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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...

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...

Disabled Refugees Face Inaccessible Services and Food Shortages in Ugandan Camps

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:35:26 -0400

September 23, 2008, Gulu District, Uganda: Refugees who have been disabled by the war in Northern Uganda are confronting food shortages and inaccessible public services in government-run camps. At the same time they are under growing pressure to return home, even though they lack the resources to resume a normal life.

This warning was issued recently by the Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU), an advocacy group. It comes at a time when the Ugandan government is stepping up efforts to empty the camps, which still house more than half a million internally displaced pers...

A Cry for HELP

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:50:16 -0400

This is the story of a 1 year 2 month old boy born to an 18 year old mother on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. This report/plea for assistance came in recently from a Philippine Physician at one of the remote rural clinics HELP visited during "Needs Assessment" operatio...

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

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Selling the Fire Ball: George Bush and Iran

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:26:59 -0400

Great post from a Great site. It's an exchange between Media Lens participants and NY Times workers showing how the media is once again deceiving the public to allow another invasion.

Also Includes GUEST MEDIA ALERT: DAVID PETERSON RESPONDS TO OLIVER KAMM below

When George Bush arrived in Britain last week as part of his "farewell tour", the real reasons for the visit were buried well out of sight. The tour was not, as the Guardian suggested, a mere "continental au revoir". The purpose was to coerce Gordon B...

Dear America: Are You Really Going To Eat That?

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:17:33 -0400

While much of the globe is constantly faced with scarcity, disease and starvation, the Western world insists on self-inflicted suffering via those American Dreams we’ve got our chubby fingers so tightly wrapped around. As strange as it may be to comprehend, many Americans are literally starving themselves through gluttonous over-indulgence. Author John Robbins (Diet for a New America, The Food Revolution) has noted that there are equal numbers of people in the world (roughly 1.2 billion of each group) suffering from diseases related to povert...

AFRICA: Too small to be fighting in anyone's war

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:06:01 -0400

(December 2003) - His comrades in the transit camp run by Save the Children-UK in Bunia, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called him 'Kadogo', which means "small" in Kiswahili. The name suited him for he was tiny, much too tiny, in fact, to be involved in anyone's war.

But at 12, Kadogo was already a veteran of a vicious bush war between ethnic militias in eastern DRC. So were his comrades at the transit camp, victims like him of a practice that has drawn widespread condemnation, including from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Dubbed "an illegal and...

Heroism of Conflict Survivors Inspires New Program in Central Africa, June 30, 2008

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:01:48 -0400

Ricky Richard was fourteen when he was abducted from his home in Uganda and drafted into the Lord's Resistance Army, a violent rebel militia that has forced almost two million Ugandans from their homes.

Mr Richard escaped after two years. But instead of turning his back on his past, Mr Richard confronted it directly. After leaving college, he formed Friends of Orphans, an organization that supports former child soldiers with education and technical training, and even helps them return to the villages they once terrorized.

Mr Ric...

Ally Request - Lifewater International

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:11 -0400

Volunteer Greeters Needed

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:17:01 -0500

Help out a unique Bay Area HIV/AIDS center in the East Bay!

VITAL LIFE SERVICES has provided much needed services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illnesses for over 20 years. We offer two hot & nutritious meals a day, acupuncture & vitamin supplements, mental health services, case management, mas...

Ally Request - Lauren

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:01:43 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Ashley Schoettle

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:43:55 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - The Water Project

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:25:24 -0500

Ally Request - Krista Culhane

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:55:38 -0500

Ally Request - Ashleigh Harris

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:52:58 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Bryan Mahoney

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:22:24 -0500

Ally Request - Christine

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:33:45 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Alexander N

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:10:36 -0500

New comment! - YouthAIDS/ALDO Campaign

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:29:55 -0500
Always loved this campaign - glad to see it's up on Rethos.

Run a Charity Soccer Tournament

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:49:50 -0500

Launched in 2007, Lose The Shoes aims to mobilize students in the fight against AIDS through barefoot, charity soccer tournaments. Proceeds from LTS events benefit Grassroot Soccerâ€™s HIV prevention work in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, the campaign reached 2,000 students at 14 college and 13 high school campuses, raising over $35,000. LTS tournaments unite athletes and activists, blending fun, service, and AIDS awareness. We’re currently looking for cam...

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...

Develop a Mashup - Water the World

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:51:09 -0500

We’re looking to build a volunteer software development team with experience in:

OpenSocial APIs, Ning, and any SMS messaging services/APIs

And...

Twitter API, FaceBook API, PHP/ASP/.NET (or other), WordPress and Google Maps API

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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...

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500

King or Queen of your own sustainability domain!

We'd like to offer you some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains collected over the years.

What we ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol (the 3 finger symbol) around the world and brings attention to, and supports at least one of the Climate Change related projects we’re working on (Like “STOP the GLOFs”) The rest will be up to you.

Almost two years ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainab...

Communications Coordinator

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:44:11 -0500

The Eastern Association of MSF-C is looking to fulfill this position on their Executive Committee (see below in English).

L’Association-Est de MSF-C cherche Ã pourvoir Ã cette position dans leur comitÃ© exÃ©cutif:

Coordonnateur des communications Mandat : Le (la) Responsable des communications a pour objectif dâ€™encourager les expatriÃ©s de retour de mission aient un rÃ´le proactif dans le tÃ©moignage auprÃ¨s du public et dans les mÃ©dias en collaboration avec le bureau des communications ainsi que de favori...

Editorial Intern

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:07:44 -0500

We are seeking an individual with a writing/editing background. The ideal candidate will be enrolled in a journalism/english program.

The Women’s Post is Canada’s only newspaper designed for professional women.

For more details or to apply please email info@womenspost.ca

Alliance Accepted! - Michael Johnson-Chase

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:41 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Borderless Educations

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:01:48 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - DragonTHINK

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:01:45 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Austin Community School

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:01:42 -0400

Biola ONE Campaign Leader

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:54:11 -0400

We need somebody who wants to get a dedicated group of people together to go after the ONE Campaign and get Biola on the map in their Campus Challenge!

It doesn’t take exceptional leadership or skill to get a group going; all it takes is someone willing to do the work. You’ll work with the SJM leaders and meet with them as the group progresses.

Rock on. Josh Penman SJM

RedLight Children/Priority Films Internship

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:39:47 -0400

Who we are: Priority Films, a New York City based film production company, is looking for highly motivated interns (both part time and full time). We will be focusing on the release of a highly acclaimed film in the US this fall â€“ Holly. Holly is a full feature narrative, starring Ron Livingston (Office Space, Sex In the City), Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach), Udo Kier (Dogville), the late Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs), and introducing Thuy Nguyen. Holly is not just a movie – it is the cry for help of millions of voiceless, sexually exploited children world wide each d...

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:06:21 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Melanie

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:46:23 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - David Johnson

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:46:18 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:46:15 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Alex

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:46:08 -0400