Volunteering

11 Aug

Posted at 19:25h in Advocacy, Children, Education, Empathy, Leadership, Music, Philanthropy, Social Justice, Volunteering, Young People, Youth by
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Unlocking Cognitive Empathy, Compassion, Acceptance and Tolerance Among Youth: Music and the Young Heart A couple of years ago, my work with students across 15 schools in New Delhi to implement the Right to Education Act, which protects the right to quality education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds,...

05 Aug

Posted at 11:00h in Advocacy, Exploitation, Freedom, Homelessness, Philanthropy, Poverty, Social Justice, Volunteering, Young People, Youth by
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Inspiring and Releasing Every Christian Student to Pursue the Biblical Call to Social Justice. A few years ago, several students in Oxford grew frustrated by the inaction and lack of passion for justice that they saw around them – in light of the injustice they’d seen...

18 Jul

Posted at 18:45h in Advocacy, AIDS, HIV, Leadership, Peace, Philanthropy, Policy, Poverty, Social Justice, Volunteering by
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Happy Monday and Happy Mandela Day! In 2010, the United Nations officially inaugurated July 18th (Nelson Mandela’s birthday) as an international day for keeping Mandela’s legacy alive through service to our communities. Nelson Mandela devoted 67 years of his life– at great personal expense– to the struggle...

15 Jul

Posted at 12:33h in Children, Community, Education, International Development, Poverty, Volunteering, Young People by
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My Experiences as an International Citizen Service Volunteer in Nigeria In 2014 I took part in International Citizen Service, a development programme that brings together young people from the UK and developing countries, to volunteer in some of the poorest communities in Africa, Asia and Latin...

12 Jul

Posted at 14:00h in Advocacy, Empathy, Philanthropy, Social Enterprise, Sustainable Development Goals, Volunteering, Young People, Youth by
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Hello and Welcome to The Blessed to Give Blog! This blog is a new initiative to bring together a community around philanthropy & global issues for under 35s, by sharing inspiring stories of young people using their gifts to bless others & create social change. The word 'philanthropy'...