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Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:07 -0500

Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to become a social crisis in many countries.

The crisis comes at a time when commitment to global health has never been higher. It comes in the midst of the most ambitious drive in history to reduce poverty and distribute ...

Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:13:13 -0500

Candidates for the Ghanaian presidential election scheduled for December 2008 answered questions on prime time radio about their sanitation plans if they are elected.

The candidates took turns to answer questions on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show over three days from 23 to 26 September 2008. The media platform dubbed Flag bearers on Environmental Sanitation was by a coalition of water and sanitation NGOs in the country.

Everyday one of the candidates was taken through a series of questions to assess their level of understanding of the current state of sanitation...

A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:50 -0500

Dear AOKW Luminaries and Friends,

I cannot help but comment on the profound shift of consciousness that has just occurred as a result of this US election. It cannot be described in any other way but this: Awakening. Humanity has just been Awakened to the possibility of a New World Order; one that may now be built upon a foundation of Open Dialogue, Cooperative Collaboration and Equal Fellowship!

However, I feel that the road ahead will be quite a challenging and perilous one. The events that occur in the week ahead may test our collective determination and resolve.<...

Top Small Workplaces of 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:14:12 -0400

Top Small Workplaces 2008

Creating great workplaces has never been more important for small businesses. Nor more difficult. Here are 15 companies that do it well.

By Kelly K. Spors

It's never been harder to create a great workplace. With all the turbulence in the economy, business owners are spending more time trying to boost sales and cut costs than fretting about the well-being of their employees.

But creating a rewarding work environ...

Blogging Connects Women Across the World

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:54 -0400

Advocacy Project (AP) have launched a blog group to connect professional women in the Washington area with young American women volunteering for human rights overseas.

This innovative use of information technology was developed during the summer, when eight Zonta members in Washington decided to follow the blogs of graduate students serving as AP Peace Fellows in Serbia, Kosovo, Uganda, Jordan, El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya.

"This is a fantastic program," said Heather Dolstra, a Zonta member and Washington travel agen...

Nicaraguan President Ortega Not Welcome at Salvador Summit, Women Activists Say

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:21:36 -0400

Advocates for women's rights in El Salvador are calling on their government to bar the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, from attending an upcoming presidential summit because of his attempts to repress and intimidate women in his country.

In an Oct. 5 press conference, advocates from CEMUJER, a leading Salvadoran women's group, joined other human rights groups in expressing solidarity with Nicaraguan women. They urged Salvadoran President Antonio Saca to tell Mr Ortega he is unwelcome at the XVII Presidential Summit, a meeting of Central American leaders tha...

The Bloc Party

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:09:58 -0400

I fondly remember the days when all we worried about was climate change! Watching Paulson, Obama, McCain, Bush, the Dow Jones and everything else makes social change seem like a Fruitful Micro-credit at BERDO (Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization)

Many people talk about micro-credit as an approach to development and they mention how organizations are being creative in minimizing the operating costs in an effort to provide credit to the poor. Well, BERDO's creativity lies in the way they incorporate different services into the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) program while providing micro-credit to the poorest people in the community - the disabled persons...

Ally Request - Eco Fashion World

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:22:54 -0400

August 2008: Healthcare update from Nepal

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:38:46 -0400

The village of Thulo Syabru, located in the Rasuwa District of Nepal, has been working with The Mountain Fund for the past three years, to turn their idea of a health clinic into reality. This past March, TMF Founder, Scott MacLennan, and ...

Our Photo Gallery

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:33:20 -0400

Check out our new photo gallery!

Click HERE to see our projects and volunteers in action.

~ The Mountain Fund

"Small Projects - Big Results"

Volunteer in Nepal

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:27:18 -0400

If you've travelled to Nepal, and fallen in love with its people, and have a desire to help them, now you can. The Mountain Fund has a visitor center in Kathmandu that assists people in finding an appropriate place to volunteer, and supports them while they are volunteering. Our staff in Kathmandu can help make any volunteer experience go more smoo...

Welcome to the Rainforest Alliance SmartHouse and TreeHouse!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:34:13 -0400

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Rainforest Alliance SmartHouse and TreeHouse, two new interactive tools designed to introduce Web site visitors to the people, places and processes that stand behind production of sustainable goods.

Our SmartHouse -- complete with kitchen, living room and backyard -- ...

Help the Children of Nepal

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:03:57 -0400

The Social Development Centre Nepal has been in effect since 2006. It's a small home for orphans, and half-orphans (single parent invalid or not capable of caring for the child), located in the Kathmandu neighborhood of Khusibu near Naya Bazaar. Here, these children receive nourishment, shelter, education and medical attention.

At the time of this blog, there are currently 12 children at the centre, and one more will arrive within the ...

PERU 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:30:33 -0400

Join us in PERU ! Aug 9-22, 2008. www.trek4good.org

Your trip fee will help support The Mountain Fund and it's programs in Peru.

The mission of The Mountain Fund is to organize grassroots non-profit and non-governmental organizations from a diversity of disciplines, and to support and coordinate these organizations' efforts to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communiti...

ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:45 -0400

There is no shortage of entrepreneurs inspired by the movie Wall Street or the stories of Sam Walton or Steve Jobs. I recently had the opportunity to interview Andy Keller, whose inspiration is a little more, shall we say, down to Earth.

CA -- Tell us about the origins of ChicoBag.

AK -- I used to sell software for an enterprise software company down in the Bay Area. I ended up getting laid off when the company was bought out by a company in the UK. The community and lifestyle in Chico (California) really appealed to me, so it was important...

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:43:44 -0400

More than 165 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors are expected to descend on Montreal's Old Port for three days beginning June 13th, to share ideas about living more sustainably.

The "Salon national de l'environnement" (SNE) was developed out of a citizens’ initiative in 2006. The event looks at the current challenges to the environment and offers visitors concrete solutions. The event describes as its objective "to make visitors aware of today’s environmental challenges, while proposing solutions and tools for people to have a better understanding and to encourage beha...

Quebec and Ontario showing leadership with cap-and-trade program

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:47:50 -0400

The provinces of Quebec and Ontario have shown great leadership by working together to institute a bilateral "cap-and-trade" system in an attempt to curb green house gas emissions. When the Canadian federal government is dragging its heels on what most consider the most important issue curretnly facing humanity, bilateral initiatives between provinces or municipalities makes a good deal of sense.

This kind of autonomy and leadership at the provincial level is refreshing. A similar dynamic has existed for many years in the U.S., where despite an administration nearl...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:41:01 -0400

What Gets Seventh Generation’s “Director of Corporate Consciousness” Out of Bed in the Morning?

An exclusive interview with Gregor Barnum, senior executive of Vermont-based Seventh Generation, one of the sustainability movement’s most innovative companies.

By Alex Salzman
May 19, 2008

Don’t let the altruistic job title fool you – Gregor Barnum and his cohorts at Seventh Generation are relentlessly pragmatic about building a sustainable company. I recently caught up with Barnum, who is part ethics s...

Rainforest Alliance Announces 2008 Honorees to be Recognized for Leadership in Sustainability and Support of Conservation Work

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:34:39 -0400

The Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit conservation organization, is pleased to announce the 2008 honorees that will be recognized at its annual gala on May 15 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The annual gala recognizes companies and individuals for their work with the Rainforest Alliance on making sustainable supply chain decisions or for their longtime support of conservation work.

"We are proud to honor global leaders across sectors ranging from forest products to coffee to finance for big strides they have made in supporting sustainabil...

Beijing Must Curb Use of Illegally Logged Timber, Forestry Official Says

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:17:30 -0400

China's government must tighten its policies on buying illegally logged timber to set a good example for Chinese companies that largely use wood from unsustainable sources, a government forestry official said Wednesday.

Only 0.3 percent of Chinese forests, or about 1.48 million acres, are certified as sustainable according to international standards, said Lu Wenming, chief of international cooperation at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Additionally, only 501 Chinese companies purchase their timber from internationally certified sources...

Merrill Lynch's Carbon Bet: Why a Wall Street Firm Wants to Save Forests in Sumatra

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:56:39 -0400

The business of "carbon farming" is growing fast -- and Merrill Lynch is the latest big company to bet that it will become profitable.

What's carbon farming, you ask? It's a business designed to recognize the value created when trees store carbon dioxide and prevent global warming. So people who plant new trees or prevent existing trees from destruction can get paid for doing so.

That doesn't mean that the tree in your backyard or mine will help pay college tuition or fund a 401(k). For now, the payments are going to villagers in the developing world who agree to protect ...

New Book Offers Glimpse of Nepalese Porters Lifestyles

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:17:51 -0400

Vineland, NJ, April 18, 2008 - Yileen Press of New Jersey has completed publication of their newest book, “On a Donkey’s Back”. This book gives voice to the voiceless by capturing the daily lives of Nepal’s mountain porters through their own poetry and artwork. With more than fifty poems and various pieces of scanned artwork, the reader receives a glimpse into ...

Rainforest Alliance Finds Sustainably Certified Forests Have Fewer Wildfires

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:42:18 -0400

We already knew that certifying forestry projects under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification standards was a good idea. Now a new study by the Rainforest Alliance in Guatemala tells us that forest concessions managed in compliance with FSC certification standards have seen f...

Elite Flowers: Growing a Better Bloom

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:42:18 -0400

Robert Goodier is a communications coordinator for the Rainforest Alliance, based in our Guatemala City office. In February 2008, he traveled to Facatativá, Colombia to visit Elite, a flower farm that was recently awarded Rainforest Alliance certification. Here, he recounts the experience.

Monkey gets big-screen tea break

Monkey, the star of the fondly-remembered ITV Digital ad campaigns and the current face of PG Tips, is to appear in a Michael Palin-esque cinema extravaganza this Easter.

In a film called ""A Tale of Two Continents"<...

Alliance Accepted! - Dominic Muren

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:51:47 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - DragonTHINK

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:47:01 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - La Chiwinha

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:18:23 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:33:25 -0500

Natural Building Internship

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:41:00 -0500

Community Rebuilds is an initiative to build affordable and energy efficient homes for the workforce in Moab, Utah. We assist families that own homes in disrepair (such as manufactured homes built prior to 1976) to recycle the existing structure and build a new home using green construction practices and products. <...

Internship Opportunity - Tour Liaisons

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:51:37 -0500

Internship Opportunity—Tour Liaison
Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours
www.otesha.ca

The Otesha Project is seeking 14 dedicated, organized, fun-loving individuals, aged 18 to 30, to serve as Tour Liaisons for its 2008 cycling and performing tours. As part of a team of 15 to 20 performers, you will take care of all administrative and on-the-road logistics for the tour. Successful candidates will support team members as individuals, foster a positive team environment, support teams in achieving tour object...

Support Darfur, Earn Money & Help a Student at the Same Time

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:51:33 -0500

OneBigU (http://www.onebigu.com) allows users to help a struggling student, earn some money, and support a Darfur Charity at the same time.

OneBigU (for One Big University) helps Darfur in the following way:

- Person answers a question asked by any student around the world

- Person gets a little amount of money for every accepted answer

- Person sends the money to a partner Darfur charity, unless he/she wants to withdraw the money

OneBigU is partnered with Help Darfur Now (HDN), a US-based student charity in support of Darfur. All d...

Think Democracy's Sexy? Volunteer with AisB!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:02:17 -0500

As always, if you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch. We need people who can:
- graphic design - research, blog, and write - web design - do some mindless data entry (if you’re in the mood for some tedium, but we try to keep it to a minimum!) - develop website content - translate (English – French) - help out at events (hand out surveys, talk up Apathy, take pictures, sell gear) and a plethora of other things.

YouthNoise Summit Tour

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:56:40 -0500

An opportunity for young people- high school and college.

We partner with local organizations that work with youth, the arts, media, social justice issues, etc. Let us know if you want to partner in your area!!

Working to GREEN our summits as well. Suggestions and ideas are welcomed.

Summit Description:

This summit isn’t your average summit. NO LECTURES. NO PANELS. NO EXPERTS TELLING YOU WHAT’S RIGHT AND WRONG; IT&rs...

Want to coach young social entrepreneurs?

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:51:07 -0500

Are you a seasoned social innovator? Have experience that you would like to share? ....A burning love for social change?

Be a Conscious Lifestyle Liaison!

A Liaison serves as a mentor to new CL ventures, helping them with: â€¢ development and design â€¢ infrastructure and management â€¢ organizational growth â€¢ quality control â€¢ publicity/outreach

As a Conscious Lifestyle liaison, youâ€™ll get the opportunity to work with outstanding students leaders, help to cultivate the growing movement of â€œconscious livingâ€, be a part of a vibrant young up-s...

Get $1,000 for your Socially Innovative Idea

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:44:36 -0500

Are you passionate about making the world a better place? Have an idea about how to make your fellow students and your school more socially responsible? Want to turn that idea into a realityâ€¦?

Conscious Lifestyle is accepting applications for its venture program.

Submit an application for the chance to win:

Up to $1,000 in start-up funding
Web space on consciouslifestyle.org
Monthly skill-building workshops
Personalized support
Access to a network of social entrepreneurs

Otesha launches 2008 Cycling and Performing Tours

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:22:59 -0500

The Otesha Project has announced the routes for the 2008 Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours (Check out: www.otesha.ca/bike+tours/index.en.html). Applications are now being accepted for seven regional tours throughout Canada that will take more than 120 inspiring young change-makers on the journey of a lifetime. You could be one of them!

Tour members will share an incredible experience as they live as a mobile and sustainable community for two months. They will cycle from performance to performance, braving the elements, connecting with communities along the route, and explorin...

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:50:50 -0500

Are you someone whoâ€™s passionate about development? What to get involved in the fight against poverty? Well, this is a message to help you in this quest!!

Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve encountered multiple messages, similar to this one, that ask you to join the fight against global poverty. But, doesnâ€™t it seem like such a daunting task? In my experience, Iâ€™ve always had a hard time getting involved in poverty reduction and equality without addressing the issues that I see locally, everyday , here in Toronto. So, how can all these considerations be reconciled, and translated i...

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:01:14 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:01:05 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Rainforest Alliance

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:53:20 -0500

Ally Request - Stephen Dufrechou

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:35:51 -0500

Ally Request - Stephen Dufrechou

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:35:50 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - The Mountain Fund

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:09:23 -0500

Ally Request - Hannah

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:33:22 -0500

Ally Request - Hannah

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:33:21 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - YouthNoise

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:39:31 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - George A. Polisner

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:07:23 -0500

Ally Request - Basti

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:32:05 -0500

Ally Request - Basti

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:32:04 -0500

Ally Request - Glenn Toby

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:31:42 -0500

Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:31:14 -0500

Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:31:13 -0500

Ally Request - Frederic Richard

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:48 -0500

Ally Request - Frederic Richard

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:48 -0500

Ally Request - Kathleen Sandusky

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:33 -0500

Ally Request - Kathleen Sandusky

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:32 -0500

Ally Request - Mary E. Lee

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:24:15 -0500

Ally Request - Mary E. Lee

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:24:15 -0500

Ally Request - doctripp

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:24:05 -0500

Ally Request - Devicus III

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:23:49 -0500

Ally Request - Devicus III

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:23:49 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - steve

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:33:52 -0500

Ally Request - steve

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:59 -0500

Ally Request - Bada

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:45 -0500

Ally Request - Bada

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:22:45 -0500

Rethos.com - AidToArtisans's Global Feed

Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio

A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Top Small Workplaces Video

Top Small Workplaces of 2008

Blogging Connects Women Across the World

Nicaraguan President Ortega Not Welcome at Salvador Summit, Women Activists Say

The Bloc Party

Ally Request - Eco Fashion World

August 2008: Healthcare update from Nepal

Our Photo Gallery

Volunteer in Nepal

Welcome to the Rainforest Alliance SmartHouse and TreeHouse!

Help the Children of Nepal

PERU 2008

ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Quebec and Ontario showing leadership with cap-and-trade program

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?

Rainforest Alliance Announces 2008 Honorees to be Recognized for Leadership in Sustainability and Support of Conservation Work

Beijing Must Curb Use of Illegally Logged Timber, Forestry Official Says

Merrill Lynch's Carbon Bet: Why a Wall Street Firm Wants to Save Forests in Sumatra

New Book Offers Glimpse of Nepalese Porters Lifestyles

Rainforest Alliance Finds Sustainably Certified Forests Have Fewer Wildfires

Elite Flowers: Growing a Better Bloom

Alliance Accepted! - Dominic Muren

Alliance Accepted! - DragonTHINK

Alliance Accepted! - La Chiwinha

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Natural Building Internship

Internship Opportunity - Tour Liaisons

Support Darfur, Earn Money & Help a Student at the Same Time

Think Democracy's Sexy? Volunteer with AisB!

YouthNoise Summit Tour

Want to coach young social entrepreneurs?

Get $1,000 for your Socially Innovative Idea

Otesha launches 2008 Cycling and Performing Tours

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Alliance Accepted! - Rainforest Alliance

Ally Request - Stephen Dufrechou

Ally Request - Stephen Dufrechou

Alliance Accepted! - The Mountain Fund

Ally Request - Hannah

Ally Request - Hannah

Alliance Accepted! - YouthNoise

Alliance Accepted! - George A. Polisner

Ally Request - Basti

Ally Request - Basti

Ally Request - Glenn Toby

Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Ally Request - Frederic Richard

Ally Request - Frederic Richard

Ally Request - Kathleen Sandusky

Ally Request - Kathleen Sandusky

Ally Request - Mary E. Lee

Ally Request - Mary E. Lee

Ally Request - doctripp

Ally Request - Devicus III

Ally Request - Devicus III

Alliance Accepted! - steve

Ally Request - steve

Ally Request - Bada

Ally Request - Bada

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?