Birendra Kumar
India
I belong to a landless family from a remote village of India. My parents somehow managed to admit me to a missionary school called Khrist Raja High School Bettiah, Bihar, a very renowned school in West Champaran. Champaran is where Gandhiji started his movement for freedom.
My school itself has a student base organisation called Leadership Training Service. I was an active member of this group from where I get inspiration to work towards society and helping people. Moral Science, tje story... ( leggi altro)
FASU
United States
There is so much that has enriched my life, in spite of the Liberian civil crisis.
As a child, I should have been watching television; I should have been in school learning biology to understand how cells developed and how they die, sociology to know how social factors alter our behaviors or psychology to understand how war affected perceptions but the war taught me the opposite of what I wanted to learn. I wanted to learn peace, fellowship, and good deeds. I ended up in restaurants seeking... ( leggi altro)
nina | 32
United States
My life changed from that day on because I realized when you lose just one parent, it feels like your world has come to an end. I never looked at my mother, single parents or widows the same way since. My heart’s desire is to open up a safe haven for such kids to call home. If you still have one of your parents, please appreciate him/her because you still have it better than some of the kids in an orphanage. Volunteering, even if it is only for 1 hour a week is a great way to help out. We... ( leggi altro)
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