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Children's Issues 

Missing Children in South Africa

It is horrible.   Children are going missing and ending up in strange countries as s** workers or worst dead.   Please become involved and stop this cycle of abuse against children.  In South Africa we have a massive amount o...

Would You Trade Your Daughter for a Cow?

The very idea seems absurd, but for desperate families in parts of rural Africa, it's an all too common answer to a present-day economic problem. Thus, when a family runs out of food and sees no other solution, they will strike a deal with a neig...

The Witches of UIGE

I started this lens because of a story a friend of mine read about the children of Angola and other outside areas They are randomly subjected to horrific abuse, sometimes murdered and often cast out into the streets because they are accused of being...

All As One- Lend your support

Let's Change The Statistics For Sierra Leone Sierra Leone has the world's highest infant mortality rate Sierra Leone has the world's highest maternal mortality rate Sierra Leone is ranked by the United Nations as the least developed country in the Wo...

Abuse Of Children

50 PER CENT OF INDIAN CHILDREN ABUSED -- SURVEY SAYINGS OF IMAM ALI(A.S) 1. MAULA ALI SAYS : Do not force your children to behave like you,for surely they have been created for a time which is different to your time. 2. MAULA ALI SAYS : It should b...

Keep a Child Alive

A single dollar can make a difference in the life of a child with HIV. Keep A Child Alive is an urgent response to the AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa. 25 million people have already dead from AIDS, the disease continues, wiping out whole societies, t...

Sweet Children of Sierra Leone

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 chi...

World Political Issues 

Operation Helmet Saves Soldiers' Lives

The troops were sent into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with helmets designed to protect against bullets but not against blast forces from IED's and other new types of combat dangers. Without the necessary replacement pads, our soldiers are exposed...

How Free Markets Make Our World A Better, Friendlier, and Safer Place

Free markets are equivalent to neighbors trading vegetables for fruit at a garden gate. An insightful quote from one of the greatest economists of the last century:   "The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care wha...

"Oh Say Can We See",... An Iraq War Memorial

The Iraq war has become the invisible war to the average American. A Pew Research study released in the spring of 2008 shows most Americans underestimate the number of American soldiers killed in the war. The number of stories reporting on the war ha...

History of the Controversy Regarding Tibet Versus China

I realize that the 2008 Olympics are now over in China, but the abuse acted out toward the Tibetans continues. For a few months the Tibet issue was exactly where it should be on the front pages of our newspapers and high on the agendas of politicians...

Free Belarus!

So called president of Belarus Lukashenko, described by Washington as Europe's Last Dictator has been in power in his tightly controlled nation of 10 million since 1994, cracking down on political dissent and the independent media and squeezing non-g...

Human Rights 

The Abolition of Modern Day Slavery

Most people today are unaware of the crisis we face. Some think the slave trade was put to an end years ago, this is unfortunately not true. As unimaginable as it seems, 27 Million People Are In Slavery Today. Even in America, slavery is a thriving m...

Darfur : Stop The Genocide

I'm putting together this lens to not only introduce you to the problem in Darfur, but to give you the opportunity to make a difference. Please check out all the different organizations trying to stop the genocide in Darfur. Find the one you like and...

Amnesty International: campaigning for human rights

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. This lens gives information on human rights and recent Amnesty campaigns.

Dr. Taner Akcam on Genocide of Armenians at Columbia University

Akcam was born in Ardahan, Turkey to Dursun and Perihan Ak�am.[1] He studied at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and was a student of Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. He received his Bachelor of Administrati...

Stop This Crime of Female Circumcision !

This picture  of a woman undergoing female circumcision from the Difficult Images Blog says it all.The pain and agony that woman must have experienced is unbelievable.This surely is a case of Human Rights Abuse and Torture. Female Genital Mutilat...

Obstetric Fistula, Addis Ababa, Incontinence

Obstetric fistula is an injury to a woman's reproductive organs, usually occurring during prolonged, obstructed labor and without Caesarean section which would relieve the problem. Tears in the vagina occur which also tear other organs, producing lea...

Human Rights Violations of North Korea

North Korea is possibly the least accessible, and “the most brutal and repressive country in the world.” (Martin, 2006) Since its formation after World War II very little information has left the country. What has left are the defectors and the s...

A Tribute To Women of Afghanistan

In 1985 National Geographic published a picture by Steve McCurry of Sharbat Gula. Until she was found in 2002 it was the only time she was photographed. The picture has appeared on the cover of National Geographic and was chosen one their 100 Best P...

Mukhtaran Mai

In 2002, a Pakistani teenager from the rural village of Meerwala was seen walking with a girl from a higher caste. The girl's outraged family demanded reparation, and the local tribal council ordered the rape of the boy's older sister, a young woman...

Animal Issues 

Boycott China For Crimes Against Animals

From the dog culling, brutal bear farms collecting bile, the cat and dog fur trade, dog meat industry, to exterminating cats for the 2008 Olympics, China is committing barbaric and sadistic acts against animals in their country. Although you've no d...

Ending horse slaughter? Not so fast...

Every day, I read ads on a local horse-related message forum. FREE HORSE. FREE TO GOOD HOME. HORSES MUST GO! The media has been covering serious horse neglect cases, showing animals with ribs clearly visible. Other news sources indicate that people re...

What is a Wildlife Sanctuary?

Unfortunately, the lure of the exotic, combined with the lucrative trade in wild species, proves too tempting to some even though keeping wild animals is against the law. When people are not able to care for their "pet" then the animal might be lucky...

Saving The Dancing Bears Of India

Here, I'll share with you the tragic story of the Dancing Bears of India and the uplifting story of their ongoing rescue. As you read their story, you may wince and want to stop, but please read on. There IS hope for these mistreated Sloth Bears. W...

All About Endangered Species

Endangered species are threatened by a number of forces. Why do they become endangered? Predators, loss of habitat and changing environment have all contributed to a decline in many species. It is important for species at risk to gain attention befor...

Greyhounds Anonymous - Life in the Slow Lane?

In making this lens we would like to show you that rescued greyhound dogs make great pets, raise awareness of the cruelty and treatment that some of those greyhound dogs bred for racing receive and to raise the question as to whether the sport of Gre...

Longhopes Donkey Rescue

Our mission is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and find permanent homes for donkeys that would otherwise be destroyed for meat consumption overseas. These animals are often shipped in horrific conditions to processors outside of the US - many die fr...

Dogs having a great life with disabilities!

Just within the last few months, my best neighbor dog has had lots of trouble walking and her back legs can't support her body anymore. It got me thinking...what resources are there to help us pups if we are injured, disabled, or suffer from disabilit...

Environmental Issues 

Bottled Water: Should It Be Banned?

Bottled Water: Should It Be Banned? I have mixed views on this subject. As a bleeding heart liberal I don't believe in the banning of anything. I believe that through education you can persuade most people to do the right thing. However, I also...

Environment News, Global Warming & Social Responsibility

Social Response Capitalism *   *   * For many years it was forbidden to even associate the word capital with the word social. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, you were considered the opposite of a capitalist if you even brought up competition ba...

Save the Rainforests

If you have ever been to a rainforest then you will know what an amazing habitat it is, full of life, thick with vegetation and hot and humid. Rainforests come in a variety of types; tropical and temperate rainforests, cloud forest, lowland rainfores...

Methane and Climate Change

Greenhouse gases are gases in earth's atmosphere that trap solar radiation and warm the atmosphere in the same way that a greenhouse increases the temperature within its bounds. Carbon dioxide is probably the most well-known greenhouse gas and the...

Worldwide Help And Support For Our Fellow Man 

Help End World Hunger

More than one billion people - approximately 1/6 of the world's population are hungry. And every day nearly 16,000 children die from hunger and related causes. We have the resources to feed the world. We just need the will. Learn about global hunger...

Hungry In America

Bringing attention to the children who go hungry in America. Encouraging your support through the many choices available — such as making a donation, sponsorship of a child in the US, and volunteerism. Feed a hungry child today.

KIVA: For The Love Of Kiva!

About an hour ago I was checking out the Philanthropy blog here on Squidoo and discovered a cool charity called Kiva. They match YOU (and your spare dollars) with people in poorer countries looking for loans to start businesses. So I decided to lend...