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Sunday, March 18th is Mothering Sunday in the UK. Mothers’ Day in the US and Canada is on Sunday, May 13th. I have long supported the idea that mothers deserve to observe both days regardless of where they may live.
I also know in my heart of hearts that mothering for many women is not about getting breakfast in bed. It can be a life full of heartbreak and suffering. I’ve learned from my readers that you are with me on this issue and want to do something about it.
So, in honour of mothers, I will make a gift on my readers’ behalf to a charity that supports women and children.
For every 1000 page views we serve up between Mothering Sunday and Mothers’ Day (57 days), I’ll donate $1.00 to the cause you choose in the poll below. Babylune usually serves up about 1000 pages a day (thanks for the idea, Hsien) and, sometimes, twice that when I run a charity campaign.
Here are you choices for where the money will go. Please read them over and vote for your choice at the end of the post or using the poll in the side bar:
Rawa: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afganistan has been working for women’s equality, democracy and peace in Afganistan for 30 years. They run a hospital serving Afghani refugees in Pakistan, they run orphanages and teach girls and women how to read among other activities that promote women’s rights in Afghanistan. And, since war has never done anything for the people of Afghanistan, maybe RAWA can.
The Society for Women’s Health Research to quote the org’s site, it is a “non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.”
Kiva, is part of the microeconomics movement. It is an organisation that gives small loans to people in the developing world to start their own businesses and lift themselves out of poverty. The program uses its web site in such a way that we can choose to support the project most in keeping with Babylune’s aims to help women and children.
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That’s great Cecilia. Can you put your click on the ballot in the poll in the post or in the side bar?
I vote for… Kiva!
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Oh! NOW I can see it. It changed when the page was re-rendered after I tried to post that comment. How strange!
I want to vote for RAWA, but I can’t work out how to “use the poll in the sidebar”. There don’t seem to be any links there, or radio buttons or anything.
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Read My Blog for Charity: Mothering Sunday to Mothers’ Day…
For every 1000 page views we serve up between Mothering Sunday and Mothers’ Day I’ll donate $1.00 to the cause you choose in the blog post poll. Each of the three categories plays a roll in protecting the lives, livelihood and health of mothers aro…
What a great idea! I’ll be sending my readers over to help the cause(s). Thanks for making a difference!
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