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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The End of Poverty by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs
"Extreme poverty can be ended, not in the time of our grandchildren, but our time," says U.S. economist Jeffrey D. Sachs in his milestone book "The End of Poverty".
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