Looking Good for a Cause.

There are so many companies and organizations these days that let people to buy awesome products to help fund great causes. One popular example is TOMS shoes. Another great company that I stumbled upon recently is Falling Whistles. Their story is one that will captivate your attention and bring you to tears.

What is Falling Whistles?

“The youngest ones, the ones too small to carry a weapon, are sent to the front lines.  They carry only a whistle.  They blow the whistles to scare away the enemy. When that doesn’t work, their job is to receive the bullets the enemy fires. When they fall, their bodies become inadequate shields for the other child soldiers."

The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the world’s largest and most deadly war. During the past 10 years, roughly 6 million people have died, and nearly 1,500 people continue to lose their lives daily. Sexual violence is more rampant here than anywhere else in the world, and thousands of children are involved in the war.

The Falling Whistles story reveals two urgent needs:
1. Children escaping the war-region.
2. Children forced to the frontlines of war. 

The escaped children are often traumatized and have few options for survival.  The result is that they are regularly pulled back into the cycle of war.  In Congo, Falling Whistles is developing partnerships with community leaders who are rehabilitating these children through education, art, sports, music, human rights education, vocational skills training, medical treatment and nutritional services. Each organization is working to give children the tools to be whistleblowers and stand for peace within the war-region. 

How Can We Help? 

Go to their Web site, www.fallingwhistles.com, and buy a whistle, or two or three. There are currently four differently choices, and each one is beautiful. Prices range from $34-$44, and there is a limited edition gold whistle for $104. They also offer t-shirts. 

100% of proceeds are used to rehabilitate war-affected children in Congo and advocate for their freedom.

 

Be sure to watch the intro video and read more of their story. It's one that should move you into action. 

 

Do you know of other companies like Falling Whistles and TOMS shoes?     If so, let us know!