also affected by this and very frequently were also the victims of sexual abuse, i think war is not a situation that anyone should be put in especially not children.
click here for a UNICEF fact sheet that basically in broader detail what i said above.
WAR CHILD is the first charity i would like to bring attention to. you can donate anywhere from three pounds to three million pounds and they have opportunities for you to volunteer your time. they have really cool projects and even though i really doubt that my audience would be first in line to buy Dolly Parton cd's, you could possible sky dive for them? hay living life on the edge is always fun right?
CHILD SOLDIERS INTERNATIONAL is another great charity the do work in countries like Myanmar, which has been in the news recently, Thailand, Chad and India.click on the name to see more about them. The also do research on the psychological effects of war on children. You can donate here .
If you read this and donated thank you.
Please share and forward this article to raise awareness because this issue isn't really talked about alot and it should be. This festive season season many children will not look under their tree and find presents they will just be faced with the traumatic reality of going into the world and having to kill people. Help end this.
