This is a great way to teach your kids about the importance of education, how blessed they are to have access to it, and empower them to give that opportunity to someone else. Better World Books raises money for literacy focused non-profit organizations both in the US and around the world. They re-sell donated books […]
This is a great and simple way to teach your kids about how much they have and about sacrificing to help others. It’s also a great way to empower them to make a tangible difference they can wrap their little brains around. Here’s the idea: Most families have a meal that they regularly eat out […]
This one is easy, quick and free. The World Food Programme has an anonymous donor that will feed a child every time someone takes a 5 question quiz about hunger. The questions and answers are informative without being overly informative (meaning there are no death statistics or anything of that nature) so it would be […]
There are several reasons why this is my favorite way to involve my kids in changing the world. 1. It’s relational. It teaches that the people in the world facing hunger and hardship are not vague concepts…they are PEOPLE. It humanizes it for kids and puts a face on it…hopefully a face that they come […]
