Thursday, June 3, 2010

One Day's Wages


How much is a teacher paid in Burma?

$40.

Not
per day.

Not
per week.

Not
per month.

$40 a YEAR.

At Catalyst West, I had the pleasure of hearing Eugene Cho, founder of One Day's Wages speak. He told a story of being in Burma and asking what the biggest obstacle to overcoming poverty there was. The answer he received? Education. They couldn't pay teachers' salaries. They lacked $40 a year to pay teachers.

After telling this story, Eugene said, "look: global poverty is HUGE. But it's not so big that we can't do something about it. You and I, we might not be able to change the entire world, but believe it - we can make a dramatic impact together in the fight against global poverty."

He then pointed out that we all have influence - we each make the choice as to whether that influence will be good, bad, or passive. Then he asked a question that made my head spin, and it hasn't stopped since:

Do you really believe that your life is valuable? Do you really believe that God can use you to make a difference?

Um, I sure hope so! Otherwise, what's the point?
Eugene Cho knows the answer to this question, and he IS making a difference as the founder of One Day's Wages.
This organization, only 7 months old, encourages people to consider donating only one day's worth of their yearly wage to help fight global poverty. What a cool concept.
  • 100% of your donation goes to helping fight poverty
  • You pick where your money is invested

In 7 months, ODW's has surpassed $300,000 in giving. The story of this organization and the family who founded it is incredible. Head over to their website and check out the cool campaigns and parternships they have going, the album they have coming out, watch some cool videos, learn more about global poverty, and calculate what one day's wages is for you.

This is the real deal.

www.onedayswages.org

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