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Mayon volcano in the Philippines is set to erupt
World Vision preparing to respond as Mayon volcano in the
Philippines is set to erupt
World Vision Philippines is
preparing to establish an operational base and assist
authorities in the Philippines as they are awaiting a major
eruption of the Mayon
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Don't Hang HIV Carriers; Educate Them
Kampala — Hardly a day goes by in Uganda without a case of defilement making the rounds in newspapers and media outlets. From the lurid tales spewed out daily by the Red Pepper tabloid to disheartening articles in the Daily Monitor and New Vision of
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Some struggles, a lot of hope, for tsunami orphans
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—The 2004 tsunami obliterated Pipit's village, wiped out her family and swept her through churning waters, cascading debris and hurtling bodies.
On her first night as an orphan, at the age of 13, she slept next to a row of corpses.
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Struggles, hope for tsunami orphans
"I'm trying to be strong," said Pipit, who like many Indonesians uses one name.
The December 26, 2004, quake registered at least 9.1 on the Richter scale and unleashed towering waves that levelled communities from Indonesia to Thailand, India and Sri
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Slow progress in post-tsunami rehabilitation programme
With Rs.4,400 crore available in the State, funds have not been a problem
CHENNAI: With delays in finding alternative land for housing and convincing fisherfolk to move from their original inhabitations, the post-tsunami recovery programme in Tamil
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Steve Rosen: Nourish a better-to-give attitude
More than 10 years ago, third-grader Brandon Keefe decided to make a difference by putting books in the hands of underprivileged children.
To say that he has made a measurable impact would be a huge understatement. BookEnds, Keefe's nonprofit
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Appointments
Companies LexisNexis of the District named Andrew M. Borene , a former associate deputy general counsel at the Defense Department, manager of intelligence community programs for its advanced government solutions. Corbin of Alexandria named Cheryl
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FIRUP Finance Manager
The Food Insecurity Response for Urban Populations (FIRUP) Finance Manager has responsibility for overall financial management of the FIRUP project in Herat, Badghis, and Ghor Provinces. He will supervise all project finance staff in Herat, Qala-i-Naw,
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HUNGER: New Warning on Food Security for Horn of Africa
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Susan Anyangu-Amu
NAIROBI, Dec 30 (IPS) - The European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) has raised a red flag over the worsening food security
situation in the Horn of Africa.
Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner in charge of
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Project Officer, Protection
The purpose of this job is:
• To effectively implement World Vision Australia funded project Recovery and Reintegration of Children Affected by War in Southern Sudan
• To contribute towards further development of the concept of humanitarian
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600 polar bear dippers take icy plunge in Oakville
Brave souls donned wigs, Santa hats, and, of course, bathing caps as they shrieked and splashed in icy cold waters across the country, keeping up a decades-long New Year's Day tradition – the polar bear dip.
"Absolutely freezing, I'd say the worst
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Ugandan anti-gay legislation could undermine health efforts
Ugandans could face the death penalty for being homosexual, according to a bill under consideration in the Ugandan parliament. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill can be traced back to remarks by several American evangelicals, as today's story details.
The
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Pachauri: TERI-Europe – the enigma (Part 4)
As we left if with our last piece, we were looking Dr R K Pauchauri's London enterprise, by the name of TERI Europe. Headquartered at 27 Albert Grove, Merton (pictured), it is a registered charity which declared to the Charity Commissioner a total of £2
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Solomon Islands:World Vision Sends Assessment Team
Rapid assessment team members of World Vision accompanied
by a national disaster team of the Solomon Islands
government are currently on their way by helicopter to
communities in the Weather Coast affected by the three
undersea quakes and tsunami that
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Aid groups: Southern Sudan may return to war
A group of aid agencies is warning that Sudan's volatile southern region could collapse into chaos again.
The first multi-party elections in more than two decades are set for April, and the groups said Thursday a referendum on independence for
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World Vision: Anti-Gay Bill Could Undermine HIV/AIDS Work
World Vision Uganda's national director released a statement expressing concern that the country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill may deter their work against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The proposed legislation, said Rudo Kwaramba, "has the potential to
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National Director, Mozambique
We are looking for a leader and strategic thinker with the following attributes:
- Track record of significant, successful CEO level management experience or senior NGO management experience of a larger organization, corporation or program (e.g. 300+
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Development agencies warn of threat to Sudan peace process
A group of international aid agencies has warned of renewed conflict in southern Sudan if urgent international action is not taken to bolster a five-year-old peace agreement that ended a two-decade civil war - writes Fredrick Nzwili.
"A return to war
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Cartoons challenge the futility of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
An international group of acclaimed cartoonists is demonstrating the destructive absurdity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for an exhibition opening this month in London.
Featuring some 35 cartoonists from more than 20 countries, the exhibition is
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7.0 earthquake hits Haiti
Earthquake struck just off coast of capital Port-au-Prince on TuesdaySparked a tsunami watch for parts of the Caribbean, says USGSThe Associated Press reported that a hospital had collapsed"The only thing I can do now is pray and hope for the best,"
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Up To 3M In Need After Haitian Earthquake
This photo provided by Carel Pedre shows people running past rubble of a damaged building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The largest earthquake ever recorded in the area shook Haiti on Tuesday, collapsing a hospital where people
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Devastation immense' in Haiti
Bernice Robertson has one word for what Haiti needs now everything.
As the scope of the devastation from a magnitude-7.0 earthquake became clearer Wednesday, survivors spoke in terms of all that has disappeared. Most hospitals, houses, schools, roads
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Haiti by the numbers: Damage, help on giant scale
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People in Haiti needing help: 3 million. Bodies collected for disposal so far: 9,000. Number of people being fed daily by the United Nation's World Food Program: 8,000.
The U.S. carrier Carl Vinson sits in waters off Port-au-Prince,
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In a Race With Time
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Pushed to the far edge of desperation, earthquake-ravaged Haitians dumped decaying bodies into mass graves and begged for water and food yesterday amid the fear that time is running out to avoid chaos and to rescue anyone still
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HAITI QUAKE: World Vision Situation Update
- More relief goods, staff arrive, but challenges remain
- Children separated from parents a key concern
- Agency reports "race against clock" to save lives in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision relief workers,
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Racing Against The Clock In Haiti
"What would I say to the patient?" Lubin lamented. "Look at them and say, 'You are hurt?' "
"The government is decapitated," Lubin said. "People come here to help, and they do not know what to do or where to go. This is terrible."
The worldwide effort
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Myths of Disaster Relief
SEATTLE, Jan. 19 2010 - As they rush to save lives in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, aid workers also must address myths about disaster relief among the American public. Edward Brown, relief director for Christian humanitarian organization, World
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Another strong quake hits Haiti this morning
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A strong earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country's capital was devastated by a previous quake.
The U.S. Geological
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2004 Tsunami Lessons Applied In Haiti
BANGKOK -- The effort to help Haiti recover from its devastating earthquake can draw on lessons learned in other large-scale tragedies, particularly the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed at least 230,000 people across a dozen countries, rescue
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Haiti: Culture of Now vs. the Real World
(AP) More than a week after an earthquake leveled swaths of the Haitian capital, the recriminations are circulating faster than clean water. From CNN's Anderson Cooper to blogs and social networks, questions echo: Why is help taking so long? Why
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Haiti elderly receive some medical care, need food
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Relief groups brought doctors and medication to the ruins of a city nursing home Saturday, the first time its dozens of elderly residents have received significant care since the Jan. 12 earthquake. Still, caregivers said the
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Watson, White help Aussies post 6-267
After being sent in, Watson showed his intent by smacking the opening ball of the innings from Mohammad Aamer through point for four.
The allrounder's knock provided further evidence that he has very much taken on former Queensland teammate
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'Canada For Haiti' telethon raises $13.5M, Quebec show raises $6.7M
An average of 2.4 million Canadians watched the star-driven "Canada For Haiti" on CBC, CTV, Global, MTV, MuchMusic, Citytv and National Geographic Channel last Friday while more than six million watched some or all of the broadcast.
The special
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World Vision Haiti Quake Response Update: Relief Distributions Continue, Staff Working to Address Long-Term Needs
-- Port-au-Prince seeing some early attempts to regain normalcy: 'tap-taps'
(bus or truck taxis) and street vendors are once again visible; money
transfer agencies have started distributing remittances at no cost to
those who are receiving them;
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Left in the lurch, says Timor family
THE family of an East Timorese woman who died after being hit by an Australian Army vehicle in December believes the army should compensate them.
Soldiers were unaware for 13 days that mother of nine Gracinda da Costa, 65, had died from a head injury
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Samsung and Hannah Teter Announce 10 Mobile Explorer Finalists
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. - Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and reigning women's halfpipe Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter today announced the 10 Samsung Mobile Explorers representing the USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. They will be on
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America's Pharmaceutical Research Companies Donate $25 Million to Relief Efforts in Haiti; More Help Coming
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the need for health care assistance mounts after the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies continue to provide help. So far, more than $25
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Readers' Forum: Adoptions amid disasters: A beautiful impulse, potentially disastrous
seeing dead bodies, lacking basic necessities and, for some, being separated from parents takes more than a physical toll. Children often need help processing their experiences and emotional healing. Providing them with safe, culturally appropriate
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Chaos eases as Haiti food lines focus on women
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The 79-year-old woman with a 55-pound bag of rice perched on her head gingerly descended concrete steps Sunday and passed it off to her daughter-in-law -- who quickly disappeared behind the faded leopard-print sheets that are
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Haiti food lines settle down - Mon, 01 Feb 2010 PST
A woman asks for food as U.S. Army soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division stand guard during the distribution of bags with rice by World Vision International in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday.
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Also Sunday, the White House said it
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Marshfield students to go hungry so others can eat
The Fellowships of the First Congregational Church will participate in a 30-hour fast on Feb. 19 and 20 to raise money for hunger relief.
Participants seek sponsors among their families, friends, teachers, neighbors and teammates to raise money for
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Pace of giving slows a bit for Haiti relief effort
As of Wednesday, according to a running tally by the Chronicle, private donations to major organizations engaged in Haiti relief totaled $644 million - roughly on pace with some other big disasters of the recent past.
Patrick Rooney, executive
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Donations questionable for Haiti reconstruction
New York -- In the three weeks since a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, the American public has donated more than $644 million for relief efforts -- yet already there's concern that the generosity will fade even as dire needs persist.
"It could be
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Compassion for Haiti - How Long Can It Last?
SEATTLE (February 5, 2010) - Three weeks after the Haiti earthquake, experts at leading aid group World Vision, say the impact of a crippling recession and high unemployment on disaster donations has surprised them. The charity's disaster fundraising
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A 7-year-old Saints fan is the NFL's 'Super Kid'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Wesley Warren wrote her way to the Super Bowl.
Wesley, a 7-year-old from Metarie, La., was selected as the NFL's Super Kid for Sunday's title game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, the winner of an
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Admin costs, logistics, bookkeeping mean some donations better than others
But administrative costs, logistical challenges and in a few cases shady bookkeeping mean some donations are more likely than others to end up helping survivors of last month's earthquake.
A survey of several leading aid organizations in Canada
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Colts Championship Shirts To Go To Haiti
"For years, World Vision has helped us to ensure that no NFL apparel goes to waste," said David Krichavsky, the NFL director of community relations. "With the enormous needs in Haiti and World Vision's long-term presence there, we know that these
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In Haiti, Indianapolis Colts are Super Bowl XLIV Champs
The Indianapolis Colts may not have won the Super Bowl on Sunday, but for many in the quake-hit areas of Haiti, it may appear as if they had.
In the coming months, Christian humanitarian agency World Vision will be sending the losing team's
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Foothill Chapter assembles 240 kits to help Ugandan HIV patients
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - The Foothill Chapter of the National Charity League met at Hillside Church recently to assemble care kits to help those with AIDS and HIV in Uganda.
The mother-daughter philanthropic organization used the planning and promotional
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One Month Later, Haiti Quake Survivors Report Need For Protection From Crime, Rainy Season
-- World Vision survey finds more than half of Haiti's displaced fear robbery, rape
-- As rainy season approaches, poor weather highlights need for secure shelter for families
-- World Vision encourages U.N. and Haitian government to focus on
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Frustration mounts as relief sits out of reach in Haiti
A French aid worker, left, struggles to understand a request from Stephanie Houghton and Jared Brown of Project 81 to load supplies. Approval could take longer than they plan to be in Haiti.
DELMAS, Haiti — If it had all gone according to plan, Jared
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Business Newsmakers
FAIRHAVEN — First Citizens' Federal Credit Union recently announced the promotion of Maureen Sylvia to assistant vice president, loan operations. Sylvia has been with First Citizens' since 2005 as the operations manager and as assistant treasurer. She
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NIE Reaches Mpigi District Schools
Mpigi — Teachers in Mpigi District last week received vital training as they embarked on their first foray into the Newspapers in Education programme.
The skills they acquired shall enable the teachers to guide the children in their schools as they
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Operations Manager
To provide leadership in project management and implementation to staff of multiple projects of the WV Haiti Earthquake Response. As a member of Senior Management Team, play a central role in the development and refinement of WV Haiti Earth Quake
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February 17: Ed Whitlock, 78, Runs on the Graveyard Shift // After a 'Train Wreck,' Steepler Nicole Bush Gets Back to Work // Luke Kibet Realizes Vienna Waits for Him // BBC Prepares Coe-Ovett Movie // Keith Pierce Triumphs in Austin
Septuagenarian Star Ed Whitlock's Running Is Always on the Graveyard Shift
That's only vaguely a pun. English-born Canadian Whitlock, who ran a 2:54 marathon at age 73 and turns 79 on March 6, does all of his training on a small loop inside a very
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Embassy: Ongoing coup attempt taking place in Niger
Niger's President Mamadou Tandja, in a photo from 2009, is safe despite a coup attempt, the Niger Embassy says.
NEW: Some media reports say President Mamadou Tandja is missingNEW: Aid worker says streets are deserted in Niger's capital but people are
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High-Tech Leaders Step Up For Haiti
The earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath has brought many people together in an effort to alleviate a humanitarian crisis in one of the world's poorest countries. The high-tech industry has been particularly giving of time, supplies and money, working
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Three aid agencies get €800,000 to help in Haiti
THE State is to provide funding of more than €800,000 for three Irish aid agencies working in Haiti.
The funding, to be given to Concern, World Vision and Haven, will support child protection measures and the provision of clean water and sanitation
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Transcript: Fox News' Major Garrett Interviews Former President Bill Clinton
GARRETT: President Clinton, always a pleasure to see you. Thanks so much for joining us on Fox.
GARRETT: How are you feeling?
CLINTON: I feel fine. I'm still trying to sleep a little more than normal because I'm just kind of getting used to it, but I
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Indonesia, New Orleans, Haiti – Experts Examine Causes, Relief Efforts, News Coverage
Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. Since 2004, the world has endured natural disasters leaving entire areas flattened and flooded with hundreds of thousands left homeless, injured or dead.
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Help grows for abandoned elderly Haitians
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti An international aid group has assumed day-to-day management of a nursing home in the Haitian capital where elderly residents were left starving in the dirt after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
HelpAge International
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30 Hour Famine: Fast raises awareness, funds for needy
Going hungry on purpose puts a world wide problem in a poignant light.
On Friday and Saturday, 262 church youth groups in the Pittsburgh area hope to do just that when they participate in the 30 Hour Famine. Teens across the United States and Canada
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U.S. Olympian Kaylin Richardson Joins World Vision, Best Western International to Support Haiti Relief Efforts
World Vision, Best Western unveil new self-serve kiosks for guests to donate to relief fund
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event advisory is being released by World Vision:
WHO: Two-time Olympic skier
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World Vision Assessing Damages, Preparing to Respond to Chile Earthquake
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision is preparing to respond to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile, working with its regional offices to transport emergency relief supplies and getting ready to send more
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People, groups flock to the Web after Chile earthquake
IDG News Service - After Chile's massive earthquake and potential Pacific Rim tsunami damage, relief organizations, government agencies, corporations and throngs of people are on Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other services to seek and provide
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Chile earthquake relief: Want to help? Just send a text
BOSTON — As during the Haiti earthquake aftermath, Americans are now being encouraged by organizations working on Chile earthquake relief efforts to donate via text message.
“We’re facing an emergency unlike anything else in Chile’s history,” said
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World Vision Warns Haiti's Rural Communities Risk Chronic Food, Water Shortage as Burden to Care for Displaced Grows
- Haiti's rural communities already faced poverty, lack of infrastructure before quake
- World Vision providing food and other essential items to rural communities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision warns Haiti's
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Death toll nears 800 in Chile quake
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Slow deployment of troops hindered aid deployment, relief group saysAid starting to reach all of Chile's regions, National Emergency Office saysStores ransacked in front of soldiers in Concepcion, where mayor says aid
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World Vision delivers food, supplies to outlying areas devastated by Chile quake, tsunamis
March 4, 2010, Concepcion, Chile - World Vision staff began distributing food and relief supplies yesterday in towns hard-hit by Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunamis.
Following assessments Tuesday, staff from the Christian
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Inside & Out: Hannah Teter
Some people just like to do things big. Hannah Teter happens is one of those people. When this gal snowboards, she does it Olympic style — and not simply to medal, but to also be a positive role model. When she makes maple syrup, she does it to help
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Charities confirm documents seized in McClay investigation
Several charities have confirmed police have taken financial
documents in their investigation into former National MP Roger
McClay.
ONE News understands the 65-year-old faces 56 charges over the
misuse of taxpayer subsidised flights.
McClay qualifies
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World Vision Opens Children's Centers In Response to Chile Quake
- Spaces provide structure, safety, place for children to experience a sense of normalcy in a disaster
DICHATO, Chile, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christian aid organization World Vision today opened a new children's center in Dichato, Chile,
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Counterfeit Shoes Seized in NC given to poor
Several North Carolina agencies are shipping seized counterfeit shoes to poor countries.
The Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement said in a news release Sunday that $850,000 in counterfeit shoes that were seized in the Charlotte area have been boxed up
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Upland teens fast for world hunger
UPLAND - Jessica Murchison and Miranda Wheeler can relate, on some level, to the millions of people who go days without food.
pull into the church parking lot and donate to World Vision's relief efforts in Haiti. The country was struck Jan. 12 by a
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6 Employees Of U.S. Charity Killed In Attack In Pakistan
Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World
Vision were gunned down Wednesday, and seven others were wounded in an
attack
on the aid group’s offices in a remote village in northern Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities said about a
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Attacks mount on relief workers
When suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb burst into a World Vision office in northwestern Pakistan this week, killing six employees of the Christian relief organization, it was the latest example of the escalating violence
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Suicide bombers strike Pakistani market, killing at least 43
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ISLAMABAD In the fifth terrorist attack this week in Pakistan, extremists set off twin suicide bombs Friday in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 43 people, a reminder of the continued threat to the country despite an
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Prada manager in Japan loses her case for unfair dismissal
A spokeswoman at Prada's Tokyo headquarters told The Daily Telegraph that the company was currently unable to comment
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Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager at Prada Japan, sued the Italian fashion designers for harassment and
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Community Calendar
Published: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Bazaars
Community craft bazaar, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 27, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Tables: 360-629-7403, ext. 114.
Benefits
New
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Hotels, local charity give new life to used soap
Children in earthquake-devastated Haiti may already be washing their hands with Mickey Mouse soap from a Walt Disney World hotel.
The giant Disney resort recently signed on with Clean the World Foundation Inc., a year-old nonprofit group that hopes to
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Toronto Music News: D-Sisive & Buck 65 team up for 100 Story Building, 2010 Indie Music Awards winners, Young Artists for Haiti
Holy Fuck to release Latin on May 112010 Indies handed outD-Sisive and Buck 65 team up for collaborative projectYoung Artists for Haiti re-imagine K'Naan trackThe Burning Hell embark on massive tour in support of new albumTimes Neue Roman sign to YYZ
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Kevin Costner to be a father for seventh time
Kevin Costner is to become a father for the seventh time, he told German magazine Bunte.
It will be the third child for Costner with his German wife Christine Baumgartner, who he married in 2004.
The couple have two sons, Cayden Wyatt, two, and
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First playground for Albanias Kurbin region brings joy to children
Pouring rain and mud couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of more than 100 children, representatives of Local Government, Kids Around the World team, and World Vision
Albania staff, as they inaugurated the first ever playground in Kurbin Area, located an
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Opinions: U.S. Foreign Aid Effectiveness; Faith-Based Groups' Work Abroad
Although "foreign assistance is a very small proportion of the overall budget, its effectiveness is both measurable and priceless," Sheila Nix, the executive director of ONE, writes in a Roll Call opinion piece. "These investments are helping shape a
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New Malaria Report Bolsters Case for More Funding
Despite their being a clear link between malaria investment and death prevention, funding of programs to fight the disease remains far too short to fulfill Millennium Development goals and other global commitments and even threatens the progress made
