Read My Blog for Charity: Mothering Sunday to Mothers’ Day
March 18, 2007 by kate baggott
Filed under Mental Health
Sunday, March 18th is Mothering Sunday in the UK. Mothers’ Day in the US and Canada is on Sunday, May 13th. I have long supported the idea that mothers deserve to observe both days regardless of where they may live.
I also know in my heart of hearts that mothering for many women is not about getting breakfast in bed. It can be a life full of heartbreak and suffering. I’ve learned from my readers that you are with me on this issue and want to do something about it.
So, in honour of mothers, I will make a gift on my readers’ behalf to a charity that supports women and children.
For every 1000 page views we serve up between Mothering Sunday and Mothers’ Day (57 days), I’ll donate $1.00 to the cause you choose in the poll below. Babylune usually serves up about 1000 pages a day (thanks for the idea, Hsien) and, sometimes, twice that when I run a charity campaign.
Here are you choices for where the money will go. Please read them over and vote for your choice at the end of the post or using the poll in the side bar:
Rawa: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afganistan has been working for women’s equality, democracy and peace in Afganistan for 30 years. They run a hospital serving Afghani refugees in Pakistan, they run orphanages and teach girls and women how to read among other activities that promote women’s rights in Afghanistan. And, since war has never done anything for the people of Afghanistan, maybe RAWA can.
The Society for Women’s Health Research to quote the org’s site, it is a “non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.”
Kiva, is part of the microeconomics movement. It is an organisation that gives small loans to people in the developing world to start their own businesses and lift themselves out of poverty. The program uses its web site in such a way that we can choose to support the project most in keeping with Babylune’s aims to help women and children.
I vote for Kiva. They all sound like great causes but I like this one.
All three organizations sound like more than worthy, but since I had to narrow it down to one for the vote, I chose KIVA. Any organization that offers education and release from poverty not only improves the lives of the individual and her family, but of the entire community. Anyway, that’s just what I think. I congratulate you, Babylune, for publishing this post and bringing attention to Mothers and Mothering Sunday (I’d never known it even existed)…thanks for the opportunity to help.
I am a RAWA supporter. I find their courage in the face of enormous opposition to be second to none. Women can really change the world and bring in a sense of equality between the sexes in the Middle East. I find them incredibly inspiring because they risk their own lives in order to educate and care for women, children and men in a country racked by violence and war. I recently watched a film by Meena Nanji called ‘View from a grain of sand’ which showed some of the issues which RAWA deal with. It is well worth watching. You can read about it at http://www.viewgrainofsand.com
Check it out!
I’m just stopping by to bump up the page views for charity.
I vote for Kiva too. It sounds like some of the things that World Vision does.
What a great thing to do. Good luck!
Here from the Carnival of Family Life
I think this is a fantastic idea and a great way to give back to the community. It looks like a tight race between the charities, it will be interesting to see the end results.
Here via the carnival of family life.
Thanks for stopping by Lisa!
Kate:
What a great initiative! I will blog about this. I wish you best of luck!
Warmly,
Hueina
What a great idea! I’ll be sending my readers over to help the cause(s). Thanks for making a difference!
I want to vote for RAWA, but I can’t work out how to “use the poll in the sidebar”. There don’t seem to be any links there, or radio buttons or anything.
Oh! NOW I can see it. It changed when the page was re-rendered after I tried to post that comment. How strange!
I vote for… Kiva!
That’s great Cecilia. Can you put your click on the ballot in the poll in the post or in the side bar?