pink for october haiku poem

pink for october
draws to a close
the work continues


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possibly related haiku examples:

• pink for october family
• freeplay news

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blog action day 2008: philippine poverty haiku poems

5 philippine haiku poems, as today is blog action day 2008, on poverty.


a depressed area
at night, no lights, no power
the sound of singing


crippling poverty
out in the countryside
buoyed by faith


unemployed
frustrated, seeking support
extended fam'ly


inherited
a life of difficulty
finding time to laugh


too many mouths
this was not the plan
deprived of choice


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for concrete ways to help alleviate poverty, which take advantage of the internet, and which do not require much time or even effort, kindly have a look at these previous haiku posts of mine:

• freerice
• goodsearch in conjunction with freeplay
• kiva

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blog action day 2008 poverty haiku

one october day
more than 7,000 sites
let's talk poverty


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haiku haiku

nonprofit seeks funds
business seeks image upgrade
opportunity


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a haiku poem inspired by this Strategic Philanthropy post on machete, the blog.


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freeplay news haiku poem

batteries are dear
news, lessons over radio
the sound of cranking


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the freeplay foundation is an organization close to my heart because it brings together many of my interests: poverty alleviation, human rights protection, education, renewable energy, and technology, especially appropriate technology.

from its testimonials page:

Fanwell Besa, Writer/Producer for the Educational Broadcasting Service, Zambia

"The Freeplay wind up radios are of great benefit to our education programmes. In the areas where children are using wind-up radios, the programme is experiencing no problems at all. The teachers wind it up or put it in the sun and can listen to the lessons. In the areas where there are no Freeplay radios, there are big problems because there is no money for batteries."


Chantal, 16, looks after two younger brothers. The boys go to school but she does not. Their father was killed in the genocide and their mother died of malaria.

"My life was miserable before I had this radio. We were isolated and didn’t have any way to get information. Every day we listen to the news from our region and the world, the weather and also I get the time. I especially like programmes about caring for children and AIDS. I worry about AIDS. Neighbours used to treat us badly, but now they come around to listen and we are friends."


Mukakrimba, 13, head of household and survivor of the genocide, Rwanda

"My most important thing I owned used to be my goat, now it is my radio."

freeplay is one of the charities which can be supported through the goodsearch website.

what i did was make goodsearch my browser's home page, and i now run all of my searches through it. at least this way, when i search, i can contribute the estimated 1 cent per search to the freeplay foundation. :)

if you would like to do the same, click on the banner below to go to the goodsearch website. the freeplay foundation will already be entered as the beneficiary charity. then either bookmark that page, or set it as your home page, and you're good to go.



so, that's it. :) my apologies for going on at length in these past few posts about freerice, pink for october, kiva, goodsearch, and freeplay. again, these are subjects close to my heart, so in a way i couldn't help but discuss them here.


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goodsearch computer haiku poem

now who would have thought
searching for that recipe
could do so much good?


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goodsearch is described in this manner on its about us page:

GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. ... You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Because it's powered by Yahoo!, you get proven search results. The money GoodSearch donates to your cause comes from its advertisers — the users and the organizations do not spend a dime!

more specifically, it adds that:

We estimate that each Web search will generate approximately $0.01 for the designated charity or school (image, video and site-specific searches are not included). It quickly adds up!

here's the wikipedia page on goodsearch: wikipedia: goodsearch

here's a link to more links of news articles about goodsearch: goodsearch: in the news

and here's a banner link to goodsearch: :)




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kiva world haiku poem

from a street beggar
to provider, the diff'rence
a hundred dollars


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i'm not sure where i first learned of kiva, but i've seen it mentioned on at least two other blogs ... on adventure girl wanna be ... and paying it forward, kiva style. :)

here's how kiva works, as posted on its how kiva works page: :D

• Choose an Entrepreneur, Lend, Get Repaid

• Lenders like you browse profiles of entrepreneurs in need, and choose someone to lend to. When they lend, using PayPal or their credit cards, Kiva collects the funds and then passes them along to one of our microfinance partners worldwide.

• Kiva's microfinance partners distribute the loan funds to the selected entrepreneur. Often, our partners also provide training and other assistance to maximize the entrepreneur's chances of success.

• Over time, the entrepreneur repays their loan. Repayment and other updates are posted on Kiva and emailed to lenders who wish to receive them.

• When lenders get their money back, they can re-lend to someone else in need, donate their funds to Kiva (to cover operational expenses), or withdraw their funds.

i love the idea behind kiva. i hope to make a direct contribution eventually (the minimum amount is $25).

here's a link to the wikipedia article on kiva: wikipedia: kiva

here's a link to kiva's press page: kiva: press center

i've posted a kiva banner on my sidebar. it's actually rather cool because whenever this blog gets loaded by a visitor, the banner shows a random entrepreneur who's seeking a loan.

here's a link to kiva's home page: kiva


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freerice world haiku poem

one day of playing
about 20,000 grains
that's one person fed


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i no longer answer as many questions in a day, but i still visit the freerice site daily in order to make my regular contribution.

as per the freerice totals page, on october 2, a total of 139,912,420 grains of rice were accumulated. about a thousand of those were mine. :)

also, i came across these examples of freerice rice being distributed, on its frequently asked questions page:

• In Bangladesh, to feed 27,000 refugees from Myanmar for two weeks.
• In Cambodia, to provide take-home rations of four kilograms of rice for two months to 13,500 pregnant and nursing women.
• In Uganda, to feed 66,000 school children for a week.
• In Nepal, to feed over 108,000 Bhutanese refugees for three days.
• In Bhutan, to feed 41,000 children for 8 days.
• In Myanmar, to feed 750,000 cyclone affected people for 3 days.

here's a link to my first post on freerice: haiku poem: help end hunger

and here's yet another link to freerice: :)




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haiku poems examples

these haiku poem examples continue my current fascination with the freerice site.

#1

bread costs too much now
it will cost more tomorrow
hyperinflation

#2

a lavish wedding
a five-tiered cake and champagne
while their people starve

#3

a nation's hunger
the sobering conclusion
a man-made famine

#4

an empty feeling
tired, listless, wanting food
a child deserves more


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for more information on the freerice site, here's a link to my earlier post:
haiku poem: help end hunger

and here's a link to the freerice site: :)



thank you very much to all the persons who have already played. and many thanks as well to those who have added the freerice banner to their blogs. is very kind of you to do so. :)

and if you've played or added the banner, or both, let me know via a comment. i'm posting additional links accordingly on my blogroll, in order to try to give back some link love, as well as technorati support, as a rather puny attempt to offer thanks.


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also posted in relation to totally optional prompts: free prompt, as well as for:



my apologies for deviating from the haiku friday theme somewhat. i see this though as the idea of simple pleasures turned on its head a little, in that here, some people are deprived of even the simplest of pleasures... a full meal. :(


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help end hunger haiku poem

an online word game
learn something new, feed your mind
and help end hunger


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a haiku poem about the freerice website, something i came across thanks to like natsu?

a line at the top of the site reads, "For each answer you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food program to help end hunger."

here's a link to the world food programme page about freerice:
help end hunger.

and here's a link to the wikipedia article about freerice:
help end hunger.

and here's the link to the freerice site. :)




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also posted in relation to abc wednesday, round 3:
j is for ... just by playing, help end hunger. :)


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