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This is wonderful post - a great message to us all....
posted by
_Symphony_
on July 17, 2006 at 10:37 AM
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Poverty's a many-tentacled thing
and evil. The harder you work, the more you neglect yourself, the less you have, the less you can produce. And to lose your sight because you can't spare a few hours and a few pennies to get medical help, seems like an extreme test of human endurance. I thought I'd seen this on Oprah last year some time, she and others were trying to get more doctors and more care for the most depresed areas. Thanks for the post. :)
posted by
Pat_B
on July 16, 2006 at 11:01 AM
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posted by
Whacky
on July 15, 2006 at 7:28 PM
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Bel
Yes, the link's in my sidebar " SightSavers"
Off to bed now! Nitey nitey!LOL
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 2:58 PM
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Ariel
is there a website for this? I would like to help when I am able.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 15, 2006 at 2:46 PM
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Factor again
Site of course, not sight. Freudian slip, I guess!
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 10:25 AM
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Factor
Thanks for calling in. Please study their sight, and donate. They are a down on the ground, hands on charity.
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 10:24 AM
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Thanks for the information Ariel.
I had barely even heard the name of that disease, much less know anything about it.
posted by
FactorFiction
on July 15, 2006 at 10:21 AM
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I'll send an email, Ariel
posted by
Blanche.
on July 15, 2006 at 10:16 AM
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Blanche again
And sometimes we were seriously poor too. But what's poor, compared to those people?
We told the kids why they couldn't have some non essential things, and they were okay with it.
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 10:15 AM
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then it's well worth considering, Ariel.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 15, 2006 at 10:14 AM
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Blanche
I think about fifteen years, but it may be longer. Twenty, maybe.
When we read how little it costs to save a sight, we just had to do it.
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 10:13 AM
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I did do a little digging, and saw their pie chart, it is impressive, Ariel
how long have you and Lady Ariela been donating to them?
posted by
Blanche.
on July 15, 2006 at 10:01 AM
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Blanche
By all means log on to their site and take a look.
I don't have the current figures to hand, but when he began to support them we were impressed by how low admin costs were.
posted by
ariel70
on July 15, 2006 at 9:58 AM
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I'm researching this, Ariel, I don't want you to think me hard-hearted
Trichoma sounds like a horrible disease, and sadly preventable.
I just want a few key facts: ratio of administrative costs to actual funds used for charitable work and some sort of history. It's too easy to get scammed. I'm also on a limited income, and there are many appeals for my charitable help. (BTW, coffee is an essential food group, there's no giving it up, otherwise I would be useless for further chartiable work. See how it works? )
posted by
Blanche.
on July 15, 2006 at 9:45 AM
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