Week in Review

It seems like I was just writing last week's - this week has FLOWN by and we are heading into one of the busiest times of year so brace yourselves!  Here is a mix of fun and factual - some you can just smile through and others will make you put your thinking caps on. Not what you always want to do on a Friday afternoon, but these are worth it.  Here we go!

Altruette has just launched their girls line --- check out the dress, top line!! Not tooooo shabby!

We love to learn about other organizations trying to do good and Connect to Learn and Raising Malawi are doing just that! 12 year old Mervis Chatha hits the nail on the head:
            "It is important for girls to go to school because when you teach a girl child, you teach the whole world," she says. When women are education, they are more likely than men to pass knowledge on to their children and insist on schooling.  In addition, educated women can earn incomes independently from their husbands, and are more likely to spend money on essential medicines,  food and other basic needs for their family.

This article article sheds light upon the fact that big businesses and governments are unable to address the problems in our environment, economy and education.

         "One of the most interesting stories in social change today is how much creative 

         problem-solving is emerging from citizens scattered far and wide who are taking it 

         upon themselves to fix things and who, in many cases, are outperforming traditional 

         organizations or making systems work better."

Next time you are scraping the bottom of the barrel for an excuse of why you can’t make it to the gym, think about THIS guy who is biking 2,600 miles to raise funds and awareness for a variety of humanitarian efforts in Haiti.  My behind hurts after 20 minutes on the stationary bike!

This article is close to home for TFE because of our ongoing project with the Dignitas Project in the Mathare Valley.  While Kenya has made HUGE strides in the past decade, they still have a long way to go. 

“The consequences of such low levels of education are grim for the young people... Many youth will be consigned to poorly paid, insecure and often risky work, and their countries will be deprived of the kind of skills that can drive economic growth,” says the report.

Along the same topic.....

Empowering Kenya's New Generation: if you have 3 minutes to spare, check out this uplifting video

Lastly, THANK YOU to all of you who purchased Michael scarves during our Red Cross for Sandy campaign. We were very pleased with the results and are sending our check to the Red Cross today! 

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,

Megan & Jess