Afghanistan and Central Asia

This video is from Worldvision, and documents the actual living conditions of homeless children in Mongolia.  Film conveys a lot: but like almost all art, it does not convey touch, smell, taste; this video does its best to include at least a verbal document of those miseries of children’s street life.  Along the way, it is also an essay on public health issues.

I checked, and according to CharityNavigator, Worldvision and Save the Children are two highly-rated charities for seeing to children’s needs across the world.  Worldvision is a non-denominational Christian charity based in Washington State and around the world.

Cassie over at the FPA Children’s blog is doing a wonderful job of bringing children’s issues forward: everything from child soldiers to child weddings to the quality of toys.  Go check out what she’s up to: it’s the stuff of real family values.

Further Reading:
Charity Navigator
Child Sponsorship Charities at American Institute of Philanthropy’s Charity Watch site

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