Save the Children

[rogsr]

Hello all,
I wanted to do some charity work and I did some research and found "save the children." It is a good and legitimate organization. I support a little boy in Mali, Africa who is learning how to be a farmer. In Mali the average annual income is less than $250 so my $35 per month over a year becomes a good chunk of change. He gets an basic education, medical treatment, and I think they help out his villiage with any surplus. I bring this up because I know we love to help others but are sometimes unsure how to. Well, this is a great way to take alittle bit of suffering out of the world. They have a web site which savethechildren.org(atleast I think it is .org) if anyone is interested.

 

[geocajun]

great thread - I also recommend the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging http://www.cfcausa.org/

My family sponsers 2 children and a elderly women, and its a great experience to talk to them, and makes a huge impact in their lives!
$20/month is the difference between life and death for many of these people.

and CFCUA is a 4 star rated charity through Charity Navigator
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/3502.htm

 

[rogsr]

Does anyone else participate in these types of activities?

 

[rainbowprism]

Rogsr- Bless you for your compassion! It saddens me that so many people see all these problems in the world and just become overwhelmed by them, decrying "What could I possibly do to make a difference? It's too complicated!". I have prayed that people can move beyond thier moral convictions of believing the cause to be worthwhile to be convicted that the cause is worthwhile and they can be involved! It really isn't so hard to do something, if everyone "sacrificed" a trip to Starbuck just one time a week that money could go towards providing medication for HIV/AIDs infected children! There is lots of little things that can be done that can make a huge impact on another person life, we don't all have to be Mother Teresa's or Martin Luther Kings's and that's ok---we can still do something.

 

[Sharp]

My wife supports a child in South America via a group called Compassion International. It also claims to be a Christian group, though I don't know that much about it.

God has blessed the western nations with so much. Surely we can help others. It is especially good to help victims of persecution and genocide as in Sudan or parts of muslim Africa. There are Christian adoption agencies too.

 

[Echoes Peak]

My wife supports a child in South America via a group called Compassion International. It also claims to be a Christian group, though I don't know that much about it.

I support a child through Compassion International. They definitely are a Christian organization. You can actually learn more about them through www.compassion.com.

 

[fulvius]

Hi, I have a question about Save the Children, if anyone knows. Is it required that the children or their parents accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, in order to receive aid? Or is aid given independently of the recipients' religious beliefs?

 

[Biscuithands]

Save the children. Please.