Background Kids to kids Foundation is a non-profit based children’s foundation in Nairobi, Kenya that provides children from the Kibagare, Kangemi and Kawangware slums and street kids from Westlands with an education. The foundation was founded in the late 90’s and was initially part of a church project; the ACK-Christ Church where the foundation is based. It started with an unfortunate but fortunate incident when one afternoon; a middle aged woman was robbed by a street kid in Westlands. The woman
I didn’t have to think long at all before I thought of a topic that really interests me: the Keep a Child Alive organization co-founded by the amazing singer/songwriter Alicia Keys. I first heard about Keep a Child Alive from the music video for Alicia Keys’ song “Teenage Love Affair”. One of the scenes in the beginning before the song starts is of a college campus rally and shows a student announcing over a megaphone that there is an epidemic in Africa and that if we all work together we can
Eglantyne Jebb was the leader I identified with because she did not seem to recognize herself as a leader at first, enjoyed simple living, was selfless, and had many influences in her life from family to friends, and her faith. She also resonated with me due to her connection with children and compassion for others who were experiencing hardships. Like Eglantyne, I do not force my spiritual beliefs on others. I also enjoy working with people of different backgrounds, and it seems as though Eglantyne
On November 20, 1959 the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted an expanded version of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It was originally drafted by Eglantyne Jebb in 1923 and in 1924, the League of Nations (LON) adopted the Geneva Declaration, a historic document that recognised and affirmed for the first time the existence of rights specific to children and the responsibility of adults towards children. The Declaration has 10 principles that universally recognizes children
What makes someone evil? Are we born evil, or does our environment shape us? The official definition of evil is someone or something that is “profoundly immoral and malevolent”. People are not born particularly good or evil; they are still undecided, and most will stay that way until they die. However, someone could be more evil than good through the way they are raised and taught. There are people that we label as the corruption and the bad apples of society and to humankind, but there are other
that aids children in numerous capacities, all around the world. Starting in London in 1919, Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton created the Save the Children Fund in response to the horrors brought to children after WW1. Jebb recognized the starving and diseased children struggling from the blockade placed in Britain. The suffering these children were facing called the sisters into action. Jebb and her sister campaigned against the suffering by joining the Fight the Famine movement. The
Save the Children I chose the topic of my written presentation Save the Children from organizations relat-ed to health. In my opinion this organization works for important cause because children are the future and they must be protect and helped globally and locally. In my opinion it`s adults duty to make the best to support children in their growth and development and support children in distress. How closely are they related to your home country? In Finland there is a Finnish chapter of Save the