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  Shooting for Social Change

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:46 AM ET

  CNN, Current TV and MTV IGGY. Eventually, Mayberry believes the project will be able to create a CNN or BBC for the world’s poor. According to the World Bank, the poor need to have their voices heard just as much as they need food and shelter. And with the right help, those voices are startin Read More

  More like this in: Education, India, YouTube, Television, Asia, Film, mtv, Entrepreneurship, Domestic Violence, Third World and Developing Countries, Cameras, Social entrepreneurship
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  More Kids Getting Vaccines

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:25 AM ET

  have seen a dramatic turnaround in the availability of vaccines in even the poorest countries,” said Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director, World Bank Group. “Yet the international community, together with the countries themselves must ensure that new and existing technologies actuall Read More

  More like this in: UNICEF, Health, Children, World Health Organization, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), Melinda Gates, Vaccines, Measles
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  Rebuilding the Global Economy: Will Women Lead the Way?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:54 PM ET

  sure money moves through society by investing in their families, which disperses funds into the larger economy. Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, agreed and noted that drawing women into the mainstream economy bears even better benefits. "We know that by giving the money to women Read More

  More like this in: NoVo Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Water.org, World, Social Responsibility, Asia, Africa, Mideast, Activism, Human Rights
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  CGI Live Blog: Innovation for Development With Al Gore

  By Erin Green | Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:55 AM ET

  lineupAl Gore, Chairman, The Alliance for Climate Protection; Jack Ma, Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, The World Bank Group Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation; Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank. 12:56 Erin:  Hi all! Read More

  More like this in: Bill Clinton, Ashoka, Al Gore, Clinton Global Initiative, Music, Africa, Education, Global Warming, Love, C.A.R.E, Americorps, Ben Stiller
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  Ready! Set! Fundraise!

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:13 AM ET

  donors from June 8th through 30th will secure a coveted spot on GlobalGiving’s Website. It’s a good place for an NGO to be: Founded by two ex-World Bank employees, GlobalGiving connects prospective donors with worthy community-based projects. The site has raised over $19 million i Read More

  More like this in: Nike, Homeless, Veterans, Partnerships, GlobalGiving, Social Responsibility, Giving, Fundraising, Activism
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  There is hope...

  By Dan Estabrook | Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:46 PM ET

  today's developing countries, about 2.5 million people are forced to rely on fuels such as wood, charcoal and animal dung to meet energy needs for cooking.  In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, over 8 Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Energy, Africa, Emissions, Cooking, Carbon Emissions, Pollution, Death, Malaria, Sub-Saharan Africa