It's Not Enough!

Social Studies is probably the most interesting and rewarding subject i have taken this year.....and its impact on my view of the world has been quite substantial. I know i've got more than i bargained for from this subject and now have this ongoing burden to do more with myself....
All year we have learnt of different countries around the world and their struggles. Most i knew something of, but when studied realised that most of us today have no f**king idea what is going on around us! Even in our own country!
Projects that stand out in my mind were Burma: Land of Fear and The Russian/Chechyen crisis that has now resulted in the massacre of too many children. Both are extreme cases of how the Government has total control of its country and the people's efforts to overthrow the power....No doubt resulting in attacks, poor living conditions and the formation of rebel groups.
I also took the time out to watch a movie the other night that my immature, teenage mind only wanted to watch as it had my favourite star Angelina Jolie in it.... Beyond Borders tells the story of a rich white girl who is faced with a aid worker and starts to grow a conscious of how things are in other parts of the world. She then makes it her duty to visit these places and try to help. This has a profound effect on her (and the viewer as the scenes are somewhat blunt) and she changes her job to become a UN embassador and helps her aid worker friends with supplies etc... I do not want to spoil the end of the movie but will tell you it is like my Social Studies year rolled into one, it shows conditions from africa, chechenya and vietnam.

Ignorance is bliss, but now i have some knowledge in the area it kills me.... Im this little white girl in a well of middle class family....never have any finance issues, i take pride and wages on things like my hair and clothing etc....to what end? Nothing i have done has been of any great significance, I havent helped someone out there worse off than me that i dont even know! There are millions of kids out there in developing countries starving to death and it takes a minute effort from 'well off' people like us to help them! But still i dont want to make this minute effort! I want to do something substantial for these people, i want to be there, help them, do what these small percentage of amazing people called aid workers are doing!

But how? I have looked around for an organisation that i can help....Youth with a Mission is the one that always pops up but unfortunately is a christian based organisation and anyone who knows MIC will know shes far from religious!
If anyone out there knows of someone i can contact, PLEASE leave me a message as i will be forever grateful....

Ciao
The Spoilt Rich Kid that wants to do More...