USAID & NGOs. Why Your Spirit is a Thing of Beauty. Dear Friend,
Earlier this week someone was telling me how they wanted to work for an International aid organisation (NGO) after a post-graduate qualification.
This was very admirable of them to be thinking of the welfare of other people. When I was at their career stage my motivation was how to get rich quick. For myself.
Our discussion turned to the funding pressures that aid agencies are under. This is due to become even more of a problem with the shut down to all or parts of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
It's becoming apparent how many different public health and development programs around the world rely on the vital funding support of USAID.
These include:- Hospitals in refugee camps in Myanmar
- Landmine removal in Cambodia
- Healthcare for Afghan women
- Education in Mali
- Fighting deforestation and cocaine production in Latin America
(source: USAID: What projects have already been affected by aid cuts?)
What this illustrates is a famous Sanskrit saying : "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" meaning "the world is one family". So who is the other?
This is the clue to the most beautiful part of you. That is your spirit, the collective being within you which can be felt as the vibes on your hands. More below.
Also below: the joys of chocolate; and, changing things by just watching (in meditation).
Best wishesP. PS. Moon Calendar (at end) this coming week: Wed.5th March - Saptami (Now's your chance!); Thurs. 6th - Durgashtami (Set your intention); Fri. 7th - Navami (You win); Sun. 8th - Ekadashi (Transformed). |