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Project to Legalize Abortion in Argentina
in Latina Viva, on May 28, 2007
A project to legalize abortion in Argentina will be presented today in the Argentinian National Congress, during the International Day of Action for Women's Health .
After over a year of debates, 250 social organizations (along with women and human rights organizations) have reached an ...
Zinc Supplementation Reduce Mortality in Young Children
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2007
...Development , the United Nations Foundation , United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the double-blind trial involved 42,546...
Microfinance in Iraq
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 11, 2006
...qualify for a loan from a regular bank, because the amount is too small, or they are too poor.
But USAID's Greg Howell cautions that such programs are not intended to be a magic cure for Iraq'...
Condoms, AIDS, Uganda ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 8, 2006
...te, this time from the ground in Uganda at Jackfruity :
A full thirty-three percent of the money USAID spends on HIV prevention goes towards abstinence. In 2004, the number of condoms provided by U...
Charity Bead Gifts
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 29, 2006
... (as of Sept '04). Due to their success, the Dupoto Women's Group has received funding from USAID and has been selected as a role model for other women's groups in Kenya.
Okay, now for s...
Missionary positions ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 12, 2006
...n and disaster relief in many Muslim nations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has awarded about $53 million from 2001 to 2005 to finance projects by Christians in Pakistan...
Afghanistan, Inc.
in Sox First, on October 12, 2006
Back in August, I did a blog entry on the court decision to set aside the conviction of contractor Custer Battles, the first corporate fraud case to emerge from mess that's Iraq. At the time, I said it would send a signal to the other contractors who have been raking in big profits from a...
USAID pulls out of Colombia's south
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 10, 2006
...thern Caqueta state, a longtime rebel stronghold, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has pulled out of the campaign because the region lacked economic potential and was considere...
Miscellaneous Moving Post ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 7, 2006
... Methane the new climate threat.
*Opium war jeopardising Afghan future, report says .
*USAID Awards BearingPoint $14 Million Engagement For Fiscal Reform Technical Assistance to the Gov...
Skeptical views of microcredit
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 30, 2006
... stated that "microcredit has been one of the success stories of the last decade," while USAID's microfinance unit claimed that microfinance "has tremendous potential to generate in...
Discovering "Exceptional Lives"
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 15, 2006
...nal Commission for Social Action in Sierra Leone is seen as a force for sustainable development.
*USAID announces funding for the Inter Religious Campaign Against Malaria in Africa.
* Dr Iqbal S...
Hope for Africa?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 5, 2006
... (Photo from USAID )
On Sunday I caught the tail end of a World Debate on the BBC World Service where they were talking about microfinance issues in Africa. You can find the full show here at th...