Comments for pamoja http://humanrace.wordpress.com "together" Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on in my name end global poverty by freda holmes http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/in-my-name-end-global-poverty/#comment-76 freda holmes Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:42:31 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-76 This seems like a commendable cause and a great web site. A close friend made a contribution to honour my husband who passed away recently from cancer, thus my interest in your work. I have great respect for anyone who is doing anything to improve the situation of those innocents affected by this disease, by war, by poor living conditions. I have one suggestion which does not reflect on your project but on my ability to appreciate your project...the web site is very difficult to read. I have good vision and it just isn't worth my effort to fight with the low contrast, black background. Congratulations on your project and I'm pleased to have my late husband's name as a connection on your donation report. Please do consider the web site issue. This seems like a commendable cause and a great web site. A close friend made a contribution to honour my husband who passed away recently from cancer, thus my interest in your work. I have great respect for anyone who is doing anything to improve the situation of those innocents affected by this disease, by war, by poor living conditions. I have one suggestion which does not reflect on your project but on my ability to appreciate your project…the web site is very difficult to read. I have good vision and it just isn’t worth my effort to fight with the low contrast, black background. Congratulations on your project and I’m pleased to have my late husband’s name as a connection on your donation report. Please do consider the web site issue.

]]> Comment on A bogy of the mind by Jenna Howard http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/a-bogy-of-the-mind/#comment-75 Jenna Howard Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-75 Hello I just wanted to stop by and tell you thank you for caring street children, orphans and abandoned. thank you for witting so passionately and sharing your grief. i just recently return from Nairobi and Uganda and the experience there was earth shattering. we saw a man that had been hit by a buss, street children begging for food and took a day to travel through the slums. i have no words to describe the effect the entire experience had on me. As I have read through your blogs on children I am encouraged that I am not alone in this fight to help orphaned and abandoned children. I am the Director of Public Relations for a non-profit organization called World Orphans. We build church based orphan homes all over the world and our mission is simple E3 to reach each church…each child…each community. I would love for you to take a look at our website and let me know if you have any questions. (www.worldorphans.com) thank you again for your heart and words that you have written. I hope you will have a glorious blessed day! Jenna M. Howard -Director of Public Relations www.Worldorphans.org Jennah@worldorphans.org www.JennaMarieHoward.com Hello
I just wanted to stop by and tell you thank you for caring street children, orphans and abandoned. thank you for witting so passionately and sharing your grief. i just recently return from Nairobi and Uganda and the experience there was earth shattering. we saw a man that had been hit by a buss, street children begging for food and took a day to travel through the slums. i have no words to describe the effect the entire experience had on me. As I have read through your blogs on children I am encouraged that I am not alone in this fight to help orphaned and abandoned children. I am the Director of Public Relations for a non-profit organization called World Orphans. We build church based orphan homes all over the world and our mission is simple E3 to reach each church…each child…each community. I would love for you to take a look at our website and let me know if you have any questions. (www.worldorphans.com) thank you again for your heart and words that you have written. I hope you will have a glorious blessed day!
Jenna M. Howard
-Director of Public Relations
http://www.Worldorphans.org
Jennah@worldorphans.org
http://www.JennaMarieHoward.com

]]> Comment on Glue by Jenna Howard http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/glue/#comment-74 Jenna Howard Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:00:02 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-74 Hello I just wanted to stop by and tell you thank you for caring for orphans. As I have read through your blogs on children I am encouraged that I am not alone in this fight to help orphaned and abandoned children. I am the Director of Public Relations for a non-profit organization called World Orphans. We build church based orphan homes all over the world and our mission is simple E3 to reach each church…each child…each community. I would love for you to take a look at our website and let me know if you have any questions. (www.worldorphans.com) thank you again for your heart and words that you have written. I hope you will have a glorious blessed day! Jenna M. Howard -Director of Public Relations www.Worldorphans.org Jennah@worldorphans.org www.JennaMarieHoward.com Hello
I just wanted to stop by and tell you thank you for caring for orphans. As I have read through your blogs on children I am encouraged that I am not alone in this fight to help orphaned and abandoned children. I am the Director of Public Relations for a non-profit organization called World Orphans. We build church based orphan homes all over the world and our mission is simple E3 to reach each church…each child…each community. I would love for you to take a look at our website and let me know if you have any questions. (www.worldorphans.com) thank you again for your heart and words that you have written. I hope you will have a glorious blessed day!
Jenna M. Howard
-Director of Public Relations
http://www.Worldorphans.org
Jennah@worldorphans.org
http://www.JennaMarieHoward.com

]]> Comment on Engendered Discrimination by Brandon http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/engendered-discrimination/#comment-72 Brandon Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:51:10 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-72 hey ... just fell on your blog ... seems we have walked similar paths ... i am in blantyre until the end of november and would love to sit down and chat ... ph # is 09690126 or the e-mail below ... cheers hey … just fell on your blog … seems we have walked similar paths … i am in blantyre until the end of november and would love to sit down and chat … ph # is 09690126 or the e-mail below … cheers

]]> Comment on Engendered Discrimination by Alyce Barry http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/engendered-discrimination/#comment-71 Alyce Barry Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:06:40 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-71 I think women are more aware of and afraid of risks to the family, because in general they're more focused on the family than men are. I think women are more aware of and afraid of risks to the family, because in general they’re more focused on the family than men are.

]]> Comment on Glue by timercer http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/glue/#comment-66 timercer Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:18:35 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-66 trav... i totally get what your prof is saying, and true in many ways. however, and i mean this simply and honestly, i'll always feel that people are more important than buildings. i.e., human resources, human capacities, human capital, whatever you want to call it, will always be more important than number of hospitals or schools or government agencies or businesses, simply because "infrastructure" is meaningless without the thread of human beings making that infrastructure work for the people. i'm not trying to be pedantic here, i just think it is a simple point that is often overlooked. therefore, yes, i would say women's rights for example, is so fundamentally important that all the infrastructure in the world won't do any good without these basic human rights, such as gender equality, being granted first. look for example at Kerala state in India, trumpeted as one of the greatest successes in global health (which i align so closely w/ poverty reduction it's hard to disentangle the two). Kerala invested in education and women's empowerment, and despite low levels of income, improved the health of its population to rival that of some developed countries. have they completely lifted themselves out of poverty? No. however, if you believe education and good health are the fundamental inputs or stepping stones to "reach the ladder of economic growth" (to borrow from sachs), then it becomes these human investments, that may or may not involve infrastructure, that are most fundamental at breaking the cycle of poverty. trav… i totally get what your prof is saying, and true in many ways. however, and i mean this simply and honestly, i’ll always feel that people are more important than buildings. i.e., human resources, human capacities, human capital, whatever you want to call it, will always be more important than number of hospitals or schools or government agencies or businesses, simply because “infrastructure” is meaningless without the thread of human beings making that infrastructure work for the people. i’m not trying to be pedantic here, i just think it is a simple point that is often overlooked. therefore, yes, i would say women’s rights for example, is so fundamentally important that all the infrastructure in the world won’t do any good without these basic human rights, such as gender equality, being granted first. look for example at Kerala state in India, trumpeted as one of the greatest successes in global health (which i align so closely w/ poverty reduction it’s hard to disentangle the two). Kerala invested in education and women’s empowerment, and despite low levels of income, improved the health of its population to rival that of some developed countries. have they completely lifted themselves out of poverty? No. however, if you believe education and good health are the fundamental inputs or stepping stones to “reach the ladder of economic growth” (to borrow from sachs), then it becomes these human investments, that may or may not involve infrastructure, that are most fundamental at breaking the cycle of poverty.

]]> Comment on Glue by Will http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/glue/#comment-60 Will Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:08:17 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-60 Tim, in a weird sick twisted away, I love your blog and especially the story of the street kids which you showed me on my last day in Eldoret. It was a powerful experience that I have shared with others. Thank you for that. I wish you the best buddy and hope to catch up with you in NYC sometime. Tim, in a weird sick twisted away, I love your blog and especially the story of the street kids which you showed me on my last day in Eldoret. It was a powerful experience that I have shared with others. Thank you for that. I wish you the best buddy and hope to catch up with you in NYC sometime.

]]> Comment on Glue by travis http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/glue/#comment-59 travis Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:19:26 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-59 In one of my MBA classes, my professor asserted that the lack of institutions (both formal such as healthcare/gov't agencies and informal) in many African countries is the primary reason why the cycle of poverty continues. Do you agree with this assessment or does drug use and women's rights, for example, pose a larger roadblock to poverty elimination? In one of my MBA classes, my professor asserted that the lack of institutions (both formal such as healthcare/gov’t agencies and informal) in many African countries is the primary reason why the cycle of poverty continues. Do you agree with this assessment or does drug use and women’s rights, for example, pose a larger roadblock to poverty elimination?

]]> Comment on Division of Labor by dick http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/division-of-labor/#comment-57 dick Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:02:01 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-57 Thanks for this. It is in my town apparently. Karibu Dick Thanks for this. It is in my town apparently. Karibu

Dick

]]> Comment on Division of Labor by Gary Lecocq http://humanrace.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/division-of-labor/#comment-52 Gary Lecocq Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:50:25 +0000 http://humanrace.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-52 Most Americans insulate themselves from this. It is sad that so few picked up the message of the Bible that Jesus would do anything to help the needy, the poor and the disadvantaged. He even worked His miracles for them. Isn't it interesting that He was crucified not for His miracles, but for simply replying "I am". Even the Roman soldiers ignored His work for those who needed Him, even though Jesus was far more at risk of death from performing miracles that only God could do. We all need to be more like that. To feel that the greatest service we can give is to those who need us is our highest calling. Most Americans insulate themselves from this. It is sad that so few picked up the message of the Bible that Jesus would do anything to help the needy, the poor and the disadvantaged. He even worked His miracles for them.

Isn’t it interesting that He was crucified not for His miracles, but for simply replying “I am”. Even the Roman soldiers ignored His work for those who needed Him, even though Jesus was far more at risk of death from performing miracles that only God could do.

We all need to be more like that. To feel that the greatest service we can give is to those who need us is our highest calling.

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