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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

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I just have to do what I can. " -- Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition , during an interview on the Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast. April 8 Watch the HBO special, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. You just have to take the steps that are available to you. I don't have to solve the problem.

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Pull up a [virtual] chair for a conversation on health and population issues

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Those interested in domestic health, global health, population issues, or international development would do well to join an online conversation series hosted by the Population Reference Bureau. Interviews Online service. Since the interview is time-delimited, the burden of moderation only happens during the session itself.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ). He ran into Congo.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

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ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. After reading the interview, Heddy has asked that I modify some of her answers. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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-Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I had the opportunity to interview her on March 6th for the Big Vision Podcast, and have included an edited transcript of the interview below.

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