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  Eleven Countries Make 'Global Survival Pact'

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:19 PM ET

  for the 11 countries most at risk from global warming, according to Voice of America. The participating countries are Kiribati, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Barbados and Bhutan, reports Act on Copenhagen.In a welcome address, Maldivian Environment Minister Mohame Read More

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  Michael Daube, Citta and the Art of Human Kindness

  By Caroline Walker | Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:52 AM ET

  and hard work — to found Citta, an organization dedicated to boost the education, health care and economic prospects of people in India and Nepal.Today, Tonic is hoping to spread Citta's message of help and hope, announcing a partnership with Daube to offer hand-made, cashmere Sūtr Read More

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  The Highs and Lows of Climate Activism

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM ET

  warming.The AP reports that glaciers are melting rapidly, forming lakes that threaten to flood villages. Himalayan regions like Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal are particularly at risk, but the worse the situation gets, the wider the area of concern.This isn't the first such stunt government official Read More

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  There Will Be "Change" in Los Angeles

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  Report" and "World News Tonight" with Charlie Gibson.This year alone, the organization has opened Playing For Change Music Schools in South Africa, Nepal an Read More

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  In the Shadow of Everest

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:10 PM ET

  even just overshot it you were either going to die or end up with something important broken."The trio attempted the jump to help boost tourism in Nepal, which just this year allowed skydivers into the Everest zone."It will be for divers with some experience but we really want to open it u Read More

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  Can Clinton Award-Winner Ruchira Gupta Change the World?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:58 PM ET

  trying to disassemble is designed to chew up and spit out women. Traffickers lure girls between 9 and 12 years old from rural villages in India and Nepal with promises of legitimate work in the big city. For the first five years, the girls are kept in slavery, let out of their rooms only fo Read More

  More like this in: NoVo Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Non-Profit, India, Sex, Philanthropy, Slavery, Prostitution, Sex Trafficking, West Bengal, Sex Slavery
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  Geri Halliwell Exuding Girl Power In Nepal

  By Wynter Mitchell | Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:13 PM ET

  a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund.Following her arrival on Sunday, she joined Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to help launch a campaign to prevent violence against women. The pop star's primary goal was to highlight the need for more education an Read More

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  Developing World, Meet the "Stofrigenerator"

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  generation! What rural household in India or Uganda wouldn’t want such a device? The development team is currently testing the contraption in Nepal and the U.K. to see if they have a winner on their hands. If so, they hope to offer the device for an affordable price (£20/$33) t Read More

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  A Very Bright Idea

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:00 AM ET

  who would like to equip more clinics with the systems. They’ve also received interest from other states in Nigeria, as well as from Indonesia, Nepal, and from Pakistan.The Solar Suitcase is definitely a bright idea which has the potential to make a positive impact anywhere in th Read More

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  Citta Chill

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:31 AM ET

  Citta (Sanskrit for "the compassionate mind") is holding a swanky soiree at A60 on Thompson Street. Focusing primarily on communities in India and Nepal, the organization has been laying the groundwork for sustainable social change for years now. Not ones to rely on handouts, the organization i Read More

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