The website I chose was www.savethechildren.org. As I mentioned on my last blog, their focus (strategy) goes as follows: "Grounded in our shared vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation, Save the Children’s new mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Our new global vision, mission, values and strategy are very much a part of Save the Children’s longstanding principles and are consistent with our strategic priorities." They even have a strategic plan called "Getting to Great for Children".
One issue that caught my attention was the "Syrian Children in Crisis". Apparently, there is a huge conflict between the president and the people over there and they are on a brink of a "civil war". The United States and surrounding countries are trying to get involved to stop the crisis. Children and adults have been killed during this crisis. The Save the Children website has a petition that one can sign in order to suppport the stopping the killing in Syria. Mine is on the list, #624...
I didn't see any additional information on the website that is related to this week's topic but I will say that the Save the Children website is a very diverse website period. And they focus on children all across the world, not just one country in particular. But the topic that caught my eye caused me to do more research on what is going on in Syria. So now I am more informed. Here's the link to the article where I found addtional information: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html
Hi Brandee,
ReplyDeleteI went to the website and read about the Syrian children. This conflict is getting very scary and affecting so many people. What happens there will affect all of us around the world. So glad a website like Save the Children continues to rally for children.