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Launch of Groundbreaking Guidance for School Principals on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. Minister Seán Haughey TD today launched a groundbreaking new publication Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students in Post Primary Schools – Guidance for Principals and School Leaders developed jointly by the Department of Education and GLEN. This the first comprehensive guidance…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN)
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Teachers accused of ignoring homophobic bullying
GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education heard that homophobic bullying needs to be tackled through the Department of Education instructing schools to include specific mention of it in their anti-bullying policies. In a joint submission by GLEN ( Gay and Lesbian…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Minister Andrews opens Forum promoting more effective services for children and families
Forum on Prevention and Early Intervention for Children and Youth a joint initiative by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and The Atlantic Philanthropies Croke Park, Dublin Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews TD, said that prevention and early…
Author: Forum on Prevention and Early Intervention for Children and Youth
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TAC Statement on new cabinet appointments and resources for health
The Treatment Action Campaign is an Atlantic grantee. TAC E-Newsletter The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) welcomes the appointment of Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi as the Minister of Health, and the re-appointment of Dr. Molefi Sefularo as the Deputy Minister of Health. Both the Health Minister and…
Author: Treatment Action Campaign
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Charitable Relations
Philanthropy adapts to the Obama era. Original Source by Lauren Foster Last November, two weeks after Barack Obama was elected president, Gara LaMarche took to the podium at the annual meeting of Southern California Grantmakers. The president and chief executive of The Atlantic Philanthropies was…
Author: The American Prospect
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Congressman Yarmuth Calls for Creation of White House Office on Children and Youth
Plan would get kids much-needed attention, streamline bureaucracy, cut govt. waste http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/node/674 The Forum for Youth Investment is delighted that Congressman Yarmuth sent a letter to President Obama days after he took office calling for him to issue an executive order that would create a White House…
Author: Forum for Youth Investment
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How we can create free health care for all
We are now 15 years into our democracy and we have yet to remove one of the most important barriers to access to health by the poor – money. The 1994 National Health Plan of the ANC called for ensuring that all South Africans, rich…
Author: Cape Argus (South Africa)
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Denying Antiretrovirals To Migrants Hurts Us All
Original Source Interview with Joanna Vearey, Forced Migration Project, Univ. of Witswatersrand JOHANNESBURG, Jul 15 (IPS) – South Africa has become a destination for people from across the continent and beyond. But in spite of migrants having a legal right to free antiretroviral treatment (ART)…
Author: Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
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First Year of Center for Afterschool Excellence Program a Success, Report Finds
The first year of the Center for After-School Excellence’s certificate program saw a high level of participant satisfaction and a relatively high level of completion, a new report from Policy Studies Associates finds. Launched in 2007, the one-year program enables staff who serve New York…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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A Laughing Matter: SF Comedian Looks to Tell the Stories of Dementia Patients, Caregivers
Josh Kornbluth is Among the Global Brain Health Institute’s 32 Inaugural Atlantic Fellows Artist Josh Kornbluth (left), a comedic autobiographical monologist, participates in a clinicopathological section with Lea T. Grinberg, MD, PhD, as part of his fellowship at the Global Brain Health Institute. Photo by…
Author: University of California San Francisco