Vietnam Children’s Fund

January 11th, 2010 | By Malcolm

The Vietnam Children’s Fund Builds Schools all over Vietnam and I know a number of people who have been involved. This is one of those charities that American soldiers who fought in Vietnam frequently participate in. It’s a great concept and each project is manageable. There are no grandiose goals but at the same time, what this charity accomplishes has had a significant positive impact on thousands of kids. I’d like to see the organization market itself a little better on the internet with pre-made charity banners and so forth. I’m going to write to them this week about getting some made and available on their website. Anyway check out the Vietnam Children’s Fund and look at all those smiling faces !!

I’ve been to Vietnam 10 times since 1993 and one of the greatest assets I’ve ever seen there is the smiles on the kid’s faces. I frequently hold up my hand and smile back shouting “Hello !” to groups of school kids and without exception they always return the gesture. These kids are genuinely happy to meet foreigners and they could use any help you could offer. I’m personally going to look more into the Vietnam Children’s Fund to see if I can help a bit on my next visit to Vietnam.

Neru International

December 7th, 2009 | By Malcolm

What can a former US Marine do to promote peaceful change in the world? Start a non-profit organization that helps the poorest people on the earth with Agro resources, Health resources, clean water, sanitation, education, and economic development. The organization was started by a Force Recon Dude named Jake Harriman who’s idea was that poverty fostered terrorism and if we ended poverty we could take a big bite out of terrorism. Good idea.

Each individual program is implemented and then it becomes self-sustaining because every area becomes profitable. Wow. What a concept.

Contact Neru at:  http://www.nuruinternational.org/

Harvard University Global Initiative

December 3rd, 2009 | By Malcolm

My brother will graduate from Harvard with his Masters in IT in 2010. Since he’s been going to Harvard, I’ve noticed how much of an impact the University has had in the last decade in terms of positive global change. The alumni from the school can be found all over the planet working on some of the most critical problems facing the world. It’s not far fetched to claim that Harvard and maybe in particular Harvard MBA’s have had a tremendous impact on the global and international economy. Here is a link to the Global Initiative at Harvard University. http://www.hbs.edu/global/

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December 1st, 2009 | By Malcolm

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