Get Inspired, Get Involved and Change the World!
Save a Girl, Change the World is excited to support the 2010 International Year of the Nurse: Get Inspired, Get Involved and Change the World!
The purpose of 2010 International Year of the Nurse (2010IYNurse) is to:
1) Recognize the 8 U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
2) Honor the contributions of nurses globally.
3) Engage nurses in the promotion of world health.
How this impacts Save a Girl, Change the World…
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public.
The mission of Save a Girl, Change the World is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World is a campaign for change. Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility!
To learn more about the 2010 IYNurse: www.2010iynurse.net
Reference:
International Year of the Nurse (2010). Nurses – Making a difference in global health. Retrieved on May 2, 2010 from http://www.2010iynurse.net/.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Save a Girl, Change the World
Mission
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empower
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
Campaign for change: Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility. Follow our blog and check out our FB page!!!
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empower
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
Campaign for change: Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility. Follow our blog and check out our FB page!!!
Edna Adan Maternity Hospital
Save a girl, Change the World recognizes and pays tribute to the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Edna Adan Maternity Hospital opened in 2002 and now provides a much higher standard of patient care than is available elsewhere in Somaliland.
The health of the people of Somaliland is among the worst in Africa, with one of the highest Maternal and Child Mortality rates in the world. Every year, one baby in eight dies in infancy while nearly 4000 Somali women die in childbirth. This tragedy can be attributed in large part to the long civil war which brought about the death or departure of nearly all of the country's trained health care professionals (Edna Hospital of Somaliland, 2010).
In a place that was without hope came the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Now a thriving center for women, children, and many members of the community. Maternal and child health is vital for a healthy functioning society. Safe, accessible, and affordable care for women and children is a basic human right.
The hospital is also a teaching hospital and accepts volunteers, particularly those in the medical profession. I can’t think of anything more rewarding and life changing.
To learn more about the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital use the link: www.ednahospital.org
The health of the people of Somaliland is among the worst in Africa, with one of the highest Maternal and Child Mortality rates in the world. Every year, one baby in eight dies in infancy while nearly 4000 Somali women die in childbirth. This tragedy can be attributed in large part to the long civil war which brought about the death or departure of nearly all of the country's trained health care professionals (Edna Hospital of Somaliland, 2010).
In a place that was without hope came the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Now a thriving center for women, children, and many members of the community. Maternal and child health is vital for a healthy functioning society. Safe, accessible, and affordable care for women and children is a basic human right.
The hospital is also a teaching hospital and accepts volunteers, particularly those in the medical profession. I can’t think of anything more rewarding and life changing.
To learn more about the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital use the link: www.ednahospital.org
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Updates
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Look good while giving back!!! Empower girls and young women by shopping the Save a Girl, Change the World online store. The more shirts we sell the more we can help to empower, support, and educate girls and young women in developing countries. Great Mother’s Day gifts too!!!
Save a Girl, Change the World is now 84 Facebook Fans strong….keep going and continue to spread the word! Continue to check back for frequent updates and ways Save a Girl, Change the World continues to grow!
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Look good while giving back!!! Empower girls and young women by shopping the Save a Girl, Change the World online store. The more shirts we sell the more we can help to empower, support, and educate girls and young women in developing countries. Great Mother’s Day gifts too!!!
Save a Girl, Change the World is now 84 Facebook Fans strong….keep going and continue to spread the word! Continue to check back for frequent updates and ways Save a Girl, Change the World continues to grow!
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Monday, April 12, 2010
Campaign for Female Education
When you educate a girl in Africa, everything changes. She’ll be three times less likely to get HIV/AIDS, earn 25 percent more income and have a smaller, healthier family (Camfed.org).
Education of girls is undoubtedly the most important and influential means to end poverty. The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed, 2010) is one courageous organization making a difference for thousands of young girls. CamFed (2010) states education can change everything. In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls can't afford to go to school. A girl may marry as young as 13 and has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. One in six of her children will die before the age of five.
Since 1993, Camfed has fought poverty and AIDS by educating girls and empowering young women. Camfed uses a community-based, holistic approach to bring about change in Africa. The girls supported are selected by the community as being the most in need. Camfed is not just about supplying books and uniforms. The organization helps young girls through out their development and into adulthood.
Please pass the word, check out their website (www.camfed.org), and continue to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Reference
Campaign for Female Education (2010). Camfed: What we do. Retrieved on April 11, 2010 from http://us.camfed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_index&cvridirect=true
Education of girls is undoubtedly the most important and influential means to end poverty. The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed, 2010) is one courageous organization making a difference for thousands of young girls. CamFed (2010) states education can change everything. In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls can't afford to go to school. A girl may marry as young as 13 and has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. One in six of her children will die before the age of five.
Since 1993, Camfed has fought poverty and AIDS by educating girls and empowering young women. Camfed uses a community-based, holistic approach to bring about change in Africa. The girls supported are selected by the community as being the most in need. Camfed is not just about supplying books and uniforms. The organization helps young girls through out their development and into adulthood.
Please pass the word, check out their website (www.camfed.org), and continue to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Reference
Campaign for Female Education (2010). Camfed: What we do. Retrieved on April 11, 2010 from http://us.camfed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_index&cvridirect=true
Monday, March 8, 2010
UN Millennium Development Goals and Save a Girl, Change the World
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest (UN Millennium Development Goals, 2010).
The eight Millennium Development Goals:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Within each eight goals are “Targets” that are discussed for specific goals and actions for that particular goal area. For example, goal #2 “Achieve Universal Primary Education”: Target 1 states “Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling”. Under each area has specific and detailed actions that need to be taken in order to ensure that goals are fulfilled.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public. The mission of Save a Girl, Change the world is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals. In September 2010, the UN will host a summit in NY for world leaders to “Keep the promise” alive and ensure that the “goals” can be achieved by 2015.
To learn more about the UN Millennium Developmental Goals:
UN Millennial Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
References:
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
UN Millennium Development Goals (2010). End Poverty 2015: Make it happen. Retrieved on March 7, 2010 from http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
The eight Millennium Development Goals:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Within each eight goals are “Targets” that are discussed for specific goals and actions for that particular goal area. For example, goal #2 “Achieve Universal Primary Education”: Target 1 states “Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling”. Under each area has specific and detailed actions that need to be taken in order to ensure that goals are fulfilled.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public. The mission of Save a Girl, Change the world is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals. In September 2010, the UN will host a summit in NY for world leaders to “Keep the promise” alive and ensure that the “goals” can be achieved by 2015.
To learn more about the UN Millennium Developmental Goals:
UN Millennial Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
References:
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
UN Millennium Development Goals (2010). End Poverty 2015: Make it happen. Retrieved on March 7, 2010 from http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Let's GO SHOPPING!!!!! Check out our NEW STORE!!!!!
In honor of International Women’s Day March 8th Save a Girl, Change the World store is now OPEN!!!
It is now easy to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Simply, go to the store, purchase an item or two, and presto….you are supporting Save a Girl, Change the World!
Proceeds go to support programs for girls and women in developing countries. The more we show our support the more awareness we create, the more awareness we create the more girls and women we empower, support, and educate!
Follow the link: www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
It is now easy to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Simply, go to the store, purchase an item or two, and presto….you are supporting Save a Girl, Change the World!
Proceeds go to support programs for girls and women in developing countries. The more we show our support the more awareness we create, the more awareness we create the more girls and women we empower, support, and educate!
Follow the link: www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
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