It is in Your Hands to Make a Difference, Will YOU?

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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic and we'll change the world - Jack Layton. My open letter to the world... I cannot even begin to express my gratitude. My list of people to thank is endless. I am so moved to see the world, quite literally, coming together to support The heART of a Woman Project and the unemployed mothers impacted by poverty at eKhaya eKasi in Khayelitsha, (Cape Town) South Africa. My vision of the Ubuntu philosophy of interconnectedness and "it takes a village" for the project is unfolding before my eyes and might I add they are teary this afternoon from the outpouring of support for this cause. To…
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Mobile Photography to Help Women and Moms Fight Poverty in South Africa

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[caption id="attachment_633" align="aligncenter" width="475"] UN Infographic for Poverty[/caption] "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings." "Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom." "Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up." - Nelson Mandela   October 17th is World Poverty Day.  The…
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Bloggers For a Cause

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  [caption id="attachment_1037" align="aligncenter" width="327"] #thoawSA ladies[/caption] Join the Blogger Program   #BlogForACause to spread the word about Project South Africa #thoawSA. Help empower women in Khayelitsha, South Africa (pictured above) through mobile photography to fight poverty, one blog at a time! Thank you all! Blogs, Bloggers, Writers & Photographer Friends from around the world for our project in Cape Town, South Africa - Project heART SouthAfrica  Mary Chong, Canada - Calculated Traveller Crea Nolan, Ireland - Crea's blog coming soon, guest Post on THOAW Blog: Poverty is Unnecessary Richard Gray, England - iPhoggy: The Democratising Force of Mobile Reema Sathe, India - About Life N More: Empowering A Generation in South Africa Anna Cox & We Are Juxt USA & World: The heART of a Woman Project, Finding Ubuntu in South Africa Cat Milton, Spain - Mobile Photography Central: Project #heARTSouthAfrica -…
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