Our mission here at Belli is to create the safest products for moms and babies through sound medical research.  Passionate is an understatement as we go to the ends of the earth to deliver on our promises.  Personally I feel fortunate that during my own pregnancy I didn't have to worry about how I was going to provide for my son's wellbeing and was able to turn my attention to developing truly safe skin care products. 

It's my personal belief that if you are blessed with good fortune you have a responsibility to generously care for others who are experiencing hardship.  I recently finished reading "three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.  Greg has spent decades building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the basic understanding that if you build schools and educate children (with a focus on educating girls) you would encourage peace.  Greg has build over 55 schools in the most impoverished, unstable areas with selflessness and courage that is indeed rare.  If you want to learn more visit www.threecupsoftea.com 

Recently my attention has been turned back to Africa and the conflict in the Congo.  I am heartbroken at the violence and shocked that this type of egregious behavior would be tolerated by anyone.  This is an area of the world that also is in desperate need of education systems to support students.  I have always admired UNICEF and went to their site today and saw on their home page they were addressing this issue.  I don't think there is enough attention being raised regarding the atrocities in that part of the world.

My challenge to all of us is that we find a cause we can believe in and support, whether it is a next door neighbor or a child in another continent that is in need of our helping hand.