My Own Starbucks IdeaForfeit a latte or cappacino every three days or so and give that money towards a child in Asia who will probably never have Starbucks. I appreciate a good latte as much as anyone, but I know I do not need them. Watch: Hope For The Least Of TheseSouth Asia is home to 300 million Dalits—people known to the rest of the world as "Untouchables." The Dalits are considered subhuman by their culture. They are forced to live in deplorable conditions and work in virtual slavery. Despite their hopeless situation, God has been building an amazing "bridge of hope" and things are beginning to change. |
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The Gospel for Asia Bridge of Hope Child Sponsorship program is slightly different than some of the programs out there. With the tremendous need of children across Asia and the world, there can never be enough programs. This particular program gives 100 percent of your sponsorship to the program, none is taken out for administrative costs. Find out more about the Bridge of Hope. When this life is over ...a cup of coffee will not mean quite as much as we think it does now. But the cost of one cup per day may very well mean life for a child in Asia today. When this life is over ...a dollar a day will not mean quite as much as we think it does now. But the dollar a day may very well mean life for a child in Asia today. When this life is over ...we won't be concerned with our collections But a lesser interest in our physical collections today may very well mean life for a child in Asia today. Save the whale moneytake your save the whale money and re-direct it to save a child, to any of the millions of children in Asia who could really benefit from the money |
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Underprivileged Children in India: Hard FactsInfant Mortality. Almost 2 million children in India die every year before reaching their first birthday.* 1 in 11 children die before reaching age 5. 74 % children are anemic.** Number of children between 0-6 below the poverty line: 160 million children in India are below 6 years of age. 60 million of these exist below the poverty line.*** Malnutrition: 1 out of every 2 children is malnourished. Malnutrition sets in between the ages of 4 months and 2 years when the child is in a state of perpetual hunger.**** Illiteracy: 50% of the children between the ages of 5 to 15 are out of school due to lack of access to quality education and support services like remedial education.**** Dropout Data: Out of 100 children enrolled 10 reach class 10 and 6 drop out due to lack of ECCD and adequate support systems.***** Child Labor: 11.28 million children in India are employed.* NGO estimates place it at 62 million in the year 2001- the largest in the world. Neglect of the Girl Child: 60% of the girls are not in schools, inference sibling care and household chores.****** Lack of Care: 60 million children of women in the unorganized sector require daycare facilities. Government schemes reaches only 5% of these children.***
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