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Why Development Aid Fails: Poverty Continues to Stalk Developing Countries

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By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Vaccine Funding Gap Leaves Millions at Risk: Children in Poorest Countries Most Likely to Go Without Shots

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By: Cathy Sunshine

East Timorese Need Aid Not Charity: Locals Know What Works For Them So Planning Must Involve Communities

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By: Rachel Williamson

Alternative Gift Ideas for an Ethical Christmas: Buy Cards and Gifts from Charities and Aid Organisations

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By: Suzanne Bosworth

Liberian Kids Stuck in Adoption Debacle: Kids Wait in Orphanages While Families Wait at Home

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By: Sue Turner

Work With Voluntary Organisations at Christmas: Find Charity Jobs for the Festive Season

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By: Suzanne Bosworth

Successful HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in Haiti: Global Fund to Fight AIDS Provides Economic Support for HIV Patients

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

Eight Advantages of a Negative Income Tax: The Case for a Guaranteed Minimum Income

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By: James Quirk

Millennium Development Goals Slipping Away: Promises to Improve Living Standards Falling Short

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By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

The End of Health Care: A Country With Nowhere to Turn

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By: Melissa Miller

Institutions and World Economic Development: The Significance of the ‘Rules of the Game’ in Poverty Alleviation

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By: John Stephens

Caritas in Veritate or Charity and Truth: For the Catholic Church Charity Should Begin at Home

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By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

The Global Recession Threatening Food Security: Lack of Access to Food is Increasing Hunger in Developing Countries

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By: Natasha Malinda

Waste Management in Accra, Ghana: Three Main Problems Contributing to Environmental Decay

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By: James Jackson

Heart Disease in the Third World: Diseases of Affluence Now Reaching Epidemic Proportions

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By: Feature Writer Sanjiva Wijesinha

Charities for Helping Children, the Poor & Needy: Donating to Save Orphans and those in Need in the World

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By: Sulemana Braimah

Supporting Fair Trade Versus Local: During a Recession is Buying Abroad Still a Good Idea?

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By: Amanda Fortier

Common Wealth by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs: Economics for a Crowded Planet.

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

No Hope for Third World Children's Future: Famine, Hunger and Disease Still Confront Poor Children

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By: Sulemana Braimah

Why Foreign Aid has Failed to Develop Africa: Corruption, Exploitation and Unfair Trade are Main Reasons

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By: Sulemana Braimah

Fairtrade in the Windward Isles: Interview with Cornelius Lynch, St Lucian Banana Farmer

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By: Feature Writer Tristania Currie

Reducing Poverty and Diseases in the World: No Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa

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By: Sulemana Braimah

Natural Resources and Poverty in Africa: Ghana's Oil Find, Diamonds and Gold, Nigeria's Oil Conflicts

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By: Sulemana Braimah

Review of Four Little Dragons by Ezra Vogel: How Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan Industrialized

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By: Susan Cunningham

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Our Opportunity to End Poverty With Achievable, Time-Bound Targets

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

What Does Slumdog Millionaire Owe Its Actors? Slumdog's Success Sheds Light on India's Real Plight

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By: Nikkee Porcaro

Microfinance Movement Grows at Impressive Rate: Success of Microloans Stands in Contrast to Financial Turmoil

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

Street Children of Iran- Part 1: Looking for Light at the End of the Gloomy Tunnel

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By: Maryam Nayeb-Yazdi

Street Children of Iran- Part 2: Iran and Its Labour Laws

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By: Maryam Nayeb-Yazdi

Non-Profit Kiva Offers Online Microfinance: Microloans to Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Ease Poverty

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By: Feature Writer Christine Welter

The Ethics of Land for Food and Fuel: Climate Change and 21st-Century Colonialism

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By: Brenda Ann Burke

Third World Mobility: Informal Public Transportation in the Developing World

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By: Odilile Ayodele

The Challenge of Third World Development: Inadequate Access to Public Transport in the Developing World

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By: Odilile Ayodele

Facts About Socialism: Common Topics With Regard to Socialist Beliefs

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By: Kevin Gustina

Climate Change and the Developing World: A Look at the Effects of Climate Change on Africa

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By: Odilile Ayodele

What is Socialism? A Brief Overview of the Beliefs of Socialism

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By: Kevin Gustina

Equal Access to Justice Affects Democracy: A Look at Global Standards of Legal Aid Delivery

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By: Phillip Barea

Oxfam America and Climate Change: International Aid Agency Wants Larger Role For U.S.

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By: Darcy DeMarco

Artscience Problem Solvers Take On World Issues: How to Move Outside the Square and Save the Planet

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By: Brenda Ann Burke

Creative Answers to Global Issues: Innovation Outside the Box of Discipline

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By: Brenda Ann Burke

Silk Farmers Survive Globalization: Thai Villagers Adapt their Traditions to the Modern Commercial World

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By: Paul Lightfoot

Organize a Backpack Drive: Tips for a School Supplies Fundraiser

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By: Elizabeth Nolan

Micro-Lending with Kiva: Even a Small Loan Can Help Start a Business

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By: Darlene Vaillancourt

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