What Are You Doing to Help Save Children from Poverty?

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Author: Jeremy Smith

We've all seen the news reports featuring desperately poor
children suffering the effects of poverty. We've all seen the
billboards asking for help for some of the world's poorest
children. We've all received mail from various charities asking
us to spare a few dollars for those in need. Do you respond? Do
you answer that call? Or do you just put a few dimes in a
collection bucket and go about your daily life, safe in the
knowledge that you've "done your bit?"

The question is, what are you really doing to help save children
from the devastating effects of poverty around the world?

You are probably doing more than you realize. The Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development calculated that in
2008 the United States spent about $25 billion on foreign aid.
That's $25 billion tax dollars that you contributed to the
government, which is then redirected abroad. And you didn't even
notice it was gone out of your wallet! So why do we still see
news reports, billboards and flyers with appeals to help save
children from poverty?

While that $25 billion seems like a huge amount, it's actually a
fraction of the amount needed to make a real difference. So it
is up to ordinary people like us to go one step further.

So what can I do?

Sponsoring a child is one of the best ways to really make a
difference in the life of a child in need. Child sponsorship
means you are personally involved in improving a child's life.
Unlike aid relief, which usually helps meet immediate,
short-term needs, child sponsorship has a long-term effect. For
about a dollar a day, you can ensure that a child gets a good
education and has access to health care and essentials like
clean drinking water. Your support can also make a huge
difference not only to the child, but to his or her entire
community. Your sponsorship may enable a child currently living
in poverty to finish secondary school and perhaps go on to
university to train as a doctor or teacher. The child you
sponsor could continue to make a real difference to help save
future generations from the spiral of poverty.

Doing something practical to help save children from poverty is
always rewarding. There are simple things you can do that won't
cost you a dime. Remembering children in your daily prayers
makes you part of a voice that echoes around the world. Your
prayer support of Christian ministries that are working to bring
both relief and the teachings of Jesus Christ to children in
poverty are greatly appreciated. Why not become an active member
of a prayer group or fundraising organization that focuses
purely on children in need?

An individual can do plenty to help save children from poverty.
Don't just rely on the government to do it for you. If everyone
does one small thing to help children who are suffering the
effects of poverty around the world, it can and will make a
difference.

About the author:
The author is a freelance journalist who actively supports <a
href="http://www.compassion.com/child-development/christian-minis
tries/default.htm">Christian ministries</a> in their ongoing
efforts to <a
href="http://www.compassion.com/child-development/help-children.h
tm">save children</a> from poverty around the world. She also
sponsors a child.

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