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About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Children playing jackstones, they improvise by using pepples and ping pong balls but the mechanics of the game are the same
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
Ship to Gaza is visiting Stockholm from Monday 9 to Friday 13 July
When Ship to Gaza’s S/V Estelle put into Stockholm on Monday morning, she had a tenth of her voyage to Gaza behind her. The voyage began just two weeks ago in Umeå, calling at Nyköping and Visby on the way.
Passengers from Visby included Peter Herthelius, chairman of Save the Children Gotland. Save the Children International, Save the Children’s international parent organisation, recently launched its report “Gaza’s children: Falling behind”, which sets out with scientific precision the devastating effects of the blockade on all aspects of children’s lives in the Gaza Strip.
Here are some of the facts highlighted in the report:
- One in ten children under five suffers from chronic malnutrition.
- The majority of children in Gaza suffer from anaemia (not amnesia, as was incorrectly stated in yesterday’s press release), caused by dietary iron deficiency: 58.6 per cent of schoolchildren, 68.1 per cent of children aged between 9 and 12 months, and a third (36.8 per cent) of all pregnant women. Iron-deficiency anaemia that is left untreated has a detrimental effect on children’s development and on the outcome of pregnancy.
- Diseases caused by lack of sanitation, such as typhoid fever and diarrhoea, are a common cause of death in children under the age of three. According to reports from clinics that treat refugees in the Gaza Strip, the incidence of serious diseases such as these has increased. However, there is currently insufficient monitoring for the full effects of untreated sewage and poor water quality to be determined.
Peter Herthelius comments:
“By challenging the blockade, Ship to Gaza is demanding that the international community act in accordance with international law.”
The Estelle is moored at Quay-berth 160, Stadsårdskajen, outside the Swedish Museum of Photography, until Friday 13 July when we set course for Malmö.
There will be guided tours of the Estelle at 3 p.m. daily – the media and general public are welcome to attend. Open-air meetings with music and speeches will be held at Slussen every day between 12 noon and 1 p.m. While the Estelle is in Stockholm the ship will be painted before her departure for Gaza.
You can read Save the Children’s report here:
www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/Gazas...
Spokespeople for Ship to Gaza:
Dror Feiler: +46 702855777
Mattias Gardell: +46 703036666
Ann Ighe: +46 709740739
Victoria Strand + 46 727356564
Media co-ordinator:
Mikael Löfgren:
+46 707983643
media@shiptogaza.se
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Falesse (left) is the treasurer of an association in Mozambique which produces vegetables with an irrigation system. “We wanted to have an activity that doesn’t depend so much on the weather and with irrigation we can basically produce all year round", he says.
In the Zambezi valley of Mozambique, climate change has affected hundreds of thousands people, who largely depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture to make a living. With funding from UKaid from the Department for International Development, Save the Children works with farming communities affected by recurring floods and drought to enhance their resilience to the impact of climate change.
Photo: Marcos Villalta / Save the Children
To find out more about how UK aid is helping in Mozambique, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk/Mozambique
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
As Tropical Cyclone Phailin made its way over the Bay of Bengal towards the eastern Indian coast on Saturday, with winds recorded at over 200kmph, a massive evacuation exercise was triggered in the coastal Indian states of Odisha and Andrah Pradesh.
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Alors que le cyclone tropical Phailin s'approchait des côtes orientales de l'Inde samedi, avec des vents de plus de 200 km/h enregistrés au-dessus du golfe du Bengale, une évacuation massive était lancée dans les États côtiers d'Odisha et d'Andhra Pradesh.
Photo credit: Save the Children
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Children are in the School safety committee meeting in the school in Nyzhnie. With funding from EU Humanitarian Aid, Save the Children has established Schools Safety Committees in schools along the contact line in eastern Ukraine.
© Save the Children/Andrei Maximov, 2020. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
This baby goat represents Rosa Aniva’s new sustainable livelihood. Erratic rains, floods and droughts in the Zambezi River floodplains of Mozambique, mean that subsistence farmers like her can no longer rely on a harvest, so they are having to find new sources of income.
But thanks to a climate change adaptation project run by Save the Children with support from the UK government, women like Rosa are being helped to develop alternative, sustainable means of making a living.
Photo: Marcos Villalta / Save the Children
To find out more about how UK aid is helping in Mozambique, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk/Mozambique
Over the past decade, nearly 58 million girls were married before the age of 18. Child marriage is a truly global problem: In Africa, 42 percent of girls are married before turning 18, but it is also prevalent in parts of Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (in South Asia, for instance, 46 percent of girls are married before turning 18). Child brides often start childbearing early, leading to complications and producing high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality among girls in developing countries. Married girls are often forced to leave school, negatively affecting their ability to work and provide for their families. At the Wilson Center on June 17, 2013, panelists from CARE Ethiopia, Girls Not Brides, the International Center for Research on Women, Population Council, Save the Children, UNICEF, and USAID described current policies and programs working to support young women and delay marriage.
Read more: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/vision-innovation-and-action-t...
School Safety Committees aim to reduce risks and improve the safety in schools. Through their participation, the children feel empowered and heard.
© Save the Children/Andrei Maximov, 2020. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
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by d when life shws his reality v understood thr is no use to this words..
all bcme busy with their way..their future..their life..
only things which left tht is memories.. which is d only thing which make us aLive..
in d end.. thr is Only person left with us..tht is Our soul..
so alwys try to b Urself..!!
Hassan was born with Down's Syndrome. His freedom to walk alone was limited inside the camp until The Lost Child Center was established.
16 year-old Hassan and his family fled the violence in Syria nine months ago and settled in Za'atari refugee camp, Jordan. Like other teenagers Hassan loved to spend time outdoors, playing with his brothers and friends. However, inside the camp, his freedom was limited because he was born with Down's syndrome. He had to be accompanied every time he went outside since in a camp of 120,000 people there was good chance of him losing his way alone.
Hassan's older brother, Sameer: "It was five months ago when we let Hassan walk alone to the supermarket near our tent. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Hassan had some friends in the camp and they usually went to the mosque together. So, we were not worried when he did not return for 2 to 3 hours. By 10 pm, I began to worry and went to look for him at the mosque. When I did not find him there I immediately contacted the Social Workers at the Lost Child Center to inquire about my brother.
I started to think that something bad might have happened to Hassan as he was having trouble breathing because of the dust in the camp or maybe a car had hit him. My brother has Down's syndrome and does not speak properly. I was terrified thinking about what might have happened..
Hassan had wandered around the camp as he could not find his way back to our tent. The police found him but could not keep him at their headquarters overnight in Za'atari. They thought it best to take him to Amman until his family was located the next day. There was miscommunication in the police and they thought Hassan was missing from a disability center in the city".
Now, Sameer makes sure that Hassan carries his identification card whenever he goes out of his neighbourhood. He also wears the yellow bracelet to represent the district where he lives in Za'atari.
The social workers and volunteers at Save the Children's Lost Child Center, supported by OCHA, are known throughout the camp because of their regular interactions with the resident families. They have a hotline number which is known by almost all adults living in the camp. Their work is renowned for coordinating with camp authorities, police, imams and street leaders inside Za'atari to identify and reunite lost children with their families.
Syrian volunteers working at the Lost Child Center are identified by their green t-shirts and caps. The Center has a large green flag with a yellow circle in the middle for children and parents to easily identify its location. More than 1,150 lost children have been reunited with their families since the Center began functioning in February 2013.
Ibrahim Hassan Ahmed, 14, does his homework at home. Ibrahim is enrolled in Save the ChildrenâÂÂs Alternative Basic Education programme (ABE) for Somali refugees in Heleweyn camp, Dollo Ado Ethiopia; which will ensure that children who have been unable to access education are able to catch up via a consolidated curriculum.
Photo /story credit: EU/ ECHO and Save the Children
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
Actress Becki Newton -- Co-star of Ugly Betty arrives on the red carpet at the "Save the Children" benefit at Esquire Soho on October 12, 2009 in New York City.
Ugly Betty's Becki Newton says she supports Save the Children because when America Ferrera tells you its the right thing to do, you do it!
Learn more about Save the Children's Survive to 5 campaign at: www.savethechildren.org/programs/health/child-survival/su...
Join the conversation and follow Save the Children on:
* Twitter: twitter/savethechildren
* Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Children/8047221596
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Juli sleeps in one of the tents provided by the shelter with her mother and siblings: 3-year-old Abril* and the newborn Jaime*.
Children make up a large portion of those fleeing from countries in Central America´s Northern Triangle and are the most vulnerable and exposed.
In 2020 alone, more than 11,500 children and adolescents were presented to migration authorities in Mexico for unlawful entry. Many of them were traveling alone.
© Save the Children, 2020. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
even amidst the world's exultation of human knowledge and education...is the truth that the needy are a caring people...such love that must truly be the exultation of all Humanity...
News presenter Jon Snow models a Christmas jumper for Save the Children’s 2012 Christmas Jumper Day.
©Tess Hallmann/Save the Children
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
With recurring droughts and floods, producing food in Mozambique's Zambezi valley is a major issue. But setting up a bakery with funding from Britain has meant that one local association is managing to generate income to buy food and clothes for their families.
In the Zambezi valley of Mozambique, climate change has affected hundreds of thousands people, who largely depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture to make a living. With funding from UKaid from the Department for International Development, Save the Children works with farming communities affected by recurring floods and drought to enhance their resilience to the impact of climate change.
Photo: Marcos Villalta / Save the Children
To find out more about how UK aid is helping in Mozambique, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk/Mozambique
May 1, 2015 - Distribution of USAID plastic sheeting by ACTED in Sankhu village outside Kathmandu.
Photo Credit: USAID DART
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Myleene Klass, HRH The Princess Royal and Alan Parker at Save the Children's Secret Winter Gala at London's historic Guildhall on 18 November 2015
Carolyn Miles, Save the Children Chief Operating Officer; Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH); Dr. Ferdousi Begum of Save the Children in Bangladesh; and Lisa Edelstein of FOX TV's HOUSE during a Save the Children Advocacy Day visit on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 6, 2010.
Edelstein made a HOUSE call to encourage U.S. leaders to make sure lifesaving health care reaches babies and toddlers who need it most in all corners of the world. Nearly 24,000 children under 5 die every day from preventable and treatable causes due to the lack of basic health care. Yet, simple solutions - like antibiotics to treat infection and oral rehydration solutions to treat dehydration - delivered by local health workers could help most of these children survive.
Edelstein’s visit to the halls of the Capitol comes on the heels of Save the Children and the Ad Council launching a major national public service campaign called “See Where the Good Goes.” The multi-media campaign seeks to show Americans that they can have a significant impact on saving and improving the lives of at-risk children and newborns by supporting the delivery of lifesaving health care through local health workers.
For more info: www.goodgoes.org
Photo credit: Susan Warner
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Children playing in their Early Childhood Development groups with toy gear to encourage early learning
Actress Malin Akerman arrives at the Bvlgari private event honoring Simon Fuller and Paul Haggis to benefit Save The Children and Artists For Peace and Justice on January 13, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Bvlgari)
Why do I read of Murdoch the bad dude
When I know millions in Africa have no food!
Yes he tapped phones and did plenty wrong
But the famine has been going along for way too long!
Visit www.savethechildren.org.au for stories and to lend a hand!
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
About The Project:
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement are urging people to join them to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign 2012/2013
Graffiti knitting street artist, Deadly Knitshade, whose street art includes a Parliament Square phone box cosy and a giant upcycled squid, Hilary Pullen, writer of social media tip blog 'Craft Blog UK', and Mr X Stitch, an original manbroiderer, are joining the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which launches on World Food Day on October 16th and runs until the spring, joining the campaign to put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer and encouraging us all to be part of the solution to tackle hunger, not part of the problem.
Jon Barden, Humanitarian advisor for DFID and UK government lead for the UKEMT.
Picture: Russell Watkins/DFID
About The Project (Oct 2012- March 2013)
Are you a piece?
Pioneers of the emerging contemporary craft movement Mr X Stitch, Deadly Knitshade & Hilary of Craftblog UK are joining the Craftivist Collective to urge the craft community to help us create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign. Wanna join us?
In November 2012 we went on a trip to Indonesia to see how people are tackling child malnutrition there with the support of Save the Children.
What?
Using jigsaw pieces stitched by craftivists (that means you!), the project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice. As well as making a piece for the artwork, we're encouraging you to make one for yourself to keep as a reminder to be part of the solution, and to give a piece stitched with the words "I'm a piece" to your MP, to ask them to be the positive change they wish to see in the world. You can find instructions here, your jigsaw template here, suggested slogans here, a story to reflect on whilst stitching here and there's also a video here.- everything you should need!
Why?
The aim is to raise awareness and show that the craft community wants the Government to use its power and influence as host of the 2013 G8 to tackle injustice. Each piece of the puzzle will be stitched with a message to remind us we can all improve the world and help fulfill its potential to be a more beautiful place for all.
Where?
There will be craft events across the country from Manchester to London, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and crafty activists are invited to do the project on their own, with friends or set up their own event, as well as spreading messages and images about the project through their social media platforms using #imapiece. And, of course, we hope you'll sign the Race Against Hunger petition too.
You can help!
Please join the Craftivist Collective's Jigsaw Project, which will run until the spring 2013. Help put hunger at the top of the agenda at the G8 next summer, and encourage us all to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.