ChildFund India Celebrates 60 years with Song and Ringtone

by Lee Steinour, with reporting from Sachal Aneja, ChildFund India
ChildFund India’s program staff has produced an inspirational song to celebrate the children they help and ChildFund’s 60 years of accomplishments in this country.

goodpurpose Goodies: Weekly Inspiration From Around the Web

By Allison Goldberg
And once again, Friday has arrived! Please find below a positive statistic regarding energy consumption, a newly-released video from TED and a new charity from Microsoft [disclosure: Edelman client].

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On Climate, Ethics, Cow Burps and the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama explores the interface of contemplative and scientific approaches to environmental challenges.

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What do the World Cup and Olympics Have to do with Human Rights Violations?

Sometimes, quite a bit.  Did you know that in Beijing alone, over 1.25 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes to make way for Olympics-related development in the lead-up to the 2008 Games?

India: Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India should override the objections of the army and keep his 2004 promise to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

(New York) – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India should override the objections of the army and keep his 2004 promise to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Human Rights Watch said today.

IBSA: Push Syria to End Bloodshed

India, Brazil, and South Africa are not leveraging their rising global influence to help stop the bloodshed in Syria.

(Johannesburg) – India, Brazil, and South Africa are not leveraging their rising global influence to help stop the bloodshed in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today.read more

Help LO partner with The Girl Effect Fund this October 19

Lotus Outreach has an incredible opportunity to join forces with an international powerhouse, and we've already made the first cut! We proposed our Blossom Bus project and the Girl Effect Challenge accepted. Guaranteeing that 100 young women in Mewat, India can attend secondary school is a cause that deserves a chance to win.

A nutrition crisis amid prosperity – Hindustan Times

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“…80,000 children in Mumbai who are malnourished, according to government data, a statistic that makes Mumbai the most malnourished city in India.

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