Literacy brings an incredible freedom to women in South Asia; helping them to take care of their families, not be cheated at the marketplace, and be able to read the Bible for themselves – Gospel for Asia As an avid reader, I can’t imagine not being able to read. It is one of my favorite… Read More Literacy Saved Her Paycheck
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up – Psalm 27:10 Daya was like an orphan even though her parents were not dead. They abandoned her and if it weren’t for her grandmother, she would have been completely alone. Family life was terrible for her. Her father beat… Read More Daya’s Timeline
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural… Read More Women’s Literacy = Women’s Liberty
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the eldest of thirteen children. She was born on October 9, 1823 in Wilmington, Delaware. Her great-grandfather was Hans Schad, alias John Shadd, who served as Hessian soldier with the British army during the French and Indian War. Her father, Abraham Doras Shadd was trained as a shoemaker and owned a shop in… Read More Mary Ann Shadd Cary
I saw a commercial for No Child for Sale and made a note of the website address. I learned that this is World Vision’s campaign to end child slavery. As a mother, I cannot stand by and watch children be robbed of their rights and freedom. They are being robbed of their right to life… Read More No Child For Sale Campaign
I barely caught the headline about a South African girl who was raped and badly beaten. I searched for the story on the Internet and came across some startling information. Apparently South Africa is known as the “rape capital”. According to Women’s groups, a woman is raped every 26 seconds. The rate of sexual violence… Read More Rape in South Africa
Two women, worlds apart and living very different lives. Their worlds collided when Nazanin Afshin-Jam opened her email one afternoon and saw a message marked “Urgent.” Nazanin Afshin-Jam is an Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and human rights activist. She is a former Miss World Canada and Miss World first runner-up, and has been an advocate for human rights in… Read More The Tale of Two Nazanins
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