Blogladesh

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Every year 9 million children under the age of 5 die – most of them from preventable causes like diarrhoea. At the beginning of September three of the UK’s best known mummy bloggers are heading to Bangladesh to see the work Save the Children does with children and mums first hand.

Follow them as they flex their multimedia skills to campaign for change. They will be tweeting, creating video and photo galleries and writing about their experiences live and direct from Bangladesh.

Josie George
Blogging for just over a year, Josie’s blog sleepisfortheweak.org.uk is currently ranked No.1 in the Tots 100 Index of UK Parent Blogs.

“The chance to visit Save the Children’s inspirational projects in Bangladesh, and come back laden with images and words that we can then use to move and inform people and affect positive change is an incredibly exciting opportunity and one I am honoured to be a part of. As key members of the thriving UK Parent Blogging community, we have the potential to reach a huge number of people and make a real difference on behalf of mothers and their children across the globe. I can’t wait to see get started and to use our blogs as a platform for such a worthwhile cause.”

Web: www.sleepisfortheweak.org.uk
Web: www.judithsroom.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/porridgebrain

Sian To
Sian, 38, is mum to four children, Ethan, 19, Sonny, 9, Biba, 8, and Betty 6 and has been writing her blog http://www.mummy-tips.com/ for 18 months.

“Seeing the amazing work that Save the Children does first hand is something that I never imagined I would experience. I think that I can speak for the three of us when I say we are going to work tirelessly to spread the message of this campaign right through our community.”

Web: www.mummy-tips.com
Web: www.asclearas.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mummytips

Eva Keogan
Two years ago Eva started her blog when she found herself ‘credit crunched’. She is now a social media consultant and a high-profile lifestyle blogger writing about parenting, London, travel and more, mainly focusing on her life and adventures as a ‘happy go lucky blogger’ and single mum to Miniminx, 10, in London.

“This is a really unique way for Save the Children to engage in social media and I think it will deliver powerful results. I want to make sure that we highlight the great work being done, as well as the issues faced by children and Mums in Bangladesh. “

Web: www.nixdminx.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nixdminx

Believe. We DO have the power to change things.

This is just the beginning…

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4 thoughts on “Blogladesh”

  1. thanks for your post, it’s so great to see the news spreading so far and wide xx

      All the very best Eva and I’ll look forward to reading your updates, Sarah x

  2. I’ve been reading a lot of humanitarian photography blogs recently and it’s made me realise how detatched I’ve become from the rest of the world’s challenges. There is so little media coverage within NZ of what’s happening, or not, in the developing world that it’s shocking. Seeing this post has reconnected me again – I’m going to write a letter to the little boy I’ve been sponsoring in Guatamala for the last 8 years this weekend. It’s a tiny step to reconnect but you have to start somewhere.

      Hi Julie, I totally agree. It’s great to see the way the blogging community can work to influence change and action. We sponsor a little girl in Africa and the girls love sending her their drawings. It’s so easy to feel powerless, but if everyone that could do something took action the world would be in a much better state. I often feel guilty for just having a coffee out – thinking how that money could be so much better spent. All the best Julie and have a lovely weekend, Sarah x

  4. Hi Sarah, thanks so much for stopping by the blog and for posting this link… Do you know the bloggers who are going personally? And when are they going over to Bangaladesh? I have a friend who is doing missionary/development work over in Dhaka (mummy to three little ones too) with her husband and could be good contacts for them to visit if they have time on their trip.

    I grew up in Pakistan so know firsthand that the issues that Save The Children are campaigning on really are life and death.

    We’re actually living in Sydney now. We moved to Auckland about six years ago, were there for 16 months, then in Lautoka, Fiji, for 20 months before we moved to Sydney. I know PaisleyJade through other Kiwi mummy friends who have since taken up blogging too.

    Great to meet you!
    Sophie
    x

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