I’ll be posting a more thorough update on our Global Poverty initiative and organization in the next couple days. I was supposed to be in Haiti this week to visit some orphanages and to learn more abou the global food crisis but had to make some changes due to the increment weather in that area. Today, I’d like to share about two things that make our goal of creating a grassroots movement to fight extreme global poverty possible: Human Relationships and Technology. Continue reading “relationships, technology, facebook, and fighting poverty”
fighting global poverty f.a.q.
As most of my blog readers know, my wife and I [and our three children] are starting an organization for the purpose of joining the fight against global poverty. We are not the first, and thankfully, we will not be the last. People – acquaintances, strangers, blog readers and stalkers, Twitters, Facebookers, internet surfers, and our church folks have asked us questions and so this entry is our attempt to answer those questions – in hopes that it may intrigue and inspire you and also to excuse myself from answering countless personal emails.
Recent Updates: Dec. ’08 / March ’09
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions: Continue reading “fighting global poverty f.a.q.”
materialism, mammon and simplicity
Materialism and money is an issue and a threat in my life. I hate to admit it but it is. I wrestle with it nearly every day. I read once that a person spends about 80% of their time awake engaged with MONEY: earning it, spending it, and dreaming about it. There are days it overwhelms me and there are days I feel like I have a great understanding and mastery over money but only for it to rear it’s beastly head again.
We’re all consumers. Every single one of us so how would you respond to this question?
In our society, we’re surrounded by the push to consume. We’re constantly bombarded with the newest gadget or trinket we supposedly cannot live without. How do we combat the pull toward materialism, and what does simplicity look like in the 21st Century? Continue reading “materialism, mammon and simplicity”
girl effect
What do you think?
“The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society.” Continue reading “girl effect”
strategically fighting poverty
Please take a few minutes to read this. We can’t save the world but we can make a difference.
It’s in the news all around us: the situation in Darfur; the cyclone catastrophe in Burma/Myanmar; unfathomable hunger in North Korea; the food crisis in numerous places around the world, and the list can and do go on. Over 3 billion people live on less than $2/day; About 1 billion live on less than $1/day; Nearly 1.1 billion people do not have access to clean water; About 27,000-30,000 children die daily due to poverty. Staggering and numbing statistics.
While it’s awkward to make a public appeal and broadcast of our vision, that is the decision that we’ve made – for better or worse. Continue reading “strategically fighting poverty”
prayerfully fighting poverty
Thanks for the feedback on last week’s entry on [Wisely] Fighting Poverty. After reading the responses, I wanted to share a few more details of what we’re envisioning. Details are still to be worked through but here are some more random thoughts:
- Our vision cannot eradicate poverty. If I am honest, poverty – locally and globally – will likely persist on some level but extreme poverty can be eradicated. But our simple hope is to be moved and move others into action because while we can’t save the world, we can help one child, one family, one village, one area, etc. We can make a difference. Continue reading “prayerfully fighting poverty”
EUGENE CHO 