1. New statistics show that the rate of child death across sub-Saharan Africa is not just in decline—but that decline has massively accelerated, just in the last few years.

    New statistics show that the rate of child death across sub-Saharan Africa is not just in decline—but that decline has massively accelerated, just in the last few years.

     
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  3. 21:16 30th Aug 2011

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    Reblogged from kaylazaraaaa

    Tags: africapovertychildren

    kaylazara:

the dirt between your toes

    kaylazara:

    the dirt between your toes

     
  4. 02:10 28th Aug 2011

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    Reblogged from hiptipico

    Tags: guatemalachildrenmacbook

    lysscguatemala:

    Hanging out with kiddos at La Palapa in Panajachel

     
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  6. Where Children Sleep

     
  7. my-little-thing:

    My birthday is August 21st. The best gift anyone could give me is a donation to the feeding program KUEF is beginning in the Kithoka region of Meru, Kenya. I have so many blessings in my life, one of them being the opportunity to spend 4 weeks in Meru this summer. At the two primary schools I’ve…

     
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  10. Researchers suspect that bright outdoor light helps children’s developing eyes maintain the correct distance between the lens and the retina — which keeps vision in focus. Dim indoor lighting doesn’t seem to provide the same kind of feedback. As a result, when children spend too many hours inside, their eyes fail to grow correctly and the distance between the lens and retina becomes too long, causing far-away objects to look blurry.

     
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    aljazeera:

Four hours to save four million children - World leaders have four hours to save the lives of four million children at the Global Vaccinations Summit in London.

    aljazeera:

    Four hours to save four million children - World leaders have four hours to save the lives of four million children at the Global Vaccinations Summit in London.

     
  12. Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
-Princess Diana

    Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

    -Princess Diana

     
  13. Many five year olds can’t read, write, or even tie their own shoes.  So why is the state of Kansas contemplating charging one with murder?


     
  14. icorianne:

    My curfew was the street light. My parents called my name, not my cell. I played outside with friends, not online. If I didn’t eat what my parents cooked, then I didn’t eat. Sanitizer didn’t exist, but you COULD get your mouth washed out with soap. I rode a bike without a helmet, getting dirty was ok, and neighbors LOVED YOU as much as your parents did. Re-blog if you drank water from a garden hose and survived

    TRUTH.

    We officially are an old enough generation that we can say, “Back in my day…” and whatever we are referencing, about how things were done in our day, sounds strange. Ugh. This. World.