mothers fighting for others: Our Kids Can Make A Difference Too!
- 08/10/09 04:50 AM
Hi Everyone! We’ve got some exciting news! GVN Foundation has decided to support Mothers Fighting For Others through their largest fundraiser ‘Eat So They Can!’ Eat So They Can is a global fundraising initiative that is sponsored by the Global Volunteer Network, and the GVN Foundation. This year, hosts around the world will share a meal with friends and raise money, and hosts will have the option of donating the funds they raise to Mothers Fighting For Others. 70% percentage of the proceeds will go directly to MFFO!!! We will head back to Kenya next year and help the amazing … (2 comments)
mothers fighting for others: Inspire The Child
- 03/31/09 12:37 PM
Inspire The Child Breaking The Cycle Of Poverty By Educating Young Kenyan Women Inspiration is the spark that leads to change. Our dream is to create a home for orphaned girls filled with love that will give them a new family. Inspire The Child will also construct a new educational facility for K-8th grade girls. This facility will prepare the girls for a brighter future and support their re-introduction to society. The school will provide counseling and medical attention, and teach them the skills that will empower them to be a strong and independent new generation of Kenyan women.
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mothers fighting for others: Changing A Life of a Child
- 11/25/08 12:28 AM
This holiday season, Mothers Fighting For Others is working to help ten girls from Saint Monica Children's Home in Kenya get into High School. We call it The Gift of Education. . Every dollar helps. To learn more about Saint Monica's, go to MFFO.org Please send any donations to: MFFO - Gift of Education 27943 Seco Canyon RD #533 Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Or go to MFFO.org and click on DONATE Thank you so very much for your support!!! … (0 comments)
I wrote this post on February 14, 2007. It changed me. I believe this single post helped me evolve into the woman I am today. The amazing thing is, I have changed since then. I have been to Kenya twice since that February and I have seen this kind of poverty up close once again. It’s difficult to describe. I hope one day you will join me on one of my trips, then you too will be changed forever. I am part of an amazing community of moms on a website called CafeMom. I wrote a post there informing … (4 comments)
mothers fighting for others: It's a Small World After All...
- 06/02/08 01:44 AM
We always seem to say, "It's a small world." But the things that are happening within our own country and abroad can seem so far away, because it may not be happening to us here at home. I know many people who just don't want to know. They have great hearts, but stories of tragedies just cause them too much pain. The definition of Apathy is a state of indifference — where an individual has an absence of interest or concern to certain aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. The words, apathy and indifference are powerful. Question: Is it just … (2 comments)
mothers fighting for others: Thank You Desiree Daniels and RE/MAX Tri County!
- 04/23/08 11:07 AM
To Desiree Daniels & RE/MAX Tri County,Thank you to each of you who donated so generously to Mothers Fighting For Others! The funds you provided have helped make sure the girls at Saint Monica Children's Home are fed for many months to come.What you see here is only a portion of what you were able to accomplish. Your donations will continue to provide much needed supplies.Thank you so much! … (6 comments)
mothers fighting for others: The Greatest Silence: Rape in The Congo
- 04/02/08 02:51 PM
On April 8th at 10 pm (ET / PT) HBO Documentary Films presents The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. It’s described as Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this documentary feature explores the shocking plight of women and girls caught in the sexual crossfire as this giant African nation enters its second decade of internal conflict. Since 1998, a brutal war has ravaged the DRC, killing over 4 million people. Over the same time, tens of thousands of women and girls have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers - both from … (4 comments)
mothers fighting for others: A Little Bottle Can Be A Big Help!
- 01/27/08 03:30 PM
So a wonderful mom, actually her name is Jill, and I “met” on Cafemom last year and she came up with a brilliant idea for our Clean Water Project. It’s pretty simple. All you need to do is PRINT YOUR CLEAN WATER PROJECT LABEL and place it on a wide mouthed small water bottle. Pass out the bottles to co-workers, friends, and family members. Ask them to fill them up with change, dollars, even checks (remember, checks are written to A Child’s Right) and send them on back to MFFO! This is just an easy way to collect donations for this … (7 comments)
mothers fighting for others: Underwear For Africa | How You Can Help
- 09/17/07 07:25 AM
I have never been so excited to receive underwear! Last Thursday alone, I received over 54 pairs. Yesterday, my cousin collected over 500. Julie and Tracy bought 92 combined, and I just left the 99 cent store with 7 packs of 3 for 99 cents a pack. I have great friends and family! I believe this is going to be amazing! The need is so great. The last post entitled, ‘Undignified’ underwear the only choice for Kenya’s poor, is just more proof for me to scream from the rooftops, “I NEED UNDERWEAR!” I hope you will join me. So many moms … (3 comments)
mothers fighting for others: I Met An Angel Last Week, Actually Two.
- 09/17/07 07:24 AM
Two weeks go, I spoke to my volunteer coordinator with GVN about specific needs that the orphanage might need in Kenya. The first on the list was underwear. Easy, I thought. I could buy a few packs and ask my mom friends to donate a pack. Then something interesting happened this morning. I got an email from a cyber Mommy friend with this message, “I am getting married soon and thought that instead of doing favors I would rather take that money and use it to help a good cause. Well, what better cause than something you are working on.” I … (0 comments)
mothers fighting for others: What Is Sudan?
- 09/09/07 10:12 AM
I took this pole last week on a mom site. My goal was to see how aware we all were with the situation in Sudan. With that said, 83% of moms got the answer correct. What is happening in Darfur, Sudan is horrific. ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC. According to the UN, officials say that the death rate in Darfur could rise as high as 100,000 people per month if the fragile humanitarian life-support system collapses. This has to stop.
You can read HERE to see what we have written here at Mothers Fighting For Others about the Genocide. You can also … (4 comments)
mothers fighting for others: $1 Can Help 3,000 children Today!
- 08/15/07 07:21 PM
When I first started my journey that led me to Mothers Fighting For Others, I contacted a man named Eric Stowe from a Child's Right. Wait, let's back up a bit. Months ago, my partner Julie and I sat on the phone for hours and brainstormed about the changes we wanted to make, the differences we wanted to make in our world. We believed that every human being deserves the basic necessities of life. After hours of talking, we decided food, a safe home to sleep in, a good education, shoes on children's feet, and clean water were the top five … (6 comments)
mothers fighting for others: So My Project Didn't Move Forward...
- 07/10/07 04:31 PM
But this one did, and it's a GREAT ONE! Remember last month I wrote about the American Express Members project? Well, the one below made it to the top 50. Take a look. Artists For A New South Africa Artists For A New South Africa (ANSA) was founded in 1989 by Ms. Alfre Woodard, Danny Glover, Blair Underwood, Mary Steenburgen, CCH Pounder, and Robert Guillaume. Their fight started to support South Africa for their right for freedom. They continue to fight for this amazing country that is filled with children who are orphaned by the deadly AIDS virus. ANSA is a nonprofit … (5 comments)
mothers fighting for others: I Need Your Help...
- 06/12/07 10:36 AM
I stumbled onto the American Express Members Project Contest a few nights ago. It gives people an opportunity to come up with ideas to change the world, to make a real difference. So, I called my partner in crime, Julie Ferenzi, to fill her in on this amazing opportunity. After an hour of brainstorming, we came up with our idea. We call it One on One: One Company. One Orphanage. One Goal Project Description:Uniting individual companies with individual orphanages all over the world. One On One will match businesses of all sizes with orphanages whose needs will be directly and specifically … (13 comments)
The Devil Came On Horseback was an eyeopening, shocking, disturbing and horrific documentary about the true occurrences of what is happening RIGHT NOW in the Darfur region of Sudan. If you want to understand the BACKGROUND of the entire “situation,” please go and read the link. Education and awareness is the first step. You can read HERE the latest information about what is happening and what is being ATTEMPTED to stop this from continuing. I just feel lost in the entire situation. How can we sit idly by and watch thousands of innocent people die a month. This is … (12 comments)
mothers fighting for others: My New Passion, My New Home
- 04/01/07 06:22 PM
In February, I wrote a post about what inspired me to do more. I had never written it down before and the result changed me. I realized it was time to make a real change in my life. I wanted to create a place where we could learn. A place where we could educate ourselves about the world we live in. It is so easy for us to be consumed in our own day to day. I know. I was there. So I created a place where mothers could go to find charities, organizations to help women in crises, and … (7 comments)
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