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Compassionate Recording Artists Team Up To 'Make A Difference' In Children's Lives Living In Poverty

 Immediate Press release: Released 08-12-12 The Anthem Song 'Love is All' public release.Track Now available 4 Preview, BUY & Download Music On ITUNES! Read More
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IDE UK Promotes Female Entrepreneurs

 30th April- 6th May 2012: Helping to develop self-supporting female entrepreneurs. Read More
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Qatar Calls for Launch of Global Dry Land Alliance in 2012

 As the three-day Global Food Security Forum opened in Rabat on 7 March, Fahad Al-Attiya, Chairman of the Qatar National Food Security Program, called on arid and semi-arid countries to work together to confront the threat of food insecurity. Read More
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CNN and Hult International Business School Partner to Broadcast Hult's Global Case Challenge Public Service Announcement

 Hult International Business School is partnering with CNN for the 2012 Hult Global Case Challenge, the world's largest business school competition to help solve poverty. Read More
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New President Steve Hollingworth to Lead Freedom from Hunger

 With enthusiasm for microfinance, education and health protection for the very poor, and 26 years of extensive experience in international development, Hollingworth says he is thrilled to lead the Davis, California-based organization. Read More
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Author Publishes Ebook About September Eleven

 The stories were written for the purpose of showing compassion. Growing up is filled with new experiences and they partner emotions. Our trials in life teach us compassion and help us to empathize with others.The theme of compassion weaves through a Read More
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New Minority Leadership Group Plans to Move Forward in Educational Initiative on July 29th

 Does the minority community deserve the leadership their getting? No. So what is the solution? Brand-New Leadership! The problems of minority children needs are not being addressed by major national minority organizations. Read More
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Climate Change Disproportionately Affects LDCs

 Experts explored possible solutions for LDCs to cope with Climate Change risks at a joint event on "Green Transition and Poverty Alleviation in LDCs: Taking Stock of LDC IV". Read More
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Habitat For Humanity Welcomes New ReStore Manager In Time For Green Thumb Festival

 Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, TN welcomes Kathryn Norbeck-Dayley as the new ReStore Manager. Norbeck arrives just in time to be a part of ReStore's second annual Green Thumb Festival. The Green Thumb Festival is a free community event. Read More
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Way to Transform Shridhar University Pilani Rajasthan Observes World Day of Social Justice

 Social justice is the underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations and without that the dream of Fair Globalization can never be achieved. Read More
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Freedom from Hunger's Microfinance and Health Protection Continues to Help World's Poor

 The positive impact of value-added microfinance is undeniable-and finally the real potential of microfinance is beginning to be embraced around the world. Read More
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PHPG to Host Second Annual Valentine's Day Charity Brunch in South Burlington, VT

 Vermont-based NGO, People Helping People Global, is hosting its second annual Valentine's Day Charity Brunch at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington. Read More
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Clearwater's 18th Annual Winter Wonderland Successfully Concludes

 The 18th Annual Winter Wonderland successfully concluded on the 22nd of December. Produced by the Clearwater Community, this event raises donations of food and toys to provide Christmas to underserved Pinellas County families. Read More
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Freedom from Hunger Wins Best Practices and Innovations Award

 Freedom from Hunger is pleased to have won InterAction's Best Practices and Innovations award for "Health and Microfinance: Leveraging the Strengths of Two Sectors to Improve Food Security." Read More
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H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow - UN Top Global Thinkers 2010

 Summary: Founder of the Humanitarian Resource Institute and United Nations Arts Initiative, also known as H-II or the Humanitarian Intervention Initiative. Read More
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Paralyzing Poverty Campaign: ALS Paralyzes Ontarians, ALS Ontario Aims to Paralyze Poverty Amongst ALS Sufferers

 ALS Ontario is Paralyzing Poverty, the same way ALS, a fatal, rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease, paralyzes those afflicted. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, has no known cause, cure or effective treatment. Read More
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Timeline: The Decade From Hell -- Stephen Michael Apatow

 The events during this last decade may well be recorded as the largest intercoordinated series of global financial crimes in word history. Read More
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The Millennium Development Goals: A Dashboard for Humanity

 What's different about the Millennium Development Goals? Why does anyone expect the MDGs to mobilize global action that will make a real difference? Read More
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Freedom from Hunger Launches Month-long Celebration of Improving the Lives of Women & Children

 Freedom from Hunger launches a month-long campaign this year to celebrate women's stories of hope, health and success from around the world. Jane Pauley will match every donation between September 28 and October 28. Read More
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Freedom from Hunger Shows How Banking and Healthcare Can Work Together for the World's Poor

 Freedom from Hunger brings together the economic development and health sectors to develop practical and coordinated tools that have more power to create lasting change. Read More
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A One-Man Walk For Fair Trade In Japanese Countryside

 Xavier Auclert embarks on a solo 750-kilometers journey on foot to promote Fair Trade in the Japanese Countryside on Sunday, 5 September. Wish him luck and safe travel! This is first for Fair Trade. Read More
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Couple To Feed Entire Community In Need At Wedding Reception

 A Lexington, KY couple is inviting their entire struggling neighborhood to their wedding reception because it might be the only good meal they receive that day. They are accepting donations of food and canned goods to hand out as wedding favors. Read More
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Freedom from Hunger Announces Search for New CEO

 Dr. Chris Dunford of Freedom from Hunger has announced that he will retire after nearly 20 years as the organization's President and Chief Executive Officer. Read More
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PUSH Expresses Concern Over Suicides Driven by Poverty

 Press United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), a Pakistan-based, non-profit, non-governmental and non-sectarian consortium of journalists working for the freedom of press and protection of human rights, in a statement here on Sunday expressed deep concern ov Read More
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UnitedProsperity.org Reaches Major Milestone In Supporting Impoverished Entrepreneurs In Developing Countries

 Within a few short months of its launch, UnitedProsperity has generated $100,000 in loans for 500 Entrepreneurs living in extreme poverty Read More
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New Book Highlights Flaw in Our Mental Makeup, Offers Solutions to World Problems

 The discovery of a "glitch" in the evolutionary development of the human brain is highlighted in a new book to be released on February 20. Pre-release orders are now available for a 20% discount! Read More
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Official trailer of AFRICA LIGHT / GRAY ZONE released

 Africa is full of nature's colors. A colorful experience! The social, political and economical problems of the continent, however, are unsaturated. Neither black nor white, but endless gray. Read More
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Faces of Hunger in America - 14 Short Films are up!

 The first annual Faces of Hunger in America film contest, sponsored by Palms for Life Fund (*), will be open to online voting through December 4. The contest challenges young filmmakers to document hunger in their communities. Read More
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New Wegora Software Platform Powers Africa Rural Connect

 Unique technology fuels collaborative thinking to help African farmers be more sustainable Read More
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UnitedProsperity.org Revolutionizes Giving to Help Poor Entrepreneurs Get Microloans

 UnitedProsperity.org, the world's first person-to-person loan guaranteeing website enables individual givers to double the impact of their contributions while enabling the world's poorest entrepreneurs to get microloans to grow their small businesses Read More