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10 Nonprofits to Support on World Humanitarian Day

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Their work spans the globe, including promoting the work of a vegetable and chicken farmer in Vietnam , providing financial support to nearly 2,000 families participating in soil conservation projects in Guatemala , and building sanitation facilities in Somalia. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Women's Refugee Commission. AIDS United.

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Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

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Before and during her studies, she conducted field research for governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as foundations, on maternal and child health in Sri Lanka, Ghana, Haiti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and India. You can listen and subscribe to the Big Vision Podcast via iTunes , or on the player above.

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Come On, U.S., Give the Kids Their Rights

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Only two United Nations member states have not ratified it: Somalia and the United States. Fund for UNICEF's Field Notes Amnesty International USA's Human Rights Now International Rescue Committee's Voice from the Field Cross-posted from BlogHer.com. Did you just say, "What?" Yeah, me too. I'm not entirely sure why the U.S.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

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For instance, during the recent famine in Somalia, how to keep humanitarian aid confined to starving people away from the Al-Shabab militant group ? Much of modern anti-terrorism legislation is geared to protecting against Islamic extremism and has made philanthropy in the Muslim world very difficult. Extraordinary People and Organizations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

First of all, demining is mainly funded through foreign aid. I recently read an excellent book called "The Road to Hell" on the impact of aid, mainly food aid, on destabilizing Somalia. People respond to incentives as well, and this impacts foreign aid and the philanthropic funding of demining. For example, the U.S.

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Interview with Shonali Burke: Analytics Tell Stories

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They raise funds and awareness in the United States for the lifesaving work that more than 6,000 staffers of Geneva-based UNHCR undertake for refugees around the world, 24/7. Just look at what’s happening in Somalia right now.) Given that there are more than 43.3

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Chronicle of Philanthropy – Telling Moving Stories

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You need to subscribe to see the whole thing, but here’s an except: When the American Jewish World Service used to talk about using video to illustrate its overseas aid projects, it usually meant gathering enough footage for a seven-minute spot to be shown to the people who would attend its annual fund-raising dinners.