"Change your thoughts, and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
There are a lot of things this world needs. There are people who struggle in ways we can't even begin to imagine.You can't fix them all, but doing the little you can is better than doing nothing at all. Helping children, both boys and girls, obtain a higher level of education is definitely a step in the right direction. That's the mindset we had when we first came up with the idea of Arts to Live by.
Arts to Live by is a charitable organization that sells knit elephant toys made from organic, fair trade yarn and uses the profits to contribute to the creation of schools in South Sudan.
A quality education means several things. It means a brighter future for a child, a higher standard of living for their community, and the creation of new, higher paying jobs.
Perhaps the demographics most in need of empowerment and education are women and girls.
Only 10% of girls in South Sudan, ages 7-14, go to school — this is the lowest rate in the world. (UNICEF).
This is an unaccaptable statistic. It means that out of every 100 girls, only TEN are receiving an education.
Education for women is vital: the more educated a woman is, the less children she is likely to have; AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented by a comprehensive sex education; and perhaps most importantly of all, education is power, an educated woman is a woman empowered, able to invest in her community and change the world.
Follow us on facebook and twitter for more information as we embark on this journey to do our part in making the world a better place.
Sincerely,
Lainie and Bree
All our profits go towards the following organization: http://www.projecteducationsudan.org/pages/about.html
Arts to Live by is a charitable organization that sells knit elephant toys made from organic, fair trade yarn and uses the profits to contribute to the creation of schools in South Sudan.
A quality education means several things. It means a brighter future for a child, a higher standard of living for their community, and the creation of new, higher paying jobs.
Perhaps the demographics most in need of empowerment and education are women and girls.
Only 10% of girls in South Sudan, ages 7-14, go to school — this is the lowest rate in the world. (UNICEF).
This is an unaccaptable statistic. It means that out of every 100 girls, only TEN are receiving an education.
Education for women is vital: the more educated a woman is, the less children she is likely to have; AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented by a comprehensive sex education; and perhaps most importantly of all, education is power, an educated woman is a woman empowered, able to invest in her community and change the world.
Follow us on facebook and twitter for more information as we embark on this journey to do our part in making the world a better place.
Sincerely,
Lainie and Bree
All our profits go towards the following organization: http://www.projecteducationsudan.org/pages/about.html
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