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Oct 29, 2009
Old Cell Phones Support Health Care in Malawi
"Mobiles in Malawi" is an extremely low-cost program that uses cell phones and open source software to cut the distance between patients, caregivers and medical clinics.
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Aug 24, 2009
Quotes by Paul Farmer on Health Care
Paul Farmer's organization Partners In Health is an advocate for the world's poorest and founded on the belief that everyone deserves the same standard of health care.
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Jul 27, 2009
Heifer Teaches Sustainable Agriculture in Poland
By giving gifts of livestock - chicken, sheep, llamas, honeybees - the non-profit organization Heifer helps families in need to become self-reliant in 128 countries.
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Jul 14, 2009
Restoring Water and Sanitation Services in Iraq
About six million Iraqis - one out of five - do not have access to safe drinking water. Water-borne disease poses great health risks especially for children under five.
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Jul 7, 2009
Microfinance in U.S. Helps Small Businesses Grow
Most people think of microfinance as a financial tool that helps the developing world. Now the San Francisco charity Kiva includes microloans to American entrepreneurs.
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Jul 3, 2009
Lack of Safe Water Inspires "Project Well Done"
Water is essential for life. Safe drinking water and sanitation are crucial to eradicate poverty, hunger, and disease, and they are crucial for sustainable development.
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Mar 29, 2009
FINCA Microloans Help Development In Afghanistan
Security in Afghanistan will not be achieved without the creation of jobs and infrastructure. FINCA loans allow Afghan families to build small businesses and create jobs.
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Nov 6, 2009
Creating a Natural Economy
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Mary Desaulniers
Placing the indices of well-being, peace and communal responsibility within the definition of economics would restore the balance between money and real wealth.
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Sep 8, 2009
Mikey Arroyo and Political Integrity
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Justine Tajonera
Mikey Arroyo, son of Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, recently made headlines when he admitted to a lack of integrity on national television.
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Jul 7, 2009
Crises Threatens Recent Development Gains
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Christian Strohmann
A comprehensive United Nations report warns that, despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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May 10, 2009
The Economic Rise of Japan and OPEC
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James Jackson
In these challenging economic times, the economies of Japan and the OPEC nations continue to remind us that a nation's economic recovery can depend on many factors.
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May 7, 2009
Diminishing Access to Clean Water
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Rupert Taylor
Clean water is a finite resource around the world that many say should be viewed as a basic human right.
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Apr 26, 2009
The Importance of Diversity in Everyday Life
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Alicia Michelle Morgan
Diversity is a not just a buzz word to be examined in the workplace it is something that shapes the successful makeup of a worldly cultural experience.
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Apr 22, 2009
Population Growth Imperils Future of Humanity
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Jeanne Lombardo
The global population stands at 6.8 billion and will reach 9 billion by 2050. With numbers skyrocketing, do people have the right to have as many children as they want?
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