CHAPTER 5: War & Reconciliation
"Back when we decided to stop reading the newspaper (this was before we learned of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's "to-do list" theory), the images of violence and war were what really out us over the edge." pg 77
CHAPTER 7: The Economy
"In the last chapter, we talked about the enormous challenges on U.S. President Barack Obama's plate. The economy - or more specifically the financial crisis-is probably one of the biggest." pg 109
CHAPTER 6: Barack Obama
" Yes, we can. Three words that, combined, create what is quite possibly the most well-know phrases of the decade. Back in Jan. 2008, then-senator Barack Obama spoke them out lould before a packed auditorium. They chanted the phrase and the whole world seemed to join in as Obama spoke on." pg 93
CHAPTER 4: HIV/AIDS
"When Marc was 18, he deferred his university scholarship to travel to Klong Toey, Thailand to try and make a real difference in the lives of others. After being greeted by the volunteer coordinator and dropping his bags in a small apartment, he was ushered into the AIDS ward of makeshift hopspice." pg 65
CHAPTER 3: Women's Rights
"There's a reason why the water walk is almost always described as the most humbling experience on one of Me to We's volunteer trips to Kenya.
It's not the murky brown water that resembles something closer to chocolate milk than the stuff that runs from our taps at home. Neither is it the long-hour hike back to camp with a heavy jug strapped to your back and the hot sun beating down overhead.
Instead, it's the Mamas." pg 47
It's not the murky brown water that resembles something closer to chocolate milk than the stuff that runs from our taps at home. Neither is it the long-hour hike back to camp with a heavy jug strapped to your back and the hot sun beating down overhead.
Instead, it's the Mamas." pg 47
CHAPTER 2: Child Soldiers
"Over the past few years, we've had the pleasure of working with a young man named Michel Chikawanine.
Michel grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a wartorn country in central Africa. As a child, he was kidnapped, drugged and trained as a child soldier.
At 11, Michel left his home country as a refugee, eventually settling in Canada. Today he travels the country delivering motivational speeches with a message that true happiness can only be achieved by helping others." pg 37
Michel grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a wartorn country in central Africa. As a child, he was kidnapped, drugged and trained as a child soldier.
At 11, Michel left his home country as a refugee, eventually settling in Canada. Today he travels the country delivering motivational speeches with a message that true happiness can only be achieved by helping others." pg 37
CHAPTER 1: Children & Education
"It was a headline in the newspaper about Iqbal Masih that started Free The Children back in 1995. It's no coincidence we started this complication in the same vein.
One April morning, Craig reached for the comics and found a headline, 'Battled child labour, boy, 12, murdered.' That article drove Craig to take action. Since then, the stories we've heard from other kids around the world have served as further inspiration for the work we do." pg 17
One April morning, Craig reached for the comics and found a headline, 'Battled child labour, boy, 12, murdered.' That article drove Craig to take action. Since then, the stories we've heard from other kids around the world have served as further inspiration for the work we do." pg 17
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Global Voices by C. Keilburger & M. Keilburger
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