Below I describe a huge problem, the opportunity (or why now), and two small, amazing, and successful entrepreneurial programs that give inspiration and option to get involved.
The problem:
There are more than 1 billion children around the world who live in a terrible conditions. The problem is that they won't know how to change their situation when they will grow up to be adults because they don't get the tools now.
This situation is a ticking bomb for our next generations.
What's new?
While a century ago these children didn't know that there is another kind of world out there, now they do. This is because of many reasons, one of them is that traveling became a commodity and x10 more tourists visit their lands (e.g. Africa).
The consequences of this were ugly presented in many cases in the past in New York and other cities:
People that are aware of the strong and known differences between their lives and the life that they could have, and their lack of resources to change the situation, brings very ugly crime. Not only inner-countries crime, but for sure - a great out-of-county crime (where the money and the resources are).
Imagine that only 1% of these cute children will get to the situation that I described.
Today:
In 10 years:
1% of 1billion = only 10 million hopeless people out there.
So why did I take a break from my crazy schedule this week in order to write specifically about this one NOW, especially when there are so many other bothering 'trending topics'?
Because there is no better time, and because if not now.. It may be too late. The opportunity will be gone (I don't like this situations in business, so in this case... I like it much less).
Today this danger can still be controlled. This problem is still a new one. These children are still children.
We can still protect these children and our next generations if we act now
The Solution:
Entrepreneurs are building projects to give these children some resources. Small ones for us. Huge ones for them (and for our future).
There are two programs that I like, and I will definitely participate in them in some way. Please feel free to comment and add more.
1. Mama Kellie - www.obrienschool.org
A GREAT article about this program - by Alexa Jenner
http://www.chicagoparent.com/article.asp?aID=0728802.2654795.77350.03956202.7483011.964&aID2=5941
2. TOMS Shoes - http://www.tomsshoes.com/content.asp?tid=273
Watch the 4 mins video and get inspired -
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