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rhanley

War Child International - Home page - 0 views

www.warchild.org

children in war

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  • rhanley on 28 May 07
     
    stats and info of children in war   1:10 soldiers in a child....
  • rhanley on 29 May 07
     
    stats and info of children in war   1:10 soldiers in a child....
kgarland

YouTube - Blood Diamond: Africa - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch

children soldiers

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wirth7

May Day 2007: Build a socialist alternative to war, poverty and exploitation - 0 views

socialistworld.net/...30mayday.html

poverty

shared by wirth7 on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • wirth7 on 28 May 07
     
    shows the flaws of capitalism. some very interesting stats and info.
sleavitt

The Minewater Project - 0 views

www.minewaterproject.info/index.php

alternative_energy conservation_sustainability natural_resources

shared by sleavitt on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • sleavitt on 28 May 07
     
    This is another idea I have never heard of. It seems that using the geothermal energy stored by mine water to heat and cool buildings could be a viable energy source. However, is it safe? And couldn't it be considered a non-renewable resource?
wirth7

Grameen - Home page of Microcredit - 0 views

www.grameen-info.org/mcredit

shared by wirth7 on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • wirth7 on 28 May 07
     
    tells what a microcredit is and a brief history.
Justin Heldenbrand

Contact OLPC - OLPCWiki - 0 views

wiki.laptop.org/Contact_OLPC

contact info ksuanth olpc

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  • Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07
     
    contact information for olpc
Justin Heldenbrand

News - OLPCWiki - 0 views

wiki.laptop.org/...Current_events

ksuanth news olpc

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  • Justin Heldenbrand on 29 May 07
     
    up to date info on the olpc project
Amanda Stueve

HEALTH-AFRICA: Beef up Budget Allocations to Achieve MDGs - 0 views

www.ipsnews.net/...nota.asp

africa healthcare mdg's money

shared by Amanda Stueve on 29 May 07 - Cached
  • the Africa Health Strategy 2007-2015.
  • 15 percent of national budgets to health care,
  • It also urged governments to engage civil society and line ministries in mobilising resources for tuberculosis (TB).
  • ...11 more annotations...
  • ‘‘Eight million Africans are dying from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria every year. We want to stop this,'' Regis Mtutu of the Treatment Action Campaign
  • Regarding the commitment to put aside 15 percent of national budgets for health services, ‘‘only Botswana and The Gambia have met this promise'', Mtutu said.
  • included a plan to set up pharmaceutical plants for producing life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). Mtutu pointed out that ‘‘the ministers for finance and industry were not part of the discussion. To succeed, the health ministers need mandates from their finance and industry counterparts.
  • policy officer at Oxfam Kenya office, told IPS that ‘‘‘MDGs' is just a label. It is a brand. ‘‘HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and other diseases are really the issue. It is about systems to deliver health care. This should be the starting point to meeting the MDGs,'' said Edete.
  • lthough governments have committed themselves to the MDGs and the Abuja target, some prefer to move at their own pace. Kenya's government, for example, says it will commit 12 percent of its national budget to health by 2008
  • ‘‘It should be a step-by-step approach. Each country has its own strategy. If you set a time frame it might not work. For example, you cannot expect (strife-torn) countries like Somalia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach the 15 percent target. It is not practical,'' she told IPS.
  • the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe deserves special mention as it is also a health crisis for Africa. People living with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe cannot obtain the care they need and the climate of violence is perpetuating the epidemics of HIV and TB. ‘‘The shockwaves from the crisis in Zimbabwe are reverberating throughout the continent as refugees seek health care and other services in neighbouring countries. Our health ministers must speak out on Zimbabwe on health and humanitarian grounds,'' the coalition argued.
  • a new report, ‘‘Paying for People'', published this month (April), Oxfam estimates that 13.7 billion US dollars must be invested every year to appoint an additional 1 million teachers and 2.1 million health care workers urgently needed to break the cycle of poverty in Africa.
  • ‘‘Today in too many of the world's poorest countries health and education services are dependent on a handful of workers struggling heroically to do their jobs on pitiful wages and in appalling conditions. Becoming a doctor, nurse or teacher is like signing a contract with poverty,'' Oxfam's Elizabeth Stuart wrote in the report.
  • Africa has 13 percent of the global population and 25 percent of the global burden of disease but only 1.3 percent of the global workforce.''
    • Amanda Stueve
      Amanda Stueve on 29 May 07
       
      good stat
  • The report cites Tanzania as an example. This southern African country produces 640 doctors, nurses and midwives each year. But to reach the World Health Organisation's recommended staffing levels within 10 years it would need to produce 3,500 such health workers each year. Another example is Malawi where only nine percent of health facilities have adequate staff to provide basic health care. The country loses around 100 nurses each year ‘‘who emigrate in search of a better wage'', according to the Oxfam report. Charo told IPS that Kenyan health workers are not only moving overseas but are also seeking opportunities in the private sector for better pay. ‘‘If you work for government, you get 12,000 Kenya shillings (about 172 US dollars) but in the NGO or private sector you earn 40,000 shillings (nearly 572 US dollars) a month. People are tempted to move on.'' (END/2007)
    • Amanda Stueve
      Amanda Stueve on 29 May 07
       
      good stats
  • Amanda Stueve on 29 May 07
     
    Has some good statistics. Lists lots of problems in African heatlhcare. Has some info on Africa Health Strategy, and proposes more money will solve more problems.
Amanda Stueve

Polynesian culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/...Polynesian_culture

culture polynesian

shared by Amanda Stueve on 17 May 07 - Cached
    • Amanda Stueve
      Amanda Stueve on 17 May 07
       
      technology info
tomorronow

Human Rights Watch: Child Soldiers - 0 views

www.hrw.org/...index.htm

children in war

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  • tomorronow on 28 May 07
     
    HRW's listing of countries specifically using children in war and listings with more info. on the country of your choice
Josh Sparkman

PAWSS | Conflict Topics - Child Soldiers - 0 views

pawss.hampshire.edu/...childsoldiers

child soldiers

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  • Josh Sparkman on 28 May 07
     
    Hampshire college website dedicated to giving info on child soldiers and what programs are available to help.
Josh Sparkman

War Child International - Child Soldiers - 0 views

www.warchild.org/...childsoldiers.html

child soldiers

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  • Josh Sparkman on 28 May 07
     
    site called War Child that has info on displaced and rufugee children that have no choice but to join military.
rhanley

thechildrenofwar.org - Home - 0 views

thechildrenofwar.org/web1

children in war

shared by rhanley on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • rhanley on 30 May 07
     
    a site dedicated to helping children of war   has a running info feed on site too 
Josh Sparkman

CRIN - Child Rights Information Network - Crinmail - CRIN Children and Armed Conflict 107 - 0 views

www.crin.org/...crinmail_detail.asp

child soldiers

shared by Josh Sparkman on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Josh Sparkman on 28 May 07
     
    A website strictly dedicated to childrens rights and has alot of info on children in war.
Aaron Scott

Microcredit - Microfinance-Credit lending models - 0 views

www.grameen-info.org/...cmodel.html

loanmodels microcredit poverty

shared by Aaron Scott on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • anonymous on 28 May 07
     
    descriptions of various microfinance lending models, each with a short description of operations and collateral requirements
  • Aaron Scott on 29 May 07
     
    Site has a breakdown of a number of different models used by microfinance institutions, including the Grameen bank model created by Dr. Yumus, and those of NGOs.
  • Aaron Scott on 29 May 07
     
    Site has a breakdown of a number of different models used by microfinance institutions, including the Grameen bank model created by Dr. Yumus, and those of NGOs.
anonymous

Fair trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/Fair_trade

poverty

shared by anonymous on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • wirth7 on 28 May 07
     
    shows how fair trade can help improve the lives of the impoverished. Very good info.
  • anonymous on 29 May 07
     
    Details about fair trade policies and their benefits.
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