[b][u]Givology 2013 Reading List[/u][/b]
[u][i]A Guide to Giving[/i][/u]
By: Givology
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Description: [font=Arial] Writing from their experiences as volunteers and entrepreneurs, the team behind the 100% volunteer-run global organization Givology compiled their views on effective giving by delving into the topics of social enterprise best practices, measuring “return on giving,” and optimizing volunteer engagement. The book is split up into two parts: the first half being an essential handbook for those wanting to begin their journey on how to give back effectively and to ensure yielding results and the second half being a collection of stories, motivation, and practical advice of twelve inspiring entrepreneurs and organizations who have already created a deep impact on the world.[/font]
[i]While the spread of global poverty may seem daunting, A Guide to Giving re-shapes the readers’ view on giving in hopes of inspiring all readers to take action and start giving back today![/i]
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[i][u]The Dressmaker of Khair Khana[/u][/i]
By: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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Description: Kamila Sadiqi had all that she needed in her life: she was graduating with her teaching certificate, and she was constantly surrounded by her supportive parents and siblings. However, Kamila’s life and the lives of every Afghani woman were flipped upside down when the Taliban seized Afghanistan in 1996. As a result, new edicts were issued that restrained and isolated women from society, disabling them from attending school, commuting to work, or even leaving the house unless accompanied by a male relative. Soon Kamila’s father and brother are forced to flee Afghanistan, leaving Kamila in charge of the rest of her family. Despite the many challenges that women faced during the Taliban regime, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells of one woman’s decision to support her family by selling dresses to local markets, ultimately opening the gates to a budding business that would aid in empowering many Afghani women.
[i]The Dressmaker of Khair Khana reminds readers that, like Kamila, there are many women who, despite seemingly insurmountable poverty, defeat all odds as they change the world around them. This book is a must read for everyone.[/i]
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[/i][i][u]The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine[/u][/i]
By: Somaly Mam
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Desciption: At 12 years old Somaly Mam was sold into sexual slavery by her grandfather. She was moved through different brothels for a decade in the sprawling sex trade of Southeast Asia, experiencing and witnessing brutalities and horrors that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Fortunately, Somaly managed to escape when she was 20 years old, but she could not forget the girls that were left behind. The Road of Lost Innocence illustrates the empowerment of one woman to fight against a reality all too common for her and girls as young as 5 to 6 years old: human trafficking. With her courage and determination, Mam works to rescue these sex workers, offering them a new and nourishing life.
[i]With an honest and unflinching voice, Somaly Mam sheds a light unto a grim reality while inspiring readers with her strength and bravery in her memoir. Through the powerful work of Mam, readers find a renewed belief in the capabilities of any individual to change the world around them.[/i]
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[i][u]Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way For Africa[/u][/i]
By: Dambisa Moyo
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Description: Billions of dollars are sent from wealthy nations to developing African nations in hopes decreasing poverty and increasing growth, but is the money really helping at all? Unfortunately, millions in Africa continue to suffer as poverty levels are on a constant rise and growth is on a steady downhill. Dead Aid sets out to not only debunk the popular and current model of international aid advocated by many but to also promote a new route towards financial development in the world’s poorest countries.
[i]Despite much debate on its publication from the United States and the United Kingdom, [/i][i][u]Dead Aid[/u][/i][i] breathes life into the realities of poverty of the developing African nations while creating a hopeful vision for more growth. Readers are challenged to think about creative methods that would increase the effectiveness of their giving. This book is a definite read for everyone![/i]
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[i]The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time[/i]
By: Jeffrey Sachs
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Description: [font=OpenSansRegular, arial, sans-serif]Jeffrey Sachs sets the stage by drawing a vivid conceptual map of the world economy and the different categories into which countries fall. Then, in a tour de force of elegance and compression, he explains why, over the past two hundred years, wealth has diverged across the planet in the manner that it has and why the poorest nations have been so markedly unable to escape the cruel vortex of poverty. Rather than deliver a worldview to readers from on high, Sachs leads them along the learning path he himself followed, telling the remarkable stories of his own work in Bolivia, Poland, Russia, India, China, and Africa as a way to bring readers to a broad-based understanding of the array of issues countries can face.[/font]
[font=OpenSansRegular, arial, sans-serif][i]In Sachs’s novel, he offers important and powerful insights and details to readers of how the geography of a country can lead to its economic development. A very insightful novel that many people can gain knowledge through about the possibilities of ending poverty.[/i][/font][font=OpenSansRegular, arial, sans-serif] [/font]
[i][u]Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier[/u][/i]
By: Ishmael Beah
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Description: [font=Arial]As civil war in Sierra Leone breaks loose, Ishmael Beah and many other young boys find themselves separated from their families and recruited by the government army to be a child soldier. Beah was only 13 when he was recruited, laying his hands on an AK-47 and drugs for the first time. Although his recovery was difficult, Beah was able to lead a new life with the help of UNICEF and other NGOs, thus inspiring him to share his story to the world outside of the warzone.[/font]
[i]With reports on child soldiers being very limited, Ishmael Beah’s first-hand account on his life as a child soldier provides readers with an inside look at what nearly 300,000 children are abducted or recruited to do. His heartbreaking honesty takes readers through a journey of loss and triumph--a must read for those in need of inspiration![/i]
[i][u]The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind[/u][/i]
By: William Kamkwamba
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Description: [font=Arial]Born in Malawi, Africa, a country withered by drought and hunger and unaccustomed to modern science, William Kamkwamba had always dreamed of building a windmill to bring water and electricity to his village after reading about them in a book. Although his neighbors found his dream to be crazy, Kamkwamba continued to dream and strive for his goal to study science at Malawi’s top boarding schools. Unfortunately, due to a famine that hit Malawi in 2002, Kamkwamba’s financial situation grew tight, ultimately forcing him to drop out of school and help his family forage for food. Despite his destitution, William Kamkwamba’s surging curiosity and determination lead him to build a crude windmill out of scrap metals, marking the beginning of the road to battling Malawi’s famines and droughts[/font]
[i]William Kamkwamba’s unwavering desire to build a windmill ultimately changed his life and the lives of his neighbors; despite all of the odds against him, his curiosity and determination shone through as he realized that necessity for a way to fight famine and drought. Kamkwamba’s spirit is simply inspiring to readers who believe that effectively making a change and giving back is near impossible with the levels of poverty ever daunting.[/i]
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[i]Beaded Hope[/i]
By: Cathy Liggett
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Description: [font=Arial]On a mission trip to South Africa, four American women, all with their own personal challenges, meet a group of South African women who, despite suffering from AIDS, demonstrate immense faith and joy. The Americans soon discover the amazing beadwork that was taught to generations of women in the community. As a result, the Americans help in selling their beadwork in order to help these women support their families.[/font]
[i]In Beaded Hope, Cathy Liggett takes readers on a journey through the lives of both the American and the South African women. Once readers come to know the characters, they realize that despite the difference between their lives and homes, the women share a common desire to help one another. Similar to how the American women left South Africa changed, the readers will feel changed by the end of the book.[/i]
13 AUG 2013