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US provides 28.5 million USD for anti-AIDS projects
The US Embassy on Oct. 7 announced three new grants totalling more than 28.5 million USD for projects aimed at combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. These contracts will be implemented through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the President’s Emergency Plan…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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'Uncertainty is the enemy of philanthropy'
Original Source By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – It’s a challenging year for non-profits as a sluggish economy and rising prices make it more difficult for groups to raise money from cash-strapped families and businesses. Heading into the busiest fundraising time of year, non-profits’…
Author: USA Today
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Nurses: The Critical Link in Improving Health Care for the Underserved
Jennifer Wilson, Bermuda’s Nurse of the Year for 2008, spends her days driving the Azmobile from one island school to another. She coordinates an island-wide asthma education programme for Open Airways, an Atlantic-supported organisation that has helped cut hospital admissions for asthma sufferers by nearly…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Md. Panel Hears Views On Death Penalty; Urban Institute Study Says Capital Cases Cost Much More
by John Wagner The cost associated with prosecuting a case in Maryland in which the death penalty is imposed is on average $1.9 million more than the cost of a similar case in which capital punishment is not sought, a researcher told a state commission…
Author: The Washington Post
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Funding threat to advocacy groups for immigrants
Original Source by RUADHáN Mac CORMAIC, Migration Correspondent THERE IS a “real question” over the long-term future of immigrant advocacy in Ireland, according to a new report. This is because the two philanthropic bodies that fund much of the sector will cease providing support by…
Author: The Irish Times
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Province sets new date for refugee reintegration
Original Source By Francis Hweshe The Western Cape government has acknowledged the fears expressed by some refugees over their reintegration, but says it willcontinue to work towards returning them to the communities from which they were displaced. During the xenophobic attacks in May, about 20,000…
Author: Cape Argus (South Africa)
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Camps for displaced foreigners 'inhumane'
Original Source By Chelsea Laun Foreign nationals displaced by xenophobic violence two months ago are still enduring inhumane living conditions and basic human rights violations in Western Cape refugee camps, say two reports by the South African Human Rights Commission and the Joint Refugee Leadership…
Author: Cape Times (South Africa)
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Crisis at Soetwater Camp escalates: hunger strikes and attempted suicides
08 Jun 2008 Camp must be closed immediately and the City and Province must open facilities in communities, especially the city centre and suburbs, to shelter people. Reintegration efforts are a priority. President must give the United Nations a mandate to assist refugees who wish…
Author: Treatment Action Campaign
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'NonProfit Times' Announces Sector's Top 50 for 2008
The NonProfit Times, a leading business publication covering the nonprofit sector, has released its eleventh annual Power and Influence Top 50 list. No real surprises, except for the large number of first-timers on the list. Makes perfect sense, actually, given that the sector is in…
Author: Philantopic/NonProfit Times
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South Africa: Community Prosecutions Can Help Reduce Crime
By Bathandwa Mbola Partnerships between community prosecutors, municipalities, local communities and police forums can significantly help reduce crime rates as well as anti-crime initiatives. This is according to findings revealed on Wednesday by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) – sponsored community prosecution project survey, which…
Author: Bua News