There is an ancient idea that we have lost, but can and should find again. It’s called simply the common good. It goes back many centuries, but the need for a new dialogue about what it means and what

The definition of Common Good: noun the advantage or benefit of all people in society or in a group: In spite of our differences, we shall work for the common good. source: Another definition that describes

While this project is in the making, the following two pages @commonwealth & @cwc shall be posting short posts with ideas and texts from various sources. Wiki shall be one of the base sources for these

There are around 400 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty. For a small monthly donation, you can help one child pay for food, school, medicine, and clothes. There are many charities that

Education is one of the best predictors of success in children. You can help struggling students succeed in school by donating your time as a tutor. You might tutor children in reading, math, science,

The World Food Program says, “The poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty.” Hunger is the number one cause of death in the world, killing more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.

Oxfam estimates that it would take $60 billion annually to end extreme global poverty--that's less than 1/4 the income of the top 100 richest billionaires.

80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day.

1/4 of all humans live without electricity — approximately 1.6 billion people. Sharing technology and investing in the poorer regions is more than just "giving cans of food"!

As of 2013, 21.8 million children under 1 year of age worldwide had not received the three recommended doses of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.

Preventable diseases like diarrhea and pneumonia take the lives of 2 million children a year who are too poor to afford proper treatment.

In 2011, 165 million children under the age 5 were stunted (reduced rate of growth and development) due to chronic malnutrition.

More than 750 million people lack adequate access to clean drinking water. Diarrhea caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hand hygiene kills an estimated 842,000 people every year globally,

805 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat. Food banks are especially important in providing food for people that can’t afford it themselves. WHY NOT: Run a food drive outside your local

1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.

Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day.

We have managed to send men out into space and we have not figured out the idea of "sharing the wealth"!

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