Africa — 5 Minutes for Mom

Follow Jill to Liberia with Right To Play

by Susan December 18, 2012 0 comments

For the last several weeks, we’ve been learning and sharing with you about the life-changing work that Right To Play is doing in West Africa. In case you need to get caught up, here’s recent [...]

How A Facebook Click Can Help Level The Field in Africa

by Susan November 28, 2012 2 comments

We live in a world of extremes where we fantasize about the lifestyles of those with more and we try to look past the suffering of those with less. It’s not our fault we’re in [...]

ONE Campaign: ONE Moms Ethiopia Trip (Video)

by MariaLC November 13, 2012 0 comments

Last month, ONE Moms traveled to Ethiopia to help share stories of hope and resilience. ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising [...]

How Important Do You Feel “Play” Is For Children In Developing Countries?

by Susan November 13, 2012 0 comments

We all know how important it is for children to play. But where do you feel it ranks in importance for children in developing countries? Even though we know kids need to play, 95% of [...]

It’s Time To Level The Field – All Children Have A Right To Play

by Susan October 30, 2012 1 comment

The essence of childhood is play. The ability to step into an imaginary world and make believe is a gift we hold only for a few years until it disappears into the reality of grown-up [...]

#OneMoms Mobilization Kit Giveaway – 5 Winners

by Annie S. July 29, 2011 9 comments

Have you felt that tug at your heart this week? This week has been amazing for the 10 mom bloggers in Kenya. If you followed the posts, you know just a glimpse of the tragedy [...]

Education, the Building Blocks of Change

by Annie S. July 28, 2011 0 comments

It is a whirlwind week for the 10 mom bloggers currently in Kenya with activist-group ONE. Are you following their #OneMoms Tweets? What these ladies are seeing and learning is changing their hearts and impacting [...]

#OneMoms Guest Post from Kenya

by Annie S. July 27, 2011 1 comment

This post originally appeared on TheMotherhood.com and is part of the #ONEMoms Trip to Kenya. Tuesday, July 26th, Nairobi, Kenya Today was our second day focused on health, particularly women’s health, and we learned many [...]

#OneMoms in Kenya Visit Health Clinics

by Annie S. July 26, 2011 4 comments

Travel time – 20 hours. Kenya appeared before their eyes and excitement rose in their hearts. The 10 #OneMoms completed their first day of visits and have much to share. Monday was focused on education [...]

ONE Moms Advocate Against Poverty in Africa

by Annie S. July 25, 2011 5 comments

Moms, we can change the world! We can make a difference! Bloggers making a difference By joining together with ONE, moms are raising awareness to help Africans have medication, food, education and a better life. [...]

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