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Water Tours, Central African Republic, Tourism

08 Dec Water Tours in the Central African Republic

Posted at 17:22h in Business, Community, Conflict, Infrastructure, International Development, Poverty, Social Enterprise, Tourism, Water by Florence Praly 1 Comment

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Imagine a Country with Almost No Access to Clean Water… I often ask people to count how many water points they have in their homes. On average people say 4 to 6, at least (shower, toilets, sinks, washing machine, etc.). Imagine now that in the Central...

05 Dec Opportunity & Freedom in Sri Lanka

Posted at 13:10h in Children, Community, Conflict, Freedom, Poverty, Youth by Gabi Fernandes 0 Comments

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Creating Opportunity and Restoring Freedom from Guinea-Bissau to Sri Lanka I was 14 years old when I took a week off from school to join my church on a mission trip to Guinea-Bissau. Filled with excitement and hope for adventure, I boarded a plane that would...

Refugee Services of Texas, Refugees Welcome, USA

15 Nov Welcoming Refugees to Texas

Posted at 12:51h in Business, Community, Conflict, Empathy, Freedom, Refugees by Maggie Goessler 4 Comments

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Settling Refugees into a New Life in Texas and Making Them Feel Welcome The state of Texas settles the largest number of refugees in the United States. In the past year, most refugees have come from Myanmar, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia. Some...

Women for Women International, War, University of St Andrews

24 Oct Rebuilding the lives of Women after War

Posted at 16:56h in Community, Conflict, Education, International Development, Leadership, Women by Marnie Adamson 0 Comments

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“It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars.” -Deputy Force Commander of the UN Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2008. For several years now, I have been involved with a society at the University of St Andrews...

Welcoming Refugees UK, Borderlands Bristol, Asylum

19 Sep Welcoming Refugees to the UK

Posted at 16:50h in Community, Conflict, Empathy, Freedom, Philanthropy, Refugees, Social Justice by Steve Owen 3 Comments

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In honour of today's UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, Steve Owen writes about how he was welcomed by locals when he cycled from Alaska to Chile, and how differently refugees are treated in the UK. Borderlands Bristol works with refugees, asylum seekers and trafficking...

Tuberculosis, Afghanistan, Three Years in Afghanistan

12 Sep Bringing Tuberculosis Treatment to Afghanistan

Posted at 14:18h in Children, Conflict, Healthcare, Tuberculosis by Tiffany Clark 0 Comments

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A book review of one family's story of doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan in the years following 9/11. Going for a gap year or short-term service abroad can be a life-enriching, mutually beneficial experience. We survey the needs and sign up for risky ventures, savoring the opportunity to...