Field volunteer for Doctors Without Borders
Most of us find ways great and small to give back to our circle, whether simply helping within your extended family or in our wider communities. Or, maybe we take on the great big world. Although there are so many places to give this year right here in our hometowns, I find myself drawn to organizations who are focused on people in extreme need and crisis throughout the world. Dealing with problems that seem insurmountable, and yet there they are, putting their shoulder to them every day.
Whenever we receive 30 new subscribers to The Buzz, PaperPosey’s online newsletter, we make a gift of a honeybee kit through Heifer International. It’s a token gesture to be sure, but we’re reminded of the life led by those in the developing world, coping with a depth of need that we as people living in the United States can barely get our heads around.
Sending a little cheer around the world.
Recently, PaperPosey was asked by Doctors Without Borders for help with gift packages for their field workers. Often, these dedicated doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals work knee deep in the worst conditions the world has to offer up, where there is health crisis, famine, war, and natural disaster. Brightening the holidays for these heroes – even a little bit – is an irresistible opportunity. PaperPosey is making a contribution of pocket companion journals. It’s not nearly enough to cover the need for their 140 field workers stationed all over the planet. But, it’s our little piece of the effort. I hope some of our readers will be moved to help as well.
If you watch world news, you’ve heard of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Connect with them online if you’re moved to help directly. Word of warning, the stories and photos are true to life, and it’s not all pretty.
Contact Doctors Without Borders to support their vital work throughout the world.
