how privilege are you?
if you are reading this, of course you have electricity access on your PC or laptop or another high technology gadgets, so you are more fortunate than 1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — who live without electricity.
If you are reading this and you see you have roof on top of you, so you are more fortunate than 640 million children in the developing country who don't have even an adequate shelter (1 in 3 ratio, with the number of children in poverty is 1 billion (every second child)).
if you are reading this and you are close enough to reach your mineral water, you are really so much more fortunate compare with some 1.1 billion people in developing countries who have inadequate access to water, while 1.8 billion people who have access to a water source within 1 kilometre, but not in their house or yard, and only able to consume around 20 litres per day only.
we are thankfully more fortunate than we realize.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, there was a devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake in Haiti. The people in that country are suffering until now, they need a helping hand.
They slept in the streets and anywhere since their houses have been destroyed in the nights following the earthquake, while we are here just watching the news about that and says, "Oh that is too bad".
We have enough water to drink and easy-to-access transportation to go anywhere and they are suffered shortages of fuel and potable water even before the disaster happened.
Many countries responded to volunteer for humanitarian aid. Doctor without border, engineers, pledging funds, dispatching rescue, and soon. They help. and what we can do?
The Valentine's season is still in the atmosphere. Rather than you spend your money for chocolate that might be make your loved one getting unhealthy-fatter and has many pimples because consume too many chocolates, -or spend your money for the roses that might be only last for one day, let's donate it.
rather than you are being offended because you are single and there are nobody that you can give the chocolates, let's share the love to our less-fortunate people.
oh, you are not an engineers? a certified doctor? don't have time to be a volunteer? don't know what to donate? don't even know how to do?
the hottest issue is You can donate through your iTunes. Just sit in front of your laptop, type and click click click.
you can donate to Haiti by download WE ARE THE WORLD 25 FOR HAITI. We know it's 20 bucks, but if you want to do, I know you will.
For your information, We are the world 25 for Haiti is a remake of the song by another all-star cast of singers was recorded on February 1, 2010. It was released as a single on February 12, 2010, and proceeds from the record will aid survivors of the impoverished country. "We Are the World" has demonstrated that diverse musicians can productively work together, and has further influenced the movement within pop music to create songs that address humane concerns.
We can’t go on
Pretending day by day
that someone, somehow will soon make a change
that someone is you!
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
and now Haiti needs us, the need us, they need us
please, do more! here is the ways :
Donate with your iTunes
Please purchase this track on iTunes as all proceeds go to support relief efforts in Haiti. It costs you $20.
or you can :
Donate over the web for Haiti :
Free The Children
this organization is the world's network of children helping children through education. Their mission is Free children from poverty. Free children from exploitation. Free children from the idea that they are powerless to change the world.
http://www.freethechildren.com/haiti
InterAction
this organization is is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people. Here is the link for Haiti :
http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti
Google for Haiti
The trusted source, Google, to contribute to such as the International Red Cross, UNICEF, CARE, and Doctors Without Borders.
http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/
World Vision - build a better life for children
World Vision is supplying families in Port-au-Prince with rations of water, food, and other emergency items including hygiene kits, tarps, blankets and water containers.
World vision ever came to do an exhibition about HIV-AIDS and human trafficking victims in The Spring Mall to collect donations. and why not for this too?
and here is the easiest way to donate :
Donate by text message :
- SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
- SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti's Earthquake Relief efforts
- SMS text "GIVE10" to 20222 to donate $10 to Direct Relief
Have a blessed love day, Greenies! ;)
source :
Wikipedia, Jason Mraz, Global Issues
