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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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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. more...
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Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Development
By: Angela Higbee
Combining sustainable agriculture with urban development could help end industrial agriculture practices and create a network of food secure, sustainable communities. more...
Room to Read World Literacy Program
By: James Parsons
The Room to Read organisation has won the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years running, but 3,000 zealous volunteers in 14 countries are the key. more...
By:
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. more...
Mikey Arroyo and Political Integrity
By: 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. more...
Crises Threatens Recent Development Gains
A comprehensive United Nations report warns that, despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). more...
The Economic Rise of Japan and OPEC
By: 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. more...
Diminishing Access to Clean Water
By:
Rupert Taylor
Clean water is a finite resource around the world that many say should be viewed as a basic human right. more...
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