"Don't Call Me That"

So I was having a conversation with my 8 year-old son. He just reminds of the kind of person that is all about world peace. He did a piece for President's Day this year I was so proud of him.

So my son say "why do people call themselves black when they are brown. I tell people don't call me black, call me brown.
So I asked "what do you call other friends that are light and dark?"
He said:  If they are light I call them white, yellow, tan, or mocha.  If they are dark there are a lot of shades of brown. There's coffee, brown, caramel, chocolate.


What can you do when your 8 year old sees the world as it actually is versus what they want you to think it is? (He believes in a peaceful world where racism will not exist.  The sad part is he know it is chaotic and needs improvement.)

I teach him to be bugger than you are and help people out.  Be there. Be compassionate. And I applaud his efforts for a more humble world. Who knows... he may be the one to actually make a difference that sticks around an eternity.

He is the Yang to my Yin.  

 

Sex Ed: Barriers and Benefits

In many parts of the world, government officials, school principals, teachers and parents are not convinced of the need for sexuality education and are reluctant to provide it, because it is believed to promote sexual activity.

In fact, no study to date has found evidence that providing young people with sexual and reproductive health information and education results in increased sexual activity.

Moreover, comprehensive sexual education classes have been proven to reduce misinformation and increase young people’s skills to make informed decisions about their health.

The United Nations Population Fund has found that some programs delayed initiation of sexual intercourse by 37 %, reduced the frequency of sex by 31 %, reduced the number of sexual partners by 44 % and increased the use of condoms and contraception by 40 %.

What are the main barriers to providing sexual education?

1. Government opposition

Many think that teaching sex education in schools is equal to teaching sexual intercourse education. In fact, sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction and other aspects of human sexual behavior.

2. Lack of skilled teachers

Though teachers express commitment to teaching sex education in schools, some find it difficult and discomforting to teach sex education topics.

What are the benefits of providing a comprehensive sexuality education?

1. Prevention of HIV and STD’s

Comprehensive sex education is an essential part of HIV prevention. It is proved to be more effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections than education that focuses solely on teaching abstinence until marriage.1

2. Prevention of unintended pregnancies

Where teenage pregnancy can get in the way of education and other life opportunities, sex education can mitigate unintended pregnancy. Sex education programs have been proven effective at delaying first intercourse and increasing use of contraception among sexually active youth.

3. Empowerment against sexual violence

Sex education helps teenagers understand themselves biologically and prepare to face the world so that they do not fall victim to sexual predators. It also empowers girls and boys to speak up if their sexual boundaries are violated.

It has long been recognized that countries that have a more open and positive attitude toward sexuality have better sexual health outcomes.

Sexuality education exposes young boys and girls to material that not only reduces their risk of unplanned pregnancy and disease, but also enlightens and empowers them.

To curb high adolescent pregnancy rates, governments can enforce policies that protect and promote women’s and girls’ rights, including the right to comprehensive sexual education in schools.

Email your government, asking them to support the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women in the new development agenda.  

1. Abstinence-only interventions promote delaying sex until marriage with little to no information provided about contraceptives or condom use, whereas comprehensive sexual education provides information on abstinence as well as information on how to engage in safer sex and prevent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Peanut Butter Jam Slam

Our Seniors should not have to ration food or other essentials because they cannot afford. We have to take excellent care of them. They were there for us.

Starting April 1st thru May 14th, 2014

Walker Worthy for Mayor Campaign and Do Something needs your help and support to collect peanut butter and jelly/jam, along with rice, canned good and toiletries. Gift cards will be accepted too.

Let's let the seniors know they are not forgotten. Pay It Forward, Don't Pay It Back!

All donations will benefit Jennye Stubblefield Senior Center and Redding Senior Center in Trenton, NJ.

For more information or to schedule a pickup:

Please call Queneke King at 609-288-2605 or email me at 

missydoesitall609@aol.com

PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN

PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN

Annual Prosperity campaign

Whole Planet Foundation's annual Prosperity Campaign begins February 19th and ends on March 31st. In these six week, Whole Planet Foundation's goal is to raise $7 million, creating 40,000 loans and extending their support to more than 250,000 people around the world. Join their mission to empower impoverished entrepreneurs around the world by donating at the cash register at your local Whole foods Market Store or online.

You can tell your cashier in the store that you want to donate you bag discount to the Whole Foods Foundation.

I'm A Girl!

Because I'm A Girl

Girls should be able to do any job that a man does. They shouldn't be limited to cooking, cleaning, and raising babies.

$200 Million Request for Vaccines

Obama Make Historic $200 Million request for Vaccine in other Countries








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Women Should Be Able to Choose

Women Should Choose


This is a video that tells you how women in parts of the world do not have choices as far family and life planning.

Over a Billion People are Living in Poverty

1.3 Billion People Live in Poverty


These 1,300,000,000 individuals live on less than what you can buy in the US for $1.25 per day. You might think this buys more in a poor country than it does here, but actually, it’s a figure that’s been adjusted for purchasing power, which means that anywhere in the world, the $1.25 a day measure buys little more than enough basic food, clean water and cooking fuel to make two simple meals.

In the last 30 years, the proportion of the world’s population that live below this line has halved – from 52% in 1980, to 25% today. That’s a decline from 1.9 billion people down to 1.3 billion people.

At the Global Poverty Project we’re passionate about communicating these amazing achievements, and highlighting the opportunity we have to bring this number down to zero - within a generation.

This post summarizes how we can each play a part in realizing this opportunity – moving a world without extreme poverty from its current status of ‘improbable possibility’, to ‘likely reality’. This list is designed to introduce you to the key themes and issues related to ending extreme poverty.