Philanthropy etymologically means “love of humanity” in the sense of caring, nourishing, developing and enhancing “what it is to be human” on both the benefactors’ (by identifying and exercising their values in giving and volunteering) and beneficiaries’ (by benefiting) parts. – via Wikipedia More and more, José and I are…
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April 30 is Pay it Forward Day
Pay It Forward. I love that phrase! April 30 is Pay It Forward Day – a chance for you to spread kindness in your corner of the world. Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the…
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Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS #rocktheredpump
Hers is another of those faces I can’t forget. A woman, in her late 20s, somewhat educated, an HIV/AIDS patient. A disease she contracted because of her husband’s promiscuity. He died of the illness. She was thrown out of her marital home and disinherited by her inlaws. Left to make…