Teach a girl to fish

As a single mother who lives in a country with ample access to education, resources and welfare support I feel more than a moral obligation to tout the stories of those in different situations. There are people all over the world who fight to survive. Women, like those living on garbage heaps in the Philippines for example, need to find a way to feed, clothe and shelter themselves and their children. These women have dreams, just like we do. We have ways to help them achieve these dreams that are simpler than you think.

Today's blog is a tribute. This blog is in support of an idea that has now become reality in poverty-inclined societies: that is the concept of microfinance or microlending. In short, this involves giving people who are resource-poor access to funds that help them to live out their entrepreneurial aspirations and thereby help themselves into a better place.

By writing this blog I hope to facilitate a contribution towards one of these blogging initiatives. A blogger, with some connections made through twitter called wonderwebby has explained it more on her page, click here to have a look.

A company called Incentive House have, in their wisdom, agreed to donate money based on blog tributes such as this one. Although I cannot hope to write as well or as detailed a dissertation as servantofchaos (Gavin Heaton), I would recommend you give his tribute a read. And Des Walsh wrote a tribute to entrepreneurial currently poor women.

So please, one and all, keep considering people who live differently to us. And pass on this message.

It is my humble hope that by blogging about this some money will go the way of these courageous and resilient women. Much respect.

Thanks for tuning in.