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Girlup.org: Uniting Girls to Change the World
We've all heard touching stories of young American children who cnoduct penny drives or donate their allowances when they learn about the hardships faced by kids their age in developing countries. But now there's a new way for young children —...
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Wed, Jun 30 2010 1:46 PM
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3 Things Washington Needs to Remember in Haiti
The following is a guest post contributed by Timi Gerson, Director of Advocacy for American Jewish World Service. Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report on the state of play regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti...
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Wed, Jun 30 2010 10:10 AM
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Previewing the September Millennium Development Goals Summit
Was this past weekend's G8 Summit a preview of September's major UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals? If so, there's reason for deep concern. The flagship program to emerge from the recent G8 Summit in Toronto was the " Muskoka...
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Wed, Jun 30 2010 6:50 AM
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In India, One Law Helps the Poor Fight Bureaucracy
India the democracy is an inspiration. India the bureaucracy, though, is another matter. Though India's 1.2 billion-people strong participatory system is awe-inducing, on a day-to-day level, the country's dense layers of bureaucracy can be stultifying...
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Tue, Jun 29 2010 1:46 PM
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Why Understanding Human Migration Can Help Stop Malaria
It's no secret that the movement of populations can help hasten the spread of malaria. Way back in 1957, the WHO was warning against that very phenomenon: "It is well known that mass movements within or through a malarious country in the malaria...
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Tue, Jun 29 2010 11:45 AM
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The iPhone Skips Over Africa
Steve Jobs may not know it, but some of his biggest fans reside in Kenya. Even before the earliest iPhones were being sold in the country, enthusiastic programmers were already designing applications for the phone, anticipating the day the sleek devices...
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Tue, Jun 29 2010 6:00 AM
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Africa's Unsung Progress in Scientific Innovation
Numerous fawning media profiles have made it clear that the World Cup — the world’s biggest sporting event — is also Africa’s coming out party. And maybe I’m cynical, but the tone I’ve picked up is definitely along the lines of: “Wow, there’s actually...
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Mon, Jun 28 2010 3:15 PM
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Unpacking Obama's Global Health Initiative
In the dense world of bureaucratic strategy and technical policy briefs, it's easy to get lost in alphabet soup and technical jargon. The Obama administration's Global Health Initiative — announced last spring — may be a critical step...
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Mon, Jun 28 2010 1:24 PM
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Why Uganda Shouldn't Criminalize HIV/AIDS Transmission
In Uganda, legislators are attempting to criminalize the willful transmission of HIV/AIDS. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Maybe — except that if such a law was passed, fear of potential criminal charges might actually deter people from getting...
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Mon, Jun 28 2010 7:11 AM
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A Miner-Led Tuberculosis Epidemic?
Recent medical research has revealed a link between tuberculosis rates and mineral mining in Africa. It's sobering that it's surprising — really, shouldn't we have thought of this sooner? — but now it's official: a consortium of researchers...
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Sat, Jun 26 2010 8:26 AM
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American Food Aid: Saving Lives, or U.S. Jobs?
Over on AidWatch, Laura Freschi draws attention to a particularly conspicuous bit of aid-related parochialism. It's a USA Maritime-backed invitation to a DC forum touting the delivery of American food aid from "U.S. farms to foreign lands"...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010 2:51 PM
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Grow Your Own Way
Shenggen Fan knows that for most countries, exiting poverty hasn't exactly meant relying on global donors — quite the opposite. He's in a good position to draw that conclusion, too. Over the past few years, his research has shown that in China...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010 8:58 AM
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Landon Donovan Can Teach Us More Than How to Save the Day
Right now, Landon Donovan is best-known for how he scored some epic goals in this year’s World Cup. Internet traffic in the moments following Donovan’s historic goal spiked to a record not seen since the 2008 presidential election , while online chatter...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010 7:21 AM
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The World's 115 Million Impoverished Widows
If you're a widow living in the developing world, the UN probably hasn't thrown many high-level conferences on your behalf. Widows might be among the world's most vulnerable and impoverished groups, but for the most part, their challenges...
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Thu, Jun 24 2010 1:30 PM
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New Report Bullish on Africa's Economy
Ignore, for the moment, the safari-infused nature of the report's title, "Lions on the Move." The latest McKinsey report on Africa's economy isn't quite so cliché. Actually, it's replete with findings that belie the usual way...
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Thu, Jun 24 2010 8:57 AM
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