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You are here: Home / Archives for world vision canada

The Greatest Gift You’ll Give This Season is Hope.

December 12, 2013 by Emily 2 Comments

I think it was George Carlin who said that inside every cynic there's a disappointed idealist. And don't I know it. At times, my wholehearted belief in something has been the beginning of that same belief's undoing; lean in too close to examine something and the entire weight of it might come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: child labor, child labour, child sponsorship, children, education, family, george carlin, hope, international development, optimism, World Vision, world vision canada, world vision el salvador

Fun and Games: No Laughing Matter?

December 5, 2013 by Emily Leave a Comment

When I am too busy and don't play long enough with Toddler, he tugs on my clothes and demands "up, up" and if he cannot get what he needs, he will bury his face in the backs of my legs and whine in his shrillest pitch until I get down on the floor with him and help him find the puzzle piece with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Kids, Parenting Tagged With: child labor, child labour, childhood development, cognitive development, free play, fun, games, haiyan, play, poverty, psychosocial development, social development, world vision canada

The Difference Education Makes.

November 28, 2013 by Emily 2 Comments

In a great many places in the world, education means being able to do more than simply survive. It is security, opportunity, and a way to lift whole families out of the poverty cycle. It means literacy, and the ability to advocate for oneself and one's community. Education is enabling. Poverty is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tagged With: child labor, child labour, child slavery, child sponsorship, education, el salvador, World Vision, world vision canada

No Child For Sale.

November 12, 2013 by Emily 2 Comments

[youtube id="4J1sYC3zM2c"] I met a family, two sisters who had made homes on a piece of land they don't own and who raise their children beside fields of sugar cane. The home looked as though it had been assembled over time, like the families had added wood, metal and chicken wire when they were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Kids, Life Tagged With: #nochildforsale, child labor, child labour, child slavery, el salvador, world vision canada

Buy Good Chocolate.

October 31, 2013 by Emily 2 Comments

[youtube id="YlVICw_kydM"] The last week of October to roughly the second week of February is peak chocolate-buying season, but do you know where your cocoa (and other candy ingredients) comes from? I mean, like, do you really know?  I will never look at cheap coffee, chocolate or sugar the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Green Living, Life Tagged With: #nochildforsale, africa, candy, child labour, child slavery, chocolate, el salvador, fair trade chocolate, Halloween, harkin-engel protocol, Purdy's Chocolate, rainforest alliance chocolate, sustainable candy, sustainable chocolate, World Vision, world vision canada

What’s Your Dream?

October 17, 2013 by Emily 1 Comment

Have you ever taken one of those computer-generated career aptitude tests? I took one in the ninth grade and it said I was best suited to a career as a street performer. I tried to picture my parents proudly telling their friends about my fabulous life as a mime and couldn't muster an image I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: #dreamshare, career, dreams, el salvador, kids, World Vision, world vision canada

International Day of the Girl Child: October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013 by Emily 4 Comments

Due to a lot of confusion and bad information, I feel like I spend 50% of my time online ranting about inequities and trying to explain that feminism is simply the belief that women are people and that all people are equal and deserving of autonomy and opportunity. That's it. It's not about cutting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life, News Stories Tagged With: feminism, gender equality, girls, IDG2013, International Day of the Girl, kids, motherhood, World Vision, world vision canada

#DreamShare

October 1, 2013 by Emily 1 Comment

When I was a kid, my dream was to be a BC Lions cheerleader and a dentist. Something about sparkly Spandex booty shorts and power tools just spoke to me, I guess. The great thing about Canada is that no matter how ridiculous or misguided your dream is, the odds of you achieving it are a lot higher … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Friendship, Life Tagged With: #dreamshare, #nochildforsale, blogging, dream, World Vision, world vision canada

Mucho Gusto.

September 22, 2013 by Emily Leave a Comment

When I was offered the opportunity to travel to El Salvador with World Vision, I didn't entirely know what to expect. I knew it wouldn't be sun and sand and margaritas, but despite the itinerary I received and my discussions with Britt Hamilton, the Advocacy Communications Officer, I still didn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: #nochildforsale, el salvador, gratitude, poverty, World Vision, world vision canada, world vision el salvador

Toddlerhood International: El Salvador, Day 4

September 21, 2013 by Emily Leave a Comment

I've now been away for five days, and haven't seen Toddler since I put him to bed six days ago. Spouse and I have been talking via Skype, so we have been in regular contact, but Toddler is a rocket and he only whizzes past the screen occasionally. He has been a blur, chirping "mama, out" and trying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infants & Toddlers, Life, Parenting Tagged With: #nochildforsale, Infants & Toddlers, kindergarten, Preschool, toddler, World Vision, world vision canada, world vision el salvador

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