Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 dancasana <einnaej wrote:Wed, 8 Oct 2003 14:53:34 -0700 (PDT) dancasana Women for Women International Lucky , Krishni Aluwihare , Ambuja , Divinity , Duwi , Jakki Johnson , Melissa , Peggy , PeggyAngel , Raina , Nicole Schmult , Ursula , Janelle Wallace , Yoshimi Greetings my SoulSisters ! Today is a special day for me and you being my friends I wanted to share with you why it's special and what I did about it. Today's my birthdayand I received a really special present. To celebrate a Blessed and Wonderful over 20 years on this planet I wanted to give back some of the blessings to someone who's in need of them. I suffer from an ailment called "Guilty Happiness". I am so happy with my life, I've been so blessed that I feel guilty...guilty that others are suffering and miserable in the world while I enjoy a wonderful life. So this birthday, when my husband asked me what I wanted as a gift, I had the perfect idea. This is where Women for Women International comes in. Upon arriving at the website, the first thing I learned in the first 15 seconds was : 80% of all refugees and displaced persons globally are women and children. Rape is consciously used as a tool of genocide and a weapon of war. 70% of 1.2 billion people living in poverty are female. I was shocked at the numbers ! This is outrageous and sickening and disheartening. So my next question is..."What can be done to help ? How do we reverse this problem ?" And of course Women for Women provided an answer. For as little as $25 a month a woman who is abused, poor, illiterate, or marginalized has the option and resource to persue the healing path of health, well-being, and economic independence. An excerpt from the Mission statement paints a clearer picture : Our approach is holistic and grassroots focused. It begins with matching a U.S. woman and a woman overseas. The U.S. sponsor provides financial and emotional support so a woman knows she is not alone. Once a woman is physically and emotionally well, we provide income-generating skills and rights awareness training so she can stay well. Finally, we invest in the long-term growth of the woman and her community by providing microcredit loans. Together, these programs help a woman define her life, discover the power of her own voice and rebuild her community. Writing 1 letter a month to provide emotional support along with a donation of $25 a mo. can tranform a woman's destiny. Isn't that incredible ? I enrolled today and can hardly wait to receive my sponsored woman's name and address to begin the healing process. I know sponsoring this program is right for me and if you think it may be right for you, too or you would like to learn more, I invite you to check out the website at : http://www.womenforwomen.org Thanks so much for taking the time to listen. I was just too inspired to keep this to myself. I love you all very much ! Thanks for the gift of your friendship. You've made the journey to this birthday a pleasure. May you experience unlimited blessings, happiness, freedom and joy. Love always your friend, Ann Marie To behold unity while viewing the world through open eyes is spiritual realization. - Ammachi The New with improved product search The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 hi everyone im passing this along from a good freind of mine whos birthday was yesterday. May all women come back into their power and natural virtues of compassion, patience and love that the world might see more of those qualities and peace will be restored. amma always says when you are feeling down - do what you can to uplift others and the energy of God's grace will flow through you uplifting you dancasana <einnaej wrote: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 14:53:34 -0700 (PDT) dancasana Women for Women International Lucky , Krishni Aluwihare , Ambuja , Divinity , Duwi , Jakki Johnson , Melissa , Peggy , PeggyAngel , Raina , Nicole Schmult , Ursula , Janelle Wallace , Yoshimi Greetings my SoulSisters ! Today is a special day for me and you being my friends I wanted to share with you why it's special and what I did about it. Today's my birthdayand I received a really special present. To celebrate a Blessed and Wonderful over 20 years on this planet I wanted to give back some of the blessings to someone who's in need of them. I suffer from an ailment called "Guilty Happiness". I am so happy with my life, I've been so blessed that I feel guilty...guilty that others are suffering and miserable in the world while I enjoy a wonderful life. So this birthday, when my husband asked me what I wanted as a gift, I had the perfect idea. This is where Women for Women International comes in. Upon arriving at the website, the first thing I learned in the first 15 seconds was : 80% of all refugees and displaced persons globally are women and children. Rape is consciously used as a tool of genocide and a weapon of war. 70% of 1.2 billion people living in poverty are female. I was shocked at the numbers ! This is outrageous and sickening and disheartening. So my next question is..."What can be done to help ? How do we reverse this problem ?" And of course Women for Women provided an answer. For as little as $25 a month a woman who is abused, poor, illiterate, or marginalized has the option and resource to persue the healing path of health, well-being, and economic independence. An excerpt from the Mission statement paints a clearer picture : Our approach is holistic and grassroots focused. It begins with matching a U.S. woman and a woman overseas. The U.S. sponsor provides financial and emotional support so a woman knows she is not alone. Once a woman is physically and emotionally well, we provide income-generating skills and rights awareness training so she can stay well. Finally, we invest in the long-term growth of the woman and her community by providing microcredit loans. Together, these programs help a woman define her life, discover the power of her own voice and rebuild her community. Writing 1 letter a month to provide emotional support along with a donation of $25 a mo. can tranform a woman's destiny. Isn't that incredible ? I enrolled today and can hardly wait to receive my sponsored woman's name and address to begin the healing process. I know sponsoring this program is right for me and if you think it may be right for you, too or you would like to learn more, I invite you to check out the website at : http://www.womenforwomen.org Thanks so much for taking the time to listen. I was just too inspired to keep this to myself. I love you all very much ! Thanks for the gift of your friendship. You've made the journey to this birthday a pleasure. May you experience unlimited blessings, happiness, freedom and joy. Love always your friend, Ann Marie To behold unity while viewing the world through open eyes is spiritual realization. - Ammachi The New with improved product search The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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