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Nonfiction in response to Partnerships for the Goals

May 2019

THE ESSENCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

When I was little, my teachers taught my peers and me skills like adding and subtracting, reading and writing. They also taught us other skills like sharing with each other, talking about our problems, and negotiating solutions. These are basic principles...

By Georgia Bernbaum

May 2019

Nonfiction in response to Partnerships for the Goals

PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS

To achieve all 16 goals, the United Nations put forth the 17th goal which encourages collaboration between public and private sector to achieve the goals.Schools, public or private, play an important role to help achieve this 17th goal. They should prepare the future...

By Grace Muresan

Actions in Spotlight

Poem in response to Good Health and Well-being

March 2018

My Daily 4 Mile Trek

By Amrita Bhasin

Photo Credit: Wix.com

One foot in front of the other,

I adjust my sari,

Glancing down at my bare feet,

The ground moist and hard,

The pitcher balanced precariously,

Atop my head,

The sun is starting to set.

When I reach home,

It will be dark,

Mother will have a pot of chai,

Waiting for me before bed.

The cattle will drink,

Dinner will be cooked,

Before I am ready to make the next trek.

4 miles,

3 times a day,

It could be worse,

My head hurts a bit,

I feel a pain in my back,

My ankle bracelet is covered in mud,

I see the outline of my village,

Soon it will be dusk.

And I will repeat the journey,

Again.

And again.