Showing posts with label NGOs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NGOs. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Ideas for Social Change: "Project AK-47"


I came across a new initiative today, so I though I should share it with my readers. This is an Idea for Social Change. And this change involves the most important asset for the future of our society, i.e. children. 

There are over one hundred thousands of kids in countries like Burma, Mexico, Shri Lanka, and Philippines have joined armed forces and many more are on the verge of joining them. Project: AK-47 was created to rescue these children.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Ideas to Ponder: "Expiration Dates for Charities?"


NGOs are defined by the World Bank as "private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development".

But isn't this definition too Utopian? 

To answer that question, lets see some figures: