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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

David Barnard has completed six of these grueling races: The Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa (its name is derived from a Tswana word meaning "the great thirst"). The Sahel Desert in Burkina Faso (a desert that is both hot and humid). The Sahara Desert in Egypt (the hottest desert on earth).

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

We are also in discussions in Peru, in Burkina Faso, and in Botswana as well. It is different in every place and oftentimes very laborious, but we are working on a potential program with The Open Society Institute in Myanmar. It would be great to have as many as two to five new offices in 2008 as our goal.