We all know that blogging has become a huge social networking tool used by all sorts of businesses and private writers to showcase ideas, events and news. Blogs can be used to help spread advocacy and awareness about international issues.
We use the Fair Trade Sports blog for spreading the movements of Fair Trade, abolition, and the root problem of extreme poverty. Today is this year’s Blog Action Day 2008; the goal is to spread awareness specifically about Poverty.
Globally, poverty is a pervasive problem that will be solved only by international action. Every developed nation must band together to combat the top causes of poverty: disease, poor economic conditions and conflict.
How can one blog help in this fight against poverty? First, Blog Action Day 2008 is going to spread knowledge about poverty and new solutions through thousands of committed blogs. Do you have a blog? Then post today and spread the word! You’ll join thousands of writers brainstorming and sharing their own stories about poverty. This alone brings advocacy to a whole new level.
Second, many of these bloggers are donating their profits for today to various charities connected to Global Action Day, just as we do every day. These charities include the Global Fund and Kiva. Both have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands in developing nations. The readers of the blogs on Blog Action Day 2008 can donate funds to these charities, and also purchase goods from participating blogging sites that will directly help developing nations.
If you’re interested in participating, visit Blog Action Day 2008 right now for blogging ideas and more ways to help the fight against extreme poverty!
