When i heard about the news of how grave opium addiction is in Afghanistan, my heart sank..I was thinking of how devastated lives are for the families there..

but when i read about this article- hope sprang out, and it fortified my belief that we can make the wold a lot better...



an excerpt from this artcle says:

"After the fall of the Taleban, Rahima returned to Afghanistan and heard talk of the Sanga Amaj Drug Treatment Centre for women in western Kabul, funded by the US state department through the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics"

The first of its kind in the area, the Sanga Amaj centre is named after a female journalist who was mysteriously shot dead in Kabul a few months ago.

After only a month's treatment at Sanga Amaj, Rahima was back to normal. She now works at the centre as a janitor, earning $100 a month.

read more:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6965837.stm

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good men to do nothing...
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

Whoopi Goldberg has raised money on behalf of the homeless and Afghan women.
http://www.helpafghanwomen.com/

You are right

hello everyone

the philippines now is in such a mess due to
corruption charges against Arroyo, but our small group
who refuse to be identified in any way did something
to alleviate sufferings of some of our countrymen
in three districts in metro manila and we distributed
christmas bags in these depressed areas-

the mothers requested not fancy gifts, they wanted rice and noodles to last even three days after christmas,

and coordinators did their best to come up
with more than that-

toys and basic necessities were given out
and i know that with our little resources
we made a difference=

just happy to share all our asian friends
about changing a bad situation with our best

here is one photo:


<br><br>Post edited by: linsi, at: 2008/02/18 07:22

Dear Linsi,

You're right, especially when you did your bit to help someone recover their vision. A mere sum of $25 can help at least 6 people to regain their sight. We have this 'Fred Hollows Foundation' which is doing a fantastic job.

Of course, people with millions could do more but that shouldn't stop people like us with what little we have shouldn't give. All that matters is the intention.

I'm sure you're right when they say that &quot;Hope dies last&quot;.

warazein wrote:

QUOTE:
Dear Linsi,

You're right, especially when you did your bit to help someone recover their vision. A mere sum of $25 can help at least 6 people to regain their sight. We have this 'Fred Hollows Foundation' which is doing a fantastic job.

Of course, people with millions could do more but that shouldn't stop people like us with what little we have shouldn't give. All that matters is the intention.

I'm sure you're right when they say that &quot;Hope dies last&quot;.

hi warazein,

am glad to hear about this, please tell us more about &quot;Fred Hollows Foundation'

i would like to greet lanie here who seems to have the time
to login inspite of her busy schedules, she also was very
much involved with our small project, thanks lanie!

linsi wrote:

QUOTE:

hello everyone

the philippines now is in such a mess due to
corruption charges against Arroyo, but our small group
who refuse to be identified in any way did something
to alleviate sufferings of some of our countrymen
in three districts in metro manila and we distributed
christmas bags in these depressed areas-

the mothers requested not fancy gifts, they wanted rice and noodles to last even three days after christmas,

and coordinators did their best to come up
with more than that-

toys and basic necessities were given out
and i know that with our little resources
we made a difference=

just happy to share all our asian friends
about changing a bad situation with our best

here is one photo:


&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Post edited by: linsi, at: 2008/02/18 07:22

hi linsi,

more and more Filipinos should start forming small groups and bring much needed help.

i think small groups are more powerful than big organizations in making direct changes to the lives of our fellowmen.