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Back in 2008, U2’s Bono spoke at the Women’s Conference in California, and gave a passionate plea for America not to put another man or woman on the moon, but to “bring humanity back to earth.“ He also had this to say about women: Because the emergency hits women where they live more than most…

The final Priceless footage filmed on location in Russia. Check out all the “Behind the Scenes” footage of priceless by clicking here: Priceless videos. Also, don’t forget to check out the website for the book here, SheisPriceless.com where you will find stories of what’s happening to girls who are being trafficked and what you can do to help. Last but not least,…

BBQ, The 4th of July, Destiny Foods, and Helping Orphans from Tom Davis on Vimeo.

Americans throw away around 120 pounds of food each month. Besides being an enormous waste of food, this reflects our general lack of understanding that most of the world’s people barely eat one meal a day. Those with no access to a regular food supply might not even eat 120 pounds of food in an…

A brand new, behind the scenes video on my new book Priceless. Enjoy! Priceless Behind the Scenes – Bolshoi Theater from Tom Davis on Vimeo.

This is happening across the globe. Fox News just released this report: “Russian supermodels are at a record high — but some hopeful young models in the former Soviet Union were being pushed into underage sex and escort work, Sky News reported Tuesday. Young women from struggling families were inspired by the likes of successful Russian supermodel…

Kuymandi Community Project from Tom Davis on Vimeo. One of the gorgeous places on earth, along with some beautiful kids. A stark contrast to the reality of life in Capetown. In this community, there were also dead rats laying around. I can’t imagine one of my kids having to live like this. That’s why we…

I didn’t realize the depth of the universality of soccer. In other worldwide sporting events–like the Olympics–you are there to root for the home country. And with few exceptions that cheering is done enthusiastically–but not what I could call “fanatical.” Everything about the World Cup can be described as manic, fanatical, and over-the-top. It defies…

Earlier this week I blogged about how we tend to approach poverty in the aggregate, using abstract and enormous statistics. [Original Post] Last month, one of our staff members visited a classroom of 170 orphans and vulnerable children. So many children packed this room, she had to take two photos–and that still didn’t capture all…

The Cape of Good Hope is one of the southernmost, and most beautiful, places in all of South Africa. From there  you can look out upon the meeting of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. You are standing on the edge of a continent at the edge of the world. It is breathtaking. See for yourself.…

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