I've felt good about being a UNICEF Global Parent for years. Until I saw before and after photos of the lake at Darfur. Darfur is one of the areas my donations have been going to.
The before and after images were in the movie 'An Inconvenient Truth'. The photos show glaciers, mountains and lakes. Glaciers have retreated, the snowline on mountains is higher, lakes have dried up.
The before shot of Darfur shows a huge full lake (that UNICEF could derive water from) and the after shot shows a pocket hankerchief sized area of water in one corner of the original lake (where can UNICEF get water from now?)
The average Australian emits approx 15 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide into the atmoshere each year, so at the same time I thought I was helping, I was contributing to the drought in Darfur.
I'm now 'Carbon Neutral'. It's very easy. Find out how you can become Carbon Neutral too (I listed what to do in my post below).
Sorry if I'm going on about this but I think it's really important.
By the way, UNICEF has a wide range of blank cards, Christmas cards, gift wrap, toys and pressies for sale. The cards work out cheaper than most cards from other shops and profits go to great causes. Check out their online shop or go to their little store at Level 7, 171 Clarence St (next to Comm bank near Cnr of King). The store is only open from 9-5 weekdays.
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