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WELCOME TO MY BLOG................

The United Nations Website for reporting on the Millennium Development Goals (www.un.org/millenniumgoals/) reports that more than one billion people live in hunger and extreme poverty. Over 32 million children are out of school. In addition to an increased likelihood of being out of school as compared to boys, girls face gender discrimination that leads to lower earning, increased illness and violent crimes. The likelihood of a child dying before its first birthday is 8 times higher for those in developing countries than for those in developed countries, and 13 times higher for the bottom billion of the population. Maternal health, labor and sex trafficking, access to clean water, HIV/AIDS, and environmental sustainability each bear grim statistics that call for action, and perhaps the hardest of all to acknowledge, is that 24,000 children in developing countries die preventable deaths every day.

The purpose of this blog is to provide information related to understanding these issues and to provide multiple resources to enable readers of this blog to take individual action. The blog will also provide updates on current activities and partnerships addressing these issues as well as some “catch up” backstories as many have asked about the path that brought me to my current passion to address social injustices and the belief that real progress is not only possible it's essential and although many of the issues are complex there are many tangible and specific things that can be done now to reduce the suffering and improve the lives of literally billions of people.


Monday, December 5, 2011

Backstory - Beginning the Transition


I left Kaiser Permanente in August 2010.  Almost immediately several opportunities presented themselves, most with lucrative salaries and opportunities.  A series of conversations and interviews with Google ended in the recruiter’s conclusion that I should probably work for a non-profit due to my desire to serve and time allocation devoted to missions. A short term consulting assignment with the Santa Rosa Community Health Centers (through Resources Global Professionals) was especially fulfilling and I also began working on a change management book I had set aside a few years back. While these opportunities were reassuring and genuinely entertained, it was through prayer, not planning, that my next steps were chartered.  My attention was ultimately drawn to two organizations that would offer an opportunity for immersion in the field of social justice and humanitarian aid: World Vision International and Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology.


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