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The One Armed Gardener
Started Apr 25 0 Comments 1 Like
There will always be speculation as to why poor people are poor. Daily I hear the reasons from those who never missed a meal and never wondered where they would be sleeping that night. ¨They like…Continue
Lets Not Call It Poverty
Started Mar 20 0 Comments 2 Likes
Perception is reality. Maybe it is not 'actuality' but what people believe about something is reality to them. I am with children everyday at Changes for New Hope, and trying to alter their view…Continue
The Poor You Shall Have Always
Added by me. Last comment by Jim Killon Mar 8. 2 Comments 2 Likes
Recently, I was engaged in a conversation with someone I had known many years ago, lost contact with and was reconnected to him. He asked what I was up to these days. Of course that ignited a…Continue
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What if Dirt was Money?
Added by me. Last comment by Wendy Leech Feb 24. 1 Comment 2 Likes
What if dirt became the new currency and paper money as we know it became worthless? The focus here is not the oddity of such a thought but the way people, governments and the "powers that be"…Continue
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The One Armed Gardener
There will always be speculation as to why poor people are poor. Daily I hear the reasons from those who never missed a meal and never wondered where they would be sleeping that night. ¨They like being poor, it is what they are accustomed to¨, ¨They are just lazy and wouldn´t work if you gave them a job¨ and Ït´s their own fault, nobody helped me and I did all right¨. These are all various shades of apathy. In all honesty, there may be a hint of truth in these comments, but they are cut…► See More...
reality of consumptions
"Plastic soda bottles= life expectancy 1000 plus years. Interestingly there was no such thing as plastic before 1900."
"Idea for the week*** Let´s be a connector to ask one person to help a project or organization that helps many others. Imagine the avalanche"
Lets Not Call It Poverty
Perception is reality. Maybe it is not 'actuality' but what people believe about something is reality to them. I am with children everyday at Changes for New Hope, and trying to alter their view of reality can be challenging. "I can't do it" is what I hear when faced with drawing something they have never attempted before. Once they work with me and complete the task, they realize their abilities are beyond their self imposed perceptions. I began to think about my battle against poverty…► See More...
" True Elliott. It is inadequate to simply "Join the club", whatever club that might be, and hang the label around your neck. Until a person, organization or movement gets ...moving.. nobody has any idea what direction they are going…"
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- Role / Occupation
- Founder,president,
- Website
- http://www.changesfornewhope.org
- Why I'm here:
- Sharing ideas and solutions regarding the humanitarian efforts of our project and others
- Main Cause(s):
- Human Rights, Poverty Eradication, Sustainable Development, Global Health, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Freedom of Speech, Democracy, Peace & Security, Education
- Other Causes:
- Ending hunger and malnutrition, raising awareness, social activist
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Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 5:25am on November 20, 2011,
Elliott Verreault said… Happy birthday Jim! ;)
- At 3:37am on June 22, 2011,
Nature Uchenna Obiakor said… - You are doing great
- At 6:20pm on June 14, 2011,
Silvi Pacheco said… Hola Jim! I hope u are good. I would to share this discussion:
http://itsonehumanity.org/group/IOHPeru/forum/topics/cuestiones-humanitarias
Have a nice week. All the best!
Silvi
- At 11:38am on May 25, 2011, Silvi Pacheco said…
Jim!
This is the link:
http://itsonehumanity.org/events/you-enviorement-together
All the best always.
Silvi :)
- At 11:44pm on May 24, 2011, Silvi Pacheco said…
Hola Jim!
I Want to invite you this global event:
http://itsonehumanity.org/xn/detail/6360993:Event:18741?xg_source=activity
Hope everything is going good there.
All the best.
See u around. :)
- At 5:23pm on May 17, 2011, Silvi Pacheco said…
Jim! Me gustaría recomendarte este tema:
http://itsonehumanity.org/forum/topics/tapping-into-the-power-of-the?xg_source=facebook
Saludos, y estaremos en contacto.
Silvi
- At 5:19pm on May 17, 2011, Silvi Pacheco said…
¡Bienvenido a la Red Social de Humanitarios! es un gran gusto tenerte en la red social, recibe un gran saludo de todos los integrantes de IOH, quienes estamos a la espera de tus aportes en videos, temas para compartir, fotos, como ya lo estás haciendo. Es muy lindo conocer sobre tu trabajo. Espero que puedes seguir haciendo.
Lo mejor y exitos.
Te invito a formar parte de:IOH Peru
Estamos en contacto, ahi podras encontrar: 'Presentación de los integrantes'
Hasta pronto. :)
Jim Killon's Blog
Brain Gym. Opening Children's Learning Ability
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:30am 1 Comment 1 Like
If you haven't heard of Brain Gym, you need to. Developed in the 1960's in the United States, it is a program that was developed to enable children to maximize their ability to receive and process information. The frustration of teaching children in the Peruvian Andes in our project, Changes for New Hope (changesfornewhope.org) is that they hear what is said, but have limited comprehension, focus, or perhaps attention spans. Every challenge has a solution and we found it using…
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