Olga Sanchez is a wonderful humanitarian in Mexico. I wish she was put out of business.

How she became a humanitarian is unfortunate . The people she serves are victims of  "The Beast". The Beast is the train that travels from Southern Mexico to Northern Mexico. Men, women and children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador illegally cross into Mexico and ride the Beast through Mexico on their way to the USA, looking for a better life for themselves and their children

The Beast is a freight train and no passengers are allowed. Passengers must hide in the bushes and when the Beast passes by, they run and jump on board. Most make it, but those who fail, generally fall onto the tracks and loose a leg, an arm, a life.


Olga Sanchez takes the injured person home and nurses them back to health as best she can. I want to put her out of business.

Every day, our Brothers and Sisters leave their home countries and head North to the United States where they hope a better life awaits them. Some leave their kids behind to become children of the streets where a life of terror is all they can look forward to.

The only way we can put Olga out of business is to stop the northern migration to the USA. We must bring the dream to them. A dream not of cell phones and fancy cars and shopping malls, but a dream of clean water to drink and fresh food to eat and an education for the kids and stable employment. They come here because they are fresh out of Hope.

We can bring the dream to our Brothers and Sisters in Central America.

I read today a story of people who migrate to Mexico from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, looking to take the low paying jobs the Mexicans have left in search of better jobs in the USA. It's a huge shift, Mexicans migrating to the USA by the thousands, looking for a better job and Central Americans migrating into Mexico to take the jobs left behind.

We can stop this...if you are willing to help.

Olga's story is here
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0731/p07s02-woam.html

This was sent to me yesterday. The sender thought this was a good way to define what Humanitas WorldWide is all about. I couldn't agree more. We have a world full of challenges or opportunities, depending on how you look at it. There are either 4 billion people that live in extreme poverty, or there are 4 billion people that are potential global consumers as soon as their standard of living increases a bit more then is is currently. That's a lot of potential customers!

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A social entrepreneur identifies and solves social problems on a large scale. Just as business entrepreneurs create and transform whole industries, social entrepreneurs act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss in order to improve systems, invent and disseminate new approaches and advance sustainable solutions that create social value.

Unlike traditional business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs primarily seek to generate "social value" rather than profits. And unlike the majority of non-profit organizations, their work is targeted not only towards immediate, small-scale effects, but sweeping, long-term change.

"Social entrepreneurs identify resources where people only see problems. They view the villagers as the solution, not the passive beneficiary. They begin with the assumption of competence and unleash resources in the communities they're serving."

David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

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I found this item this morning and it illustrates the point I've been making since we started Humanitas WorldWide, every contribution, no matter how small, can save or change a life for the better.

Speaking of that McDonald’s Breakfast Sandwich

We cross-posted Tom’s last post on the Huffington Post yesterday. Below, he replies to some of the comments he received.

I appreciate the concerns raised about the budget impacts of conquering extreme poverty and global disease. But this relatively small investment can bring amazing returns. Take a look at malaria. Malaria is entirely preventable. A report out of Kenya just yesterday showed that, over the past five years, child deaths from malaria were cut by more than 40 percent. The Kenyans didn’t do anything drastic. They simply were able to buy mosquito netting to stop kids from being bitten. Those nets cost about $5 each. The price of a combo meal at McDonald’s is a pretty small price to save a life.

We have a tradition as Americans of leading the way to solve global problems. This next election is an opportunity to make sure that our next president is committed to this effort. Not only is this the right thing to do, it will make for a more stable world. Do that, and we have a more secure America at home.

Here's a canvas bag I just made today using a 100% solar powered sewing center.


The Overlock machine, desk lamp and sewing machine are all solar powered. This test assures me that we can make a difference by employing solar power to power up small businesses in the developing world.


The bag is 14" x 10" x 5". We will be offering them to anyone who wants one as a fund raising item.

Yesterday I got the word that Humanitas WorldWide is now an official non profit organization! What started out as only a dream has become a reality. Humanitas WorldWide is 100% powered by Zaadz. Every member of Humanitas is also a Zaadz member.

Now is the time to have all like minded people come together physically or virtually and start living the Zaadz motto to Change the World. The task is mammoth in porportion but the rewards are far greater.

A big thank you goes out to everyone who has supported us up to this point.

Namaste

PS. This blog was written with a 100% solar powered Apple PowerBook G4. Now that is cool!