Children

1... 2... 3... ONE CHILD DIED SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA

You might think that you hear this "counting" every day, that every 3 seconds a child dies somewhere in Africa because of the hunger and poverty. Well, some of us might think, "who cares?" or some others will keep that in mind and next day they will buy shoes from a famous company that uses children workers.

It's tragic that 250 millions of boys and girls in the world, between 5-14 years old, work 14-16 hours a day producing carpets, cutting diamonds, carry bricks.... There are now 100,000 to 250,00 children that work in the gold mines in Africa and there are 12 million child workers in India!...

And what about Trafficking? According to Unicef " Some estimates have as many as 1.2 million children being trafficked every year" and that "there is a demand for trafficked children as cheap labour or for sexual exploitation".

And these are not the only examples, if you google "Child Labour" you will find apprx. 2,960,000 results. Too much ha?.

Those children are screaming, because they are abused and exploited every day.

You can stop this by visit UNICEF and STOP CHILD LABOUR, two organisations that are doing their best to fight Child Labour.

By the Way,from the beginning of the article until now approx. 11 children died.

9th August: Global Grace Day

The Global GRACE Day is a special initiative by a growing movement of individuals all over the world. The movement cannot and should not be identified with a specific group or organization; it is an expanding movement of those who have started to develop the quality of GRACE in their hearts. You will recognize them not by their signs and signals, but by the way they behave, act and talk.

One core figure in this movement is Sabine Lichtenfels, peace activist and cofounder of the peace research village Tamera in Portugal. She is one of the most fascinating spiritual teachers of our time, connecting political actions with female peace knowledge in a unique way. She leads international pilgrimages through crisis areas and is the initiator of the “Global Campus,” an education program for young peace workers which will eventually have bases on all continents.

Why November 9^th?

Throughout history, November 9^th has seen both the force of cruelty and the power of liberation.
On November 9, 1938, known as the "Reichspogromnacht" (Crystal Night), synagogues were burned and more than 30,000 people were forced into concentration camps.
On November 9, 1989, the Berlin wall, acting as a barrier between two ideologies, was finally taken down.

Many peace movements around the world now use this day as a day of remembrance and as a day of opportunity to create a common peace power that no longer allows cruelty and separation between humans and our planet.

If you are interested in Global Grace Day, please visit the site for Global-Grace-Day or the site for Grace-Pilgrimage.

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Welcome YCC!

Youth Creating Change of Ghana (YCC) is a non-profit youth organization registered in Ghana. The organization has tax exemption status in the United States under its parental organization Youth Creating Change, International (YCC) 501 (C) 3 Orange county North Carolina. The YCC of Ghana office is located in Sogakope, the district capital of South Tongu district in the Volta region.

The mission of the oganization is to inspire today's youth to create positive change within their communities and
lives through leadership training, educational and career planning as well as through economic development.

"Our Philosophy Here at YCC we believe that the youth will have great success in life when they identify and find solutions to their issues and concerns. YCC also focus on the Development of vulnerable children and communities.

Our Goals :
To Expand youth organizing & entrepreneurship,
To Promote youth owned and run business.
To Build the youth leadership capacity to address issues and concern in their community. "

To learn more about our newest partner, please click here.

WELCOME YCC GHANA!
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