The Darfur Heroes program, started last year by the coalition, highlights individuals and groups who play a crucial role in helping end the violence in Darfur through awareness-raising and other efforts. This month, Save Darfur is honoring Christy Anderson – daughter of Salt-N-Pepa’s DJ Spinderella and former NBA player and basketball legend Kenny Anderson. Check out her story below:
When I knew for certain that I was to be joining the ranks of the many extravagant “MTV Super Sweet 16″ parties, I knew I wanted to be different. I somehow wanted to challenge all the other super sweet sixteen-ers and do something that had never been done before. I wanted to give back. I had a feeling that this party would be just the place to do it!
I remembered the Save Darfur campaign from a few years ago and when I finally got to research this coalition, the issue at hand in Darfur tugged at me. The Save Darfur Coalition is a U.S. based advocacy group that was formed to help stop the atrocities happening in the Eastern African country of Sudan. Some of these atrocities I came across, you couldn’t even imagine. After learning what this campaign was all about, I decided I wanted to set up a Save Darfur charity table at my party.
I am happy that I did what I wanted to do in the beginning, which was give something back. Despite what anyone may tell you, you’re never too young to give back and you don’t need an MTV Super Sweet 16 show to do it! I’m so proud to be named Save Darfur’s Hero of the Month! I hope that all you will follow in my foot steps, take a stand, and give back!
The opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Save Darfur Coalition.
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mandino says:
We also all feel that giving back is like something that we owe, but there are also times that you would also feel that you really want to help; that is quite an intense feeling that you question your current situation as if being in the situation where you could have everything but deep inside, you feel empty, not because you’re not happy but because there are a lot of millions of people that really needs help. I’ve also experienced this kind of emptiness before, I’ve been with a lot of reformation programs when I was still in school, now that the house that we built before for orphans is now complete, I stumbled into http://emmaacademyproject.com/ who helps build a school, similar to what I did before but this time, It’s a school. It kept me thinking about the situation in Sudan, education should be the solution to saving Sudan…