Nat Yogachandra

E radicating Poverty: Moving Forward As One We all know that all around the world rich are getting richer. Nearly thirty years ago, the richest 1 percent of Americans got 9 percent of total national income in the United States, By 2007, they had 23 percent. In 2009, new census data show, the rich-poor income gap was the widest on record. (David R. Francis - Christian Science Monitor ). According to Timothy Noah of Slate , the United States now has a more unequal distribution of wealth than some of the third world countries like, Nicaragua, Venezua and Guyana. Timothey writes, “ All my life I've heard Latin America described as a failed society (or collection of failed societies) because of its grotesque maldistribution of wealth. Peasants in rags beg for food outside the high walls of opulent villas, and so on. But according to the Central Intelligence Agency income distribution in the United States is more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly ...

Art Curiculum Training for Haiti Children. (November 13-20, 2010) I recently attended an Art Curriculum workshop for the teachers in Haiti which was developed and conducted by Ms. Judy Rector and sponsored by Mona Foundation and Hope is Life Foundation. Ms. Judy is a retired teacher from Washington, USA. To rebuild and create a vibrant community where children can enjoy academic and moral education, where the community can enjoy material and spiritual prosperity, it is important that the local community be empowered to participate and sustain the development process. This was exactly what happened during this training program. Whether to start a socioeconomic development project or to start a community school, Hope is Life Foundation’s goal is for the local community be endowed with an understanding of concepts, learning the skills, and acquiring the knowledge of the project. The entire staff of Anis Zunuzi School in Port Au Prince, Haiti attended this art curriculum work...

NINE STEPS TO AVOID A PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER IN YOUR COMPANY (As appeared in The Nation newspaper in Bangkok, Thailand) Do you all recollect the news of Tylenol brand in 1982? One of the major worldwide consumer products companies, Johnson & Johnson, was confronted with a crisis when seven people died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule laced with cyanide. It was a huge public relations (PR) nightmare for Johnson & Johnson. However, by creating a quick public relations disaster program and fully cooperating with the media that created the public awareness and interest, Johnson and Johnson was able to recover quickly and painlessly from this crisis. Tylenol acted promptly and pulled its product off the shelves without being forced to do so by the public. The company PR department communicated openly and often with the public, and with the help of the legal authorities, initiated an investigation. Tylenol was found innocent at the conclusion of the investigation. The...

Child sex crimes are on the rise in the United States and across the globe and I am pleased know that finally the US federal officials are doing something about it. On Monday, August 2, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, said he would rollout a national strategy to combat the exploitation of children over the Internet, in homes and on the streets. This new strategy will take steps to end child prostitution, child sex tourism, child pornography and more . The US government is also taking necessary steps to stop trafficking and has encouraged countries across the globe to do so. A few months ago, the US has put allies Thailand and Singapore as well as Vietnam on a human trafficking watch list accusing them failing to prevent women from being forced into prostitution, according to the US State Department’s 2010 annual report. Across the globe there are over 2.5 million girls and children are trafficked each year for the purpose of prostituton. About 1.2 million children every year are tr...