Hi Everyone! We’ve got some exciting news! GVN Foundation has decided to support Mothers Fighting For Others through their largest fundraiser ‘Eat So They Can!’ Eat So They Can is a global fundraising initiative that is sponsored by the Global Volunteer Network, and the GVN Foundation. This year,
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08/10/2009
Inspire The Child Breaking The Cycle Of Poverty By Educating Young Kenyan Women Inspiration is the spark that leads to change. Our dream is to create a home for orphaned girls filled with love that will give them a new family. Inspire The Child will also construct a new educational facility for K
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03/31/2009
This holiday season, Mothers Fighting For Others is working to help ten girls from Saint Monica Children's Home in Kenya get into High School. We call it The Gift of Education. . Every dollar helps. To learn more about Saint Monica's, go to MFFO.org Please send any donations to: MFFO - Gift of Ed
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11/25/2008
I wrote this post on February 14, 2007. It changed me. I believe this single post helped me evolve into the woman I am today. The amazing thing is, I have changed since then. I have been to Kenya twice since that February and I have seen this kind of poverty up close once again. It’s difficult
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10/15/2008
I received this email last week from my High School Alumni Office. It struck a cord in me because we had our own Bone Marrow Drive last year in honor of Trevor Kott. I remember the stand we took to help Trevor. Here's our chance to help Arthur. Dear Notre Dame Alumni, We recently received the
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09/10/2008
We always seem to say, "It's a small world." But the things that are happening within our own country and abroad can seem so far away, because it may not be happening to us here at home. I know many people who just don't want to know. They have great hearts, but stories of tragedies just cause th
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06/02/2008
To Desiree Daniels & RE/MAX Tri County,Thank you to each of you who donated so generously to Mothers Fighting For Others! The funds you provided have helped make sure the girls at Saint Monica Children's Home are fed for many months to come.What you see here is only a portion of what you were abl
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04/23/2008
On April 8th at 10 pm (ET / PT) HBO Documentary Films presents The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. It’s described as Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this documentary feature explores the shocking plight of women and girls caught in the sexual crossfire as th
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04/02/2008
I just love this idea. For me, there is nothing better in this world than empowering women. And Hallmark and (Product)Red have done just that. The Mali Bag is described as Bogolan (or mud cloth), a traditional fabric art form, is handmade by artisans in Mali, West Africa. The cloth is hand woven
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03/17/2008
So a wonderful mom, actually her name is Jill, and I “met” on Cafemom last year and she came up with a brilliant idea for our Clean Water Project. It’s pretty simple. All you need to do is PRINT YOUR CLEAN WATER PROJECT LABEL and place it on a wide mouthed small water bottle. Pass out the bottles
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01/27/2008