Archive for October, 2009
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By James W. Cousins — October 19, 2009
James Cousins explores the world of Uganda’s hidden child soliders and examines the growing toll of Africa’s longest running civil war.
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By Leigh Clarke — October 16, 2009
York’s 2-0 victory over Durham brought to an end a barren BUCS league run lasting over a season on Wednesday afternoon
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By Simon Reed — October 16, 2009
York enjoyed a Wednesday afternoon stroll against BUCS whipping boys Hull, but tougher tests lie in wait
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.asct.org.uk ASCT are a UK based charity that works with children and young people in the Philippines. Their projects are focused on education for children who have had the harshest of starts in life. Recent projects have included the rebuilding of Mango Tree House, a children’s home for around 50 young people, who are loved, [...]
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.CAREinternational.org CARE aim to provide long term solutions to the problem of poverty and disease. They also aim to provide international aid in times of crisis. They pride themselves on limiting ‘unnecessary expenditure’ such as television adverts.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.childrenofpeace.org.uk Children of Peace seeks to protect all of the children and their communities in Israel and Palestine. They act as a non-partisan intermediary and work with grass-roots Non-Governmental and Community based organisations in both Israel and Palestine. They wish to establish and fund projects and programmes in the arts, education, health and sports for [...]
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
Hanna’s Orphanage is a small charity set up to support the maintenance, improvement and expansion of Hanna Orphans Home in Ethiopia. They fund-raise in the UK and provide money, resources and capacity building support to the orphanage, which was set up and is run by an Ethiopian woman called Hanna Teshome.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.international-alert.org International Alert seeks to understand the causes of violent conflict and build lasting peace in communities affected or threatened by war. They are the UK’s leading peace building organisation and they work with local people in order to bring about positive change.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.invisiblechildren.com Invisible Children works primarily in war-affected regions where they focus on long-term development, working directly with individuals and institutions that are eager to realise their full potential. Through education and the provision of economic opportunities, they partner with affected communities and strive to improve the quality of life for individuals living in conflict and [...]
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.karenhilltribes.org.uk The Karen Hilltribes Trust works with the Karen Hill Tribe people of north-west Thailand – it aims to improve health, education and create opportunities for sustainable income. A major health focus is the installation of clean water systems.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.kingschildren.org Kings World Trust for Children was founded in 1993 to provide a caring home, an education and skills training for orphan and homeless children in developing countries. The Trust is focused in India, which has the largest percentage of orphan children in the world.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.linkethiopia.org Link Ethiopia works with some of the poorest communities in Ethiopia in order to provide a quality education for their young people. They have already provided vital infrastructure such as classrooms, toilets, clean water and libraries for over 100,000 children.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
www.map-uk.org MAP is a British charity that operates in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Lebanon. We deliver health and medical care to vulnerable Palestinians and strive to establish a permanent medical infrastructure in Palestinian communities by training health care practitioners, teaching medical vocational skills and addressing the requirements of particularly vulnerable groups such as [...]
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
Partners is an organization that works to provide Relief and Development (as the name suggest) for ethnic minorities in Burma. The organization does pioneering work on the Thai-Burma border and with in Burma, helping people groups who receive next to no outside assistance from other NGOs.
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By Nouse — October 15, 2009
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Working in both the humanitarian and development context, Right To Play trains local community leaders as Coaches to [...]
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The plight of the Invisible Children
Hockey end their barren spell against Durham
Men’s Lacrosse rout Hull but greater challenges await
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