This week our lessons is a continuation of our discussion regarding poverty.
While we can probably discuss the issue of poverty around the world and its cause for hours on end, I wanted to focus on the positive things we can do to combat poverty.
Poverty exists around the world and also here in Ferrol.
How can we help? Its really easy. It can be something small; such as, asking the person begging for money outside of the grocery store if they are hungry and buying them something when you're shopping - such as a loaf of bread or a bag of rice, neither costs more than .75 Euros.
While giving material things may not be your cup of tea, you have your health and perhaps free time. Volunteering is a great way to help those in need. There are countless NGOs around the world and here in Ferrol that could use the help.
NGOs are not perfect, one of the problems I see with NGOs is the lack of communication between them, duplicating services is common within an area.
There are NGOs that I completely believe in and support, such as Kiva.
CLICK HERE to learn more about Kiva (if you would like an invitation, send me an email)
CLICK HERE for my report in NGOs in Guatemala - in Spanish
CLICK HERE for my report on NGOs in Guatemala - in English
CLICK HERE for this week's lesson
Mahalo for reading.
Until next time.
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