Smiles Mentorship Organization -- A World We Dare to Imagine (Part 3)

Our main mission is to provide less fortunate children with some type of mentorship, that will come with nothing but hope and smiles. We will achieve this by providing volunteered mentors to children all around the world. Mentors will help all children achieve their goals and dreams in any way possible.

I feel passionate about this organization because I truly feel that some children just need guidance in their lives. Many, not knowing better, from all around the world never see the opportunity on the other side. Many of this is due to the lack of information and guidance, and by providing some sense of mentorship, children all around the world can achieve great things in life. Mentors will approach these children with smiles and great attitudes, shedding positive vibes onto them.

Our organization is unique in a way that mentors will stick with the individual throughout their whole lives or if need be. Not only do we provide mentors, but all mentors volunteer their time and effort to better someone else’s life. Mentors will approach all children with smiles and positive thoughts. Many organizations efforts are only seen once or a couple times, then they move on to the next place in need, however our organization will always be present in one’s life.

I believe that AMDP should support our organization because it will ultimately better the world. Showing children at young ages what they can achieve will in turn make the world a better place. We will have more children striving to do better and greater things all around the world through our mentorship programs.

Making the World a Better Place

All the hard work us students put in, all the education we get from such a great school would be useless unless you were to give back to the community. When we pass on as people, the only thing that would continue to be present would be work you have done for society and those that you have helped. For example, if someone only focused on themselves and how to better themselves, and never focus on helping others, when you die nothing would be left behind. If one took time out of their day to day activities to try and help the world become a better place, you can die knowing that something that you have done or created will continue to live on.

Personally, I want to be able to implement the incredible education I got from USC and, not only provide for my future family, but also take time to give back to my community. I want to travel around the world encouraging children who come from less fortunate families that anything is possible no matter what financial state someone may be in. I think providing everyone a decent education all around the world, while providing any place that suffers with food depletion a sufficient amount of food and water. I would offer motivational and mentorship programs to all children around the world.

Making smiles the form of currency worldwide would be another way to make the world a better place. This will provoke happiness to everyone and would eliminate poverty. People would trade and provide services just to see a smile on ones face and know that they are making someone happy and then would get something else in return (food/services) just for giving a smile. :)

2nd Blue Sweater Post

After attending Stanford Business School, she revisits the place where she had started. She saw all the progress that has taken place since her loan services in Africa. She is confronted yet again, this time by an African American man, saying that she can't help because she is white, and that she doesn't truly understand. What I like about Jacqueline is that regardless of all the criticism she gets, she keeps moving forward with helping the poor. Throughout this book, Jacqueline never stops learning. She discovers and learns new ways in which she can help the unfortunate. She starts a fund, called the Acumen fund, which is to give grants to organizations, ultimately helping thousands of people. She thought this was far more effective than the services she was providing in Africa, because in this way she was helping a number of people as opposed to helping the one person she gives a loan to.

Jacqueline had learned a lot through her voyage. One thing that she learned, which also stuck on me, is that you can't help the poor because you feel bad, however you have to help them through knowledge of how the markets work, hard work, and dedication. I have never viewed the less fortunate as I do now, after reading this book. Jacqueline, taking her knowledge she had in business and finance, used it in the best way possible, to help the poor people of this world, which I found fascinating.