Wear empowerment !!

http://www.africaaid.org/

There are 6500 millions world poppulation.

48% would live on less than US $2 a day.

48% would lack access to basic sanitation.

25% would live in substandard housing or have no home at all.

20% would live on less than US $1 a day.

8% would have Internet access from home.

If you are reading this article, that mean you're 8% in the world, you are very very lucky person.
If you feel so lucky, you may donate 20$ for 1 tee, your donation feeds 1 african refugee child for 1 school year.

buy it now!!
American Apparel t-shirts, made from 100% combed cotton, sweatshop free, made in Downtown Los Angeles. You can order your t-shirt online for a $20 donation + s/h
http://www.africaaid.org/store.htm

informations from
http://www.nationsonline.org

GIRL FROM TSUNAMI, SOMEONE COULD RECOGNIZE HER!!

This little girl is at the PHUKET HOSPITAL - She does not remember her own name or anything about herself. She has lost her parents, please forward this EMAIL to all your contacts - someone might recognise her.
She was a victim of the tidal wave disaster in Phuket , Thailand and nobody knows who she is so we are hoping if we distribute this EMAIL around the world someone God willing will know her.
Please don't just delete this - your contribution could be the one that solves this little girl's problem.
Even if you are one of the people who believe that it is always someone else's obligation to help the misfortunate, please know that forwarding this will cost you nothing.
Let's help!! Forward this to everyone you can.

Alana Alcock
St Paul's Administrator
28 Symonds Street, Auckland PO Box 6349, Wellesley Street, Auckland Phone: +64 9 373 3268 Fax: +64 9 379 8869

Remember back (tsunami thailand 2004)

http://www.tsunamicraft.com
It is almost impossible for most of us to imagine the trauma that the survivors of December 2004 tsunami have undergone. One moment, a paradise coastline that provided work and good health... In an instant, that paradise lost. Lost loved ones, lost homes, fractured communities and lost livelihoods. Like in any bereavement, we come rushing to comfort and provide the best we can for the short term but, before long, survivors must face the truth of what has happened and it is up to themselves to rebuild and carry on with their lives in spite of the injustice that many may feel towards some others.
Soon after that terrible tragedy rocked the world, the venerable Mitsuo Kawestco¸ founder of the Buddhist Maya Kotamee Foundation, realised that survivors needed both spiritual therapy as well as a secure and steady working environment in which they could cope with their experience and rebuild their lives within their former communities. The Saori project has answered both these needs, particularly among the women.

Physically, the Saori project is no more than a simple tent. Within it are a few small handlooms, a few sewing machines and some basic hand sewing equipment. The floor was, until recently, old wooden pallets but is now a more workable cement slab partly covered with vinyl. Psychologically, Saori is a place of solace, a hive of activity, a buzz of conversation and the bringer of real hope for the future for over 150 women. At first, the raw materials were the dismantled threads of excess donated clothing. Now, much use is made of off-cuts and leftovers from fabric manufacturers – though more is much needed – as well as any other suitable waste material, including plastic string. The end result is a beautiful, colourful woven cloth mix, each length different using the creativity of each weaver. The cloth is made up into all kinds of vivid bags and accessories that appeal to both young and old. New life is given to otherwise waste materials. Its production has given new life, hope and renewal to broken individuals and fractured communities of the tsunami.