Women’s Rights | Thirdeyemom

A 1-day-old baby born at Murakuri Health Clinic in Habiganj District, Bangladesh. Photo credit: Save the Children.

The Birth of a Mother

May 7, 2013 by thirdeyemom

In honor of today’s release of Save the Children’s annual State of World Mother’s report, I am sharing the emotional aspects of my birth story to help advocate for the one million newborns that die needlessly and helplessly within the first 24 hours of life. By sharing my birth story, I am joining moms from across the United States to help bring awareness and advocacy steps in making the first 24 hours of life count. The bottom of this post […]

About these ads

Categories: ADVOCACY, Children, Global Team of 200, HUMAN RIGHTS, Save the Children, Women's Rights • Tags: Advocacy, global team of 200, mothers, Newborn health, Save the Children, State of World Mother's Report, thirdeyemom

The Power of Ideas

March 12, 2013 by thirdeyemom

This past weekend was insanely inspiring. I was exceptionally lucky to attend the 25th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum held here in Minneapolis, which honors past Nobel Laureates and some of the world’s top activists and luminaries all coming together to discuss the power of peacemaking. It was absolutely amazing and there couldn’t be a more thought-provoking series of lectures and break-out sessions than what I had the pleasure of participating in for the past two and a half days. This year’s […]

Categories: HUMAN RIGHTS, Women's Rights, BLOGGING, poverty, Children, ADVOCACY, Inspiration, Girls, Nobel Peace Prize Forum • Tags: Advocacy, Inspiration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nobel Peace Prize Forum, peace, thirdeyemom

Being Half the Sky

March 7, 2013 by thirdeyemom

“Women hold up half the sky” – Chinese proverb Exactly a year ago today I was in Xela, Guatemala on a week long volunteer and spanish immersion trip when I heard the noise off in the distance. It sounded like a parade. I asked my teacher Lilian if she knew what on earth was going on and she replied with a smile, “It’s International Women’s Day!” and asked if I’d like to go see the festivities. I had never heard […]

Categories: ADVOCACY, Antigua, Children, Girls, Global Team of 200, Guatemala, HUMAN RIGHTS, International Women's Day, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Women's Rights, Xela • Tags: Advocacy, Antigua, CULTURE, Guatemala, HUMAN RIGHTS, international women's day 2013, life. social good, thirdeyemom, Travel, Women, Women's Rights, Xela

FRIDAY FEATURE: A 妹妹 (little sister)

October 12, 2012 by thirdeyemom

This Friday’s Feature is from Zhongguo Jumble, a fantastic American expat living and experiencing life in Shanghai, China. I found her fascinating blog after a trip to China last year, and have been addicted every since. A 妹妹 (little sister) My good friend had a baby in the last couple of weeks. This in itself is pretty normal with my friends in China. I’m at the age where lots of friends and coworkers are having little ones. The unique part […]

Categories: Children, FRIDAY FEATURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, Women's Rights • Tags: China, Friday Feature, one-child policy, Zhongguo Jumble

The color of Advocacy in Guatemala

October 8, 2012 by thirdeyemom

A Word in Your Ear, a fantastic travel blog that I adore, started a fun travel and photography challenge called “A Word of the Day”. Basically she lets her dictionary open to a word and voila. That is the challenge. Her recent challenge is “colorful” similar to a recent photo challenge I did. I adore colors, especially on a gray, dreary day like today. They brighten my mood and make me smile. These photos were taken back in April in […]

Categories: ADVOCACY, Antigua, BLOGGING, Guatemala, HUMAN RIGHTS, Inspiration, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Women's Rights • Tags: CULTURE, Guatemala, thirdeyemom, Travel, Women, Women's Rights, Xela

Half the Sky: The movement

September 30, 2012 by thirdeyemom

This post is part of my Social Good Sunday series. “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” is a highly aclaimed book written by Nicholas D. Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn. A compelling four-hour documentary on the book is being shown for the first time on PBS on Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2nd. See below for details. Women hold up half the sky. – Chinese Proverb Have you ever read a book that changed […]

Categories: 2012 SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT, ADVOCACY, Children, HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL GOOD, SOCIAL GOOD SUNDAY, Women's Rights • Tags: clinton global initiative annual meeting, girls rights, Half the Sky, Nickolas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Social Good, social good summit, Women's Rights

CHINA: Feng Jianmei and the Forced Abortion Issue

July 31, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Reblogged from World Moms Blog: Warning: Link to graphic photos in this post. Living in China, I often find myself standing up for this country, giving my temporary home the benefit of the doubt. Mass poverty? Yes, but economic and social development take time. Corruption? Oh yeah, but what government doesn’t have its scandals? Human rights abuses? Undeniable, but the ‘bad guys’ are only a small fraction of the population. Read more… 568 more words Hello Readers! I also write […]

Categories: BLOGGING, HUMAN RIGHTS, Reblogs, Women's Rights • Tags: China, forced abortions, one-child policy, thirdeyemom

The End of AIDS? We can’t stop funding now.

July 30, 2012 by thirdeyemom

It was no coincidence that the RESULTS International Conference to end global poverty was held at the same time as the AIDS 2012 Conference. It was a huge event and opportunity for over 400 RESULTS Activists to learn about the latest breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments and the impact this devastating disease has had on the world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where it is rampant, having 22.9 million of the 34 million adults and children living with HIV/AIDS.

Categories: ADVOCACY, Global Health - Vaccines, HUMAN RIGHTS, RESULTS, SOCIAL GOOD, Women's Rights • Tags: Advocacy, AIDS, CULTURE, HIV, HUMAN RIGHTS, International AIDS conference, results, thirdeyemom, Travel

The Child Survival Call to Action

June 5, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Over the last month or so, my work as a Shot@Life Advocate for the UN Foundation’s campaign at vaccinating children in the world’s poorest countries has lead me to become active working with another impressive global advocacy group called Results. Results is a grassroots organization lead mainly by a huge group of volunteer advocates who share one main goal: An end to poverty around the world. Their mission is “to create the public and political will to end poverty by […]

Categories: ADVOCACY, Children, HUMAN RIGHTS, poverty, RESULTS, Women's Rights • Tags: Advocacy, child survival call to action, ending poverty, results, Shot@Life, thirdeyemom, UN Foundation

My first wide-spread published article!!!!

April 27, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Today I opened up my email on my iPhone as I always do, clicked on my weekly UN WIRE and noticed the words “Salon. Third Eye Mom” Blog. I wondered who on earth could possibly have the same name and blog. When I clicked on the link, I realized it was me. A complete surprise and shock to have something I wrote be published on a huge scale. I am beyond words. And thrilled to spread the word and passion […]

Categories: BLOGGING, Children, Global Health - Vaccines, HEALTH & FITNESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, poverty, Reblogs, SOCIAL GOOD, TRAVEL RELATED RESOURCES, UN Foundation Shot@Life Campaign, Women's Health, Women's Rights • Tags: Blogging, Global Vaccines, Health, Open Salon, Shot@Life, thirdeyemom, UN Foundation, UN WIRE, Vaccines work

Thirdeyemom

Traveling and experiencing the world with a third-eye

Category Archives: Women’s Rights