Whether or not you make New Year's resolutions, here's one that's worth considering. According to theFamily and Children's Center, a number of studies have found that the act of celebrating leads to significant benefits, including improved physical health and better coping strategies.
While celebrating is sometimes (consciously or unconsciously) dismissed as indulgent or time-consuming, research tells us that it is important to our mental health, self-care, happiness, and motivation to stop, notice, acknowledge, and do a bit of high-fiving once in a while!
People who take time to reflect on and celebrate successes are generally more optimistic, take better care of themselves, and tend to be less stressed. So, let's celebrate!
World Vision: Celebrating a milestone at the New York Stock Exchange
Last month, Strong Women Strong World Council members had the honor of ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of a major milestone for World Vision and our partners. Together, we have reached 25 million women and girlsglobally with clean water, better healthcare, education, protection from FGM and child marriage, and economic opportunities.
Standing with the Fearless Girl statue, we were reminded thatevery single one of these 25 million girls and women is an individual with a name, a story, strength, and potential. And now, they have a chance at a much brighter future.
You may have heard in the news the distressing reports of how women and girls in Afghanistan are being treated by the de facto authorities. On Saturday, December 24, women were banned from serving as humanitarian aid workers—just a week after they were banned from attending university.
World Vision strongly believes this decision is not in the interest of the people of Afghanistan. With the current humanitarian crisis gripping all of Afghanistan, we need more people working in NGOs to help alleviate the situation, not less.
This decision will only significantly worsen the reality in Afghanistan. Every individual, regardless of gender, should have the same opportunity to work for humanitarian aid and development organizations, or any industry. This decision will decrease the rights of women and worsen the humanitarian crisis afflicting millions of Afghans.
To learn more, read ourjoint press release with Save the Children, CARE International, and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
Please pray
that girls and women in Afghanistan will be released from oppression and have the chance to live safe, productive, and happy lives.
Actions You Can Take Today:
Mark your calendar | Join World Vision Advocacy 2023 Kick-Off on Tuesday, January 31 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.One of the key topics will be the situation in Afghanistan. You don't have to register, just join the call.
Raise awareness | Comment and like our posts on Facebook and Instagram so our content is seen by more people.
Invest in women and girls | Now you can double your impact.Every $1 given to the Strong Women Strong World™ Fund will be matched* with a $1 donation to programs that empower women and girls, thanks to our generous SWSW partner, Clean Water Here.
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