18 December 2009

may we all be healthy and strong


To honour my friends and family, I have donated to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans frontieres), because --
  • MSF's work is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics and impartiality. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.
  • MSF operates independently of any political, military, or religious agendas. Medical teams conduct evaluations on the ground to determine a population's medical needs before opening programs. The key to MSF’s ability to act independently in response to a crisis is its independent funding. Eighty-nine percent of MSF's overall funding (and 100 percent of MSF-USA's funding) comes from private sources, not governments. In 2006, MSF had more than three million individual donors and private funders worldwide.

Love, health, peace, and beauty to all -

5 comments:

penny said...

omein!

Nicole said...

Good for you! They're a good cause. I've heard a lot about them through other knitters.

Mistrmi said...

An extraordinary organization. I'm flattered.

Nana Sadie said...

They're a good group!
(((Hugs)))

Donna Lee said...

What a perfect thing to do.