Category Archives: Children

Walking at last

Walking to the gym tonight for a session of stretching I passed a family of five or so idly standing across the footpath. A little toddler, eyes fixed ahead, started unsteadily walking toward his father from his sister across the … Continue reading

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Unacceptable

Yesterday I made a post about The Big Divide- Rich and Poor. My friend Suji responded with a great comment on facebook: I was confronted today by the reality of what the big divide means at street level…sydney siders going … Continue reading

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Counting down (to 2015)

Check out the link to the Countdown to 2015 initiative I received sent through from my mate Stephen Mayers here in Sydney. Another example of some of the great work and focus people are bringing to the urgency required to … Continue reading

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24,000 children died today, and yesterday, and will also tomorrow…

UNICEF reported in 2009 that 8.8 million children under the age of five died during 2008. Tragically this would be the same as 24,000 children dying every single day. For comparison, it is worth noting the stark contrast that 50% … Continue reading

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