Today is “Giving Tuesday”. An official
day for giving.
December is just around the
corner and with Christmas less than a month away the giving season has begun.
For most people in the developed world, this is a season of giving and
receiving. For the average person in Sierra Leone it remains a time of
survival.
On Tuesday, November 27th,
2012 people all over the world are helping launch the first “Giving Tuesday”
ever. The idea is simple. Individuals, families, friends, businesses,
organizations, communities all join in acts of giving. Let’s join in and do the
same.
Many of us live comfortable
lives and have a little (or a lot) to spare. I encourage you to give today; to
help those in great need. It can be a financial donation, time volunteering, a
helping hand or giving of other resources.
If you want to help those with
few resources and limited access to the basic necessities such as food, water,
education and healthcare in the developing world, there are numerous charities
and organizations out there. I happen to work for one of those organizations,
called Welbodi Partnership, in a busy 200-bed Children’s hospital in downtown
Freetown, Sierra Leone. One of the things we are lacking is an x-ray
department. If you would like to give to this project today please do so on our x-ray appeal justgiving page.
Give more, spend better and
splurge smarter. Encourage others to give today.
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