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By Kimberly Mickelson
Although voice e-mail, video mail and video conferencing can provide enhanced forms of communication, a non-profit organization should also provide a Web-based instant messaging tool to allow easy communication with any of their online volunteers or potential Internet-based volunteers. One such free (text-based) instant messaging service (Meebo is a similar service) that a non-profit organization can place on their Web site to... Read Full Story
"Vani" is a child marriage custom in which one family gives a young girl to another family to resolve a feud between them. read more | digg story
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Like most people I’m sickened by anyone who harms a child. That is why I became angered when I read about the following news story.
A woman was videotaped using a high-pressure water hose at a carwash in Orlando Florida on her 2 ½ year old daughter. The hose which spays water with a force of about 1,200 pounds per square inch is capable of tearing skin.
The video shows the women pinning the little girl against the wall and spaying her at close range. During questioning the women... Read Full Story
Blind faith kills. Dale and Leilani Neumann allowed their beliefs to take precedence over knowledge and their daughter died as a result. They have been sentenced to 6 months.
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How many times have you thought..."If only I knew then what I know now!" Use http://gullibility.blogspot.com to jump the experience queue and reduce your Gullibility
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By now, most people in the tri state are have heard about the death of a little 10 year old girl in the city of Philadelphia. "The girl had been the subject of a Department of Human Services investigation for possible abuse in 2007 and files are now being reviewed" Here is what I dont get. If S.S saw that she could have possibly been abused then why let her parents take her back. Social Services try to take kids that dont need to be taken but when they need to be taken, what do they do... Read Full Story
Child Abuse What exactly constitutes abuse? Emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect are all the most well known forms of child abuse. In addition, there is also fetus abuse, witnessing domestic violence and other violent crimes by family members. We've all seen mothers in a store with a difficult, sassy child get frustrated and spank the child. Some have slapped their child and others have grabbed the child and shaken the child firmly to get his attention. Is this behavior abuse... Read Full Story
We have no greater charge than to protect the children.
Child Sexual Abuse Signs & Early Prevention
The majority of child sexual abuse occurs at the hands of a family member or friend. Abuse by strangers is far less common.
To protect all children it’s important to learn the facts. It is estimated that at least two out of every ten girls and one out of every ten boys are sexually abused by the end of their 13th year.
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Recently, 90 children from all over the world traveled to New York to speak with world leaders at a United Nations General Assembly meeting. The children urged the leaders to make the issues and rights of kids everywhere a priority. They asked the United Nations to implement a plan that would work on protecting children everywhere from all types of abuse, getting children proper nutrition and medical treatment, giving children better educational opportunities, etc. The children explained... Read Full Story
For the second time last week, a court in the Saudi town of Unaiza upheld the marriage of the Saudi girl to the much older man, on the condition that he does not have sex with her until she reaches puberty. Warning: Comes from Fox News. Gasp! read more | digg story
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