You gave this hardworking mom of five the helping hand she needed
Restina is the epitome of a hardworking mom. On any given day, you can find her trekking into town with her 1-year-old strapped to her back and her arms filled with fruit. She will spend all morning and afternoon selling the fruit by the roadside before making the...
Afghanistan soon to be ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’
“Afghanistan is facing a brutal winter and is likely to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis within months.” — World Food Programme That’s the latest report on Afghanistan, a country that’s been gripped by violence since the Taliban takeover in August. Displaced...
Have your gifts matched for an entire year — Here’s how
It’s impossible to know when disaster will strike. An earthquake can begin in the middle of the night without warning, destroying entire cities. Hurricanes can quickly make landfall, flooding fields of crops and leaving villages without food. And violence could erupt...
From the Field: Surviving winter as a child refugee
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan last summer displaced thousands of families. But it’s only the most recent in a series of conflicts that have driven people in the Middle East from their homes. In fact, people like Heba, a Syrian girl with special needs, have been...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.