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Generation Y:
Global Compassion
As we prepared the content for this edition of the newsletter, I was thrilled to see that the articles had to do with young people who have visited and worked in our program in northern Uganda.
It is not surprising that ChildVoice benefits from Generation Y (Gen Y 'ers), or the Google Generation, as some call them - the group born during the period of 1982-2000. If you take a look at this generation, which makes up 25% of the US population, some interesting characteristics are evident:
1.They are considered the first "native online generation". While many in previous generations have become functional users of technology, this generation is immersed in it. When I walk across the University of New Hampshire campus on any given day, it seems every student is either chatting on a cell phone, text messaging, or listening to a digital music player. A recent article by Kaila Krayewski noted that 90 percent of Gen Y 'ers in the US own a PC, while 82 percent own a mobile phone. And, perhaps not surprisingly, they spend more time online than they do watching TV.
Read more…
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You and your school can make a difference in northern Uganda the 2009/2010 school year! Help to raise funds! Bring awareness to the war-affected children and their families! Check it out today!
www.voices-rising.com
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Voices Rising chapters had additional motivation to raise funds during the 2008/2009 school year. The chapter raising the most money would select one student to travel to northern Uganda and experience life at the Lukodi Centre, the ChildVoice residential program for war-affected young girls and their children. Clare Roth was the student chosen.
Read more about her trip…
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Heather Ballestero, a graduate student in Natural Resources, went to the ChildVoice Centre in Lukodi to teach staff and program participants safe water practices. She enjoyed her time in northern Uganda, even teaching the young mothers songs and skits to convey the message of keeping their drinking water clean.
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Please consider a gift to ChildVoice; your gift of $500, $200, $100, $50 or even $20 will assist ChildVoice in providing housing, nutrition, education, and spiritual and emotional growth to children and their families who desperately yearn for ways to cope with the horrifying events that have shaped their lives. With your assistance, ChildVoice can help them.
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The child mothers and their children at the ChildVoice International Centre in Lukodi, northern Uganda desperately desire to put the terror of war and bondage behind them. At the Centre, they are learning to walk away from the past that confined them. They are walking towards a life filled with hope, health and healing. Come along with us! Your gift will help children like John Da Gama continue his education. Your gift will help ensure the continued education of his mother Agnes and other former child soldiers who yearn to provide for their children and contribute to their communities. Thank you!
Remember, a monthly gift would help ChildVoice even more! Click on the Amplified! link for more information!
Thank You!
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Check out our website to be looking for the Christmas Gift Catalogue coming soon! You can purchase a gift on behalf of a friend or a loved one and help ChildVoice meet the needs of children in war-affected areas.
Thank you for taking a look!
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