Blog Action Day 2014

Well, here I am sitting before my computer screen on Blog Action Day, the day when bloggers around the world post blogs on one topic, and thereby use their voices to inspire action, thought and a sense of global community. 

This year's topic is inequality.  Honestly, it's sad given our plethora of knowledge and access to it that inequality even still exists.  But it does, and so we must continue to find ways to eliminate inequality, or at least counter-balance it. 

As a volunteer ambassador for Women for Women International, I am keenly aware of how marginalized women are, particularly in more under-developed nations.  This is not to suggest, however, that inequality does not exist in more developed countries such as the United States, because it does. 

So, this leaves one wondering what can be done?  Surely I, as one person cannot change such a large problem?

 And so this is what I have to offer on Blog Action Day: you, yes you, one person with worries and struggles all your own can indeed impact change.  Know this, no small action is too small, nor too grand.  Find nonprofits, or individuals in your community to support with your monetary contribution, or better yet, your time.  And most importantly, look around your immediate surroundings where you have the most impact to make a difference: your work place, community organizations you belong to, school, church, etc.

Margaret Mead said it best, 

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has." 

~Amanda Ulrich
Volunteer Ambassador Women for Women International
Team Congo PDX Founder