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At Inspired to Action, we understand the difference blogs can make in awareness and action. That’s why I was thrilled to see one of more popular book bloggers, Natasha of Maw Books, start a campaign on her blog to bring awareness to and make a difference in the situation in Darfur.
She writes:
I’d like to announce that during the entire month of September I will be reading and blogging in an effort to create awareness and raise funds for the people of Darfur. There is a genocide going on right now in Darfur, Sudan. If you regularly follow my blog, I have written several times about it...Hundreds of thousands of people have died, many more are displaced. I can not sit idly by knowing that this blog has given me the opportunity to make a difference. Why choose Darfur as my soapbox of the month? After reading about Darfur and watching documentaries about Darfur, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Isn’t that reason enough to stand up and do something about it?
So what exactly is Reading for Darfur? During September every book I read, every post I write, every comment left on this blog, and every book that you read about Darfur will make a difference. How? The difference will be you. This won’t work if I’m doing it all by myself. So I ask for everybody to get involved. There are a lot of different levels on which you can do just that, so choose the one that you are the most comfortable with.
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED:
Commit to write a post (if you have a blog or website) dedicated to the Reading for Darfur campaign. Use the button shown here and link back to this page. For every person who does this I will donate 25 cents to a organization that makes a difference in Darfur (list of these organizations follow below). Put the button in your sidebar linking to this post during the entire month of September and I will donate 25 cents more.
Commit to visit my blog on a consistent basis during September. For each comment left anywhere on my blog all month I will donate 10 cents.
Commit to read any of the books or watch any of the documentaries listed on this page. For every book that you read or video you watch during September, I will donate 50 cents. If you have a blog and review that book or video I will donate $1. Leave me a comment on this post once you do, so I don’t have to hunt you down. I will link to your reviews during my weekly recaps.
Commit to donate a penny for every single page that I read during September (excluding picture books and easy readers).
Commit to donate 50 cents for every single post I publish during September.
Commit to donate a penny for every page I read AND 50 cents for every single post I publish.
And heck, if you want to write the post, put the button in your sidebar, comment on my blog, read a book, and sponsor me in my reading and blogging, then I won’t stop you!
The numbers may seem small, a penny here, ten cents there, but I’m hoping to make the donation reasonable for everybody involved.
Visit her blog at Maw Books to find out how you can get involved!
