Relief to typhoon stricken central Vietnam

A Song For You: the darker side of life: Poems by Lyn Hansen-Blizzard

Lyn Hansen Blizzard has known sadness, despair, pain, and helplessness in the face of relentless progress of life destroying disease. He poignant poetry cuts through the bluster of fine words and eloquent phrasing to deliver descriptions straight into the depths of the heard with clarity and simple beauty . Lyn writes about the things that matter, and about things that should matter but are so often overlooked. The poems in book will both move you to tears yet show you just occasionally those tiny glimpses of flickering hope that make us all keep going.

Helping gifted Sri Lanka students through University/College

Picture. Visiting film producer Donna Williams of Word Love organization and Mr Anthony Richard present the first Rose Charities Sri Lanka Univeristy Scholarship (2005)

Children of poor families in Sri Lanka know that the best road to lifting themselves and their families out of poverty is through attaining a proper education. While Sri Lanka has a fine education system and tuition is free for those who need it, there are other costs associated with attending university or college besides the tuition fees. Living costs, costs of books and materials needed for the courses, food and costs for those small aspects of daily living all addup.

Four years ago Amanda and Chais, two students from B.C. founded their University sponsorship program, now run by Rose Charities Sri Lanka For around $200 per year, all costs for the student can be covered to enable them to benefit from their free placed in University or College.

Sponsoring a child to go to school in Sri Lanka gives them hope and a future

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Sponsoring a poor Sri Lanka child to go to school will give her/hm a life, a future and hope, for both them and their whole family. Please click one of the links below to see who is in need. If you are interested, please email: Contact@RoseCharities.org

(Click here for current list of children needing educational sponsorship)

The Bloom Manifesto

Diana Saw from Singapore founded 'Bloom' in Cambodia. It is not an NGO but a self sustaining social enterprise, to provide livelihood for poor Cambodians and help Cambodia. See www.bloomcambodia.com Diana has listed 'the Bloom Manifesto' (see below)... which it is hard not to agree with

THE BLOOM MANIFESTO

1. We believe in the right of all people to a decent life, free of poverty and with access to education

2. We believe you will be enriched helping the poor

3. We believe women hold up half the sky

4. We believe workers should always be paid a fair wage

5. We believe if you knew the truth, you would not be an accessory to the exploitation of workers

6. We believe exploitation is evil

7. We believe in the power of good over evil

8. We believe in the power of the individual to bring about change

9. We believe your bag is a reflection of you - are you really a sheep?

10. We believe quality is worth paying for

11. We believe in love at first sight - at least where our bags are concerned!

12. We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of handbags!

The joy of new friendships