National Day of the Girl: Sign our ePetition

Did you know that in the poorest regions of the world, millions of girls face barriers to survival and development simply because they’re girls.

It’s time to take action! Girls’ rights are human rights. And here’s the really interesting thing. It’s proven that Investing in girls is the key to reducing global poverty. When we support the rights of girls, we create a better world for everyone.

Stand up for girls today! Sign our petition and tell the Canadian government to declare September 22 as the National Day of the Girl. If our own government takes leadership, we’ll be one step closer to lobbying the United Nations to declare September 22 as the International Day of the Girl.

An international Day of the Girl will focus the world’s attention on the importance of girls’ rights. It will create a foundation for advocacy to ensure that girls get the investment and recognition they deserve as citizens and as powerful agents of change within their own families, communities and nations.

Lend your voice to a global movement for change advocating for the rights of girls, and a better world for all of us. Help us get the Canadian government on board!

We the undersigned call on the Canadian Government to show their commitment to the promotion of the rights of girls by proclaiming September 22 as National Day of the Girl.

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Because I am a Girl Documentary from Plan Canada on Vimeo.

The Man in the Arena

Inspiring doesn't do this passage justice.

Nelson Mandela gave a copy of this speech to François Pienaar, captain of the South African rugby team, before the start of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, in which the South African side eventually defeated the heavily favoured All Blacks.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat

http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trsorbonnespeech.html

FREE THAILAND VISA!

I was hoping that this would happen, given the last few months of political turmoil. And it has! SWEET!

They had originally offered an exemption from May 2009 - May 2010, so I was bummed that I would be just missing the cut off. But no more! Now my double entry visa is FREE and I dont have to fork over the $80. Thats equals out to 3 days of travel in Asia for me.

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced an exemption for tourist visa fees for all foreigners that apply for a Tourist Visa, for the period of 11 May 2010 to 31 March 2011. The tourist visa fee exemption includes Visa on Arrival application fees.

Due to the Tourist Visa exemption, those wishing to apply for a Tourist Visa with multiple entries into Thailand must provide documentation, such as copies of airline tickets or a travel itinerary, clearly indicating the number of times the tourist will enter Thailand. If no such documentation is provided with the Tourist Visa application, then the application will be considered for a single entry Tourist Visa.

Please note that the visa fee exemption is for Tourist Visas only, and does not include Non-Immigrant Visa and Transit Visa fees.

Beach Travellers | BTTV Episode 14 | BRAZIL Sandboarding.mov

Sand Boarding in Brazil, Beach Travellers style:

Beach Travellers | BTTV Episode 13 | BRAZIL Foz do Iguaçu.mov

Beach Travellers taking you on another adventure in Brazil to the border of Brazil & Argentina. We venture into Argentina to visit the falls from the other side to get wet. This trip is included in our 21 & 28 day Brazil trips.