Photo by Meshl Nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to something we take for granted — clean, safe drinking water. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable. Every week, nearly 38,000 children under [...]

Starbucks is running a special promotion until January 2, 2009 to donate 5¢ for (STARBUCKS)RED beverages sold to the Global Fund to help save lives in Africa. Today, on World Aids Day, every hand-crafted beverage will generate a 5¢ donation. Drop by your local Starbucks to support this important cause. Learn more at Starbucks.com.

Photo by Meshl “Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world” – Maria Montessori Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my daughters’ potential. The world they’ve entered seems to be constantly on the edge of crisis. The environmental, financial and political events of this past year alone have left me [...]