Fieldnotes: Blogging on UNICEF's child survival work in the field

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO, CHRIS!!

Clay, thanks for your good work in Afghanistan and we are enjoying seeing you and the landscape.

No, THANK YOU for bringing these needs to our attention. We do not need to be thanked, it is an honour to donate to this wonderful organization. Plus having Clay Aiken as an ambassador helps.

Thank you for all the work UNICEF does, and for allowing Clay to make a difference.

He has certainly increased my awareness of the world situation, and I'm grateful for that.

I feel honored to have the opportunity to respond to Clay's appeal for the children of Afghanistan!!

The piece on ET on Friday was just wonderful! Clay showed much courage and compassion during this trip. UNICEF could not have chosen a better ambassador for THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD!!

Mrs. Jones On Idol posted a nice mention about this UNICEF fundraiser with links to Clay's appeal for donation page, the UNICEF video and the fieldnotes blog:

Clay Visits Afghanistan - Fundraising Challenge!

http://mrsjonesonidol.com/fastlane.html

(check under Past Fast Lanes if you no longer find it on the main Fast Lane page)

Although this current appeal is nearly over, EddieTheDawg.org and MrsJonesOnIdol.com will continue to follow and promote Clay's humanitarian efforts, and we are appreciative of his fine work through UNICEF on behalf of children and families around the world.

Kabul, Afghanistan is 7387 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area, where I live. The people living there do not share my race, my religion or my culture.

One of the things I have learned through service is that there is no "there" and there is no "them", there is only "here" and "us." Here on earth, all of us share a common humanity. Through Clay's appeal for $100,000 in 10 days for Afghanistan, I have been given an invaluable reminder of that, for which I am deeply grateful.

Tomorrow I will write my eighth and final blog about Clay's Afghanistan appeal but, Inshallah, God willing, it will not be my final blog about UNICEF's work in that country or in other areas around the world.

One of the things I suggested in my answer to Clay's question about awareness on Yahoo UNICEF UpClose was that people can relate to situations and be moved to help if the issue is made personal, if the people there have faces and names, if we can see specific results for the donations that we give.

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to get to know Fawzia and Jamad and Nasrin and that beautiful newborn at the Sadat Health Clinic. Thank you for showing me the students at the Shirin Hazara and the children who, though they live on the streets, still express their joy for living through music.

I pray for your success in training teachers, setting up schools, supplying school children with the materials they need to learn, providing hand pumps so families can have clean, healthy water for drinking and sanitary purposes, reducing the horrifically high rate of infant and child mortality, improving the health and survival rates of their mothers --- and so much more.

Thank you for reminding me that even though the people of Afghanistan live half a world away, they are not "them" --- they are you and me. I am honored and humbled to have had a small chance to help.

Salaam.

Wow.................He thanked us from Afghanistan !!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to read the final number !!!

I am very happy to have been able to support UNICEF and Clay's appeal !

Clay, was so surprised to see you're story on ET. You were brave to travel to Afghanistan. I'm sure your visit was a blessing to many folks overseas. Take Care, Karin B.

Clay,

You have a heart of gold with all of the Children and others. It is my pleasure to help donating $50.00. GOD BLESS YOU, CLAY!!!

God Bless,
Diane S Doty

Eagerly awaiting the final number. Thank you Clay and Unicef for bringing this to our attention and for allowing us to be a part of this important challenge for all the children in Afghanistan as well as throughout the world that need our help.

Lillian from Baltimore

hey Chris- has it blown your mind how much we can do when it comes to helping Clay & UNICEF? I'm sure you guys are looking to keep Clay around for all sorts of other future assignments since his influence is so potent :-D

Its great he will be model for all of us. I am proud that am a part of UNICEF.

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO! THE PEACE IS ON THE CHILDREN !!!

Dear Sir:

you are a blessing to the children and I wrote to BAF in 06 as my grandchildren which i have 4 1 has Autism and the other 3 have special needs also and my daughter is a great blessing the children have been given a gift from god there mother and BAF has help.Mr Aiken thank you for all the work you do for all the children Dawn

Thank you Clay

hey clay, you did a great work for Afganistan people.

Hey,
thanks for being so benevolent and reaching out to help afghanistanis

hola,

how lovely to see and hear, young people like you, Clay,who are caring for the children who are suffering so much in our world.

god bless you and may your great work, for the children help them, to live life to the full. I love children and has been working with the children in Colombia ( the most poor areas ).
Kida sre beautiful and very innocent. God love them.

god bless
Lanola

Hi Clay,

This is Natasha Blazey from Pakistan, I really admire teh work that you did for Afghanistan, its really good to know that people like you are helping all those in need. I would love to help these children in their education and the daily material things that they require.
I pray that people like you would help out more then this and see that children need our help.

Take care and may Gid bless you for the work that you done, and may HE give you in abundance.....

Love Nats!!

Its a really wonderful and admirable serve done by team of UNICEF,mainly clay.My all best wishes from heart are with these children.

Thanks Clay.
Pardeep[INDIA]

there are 2 things that i do 1 I am grandmother of 3 special needs and 1 with Autism and next a clay fan and autism is my main goal in life any thing that clay can do for the kids is great thanks Donna J

thanks for giving me a chance to see this video

Clay,

I am honour to helped donate $25.00 a month.
You did a great job working with Afghanistans.
Clay, You have a big HEART of GOLD for working with all of the Children and People around the World and GOD BLESS YOU, CLAY AIKEN! ! ! :)

God Bless,
Diane S Doty