Days of The Dragon

Mapendo International is my next selection for the Doing Good series. This organization was created by Rose Mapendo, a woman who was placed into a prison camp to die because she belonged to the Tutsi ethnic group. She gave birth to twins in the death camp – somehow she survived and was rescued and now [...]

Time for another in the Doing Good series. This time I have a pair of organizations that both work to alleviate poverty and improve peoples’ lives through microcredit. These are both truly fantastic organizations that have helped hundreds of thousands of people pull themselves out of poverty and improve the lives of their children and [...]

Whoa! I’ve been awarded two smile awards, from Sarah and Sherri. Thanks, ladies! And, just as I am preparing a post entitled, “This post will offend you!”…seriously! I think maybe I’ll delay that post a bit, especially since it’s only about half done I know there are all these rules about posting a smile award, [...]

Handcrafting Justice is the next very belated entry in my Doing Good series. Handcrafting Justice works around the round in developing countries. I can’t explain what they do better than their own information page – so, please visit that and consider buying some stuff from them – the things they sell are made around the [...]

What can brighten one’s spirit more after something sad than learning about a new organization that helps people in need, people who are not in positions to help themselves… Bridging Hope is my latest selection in my Doing Good series. Bridging Hope works in Viet Nam. Based in Colorado, they work primarily with women and [...]