I was one of the many bloggers who was emailed and asked to post about Mocha Club today. You'll probably find a lot of blogs today talking about it. Mocha Club is an organization that encourages people to begin thinking about Africa and giving only $7 - the cost of 2 mochas at most coffee places - to help make a difference in Africa. $7 in Africa will feed 1 person for 1 month, educate 2 children for 1 school term, save 1 person's life from malaria, and provide clean water to 7 Africans for 1 year.
Mocha Club uses the phrase, "I need Africa more than Africa needs me." To me, this phrase represents the unity of all of us. We need to recognize that if one person is suffering, we are all suffering. Africa doesn't need our pity, they need our help, our partnership to solve the greater problems. We need to recognize the strength and beauty of Africa and the benefits of partnering with Africa to bringing peace, health and prosperity.
Share your thoughts about Africa, partnership, and what you can do to help. If you have your own blog, please write something about it yourself. Check out Mocha Club's splash site that is up right now and join in the worthwhile cause of recasting the damaging images that force pity over partnership. Come back Dec 1st to see what Mocha Club is doing about reforming that image.
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