Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Positive News --  Did you know...?  - That illiteracy went from 50% of the world population down to 25% of the people on this earth. 25% of us cannot read - however we have greatly increased the number of people who can in just a few decades! - That the entirety of all of human knowledge ,from the beginning of our time to this moment, is now doubled every 18 months ?  - That the world's "extreme poverty" (those that live on a dollar a day or less) was around 36% in 1990. As of 2005, that number was reduced to just 13% - a reduction of 23% . That is a lot of lives that have been improved! http://www.facebook.com/lillian.brummet   http://www.linkedin.com/in/ldbrummet http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com

 -- Referral Corner -- Ahh... It is time to once again celebrate just a few of the hundreds of thousands of amazing organizations that strive to make this planet a better place.  Global March Against Child Labor : is a movement born out of hope and a desire to set children free from servitude. They help protect and promote the rights of children, including access to free education. Their work also includes an action plan against poverty and illiteracy. GlobalMarch.org Action Against Hunger / ACF International Network is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programs in some 40 countrie...