Comments on: Blog Action Day: Want to fight poverty? Follow these examples. . .

By: cheritycall

cheritycall — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:10:21 +0000

Hello, Do something to help those hungry people in Africa and India,
I created this blog about this subject:
in http://tinyurl.com/556poc

By: Tom Vanderwell

Tom Vanderwell — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:14:35 +0000

Daniel,

Thank you for your kind words. You are absolutely right, the only way anyone makes a difference is one person at a time. The problems in Haiti are too big for one person to solve, but if a LOT of 1 persons get involved, we can make a difference.

Tom

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:48:56 +0000

Great post, I myself wrote one at: http://www.guruofsales.com/general/427/fight-poverty-its-blog-action-day-today and the action has not stopped. Would you share your thoughts by a comment there as well?

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:49:30 +0000

Thank you for participating in Blog Action Day and referencing some great examples of how anyone and everyone can make a difference! While I agree that reading blogs isn’t going to end poverty, raising the awarness of our generation about how they can get involved is absolutely key. If you’re looking for more information on global poverty, including how our generation can achieve the Millennium Development Goals – eight globally endorsed objectives that address the many aspects of extreme poverty – in Africa by 2015, check out our site at http://www.millenniumpromise.org. You can go to the Get Involved page to learn about the different ways you can make a real difference in to people around the world by supporting the Millennium Villages project. The project, in brief, uses a holistic, integrated and community-led approach to provide tools and resources for interventions in agriculture, education, health and infrastructure, this helping rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa lift themselves out of extreme poverty. By combining the best scientific and local knowledge, Millennium Villages address all the major problems of extreme poverty simultaneously to assist communities on their way to self-sustainable development. Currently, the project reaches 80 villages in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and is achieving incredible results! So again, thank you for getting involved and keep up the good work!

By: becoming minimalist

becoming minimalist — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:32:31 +0000

thanks for posting and giving your time to this issue. good for you.

i do hope your readers are moved to donate to the charity of their choice.

By: Bob Schenkenberger

Bob Schenkenberger — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:24:04 +0000

Here’s another site that is “putting their money where their mouth is!”
http://dannybrown.me/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-and-social-media-the-perfect-combination/

By: KivaB4B Team

KivaB4B Team — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:14:02 +0000

HI all.
KivaB4B is contributing $10,000 to support Blog Action Day. KivaB4B is a new partnership between Kiva and Advanta Bank that lets you double the loans you make through Kiva, up to $200/month. It’s a very cool program. Check it out at KivaB4B.org. There’s also a very unique affiliate program they offer to blogs and other sites. There’s a description on the blog, http://b4bcommunity.org/2008/08/the-kiva-affiliate-program-hel.html

KivaB4B Team