Good morning all, as you may or may not know, I am now in France, and I'll be here for the next 5 and a half months!
Sorry I've been MIA for the last few days but, I haven't had consistent internet until recently, but I do now so blog updates should be fairly regular.
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you have undoubtedly heard of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Port au Prince, Haiti on January 12th. In light of the tragedy, I ask that instead of donating to me, donate what you would have donated to the desperate relief efforts in Haiti. Below is a link to the Google Haitian Disaster Support Page where you can donate to a few aid organizations, watch Michelle Obama's video on Haitian Relief, read the most recent news on the relief efforts and environment on the ground, and use Google Earth to see pre and post images of the affected areas. Google itself is donating $1 Million to the relief efforts.
Please keep all those affected, directly and indirectly, in your hearts and prayers, and hopefully peace and stability in the region will come shortly.
Thank you,
Jahan
GOOGLE HAITIAN RELIEF PAGE
About Me
- Jahan Sharif
- Boston, MA, United States
- 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 per person, per day. Since hearing this statistic my general life mission is to tangibly affect the world’s people in the most positive ways possible by innovating and using the resources and opportunities available to me. As a firm believer in human rights, I feel it is our duty as citizens of this earth to help others by giving them the means, and education necessary to lift themselves out of poverty. Microfinance, the process of giving small loans to borrowers who do not qualify for traditional loans to start small capital businesses, is a proven technique that achieves this goal. I hope you will share in my ideas, and help me affect true and lasting positive change for the world's double bottom billion.
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