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SPECIAL REPORT: #ENDEBOLA with @SaveTheChildren @ONE & @GatesFoundation
Following the Social Good Summit, World Moms Blog was invited to a private event focused on the immediate humanitarian need to contain and eradicate the Ebola virus. It was eye opening, and we can't wait to share what we learned and what actions everyday citizens can...
SOCIALGOOD: World Moms’ Top Highlights at #2030NOW
"The Social Good Summit is the Grassroots equivalent of the UN General Assembly" - NY Times Journalist and author, Nicholas Kristof Five editors from World Moms Blog attended the Social Good Summit in New York City this past weekend. So, what's the best way to get a...
GREECE: From Pythagoras To Purgatory – Education in Modern Greece
Who hasn't heard of the name Pythagoras before? Or, for that matter Archimedes, Aristotle, Plato or Hypatia? Even if you don't know exactly what these people believed or taught, those ancient names probably 'ring a bell.' For those of you fortunate enough to have had...
ONTARIO, CANADA: Hoping For The Best, But Fearing Heartache
This week, a story in the news made me cry. It was not the kind of story that makes it big in the mainstream media. It was not about mass devastation or loss of life, war or missing jetliners. It was, however, a story that has a big impact in my little corner of the...
INDONESIA: Helping Children Cope With Divorce
Divorce is difficult for adults. Divorce is difficult for children. It is difficult for everyone. No doubt about it. I had sailed through it. Not a smooth sailing - mind you - but I learnt so much through the process. My divorce was finalized in 2011. I still deal...
SOUTH AFRICA: Welcome to Planet Parenthood #WorldMoms
Today we welcome a guest post from South Africa! Karien Potgieter is a full-time working mom of two kids aged two and under. She loves nothing more than to load up the double jogging stroller and set off on adventures with Little Miss K and Baby J - together they...
SOCIAL GOOD: A Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens
I love this quote ... “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead In fact, I like it so much that I made you a pin. We get so very caught up in the busyness of...
BRAZIL: The Death Of A Father
As I write this I am still in shock from the sudden death of Eduardo Campos, Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-governor of Pernambuco (the state where I reside), who died on August 13 in an airplane crash. At this moment I am not considering the political...
CALGARY, CANADA: Material Girls
“…we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl…” Madonna’s tune rings true today more than ever. Parents in the '80s may have pulled their hair out trying to teach their kids about the perils of materialism, but they had no idea what was to come. They...
INDIA: Growing Up
"Beware, I will be a teenager in just 5 years!" We were both shocked to hear this. He said it in a very light vein, and laughed aloud at his own joke. But it struck us like a bolt. He was leaving us clues all around. But I had been ignoring them all the while. But...
EGYPT: The Schooling Challenges of an Egyptian Mother
Schooling years are a big challenge for parents. Often, we even regard those years as a period of crisis. For Egyptian mothers the most challenging schooling years that we experience are the final two years of high school. Those two years are called "Thanaweya Ama"....
SocialGood: What if…You Now Know What You’re Missing?
Two months ago, I travelled back to Arusha, Tanzania as part of my work with Mom2Mom Africa. Each time I am in Arusha, I make sure to stop by a local outdoor restaurant frequented by many tourists. The restaurant resides on a beautiful piece of property, and offers...
NETHERLANDS: Where Do We Draw the Line?
As a trainer in intercultural communication and mom to multilingual children, I am always taught to accept other cultures, various ways of thinking and perspectives of looking at the world. I may of course have a lot to learn about tolerance but I like to think that...
NEW JERSEY, USA: New school year, new mom!
Back to school is not just about kids getting a new backpack, and a box of crayons. On back to school day, everybody in the family is going “back” to something. A norm, a rhythm, a routine. This year, for me, a big page is turning. My little girl is starting school....
SINGAPORE: A New Season
More than a month ago, our home was always clean and tidy. There were also nice home-cooked meals (complete with soup) every evening for my family. Fast forward to today: dust is gathering around the house while home-cooked meals have been reduced to no more than two...
ISRAEL: What Is The Key To A Grateful Life?
Sometimes I laugh at myself. Sometimes I scold myself. On occasion, I love myself. Mostly, I just don't understand myself. I have a good life. I'm healthy, I have a great husband, 5 amazing kids, a job helping people (which I do wish paid more money, but oh well), a...
SOCIAL GOOD: AHOPE for Children Gives Hope to Ethiopia’s HIV Positive Children
It was a late afternoon in June when Elizabeth Atalay and I, both fellows in Ethiopia with the International Reporting Project, arrived at the nondescript gates of AHOPE for Children on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The clouds had yet to open up and lash out in...
GREECE: New Writer Interview – Ann Marie Wraight
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? Well, this may be the most difficult question to answer! I've lived for the last twenty years in the northwestern mainland area of beautiful Greece. By birth I'm British as were my parents and grandparents,...
Washington, USA: The Magic Room
In my home, we have a room that my sons, ages 4 and 8 years old, refer to as “The Magic Room.” It’s probably not what you are thinking. It’s our formal dining room. Truth be told, we didn’t use the room all that much for eating, as we have a kitchen table steps away...
GUEST POST: Raising Children in India
Motherhood is one of the most beautiful experiences of a woman’s life. Raising children makes life full. I am raising my children in India and I feel that the environment in India helps a lot in inculcating a strong set of values. I read a lot about the many ways...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Israel & Palestine: The War on a Tween’s Facebook Page
Like many twenty-first century parents, I have ongoing battles with my kids about “screen time.” They think they don’t have enough of it; I think that if they stare any longer into a computer screen, they will start bleeding from the eyeballs. My thirteen-year old...
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