Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me,
why should you not speak to me?
And why should I not speak to you?
- Walt Whitman
Nowadays, the streets are cold.
Callus fingers, callous people.
We take steps with music in our ears,
And mind not here.
My Destination.
Wary of privacy, the politically correct.
Stories lost across our glances,
Silence on the streets.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
ASH = Ambassadors for Sustained Health
It's hard not to feel disheartened by the overcast lingering above America over the last couple years - unemployment, idiot politicians, health care costs, economic worries, impending wars, etc. Naturally, ethnocentric issues take priority. But we also forget that our situation, in its most dismal perceptions, is incomparable to the basic, life-threatening issues that other human beings face on a daily basis. Marginalized societies, that do not have the benefit of excessive media coverage, persevere without any acknowledgment of their insufferable livelihoods.
To voice and magnify such inequality, a group of students from my alma mater recently launched an inspiring non-profit organization - ASH - to combat our world's health crisis. ASH builds and sustains community centers in poverty-stricken countries to promote health initiatives holistically - addressing multiple barriers to health-care at once, such as access to medicine and doctors, income and jobs, preventive education, water (list goes onnn).
Their first community center launched in Wamuini, Kenya. They empower the local residents to invest their own labor, land, and time into the community center, creating a spiritual and motivational bond to keep the center self-operating. Within the center, ASH has already built a vocational center for girls, a medical dispensary, and classrooms, while employing a full staff of nurses, instructors, and counselors.
The accomplishments thus far may seem like a droplet within an ocean. But the vision is pure, and ASH hopes to provide the impetus and compassion for rebuilding communities world-wide. One community at a time.
Please learn more.
Feel free to visit weareash.org or ask myself for more information on how you can help!
To voice and magnify such inequality, a group of students from my alma mater recently launched an inspiring non-profit organization - ASH - to combat our world's health crisis. ASH builds and sustains community centers in poverty-stricken countries to promote health initiatives holistically - addressing multiple barriers to health-care at once, such as access to medicine and doctors, income and jobs, preventive education, water (list goes onnn).
Their first community center launched in Wamuini, Kenya. They empower the local residents to invest their own labor, land, and time into the community center, creating a spiritual and motivational bond to keep the center self-operating. Within the center, ASH has already built a vocational center for girls, a medical dispensary, and classrooms, while employing a full staff of nurses, instructors, and counselors.
The accomplishments thus far may seem like a droplet within an ocean. But the vision is pure, and ASH hopes to provide the impetus and compassion for rebuilding communities world-wide. One community at a time.
Please learn more.
Feel free to visit weareash.org or ask myself for more information on how you can help!
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