Hoops of Hope
One of the things we like most at the Average Advocate is when we hear a great story of an average person who begins to care then act, even when they don’t really know how to make a difference. This one kid, Austin...
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The World Where Women Live: Dangerous Countries to be Female
Are you a woman? Do you like women? I am making a wild guess that anyone who reads this would likely answer yes to at least one of these two questions in some way or another. I do wonder, though, how much we grasp about the...
Read MoreBeing an Advocate: What is our Responsibility to Help?
Today I was listening to a women talk about Hoops of Hope, a great organization which exists to give average people a practical way they can earn money to help orphans in Africa. It is a noble thing, really. And her plea to help...
Read MoreHunger Sucks: Understanding The Importance of Food in Developing Nations
Today I took a woman out to coffee. This was actually the second time I went out the coffee that day, coffee and breakfast with my dad. In the morning we were musing about how we just can’t give to everything, while...
Read MoreSudan Splits: A Current Event
The Current Event: Today, July 9th, 2011, has been a big day for some of those in North Africa. Today Sudan officially has divided into two different nations. After a long standing civil war between the mostly Islamic North and...
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