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Written by beccafine on 15 Aug 2009 | No Comments | Uncategorized

In a world with billions of people and a similar amount of blogs, it can be difficult to keep up with what’s going on where. I know this from first-hand experience; before today, when given the assignment to peruse non-profit blogs, I had only visited Perez Hilton’s. From now on, I’ll be posting blog round-ups weekly, which will no doubt benefit my world-view as well as any reader’s. Here’s a brief overview of what various non-profit companies have been blogging about this week: 

  • Perhaps taking a note from United Way, 16-year-old
  • Written by beccafine on 14 Aug 2009 | No Comments | Uncategorized

    My family’s big on travel, so I’ve been on several 10-hour-plus-plane-ride vacations within the past few years. Europe and Australia are beautiful and fascinating places, but a tad removed from third-world. I knew about poverty and hunger, but at the same time I lived in somewhat of a healthy, happy bubble. While on the one hand ignorance can be bliss, I craved insight into what made me so lucky. In other words, I wanted to pop my bubble.

    Cambodia is the poorest nation in Southeast…