Sweet Children of Sierra Leone

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Many organizations and individual people are doing what they can to ease the hunger of flesh, spirit, and mind of the orphaned children in Sierra Leone. Read (Hear) the stories! Look (See) the children! Engage (Act) your heart to the sweet, sweet children of Sierra Leone.

Photo by Lindsay Stark

African Children's Choir 

Although not from Sierra Leone this choir is still joyful!

The Lord Be Magnified - African Children's Choir & Ron Kenoly

The Lord Be Magnified - African Children's Choir & Ron Kenoly THE LORD BE MAGNIFIED SONG LYRICS Oh the Lord oh the Lord Oh the Lord be magnified Let all who seek You, rejoice and be glad in You Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let all who seek You, rejoice and be glad in You, in You Let such as love Your salvation say continually, Let such as love Your salvation say continually, CHORUS: The Lord be magnified, the Lord be magnified; The Lord be magnified, be magnified Oh, the Lord, Oh, the Lord, Oh, the Lord be magnified (4x) © 1993 Integrity's Hosanna! Music

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Face-to-Face! 

Kiva is a great way to, in a sense, meet face-to-face. It's a wonderful gift to teach a child how to help, yet in a way that one can actually see how their dollar is helping. Rather then just dumping money into a big black pit, Kiva let's you see who's getting the money, how they plan on spending it, when they pay it back, and many times how it improved their lives.

Just think about it for a second. If you were to give your child $25 and help them set-up a Kiva account they could pick an individual or family and watch their money help someone in a different country. When the loan is paid back, they could then re-loan it to someone else. Over a course of a lifetime, say until the age of 85, that could easily be $2,000 loaned from one $25 investment and potentially helping 80 people (if your child was 5 at the start).

It's like Christmas, Birthday's, New Year's, well...all holidays really...rolled into one!

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BABY NAMES FROM AFRICA 

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Through the eyes of Lindsay Stark... 

Sierra Leone

I'd love to someday meet Lindsay Stark. Her photography is stunning. She's been to many places of the world. Check out here other Photosets here.

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FIRST STEP CHILDREN'S FUND 

Pretty much everything begins with one step. First Step Children's Fund is the same way.

How did I learn about them? Well, it was through the son of one of the owners of Aries Aviation. There was a group of us discussing the book Blood Diamonds when Don mentioned Håkon's orphanage in Sierra Leone. Afterwards I asked him for their website. The Hasting's Children Center started in 2004 and looks after street children.

Knowing both owners of Aries for 15+ years and having worked with Håkon's wife, Calida since 1997 off and on before I finally met her in 2005, I was comfortable in supporting this orphanage. I met Håkon at a Christmas party in 2006. They are good people. Working in the industry that they do they see much of the world. 100% goes straight to the orphanage. FSCF succeeded in obtaining approval from Revenue Canada as a charitable organization in May 2006.

For ways to help Click Here.

UPDATE: I'm still very much a fan and sponsor of this organization. The cold snap in Calgary prevented me from attending a cookie exchange (bummer!) at Calida's house, but I did get to see her the week before at the Aries 2008 Christmas party. It will never cease to amaze me how just one person makes a difference and how relatively inexpensive it is to help. In many ways, it's actually stunning!

Should you have a dime to spare in these rather turbulent economic times, kindly check out First Step Children's Fund.

Thank you.

 

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 120 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty

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ORPHANAGES AROUND THE WORLD 

Orphanages

Website that links to orphanages world wide.

Children of the Nations: Sierra Leone

"Recovering from ten years of civil war, the children of Sierra Leone were the hardest hit by this internal conflict. Hundreds of thousands of people were slaughtered, leaving an estimated 10,000 children orphaned and unaccompanied in the late 1990s."

Sponsor A Child for $43 amonth.

Orphanages for Africa

"Orphanages for Africa (OFA) is a humanitarian and development corporation serving orphans through basic assistance and the establishment of micro-enterprise businesses. We offer a hand-up to Africans caring for orphans in orphanages and home-based care."

Orphans In Africa Project

"Orphans in Africa Project is a non-profit Christian charity organisation created for the purpose of assisting AIDS orphans and street kids. It is funded totally by donations of caring individuals and churches. It is not affiliated to any particular church or organisation but is supported by many."

Kids Home International- Childrens Aid Organizations-Orphanages in Africa

"Kids Home International will strive to establish a safe and secure place for children with no families to call home, which would enable them to receive tender care and loving support during their stay there. Every child deserves a chance- a chance to live, a chance to love and be loved, a chance to learn, and a chance to grow into a happy and productive adult."

Orphanages in Africa

"Children's Hunger Relief seeks to rescue these desperately vulnerable children. We currently support children's homes in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda - where some 25% of all AIDS orphans on the continent live. By the end of the year we will be supporting homes in Zambia as well, where another 5% of AIDS orphans live.

We also support two homes in Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of children have been orphaned by the region's brutal civil war."

 

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us

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Christian African Gospel Group Acapella Childrens Choir 

Asking for more leniency here. Beautiful song. Sung by a men's acappella group from Liberia, Africa.

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Christian African Gospel Group Acapella Childrens Choir

^^^Click the "more info" tab^^^ Men's African Group singing Kuo.These guys are truly blessed by God! Please support them and the Childrens relief! orginal video posted by "oboyoberta" - My 8 friends from Liberia, Africa, singing a Native song "KUO"(The Devil is a Liar). This song available on CD or MP3 download for $3.00 (via paypal)- send to donaldadsitt@payapl.com I'll email the song to you. Proceeds go directly to help these men in Liberia. See email to order. These Christian singers have struggled as a group throughout Liberia, Africa during the civil war, and are now trying to come to the U.S. and share their song and stories. e-mail donaldadsitt@clearwire.net Kuo- The devil is a lier Chorus the devil can fool you the devil is a lier and he will take you to hell if you are not careful 1st lead During the time of the war nothing happen to us because the Lord protected us with his hands 2nd lead I want you to know that the devil is defeated forever he can not save you

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Room to Read partner with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature, constructing schools, providing education to girls and estab

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TALES OF WEST AFRICA 

FIFA WORLD CUP & CHILDREN 

Perhaps you've seen the ads on TV? Or maybe they're just here in Canada? FIFA has done some wonderful things with it's association with SOS during it's "Lets Play, Let's Build" campaign.

Soccer is a great way to unite people as it's such a popular and accessible sport worldwide.

This particular campaign is helping children in Southern Africa. Still a worthy cause.

Photo courtesy of ShahStudios

 

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) is a public, not-for-profit national organization founded by Rachel Robinson in 1973 as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson and his achievements. Serving as an advocate for young people with the great

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SOS OFFICIAL CHARITY FOR 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP 

SOS & FIFA
SOS Children: the world's largest orphan charity.
FIFA.com - Former Black Stars back SOS
"Ghana idols Abedi Pele and Anthony Baffoe, a successful pairing on the field of play, have joined forces again to support SOS Children's Villages..."
FIFA.com - Romanians and Dutch unite for SOS
"A Champions' Evening in Bucharest and Cluj gathered some of the world's finest names in football to raise money for SOS Children's Villages Romania..."
Let's Build, Let's Play
"FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" - Sport and Social Responsibility..."
SOS Children: Child Sponsorship Charity
"Famous football players as "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassadors..."

This is an archive page and does have a link to the new SOS site.

 

Covenant House is the largest privately-funded nonprofit agency in North and Central America providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth.

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Help Children - Teddy Bear

Help Children - Teddy Bear

From: Ina Mar Art and The Earth Shop

Colorful human rights design: "I dream of a world where all children smile". Proceeds go to Siva4Kids, to help children whose environment is touched by underdevelopment, war, poverty, natural disaster.

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Help Children - Tote Bag

Help Children - Tote Bag

From: Ina Mar Art and The Earth Shop

Colorful human rights design: "I dream of a world where all children smile". Proceeds go to Siva4Kids, to help children whose environment is touched by underdevelopment, war, poverty, natural disaster.

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The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

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Thinking of adoption? Possibly fostering a child? Perhaps this perspective from an adult who lived through fostering may give you some direction on what to expect or consider in that particular journey. It's jarring and beautifully written.
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This is my story as a foster child. I hope it helps someone understand us, especially the foster parent. I hope it makes the case workers really listen to us. I hope it changes the system, but I'm afraid it won't.

 

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