Saturday, December 6, 2014

Global Cause: Social Media for Social Change. Are we ready?

Social Media has become the driver for social good, leading to more traditional methods of generating support and involvement for different types os causes. 

This time, the World Food Program (WFP) has launched a 72-hours campaign to raise 64 million U.S. dollar to Un agency in order to reinstate Syrian refugee's food voucher.

This campaign urges donor and member of the public to follow the WFP's link WFP.ORG/FORSYRIANREFUGEES to donate online and also spread the world via twitter,  and instagram with hashtag #forsyrianrefugees.

A Syrian refugee family in an informal tented settlement in Jdita town, three years after fleeing the war . 

To those who consider themselves as the digitally active folks, simply "like" and spread the word of a cause is not enough! We need tnot only engage with the causes but donate money, personal items, food, attend or participate any events related to the cause. 

I just hope that the 72-hours campaign is just the beginning of this great campaign. Let's click, shout, donate, and be consistent with our involvement with social causes. 

And you. Are you consistent with a cause or you just get involved while is on social media? 

Hashtags:  #forsyrianrefugees.

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