The Courage of children inspires me to give. Max Courage, www.maxcourage.org, empowers sixth grade students to find their own voice through reading stories of courage, and then writing their personal stories of courage in their own lives. One of our international students through partner organization @LearningPathways, Eman P. of Islamabad, Pakistan, wrote about standing up to an abusive employer of a child laborer in his household.
He regularly beat the girl, who worked from morning till night, and one day as Eman was riding her bike by the house, she heard the girl screaming and dropped her bike. She went inside and threw herself between the man and the girl, receiving his blows instead. She managed to punch him in the stomach and grab the girl's hand, running to a nearby hospital where both girls were treated for their injuries. She recalled the words of her father when she had asked him, 'Dad! Is it possible to find courage when you are scared? and he replied, 'That is the only time you can.''
I am inspired to give so that more children like Eman can share their stories of courage with the world.
Review from #MyGivingStory