Help the World
This section came from The Significato Journal, which was a joint effort between my husband, Peter, and me. The content is too good to abandon, so we've brought it over to my website. I may or may not update it. We'll see!
It highlights issues that need to be resolved and projects that need help.
Women's Rights: Rape as a Weapon of War
Part of our mission at the Significato Journal is to highlight and support causes around the world that we feel are important. Rape is an unpleasant topic but it is happening in certain parts of the world at an alarming rate. Rape is a weapon of war and a weapon of violence.
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Casco Bay High School: An Expeditionary School
Education is a huge topic so I thought I'd begin with something close to home, where our youngest child, Tadin, attends school: Casco Bay High School, in Portland Maine.
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Kiva is the World's First Online Micro-lending Program
Do you ever feel like the world has so many problems that you could never do anything to make a difference? Well, guess what! You can!
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Casco Bay High School Juniors
Partner with Habitat for Humanity
In April of 2010, the junior class traveled to West Virginia to participate in something called the Junior Journey -- a week long volunteer project in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
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