Children, these days, only think about themselves. Clothes. Shoes. iPhones. Luxuries. What all children think are the most important things in life. Especially elementary school children. But the Kurani Sisters. Alayka, age seven, and Liasha, age six, are one step ahead of what a typical American thinks about luxuries.
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| The Kurani sisters, ages 6 and 7, run on October 28th under the Aga Khan Foundation to raise money to eliminate world poverty. |
The Kurani sisters are "two bright and energetic young athletes who will participate in the 1K and 100-yard dash at Centennial Olympic Park" this Sunday, October 28. Alayka and Liasha's goal is to collect money for the "Partnership Walk 2012, a program under the Aga Khan Foundation." The Partnership in Action event, since 1995, has raised $48 million poverty alleviation projects and attracted 380,000 participants. This program provides the ability to raise money to eliminate world poverty in countries that cannot afford these luxuries than many take for granted.
Such as water. Countries in poverty describe "clean drinking water as a luxury" because water is not available and fresh like the water in the United States. Also shelter and protection. Families in poverty countries often live in the streets with suitcases full of their personal possessions. Many wealthy countries do not stop and help these poverty countries, letting these countries starve and continue with the un-protection of shelters in these family's lives.
The Kurani sisters, devoted to helping this cause, are collecting donations in the hope for a change in world poverty. One of the Kurani sisters, Alayka, praises her goal as, "I want to help our brothers and sisters in other countries who are living in difficult situations. Raising money for them makes me happy. I hope their life bets better, and they can go to good schools just like my sister and I." Alayka's words suggest the importance of donating to world poverty because children just like the Kurani sisters, are in the same age range and live in a worse off financial condition than these sisters. The words of the Kurani sisters praise the hope for the end of world poverty through the help of "donations between a $1 and $100" by families.
A penny can go a long way. A dollar can save a child's life. Donate to the Aga Khan Foundation to support the Kurani sisters.
http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-COMMUNITY-NEWS-c-2012-10-25-195670.114126-sub24321.114126-Sisters-will-participate-in-walk-to-end-Global-Poverty.html
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