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Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:07 -0500

Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to become a social crisis in many countries.

The crisis comes at a time when commitment to global health has never been higher. It comes in the midst of the most ambitious drive in history to reduce poverty and distribute ...

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A Cry for HELP

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:50:16 -0400

This is the story of a 1 year 2 month old boy born to an 18 year old mother on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. This report/plea for assistance came in recently from a Philippine Physician at one of the remote rural clinics HELP visited during "Needs Assessment" operatio...

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Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:33:20 -0400

Check out our new photo gallery!

Click HERE to see our projects and volunteers in action.

~ The Mountain Fund

"Small Projects - Big Results"

Help the Children of Nepal

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:03:57 -0400

The Social Development Centre Nepal has been in effect since 2006. It's a small home for orphans, and half-orphans (single parent invalid or not capable of caring for the child), located in the Kathmandu neighborhood of Khusibu near Naya Bazaar. Here, these children receive nourishment, shelter, education and medical attention.

At the time of this blog, there are currently 12 children at the centre, and one more will arrive within the ...

PERU 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:30:33 -0400

Join us in PERU ! Aug 9-22, 2008. www.trek4good.org

Your trip fee will help support The Mountain Fund and it's programs in Peru.

The mission of The Mountain Fund is to organize grassroots non-profit and non-governmental organizations from a diversity of disciplines, and to support and coordinate these organizations' efforts to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communiti...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:17:12 -0400

Get a taste for YERT and what we'll be exploring throughout our 50-state road tripping eco-adventure! Come join us and check out dozens of other YERT videos at YERT.com.

Ally Request - Alternative Channel TV

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:00:37 -0400

Focus the Nation hiring Organizers for FTN 2009

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500

National Organizer, Focus the Nation 2009

Description:

In January 2008, Focus the Nation events reached close to one million people in a day of education and civic engagement on global warming solutions taking place at 1,900 locations in all 50 states. 64 members of Congress and 15 Governors’ offices participated in the events along with hundre...

Clif Mojo Project Slingshot: 3 $10k grants for Global Warming Solutions

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:03 -0500

Are you an outdoor fanatic? An artist? An innovator?

How will you protect the places you love and play, inspire your community, or challenge our expectations?

Clif Mojo and THINKING considering SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT and ECONOMY has been shared by hundreds (maybe thousands) of people around the world.

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Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:26:55 -0500

Ally Request - Technology For People Group Inc.

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:23:52 -0500

Biola ONE Campaign Leader

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:54:11 -0400

We need somebody who wants to get a dedicated group of people together to go after the ONE Campaign and get Biola on the map in their Campus Challenge!

It doesn’t take exceptional leadership or skill to get a group going; all it takes is someone willing to do the work. You’ll work with the SJM leaders and meet with them as the group progresses.

Rock on. Josh Penman SJM

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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:35:25 -0400

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Ally Request - Frank Miller

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:45:10 -0400

Ally Request - tfp

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:59:25 -0400

How did you find rethos? - Bryan Mahoney

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:15:59 -0400
Hi Genevieve, Just curious as to how you stumbled upon our site? Happy to see you signed up though! Bryan

Alliance Accepted! - Bryan Mahoney

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:13:59 -0400

ONE Campaign's Campus Drive

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:50:33 -0400

The ONE Campaign has started a PR drive that focuses around college campuses. It should be lots of fun. It is kind of a contest to see which school can accumulate the most points by engaging in publicity for the ONE Campaign. The school teams win prizes. The ONE Campaign wins more public visibility.

So go ahead. Locate your alma mater (or favorite school) and sign in to help them rack up points and spread an awareness about the ONE Campaign.

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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:32:14 -0400

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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:55:33 -0400

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