Displaying items by tag: international development and relief
Little known fact: Studies show that just $1 invested today in disaster risk reduction saves $4 or more in the future cost of relief and rehabilitation.
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Volunteers, doctors, midwives and traditional Bolivian practitioners work together to save lives in rural Bolivia.
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Canadian volunteers bring solar-powered study lamps to their fellow students deep in the jungles of Costa Rica.
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On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake left Haiti in ruins. Around the world, relief teams sprang into action.
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Five years ago, the tsunami took thousands of lives and changed Thailand forever. Finally, the tide is beginning to turn.
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Three Quebec drama students help Peruvian youth find their own voices.
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Métis lawyer Brenda Gunn works with Mayan survivors of Guatemala's massacres.
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Have you ever wondered what a hero looks like?
Verge is proud to introduce our 2009 Global Heroes: 14 men and women who are doing their part to make a difference in the developing world.
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Volunteer teacher Cheryl Dunkerton finds that Mongolian students juggle more than just exams in order to make it through school.
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Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
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It's one thing to put the roof back on a house—what about rebuilding young lives in a Caribbean economy torn apart by hurricanes?
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Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
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