Mod Girls World Watch
Food for Thought
What You Need to Know
Even though this blog is primarily a how-to, replete with tips and hints for even the busiest of our high-heeled counterparts, I think we all know that any true modern girl also pays attention to the world at large...and as the author of this blog, I also believe that those of us fortunate enough to enjoy the luxury, not just of having food on our tables, but of having the time to read, write and talk about it too, also have a genuine responsibility to try to help those for whom food and choice are two vastly divergent concepts. The people who do not dine, as we in our respective styles are wont to do, but who eat, instead, simply to survive.
I'm not trying to preach here - far from it. Just offering something to chew on. After all, hot on the heels of the Niger famine, another African country is facing a similar food shortage. Already fraught with tension from an ages-long civil war, Africa's southern Sudan is staring a major food crisis right in the face -- as are so many other regions across the continent...read the full story here.
What You Can Do
Visit the International Federation the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to find out how you can help:
Closer to home, Katrina survivors also need food - one of the best ways to help them is to donate through your local Second Harvest Food Bank .
Finally, the United Nations World Food Programme might just be one of the most comprehensive resources for learning more about what's at stake - and where. Visit them at www.wfp.org.
What You Need to KnowEven though this blog is primarily a how-to, replete with tips and hints for even the busiest of our high-heeled counterparts, I think we all know that any true modern girl also pays attention to the world at large...and as the author of this blog, I also believe that those of us fortunate enough to enjoy the luxury, not just of having food on our tables, but of having the time to read, write and talk about it too, also have a genuine responsibility to try to help those for whom food and choice are two vastly divergent concepts. The people who do not dine, as we in our respective styles are wont to do, but who eat, instead, simply to survive.
I'm not trying to preach here - far from it. Just offering something to chew on. After all, hot on the heels of the Niger famine, another African country is facing a similar food shortage. Already fraught with tension from an ages-long civil war, Africa's southern Sudan is staring a major food crisis right in the face -- as are so many other regions across the continent...read the full story here.
What You Can Do
Visit the International Federation the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to find out how you can help:
Closer to home, Katrina survivors also need food - one of the best ways to help them is to donate through your local Second Harvest Food Bank .
Finally, the United Nations World Food Programme might just be one of the most comprehensive resources for learning more about what's at stake - and where. Visit them at www.wfp.org.
posted by emma at 10/07/2005 01:15:00 AM
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