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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from All Africa New Vision (Kampala) By Moses Nampala Kampala Godfrey Nabongho, an spirant in the Bugweri county by-election, has asked the people to vote for him, saying he will fight poverty through afforestration. "My immediate priority when I become MP would be to mobilise the community to grow particular species...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from Deutsche Welle The Colombian government has launched a charm offensive aimed at luring international tourists. But it's no easy task as violence, drugs and poverty remain even as the country has entered a relatively peaceful time. Cartagena, its graceful city center hugging the Caribbean coast, is a colonial-era jewel encircled...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Aaron.Banks, The ONE Campaign
The weekend of November 23 - 25 was the first ever ONE Sabbath weekend, in the pilot of year of what we hope will become a major expression of the impact of people and communities of faith in the fight against extreme poverty and global disease. ONE members across the country...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from the Wooster Daily Record By RACHEL JACKSON WOOSTER -- Representatives of social service agencies and individuals alike gathered Monday to hear details of a new approach to ending poverty. Scott Miller, of Move the Mountain Leadership Center in Ames, Iowa, said it is possible to dramatically reduce poverty by bringing...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from the Nashville City Paper By Amanda N. Maynord, amaynord@nashvillecitypaper.com Metro police say 454 people have been charged with “quality of life†violations downtown since the department began an initiative focused on cleaning up the area in late July. Although police officials refrain from labeling individuals as homeless, the persons charged...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from The London Free Press London schools donated thousands of books for pupils in the African nation. By KATE DALEY, SPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS A London woman is gathering schoolbooks for children in poor areas of Rwanda after a trip there that changed her life. Hannah Priamo, 62, first visited...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from Business Edge Vancouver program backs micro-business at street level By Monte Stewart - Business Edge Sylvain Delorme used to inject himself with needles. Now, he removes them from the back alleys of Canada's poorest neighbourhood. A former drug addict and alcoholic, Delorme is part of a growing group of entrepreneurs...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from Rediff The government on Friday said no state in the country has recorded any incidents of deaths due to starvation during the last three years. "No incident of starvation death has been reported by any state or Union territory, including the national capital, so far," Minister of State for Food...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Kale, Poverty News Blog
from the Fiji Times About 200 youths from all over Fiji converged on Lautoka for the Youth at Risk 2007 seminar. Part of their program was to sign a petition for a "stand up against poverty" banner to eventually reach Africa. This youth-driven project aims to achieve a Guinness world record...
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Nov 30, 2007
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Virginia Simmons, The ONE Campaign
We’re mere hours away from World AIDS Day. Make sure to check out the many events planned by ONE members around the country as well as other leaders in the fight and then sign up to attend or host your own. Of note, DATA (the org we’re merging with) released a...
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