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| Global Activism: Share Your Soles Celebrates Ten Years |
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| Mona Purdy is the founder and executive director of Share Your Soles, an NGO that distributes used shoes globally and domestically to people in need. |
| Global Activism: Bringing Medical Supplies to the Developing World |
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| As part of our ongoing Global Activism series, we will hear about Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach. They are a local organization that collects, refurbishes and redistributes medical equipment and supplies to developing countries. |
| Global Activism: Developing Southern Sudan |
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| Kenneth Elisapana is the Executive Director of South Sudan Voices of Hope for Relief and Development. The organization promotes health care, education and agriculture in Southern Sudan. |
| Global Activism: Keeping Girls in School in Africa |
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| Amy Maglio is Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Global Education Project. |
| Global Activism: Chicago Engineers Bring Water to a Town in Mexico |
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| Also, on our weekly Global Activism segment, we'll talk with Robin Semer, a civil and environmental engineer and a member of Engineers Without Borders, Chicagoland Professional Chapter and Dina Najera, a mechanical engineer. They're working on a water supply project in Cuetzala de la Reforma, Mexico. |
| Global Activism: Haitian Hospice and Orphanage Needs Help |
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| Last year we spoke with Father Tony Cortesi, who has dedicated his life to giving comfort and aid to Haiti’s hungry, sick, and dying. He returns to Worldview to update us on the dire need of the people of Haiti. |
| Global Activism: Getting Kids out of Poverty in Rural India |
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| Sameer Prasad is on the Board Member of Spread India, the Society for the Promotion of Rural Environment And Development of India. He is also a professor of management at The University of Wisconsin Whitewater. |
| Global Activism: Art Helps Haitian Children |
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| Judy Hoffman tells us about her non-profit arts organization, Art Creation Foundation for Children. The organization works with kids in Jacmel, Haiti. |
| Global Activism: Chicago Kids To Build Schools in Africa |
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| Azim Ramelize is Assistant Commissioner with the Department of Family Support Services for the City of Chicago. Carrie Pena is the Director of Development for buildOn Chicago. The organization works with inner city kids and builds schools in the developing world. |
| Global Activism: Schools for the Children of the World |
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| A local architect tells us why he decided to start an organization that builds schools in the developing world. |
| Documenting the First University in Angola's Bie Region |
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| Guerra Freitas, Nicolas DeGrazia, Joyce Hollingsworth, and Christopher Turley talk about the project and documentary chronicling efforts by the Evanston group Share Circle to build the first university in Angola’s Bie region. |
| Global Activism: Helping Uganda’s Orphans |
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| Father Hilary Muheezangango, Founder of COVE Alliance (Children’s Outreach and Vocational Education), tells us how his organization cares for orphans in Uganda. Many of whom lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. |
| Global Activism: Treating Curable Blindness |
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| Prajwal Ciryamm Executive Director of CatarACT International tells us about the organization's work to helps communities create cataract reduction programs in the developing world. |
| Global Activism: Helping the Poor in India |
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| India Development Services, a local organization that supports grassroots development projects in India. They work on education, healthcare and the environment. |
| Global Activism: Improving the Lives of India’s Dalits |
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| Members of the Dalit caste in India used to be called untouchables. We learn about an organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of life and economic conditons for members of this caste. |
| Global Activism: Vamos Adelante |
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| Bob Masterson – Works with the organization Vamos Adelante |
| Global Activism: The Youth Technology Corps |
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David Finkel – Founder of Youth Technology Corps.
Dr. Arturo Barragan, Youth Technology Corps, Mexico
Sergio Ramirez, student participating in exchange program |
| Clinic Provides Free Medical Care in Rural Bolivia |
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| Dr. Susan Hou and Dr. Mark Molitch – Co-Founders of The Centro Medico Humberto Parra |
| Voices from the 2009 Global Activism Expo |
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| Nick White - Chicago Public Radio Producer |
| Global Activism Special: BoldeReach Unites Women Who Want to Help Women |
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Carolyn Schuham—Founder of BoldeReach, a group that supports small-scale projects for women and children in need
Sheila McAnanly—Founder of BouldeReach Chicago Chapter |
| Global Activism Special: Sending Aid to Nicaragua |
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| Jens Nielsen—Founder, Nicaragua-Direct |
| Global Activism Special: Investing in People One Dollar at a Time |
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| Marc Gold — Founder, 100 Friends Project |
| Global Activism Special: Bringing Shoes to Poor Communities |
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| Mona Purdy—Founder of Share Your Soles |
| Global Activism Special: Organic Agriculture in Guatemala |
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| Julie Siegel—Project Director for Earthways’ Guatemala Project |
| Global Activism Special: Supporting Women’s Education in Senegal and Kenya |
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| Amy Maglio — Founder and Executive Direction of Women’s Global Education Project |
| Global Activism: Educating Tibetan Girls |
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Asang and Nancy Floy – Co-founders of the Tibet Girls School |
| Global Activism: Bringing Clean Water to Tanzania |
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| Margie Braband- Executive Director, It Can Be Done |
| Global Activism: Building Schools in Angola |
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| Lynn Cole — Executive Director of Rise International |
| Global Activism: Bringing Solar Light to Africa |
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| Bishop Alden Hathaway — Founder of Solar Light for Africa |
| 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War: Helping Displaced Iraqis |
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| Noah Merrill—Co-Founder of Direct Aid Iraq |
| Global Activism: Motorcycles for Heath Workers in Africa |
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| Lisa Johnson Bakker—Development Director for Riders for Health in the UK; Head of Riders for Health II in the USA |
| Global Activism: Suspects Found Guily in Murder of Honduran Lawyer |
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| Kurt Ver Beek — Co-Founder of the Association for a More Just Society |
| Global Activism: Armenian Relief Mission |
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Steve and Rozik Kashian — Founders of Armenian Relief Mission
Email Steve and Rozik Kashian for more info OR join the Armenian Relief Mission (ARM) Facebook Page |
| Global Activism: Mali Midwives |
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Nicole Warren — Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, Loyola University of Chicago; Co-founder of Mali Midwives
Craig Tower — Visiting Instructor of Anthropology at Loyola University of Chicago; Co-founder of Mali Midwives
Book Referenced in Interview:
Monique and the Mango Rains
More info here on how to help the Mali Midwives effort
OR Contact Mali Midwives at malimidwives@gmail.com |
| Global Activism: Kows 4 Kenyan Families |
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Ruth Stoneham — Educator; Project Coordinator of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
Jack Thornton — Student; Member of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
Rohail Memon — Student; Member of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
Hannah Fisch — Student; Member of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
Olga Bernal — Student; Member of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
Farooq Ahmad — Student; Member of Kows 4 Kenyan Families
For more info on Kows 4 Kenyan Families, contact Ruth Stoneham or Dan Thomas |
| Global Activism: Helping Grandparents Raise their Grandchildren in Kenya |
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| Robert Barasa — Founder of the Ember Kenya Grandparents Empowerment Project |
| Best of Global Activism: Helping Ecuadorans with Hansen's Disease |
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| Sister Annie Credidio — Founder of Damien House |
| Global Activism: Lost Boys Giving Back to Sudan |
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Jok Kuol Wel—Founder and president of Help Sudan
Lauren Swihardt— Treasurer and website designer of Help Sudan |
| Global Activism: Bringing Medical Aid to Northern Uganda |
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Father Sam Okori — Co-Founder of Medical Aid to Northern Uganda (MANU); Priest from northern Uganda; Medical Student at Xavier University in Aruba
Dr. Kevin Hunt— Co-Founder of Medical Aid to Northern Uganda (MANU); Faculty member at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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| Global Activism: Community Development in Rural Haiti |
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Fran Leeman— Lead Pastor of LifeSpring Church in Plainfield, Illinois; Founder of New Life for Haiti |
| Best of Global Activism: Teaching Sex-Ed in Rural Kenya |
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Rose Ayuma Moon — Founder of Vumilia, a grassroots organization in Kenya that promotes AIDS education and supports women and children with HIV
Kathy Tate-Bradish — Volunteer at Vumilia |
| Best of Global Activism:Providing Scholarships to Kenyan Students |
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Otieno Ochieng — Chair of Sango Association
Teresa Wasonga — Secretary of Sango Association |
| Best of Global Activism: Bringing the Internet to Ugandan Refugees |
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| Gus Zelke — Founder of the BOSCO (Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach) Ugandan Relief Project |
| Best of Global Activism: Empowering Zambians through Education and Empathy |
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| Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe — Founder and Director of Tikondane Community Centre |
| Best of Global Activism: Haitian Hospice and Orphanage |
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| Father Deacon Tony Cortesi – Eastern Orthodox Deacon and Founder of Holy Angels Hospice and Orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti |
| Best of Global Activism: Helping Ecuadorans with Hansen's Disease |
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| Sister Annie Credidio — Founder of Damien House |
| Annual Olive Harvest in the West Bank |
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Jennifer Bing-Canar — Olive Harvest Delegation Co-Leader
Lynn Pollack — Olive Harvest Delegate
For more information on olive products from the Palestinian Fair Trade Association, call the Chicago office of the American Friends Service Committee, 312-427-2533 |
| Global Activism: Combating Blindness in India |
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| Manu Vora — President and Founding Director of the Blind Foundation for India, a non-profit based group based in Naperville, Illinois |
| Global Activism: Building Homes for Earthquake Victims in Peru |
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Father Miguel Ranera — Founder of Coprodeli USA
His remarks interpreted by Vanessa Keating — Executive Director of Coprodeli-USA |
| Global Activism: Preventing Conflict in Rwanda through Literacy |
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Kristine Spencer — Supporter and Co-Founder of the International Family Literacy Initiative
Didacienne Mukahabeshimana — Founder of Umuhuza, a conflict prevention and reconciliation organization in Rwanda |
| Global Activism: Local Organization Helps AIDS Orphans in Africa |
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| Tom Derdak — Founder and Executive Director of Global Alliance for Africa |
| Global Activism: Grassroots Group Teaches Sex Education in Rural Kenya |
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Rose Ayuma Moon — Founder of Vumilia, a grassroots organization in Kenya that promotes AIDS education and supports women and children with HIV
Kathy Tate-Bradish — Volunteer at Vumilia |
| Global Activism: Women and Children Trafficked in Cambodia |
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| Jane Tafel — Executive Director of Hagar USA |
| Global Activism: Run for Congo Women |
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Tracy Ronzio — Co-organizer of the Chicago Run for Congo Women
Flo Nlandu — Co-organizer of the Chicago Run for Congo Women |
| Global Activism: Treating TB in North Korea |
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Stephen Linton — Founder of the Eugene Bell Foundation |
| Global Activism: A Strategy to End World Hunger |
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| Jim Whitton — Regional Director in the U.S. for The Hunger Project |
| Global Activism: Illinois Native Fights Female Genital Cutting in Senegal |
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Molly Melching - founder of Tostan, an organization that works with African communities on human rights and public health issues
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| Global Activism: Torture Survivor Helps Congolese Orphans |
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| Mputa Mbundzu (assumed name) — Torture survivor from the Republic of Congo |
| Global Activism: Making Rugs and Improving Lives in Pakistan |
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| Yousaf Chaman — President, JAKCISS Oriental Rugs in Lahore, Pakistan. His company employs Pakistani artisans, who make heirloom-quality rugs, and pays them living wages. |
| Global Activism: Eastern Orthodox Deacon Runs Haitian Orphanage |
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Father Deacon Tony Cortesi is an Eastern Orthodox Deacon and Founder of Holy Angels Hospice and Orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti. Father Deacon Tony’s mission is to serve the infirmed and rejected on the desperate island nation.
Holy Angels Children's Society
P.O. Box 2142
Southampton, NJ 08088 |
| Global Activism: Organic Agriculture in Guatemala |
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| Julie Siegel — Project Director for Reforesting and Organic Agriculture in Guatemala, Earthways Foundation Project; Founder, J. Siegel Designs |
| Global Activism: Preventing Sexual Exploitation of Children in Ethiopia |
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Anannia Admassu Sahle — Founder, Children Aid Ethiopia
Related Interview from March 15, 2007:
Vocation Training for Children at Risk in Ethiopia project |
| Global Activism: Scholarships for Street Children in Uganda |
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Molly Heineman — Founder, Child Restoration Outreach Support Organization (CROSO) |
| Global Activism: 40 Years After the My Lai Massacre |
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| Mike Boehm — Chairman of the My Lai Peace Park Project; Vietnam Veteran |
| Global Activism: Reviving Orchards in Afghanistan |
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Dana Freyer — Founder, Global Partnership for Afghanistan
Roger Hardister — Executive Director in Afghanistan, Global Partnership for Afghanistan |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Documenting Medical Aid in Ecuador |
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George Pfoertner — Volunteer, Causes for Change International
Slideshow of George's Photography from Ecuador |
| Global Activism Update: Growing Coffee in Honduras |
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| Lisa Armstrong — Founder of Fellow Man International |
| Global Activism Update: Starting a University in Angola |
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| Guerra Freitas — Founder and Executive Director of Share Circle |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Building a Library in Kenya |
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| Nate Cohen — Volunteer for the Lavenda Education and Health Foundation |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Tracking Wildlife in Kenya |
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| Amanda Schulze — Kenya Volunteer for the EarthWatch Institute |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Art and Disaster Relief in Pakistan |
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Suhail Butt — Volunteer, Comprehensive Disaster Response Services Pakistan; Founder of Actual Size |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Educating Preschoolers in Ghana |
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| Selma Burley — Retired schoolteacher; Volunteer through American Jewish World Service at Street Girls Aid in Accra, Ghana |
| Global Activists in Film |
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| Milos Stehlik — Director of Facets Multimedia; Worldview Film Contributor |
| Global Activism: 100 Friends Project Revisited |
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| Marc Gold — Founder of 100 Friends Project |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Building Houses in Guatemala |
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| Gary Doten — Volunteer with Common Hope |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Working with Children in Morocco |
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Kristina Erfe—Volunteer at Cross-Cultural Solutions |
| My Global Activism Vacation: Organic Farming in Australia and New Zealand |
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Mark Kenseth— Volunteer, World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms |
| Global Activism: Preventing AIDS in Cameroon |
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| Francis Ntowe — Director of and Founder, Cameroon America AIDS Alliance Dr. Bernard Blaauw — Medical Director, Cameroon America AIDS Alliance |
| Nepal: A Home for Abandoned Children |
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Beverly Bronson — Founder, Ghar Sita Mutu |
| Global Activism: Healing Interethnic Conflict within Arab and Jewish Communities |
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| Samer Mouallem — Middle East Regional Director for Play for Peace |
| Global Activism: Connecting U.S. Kids with Kids Abroad |
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Vicki Perella — Founder of the Aspire Inspire Foundation |
| Global Activism: Supporting Orphans in Russia and Africa |
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Jenya Haps— Co-founder and Regional Development Manager, Children’s HopeChest |
| Global Activism: Empowering Zambians through Education and Empathy |
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| Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe — Founder and Director of Tikondane Community Centre |
| Global Activism: Feeding the Starving in Haiti |
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| Bea Pedersen — Chicago Area Development Director of Feed My Starving Children |
| Global Activism: Education and Water Reclamation in Kenya |
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Michelle Stark — Founder of Matanya’s Hope
Amos Kipeen – Member of Maasai Buffalo Dance and Cultural Change Group
Seleina Magdaline – Member of Maasai Buffalo Dance and Cultural Change Group
Jonathan Koshal – Member of Maasai Buffalo Dance and Cultural Change Group |
| Reflections from 1st Annual Global Activism Expo |
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| Recorded by Blair Chavis — Chicago Public Radio Producer |
| Best of Global Activism: Building a University in Angola |
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Guerra Freitas — Founder and Executive Director of Share Circle
Dr. Patricia Deer — Chairperson of Share Circle |
| Best of Global Activism: Helping the Deaf in Nicaragua |
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Marie Coppola— Founder and co-chair of Manos Unidas
Leslie Bermingham—Co-chair of Manos Unidas |
| Best of Global Activism: Bringing Health Care to Central America |
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| Karen Scheeringa – Founder of Hearts in Motion |
| Best of Global Activism: Health Care for Poor Communities in Honduras |
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| Lisa Armstrong — Founder and Administrator of Fellow Man International; Registered Nurse |
| Global Activism: Helping Ecuadorans with Hansen’s Disease |
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| Sister Annie Credidio — Founder of Damien House |
| Global Activism: Creating Public Health Leaders in Latin America |
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| Catherine Quinn — Coordinator of Field Program Operations and the Immersion Program at Concern America |
| Global Activism: Bringing the Internet to Ugandan Refugee Camps |
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| Gus Zelke — Founder of the BOSCO (Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach) Ugandan Relief Project |
| Global Activism: Providing Scholarships for Kenyan Students |
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Otieno Ochieng — Chair of Sango Association
Teresa Wasonga — Secretary of Sango Association |
| Global Activism: Center for Global Initiatives |
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| Dr. Chris Stout — Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives; Author of the forthcoming book series The New Humanitarians: Inspiration, Innovations and Blueprints for Visionaries |
| Global Activism: Motives for Early Marraige and Ending Child Marriage in Mali |
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Clip: Motives for Early Marriage
Maria Gabriella De Vita — UNICEF
Ending Child Marriage in Mali
Wendy Schaetzel Lesko — Director of School Girls Unite
Mira Fleming —Member of School Girls Unite
Mira's Video Petition on the International Child Marriage Prevention & Protection Act
International Center for Research on Women’s Week of Action on Child Marriage
Photo Exhibit on Child Marriage by Stephanie Sinclair |
| Global Activism: Treating and Preventing TB in India |
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Shelly Batra — President and Co-founder of Operation Asha
Sandeep Ahuja — Co-founder of Operation Asha
Robert Webster — Student Coordinator in the U.S. for Operation Asha |
| Global Activism: Uniting Kenyans Through Education |
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Jeff and Ruth Njuguna — Founders of Lavenda Education and Health Foundation in central Kenya  |
| Global Activism: Jewelry Co-op in the Brazilian Amazon |
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Eve Bratman — Co-founder of (SAFRA); PhD Candidate at American University
Dara Hoppe – Co-founder of SAFRA |
| Global Activism: Lost Boys Build School in Sudan |
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Jok Kuol Wel — Co-founder and President of Help Sudan
Del Shimandle — Vice President of Help Sudan |
| Global Activism: Build Cambodia |
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Ed Bachrach — Founder of Build Cambodia
Kathryn Lucatelli — Executive Director of Build Cambodia |
| Global Activism: Sri Lankan Women Build Boats |
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Arjuna Udhayashankar— Regional Manager, Sri Lanka Solidarity |
| Best of Global Activism: Building a University in Angola |
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Guerra Freitas — Founder and Executive Director of Share Circle
Dr. Patricia Deer — Chairperson of Share Circle
Original Broadcast 8/21/2007 |
| Best of Global Activism: Cleaning a Lake in India |
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Prakash Tata — Environmental Scientist originally from Vizianagaram in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh; Former Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Research Division of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Original Broadcast 4/26/2007 |
| Best of Global Activism: Health Care for Poor Communities in Honduras |
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Lisa Armstrong — Founder and Administrator of Fellow Man International; Registered Nurse
Original Broadcast 5/17/2007 |
| Best of Global Activism: Bringing Health Care to Central America |
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Karen Scheeringa – Founder of Hearts in Motion
Original Broadcast 9/6/2007 |
| Best of Global Activism: Helping the Deaf in Nicaragua |
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Marie Coppola— Founder and co-chair of Manos Unidas
Leslie Bermingham—Co-chair of Manos Unidas
Original Broadcast 5/10/2007
We've been doing our Global Activism series for over 4 years now. Each week we hear from an individual who decided to make the world a better place. This week, we thought we’d share with you some of our favorite Global Activism guests from this year. |
| Best of Global Activism: Supporting Midwives in Nicaragua |
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Bethany Golden — Nurse-midwife; Co-founder of Juntos Adelante
Angie Rogers — Family Nurse Practitioner; Co-founder of Juntos Adelante
Original Bradcast 9/13/2007 |
| Best of Global Activism: Treating Tuberculosis in India |
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Shelly Batra — President and Co-founder of Operation Asha
Sandeep Ahuja — Co-founder of Operation Asha
Robert Webster — Student Coordinator in the U.S. for Operation Asha
Original Broadcast 9/20/07 |
| Best of Global Activism: Teaching Yesterday’s Technologies to International Farmers |
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Dick Roosenberg — Founder of Tillers International
Original Broadcast 2/15/07 |
| Best of Global Activism: Bringing Prosthetics to Guatemalans |
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Eric Neufeld — President and Co-founder of the Range of Motion Project (ROMP)
Elizabeth Mallon — ROMP’s Marketing Director
Original Broadcast 2/22/2007
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| Best of Global Activism: Education in Honduras |
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Father Emil Cook — Co-founder of Mission Honduras International
Original broadcast 2/8/2007 |
| Global Activism: Preventing Blindness Around the World |
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May Khadem — Executive Director and co-founder of Health for Humanity
Health for Humanity works alongside local institutions to provide health care and health care development assistance to people in places where it is currently unavailable. |
| Global Activism: Sierra Leone’s Amputee Soccer Team |
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| Egan Reich is a Chicagoan who was moved by the story of Sierra Leone’s many amputees. He's the author of the play “The Most Liquid Currency in the World.” With the help of Pine Box Theatre, where the play is running, he is donating a portion of ticket sales to Sierra Leone’s Single Leg Amputee Soccer Club – or SLASC. |
| Global Activism: How Sudan Got Where It Is Today |
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| Kenneth Elisapana — Executive Director of South Sudan Voices of Hope; Advisory Board Member of the Sudanese Community Association of Illinois |
| Global Activism: Fighting HIV/AIDS with Camps for Kids |
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| Phil Lilienthal is the founder of Global Camps Africa. Phil, a former Peace Corps volunteer, saw the need to help children affected by AIDS so he founded Global Camps Africa. They run a summer camp for kids outside of Johannesburg in South Africa that blends HIV/AIDS awareness with traditional camp fun. |
| Global Activism: Hope through Education for South African Youth |
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John Gilmour — Founder & Principal of the LEAP Science and Maths School in Cape Town, South Africa
Sandile Nukuna — Assistant Director for Learning Centers at the LEAP School
Bruce Savage — Member of the Chicago-based LEAP-Midwest Chapter
Ayanna Ward Savage—Member, Chicago-based LEAP-Midwest Chapter
Learn more about LEAP School & LEAP-Midwest Chapter on YouTube |
| Global Activism: Improving Life for India’s Disabled |
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| Sai Padma — Founder of the NGO “Global Ability in Disability” in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Global Activism: Training Small Business Owners in Sudan |
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Doug Mann — Founder of Global Business Assist
Leif Zetterlund – Executive Director of International Aid Services |
| Global Activism: Run for Congo Women |
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Christine Karumba – Country Director, Women for Women International's Congo Program
Mary Holstrom— Co-organizer, Chicago Run for Congo Women
Tracy Ronzio— Co-organizer, Chicago Run for Congo Women
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| Fair Wages for Guatemalan Artisans |
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Mirian Otzin — Guatemala Administrator for Mayaworks.
Interpreted by Sarah Cunningham, U.S. Product Manager for Mayaworks |
| Global Activism: Treating Tuberculosis in India |
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Shelly Batra, President and Co-founder of Operation Asha
Sandeep Ahuja, Co-founder of Operation Asha
Robert Webster, Student Coordinator in the U.S. for Operation Asha |
| Global Activism: Supporting Midwives in Nicaragua |
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Bethany Golden — Nurse-midwife and Co-founder of Juntos Adelante
Angie Rogers – Family Nurse Practitioner and Co-founder of Juntos Adelante |
| Global Activism: Bringing Health Care to Central America |
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| Karen Scheeringa – Founder of Hearts in Motion |
| Global Activism: Working with Families in Post-War Sierra Leone |
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| Nancy Peddle — Founder of Lemon Aid Fund |
| Global Activism: AIDS Education in China |
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| Gabe Suk — Founder of Prevention Through Education (PTE) |
| Global Activism: Building a University in Angola |
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Guerra Freitas — Founder and Executive Director of Share Circle
Dr. Patricia Deer — Chairperson of Share Circle
Events:
Share Circle Celebration, Slideshow Presentation, and Fundraiser
Friday, August 24th at 7 pm
Reba Place Church Meeting House
620 Madison Ave. Evanston, IL
More Info: 847-733-1276 |
| Global Activism: Helping Sewing Cooperatives in Bolivia |
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| Kristine Delacourt — Coordinator of Solidarity Clothing |
| Global Activism: Combating HIV/AIDS in Kenya |
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HIV figures in Kenya are improving. According to UNAIDS in 2006, of the 760,000 Kenyans tested for HIV, more than a third of those who needed treatment had access to it, including 6,000 children. A government-declaration of War on HIV/AIDS in 2003 and numerous prevention and education programs contribute to the encouraging numbers.
Gary Harper is Professor of Psychology and Director of DePaul’s Master of Public Health Program and Lexa Murphy is Associate Professor of Communication at DePaul.
Inquiries and donations can be directed to Leah Nebauer lneubaue@depaul.edu |
| Global Activism: Bringing Hope to Kenya’s Children |
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Michelle Stark—Founder of Matanya’s Hope
Lisa Kreidler— Vice President of Matanya’s Hope
Art Stark— Board member of Matanya’s Hope |
| Global Activism: Township Youth Baseball |
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Ian Edelstein is an assistant coach to the Philippi Angels baseball team in the Philippi Township in Cape Town, South Africa. He’s trying to secure support for uniforms and a playing field for his Under-12 and Under-14 squads. Inquiries can be directed to Ian Edelstein (ian@oz.net) or Nyameko Gabada (ngabada@gwc.gov.za)
Related Links:
-Video of the Philippi Angels on YouTube
-Community Involvement on Ian’s Website |
| Global Activism: Improving Science Education in Pakistan |
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Barbara Janes — Former Peace Corps volunteer in Pakistan; volunteer educator with The Citizens Foundation
Barbara Janes went to Pakistan as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960's. She returned there recently as a volunteer with The Citizens Foundation to lead science education workshops with teachers. |
| Global Activism: Improving the Health of Rural Populations in India |
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| Pankaj Shah is co-managing trustee and director of a community health program of SEWA Rural. They’ve working to improve the health of communities in the Indian state of Gujarat for over 26 years and have a huge range of health care programs – including an eye care project, a women’s development project, and a community health care program. |
| Global Activism: Encouraging Education in an Indian Slum |
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| Ted Adams — Founder of the SEED (Support and Encourage Education for the Disadvantaged) Project |
| Global Activism: Project Harambee in Kenya |
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Kathleen Harrison — Founder and Director of Project Harambee
Justin List — Medical Student at Loyola University and Volunteer for Project Harambee
Project Harambee is dedicated to helping Kenyan women impacted by HIV to help themselves through education, financial support and political action. It's worked with students at Loyola University to advance medical research and develop business plans for Kenyan woman entrepreneurs. |
| Global Activism: Health Care for Poor Communities in Honduras |
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| Lisa Armstrong is a registered nurse and the founder of Fellow Man International. She works in northwest Honduras as a nurse and missionary helping impoverished mountain communities. She moved to Honduras full time to help the poor after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. You can buy the fair trade coffee made by Honduran farmers under the "Green Parrot" brand label. |
| Global Activism: Helping the Deaf in Nicaragua |
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Marie Coppola— Founder and co-chair of Manos Unidas
Leslie Bermingham—Co-chair of Manos Unidas |
| International Fair Trade Day |
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Sarah Cunningham — Product Manager, MayaWorks
Susanne Donoghue — Founding Member and Manager, Ten Thousand Villages; Board Member, Chicago Fair Trade |
| Global Activism: Community Development & Sustainable Farming |
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| Silvia Barretto — Founder of Organic Retreats; Owner of Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza, a coffee farm in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Global Activism: Cleaning a Lake in India |
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| Prakash Tata is an environmental scientist originally from Vizianagaram in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh. After he retired from his job at the Water Reclamation District, he went back to his hometown where he is the head of clean-up project for Lake Pedda Cheruvu. |
| Global Activism: Building Bikes for Developing Countries |
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| Nick Colombo is the General Manager of Working Bikes Cooperative, a Chicago organization that collects unwanted bikes, fixes them up, and sends them to developing countries around the world. |
| Global Activism: Sending Shoes to Children Around the World |
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| Mona Purdy is the Founder of Share Your Soles, a non-profit organization with the simple mission of sending shoes to those around the world who are in greatest need of them. |
| Global Activism: Women’s Health in Zimbabwe |
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Elizabeth Mhangami was born in Bulawayo, the commercial capital of Zimbabwe. She's launching her Dignity campaign to provide health and sanitation products to women on April 17th, 2007, the 27th anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence.
Contact the Dignity for Women of Zimbabwe Campaign |
| Global Activism: Teaching Photography to Children from a Refugee Camp |
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| Picture Balata teaches photography to children in the Balata Camp, the most densely populated refugee camp in the West Bank. They are touring the US to show images from their lives and to share their experiences of growing up in a violent and traumatic environment. |
| Global Activism: Training Grassroots Activists around the World |
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| Karen Egerer is the founder of Heartland International; they implement and manage political, economic and social development projects. They try to use the resources of the Midwest to support democratic institutions, offer training for microenterprises and strengthen the role of women. |
| Global Activism: Africa's First High School for AIDS Orphans |
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| Over one million people live in the Kimbera slums of Nairobi in Kenya. Of those who live there, more than 30,000 are AIDS orphans. We talk to Fr. Terry Charlton, founder of St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School in the Kimbera slums, Africa’s first high school for AIDS orphans. |
| Global Activism: Job Training for Ethiopian Children |
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| Two former Peace Corps teachers returned to Ethiopia after forty years to find their old school crumbling and a staggering number of children working and living on the streets. We discuss their Vocational Training for Children at Risk program with founders John Kulczycki and Scott Morgan. |
| Global Activism: Sending Help Back Home to Rwanda |
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| Providence Rubingisa came to the U.S. in 2002 to escape the violence in Rwanda. Now he’s living in the Chicago area and helping those communities he left behind. Global Family Rescue sponsors rural families in Rwanda. They are also working on community development projects to bring clean water and sustainable food sources to Rwandans. |
| Global Activism: Bringing Prosthetics to Guatemalans |
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Eric Neufeld — President and Co-founder of the Range of Motion Project (ROMP).
Elizabeth Mallon — ROMP’s Marketing Director.
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| Global Activism: Teaching Yesterday’s Technologies to International Farmers |
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| When you think of a modern farm, you might imagine big tractors and high tech irrigation systems. But in many places in the world, small farmers cannot afford to use such expensive equipment. We talk with the founder of Tillers International. They’re a farming cooperative that’s teaching sustainable agricultural techniques to the world’s poor. |
| Global Activism: Education in Honduras |
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| In Honduras, poor families have almost no access to education beyond the 6th grade level. And only 30 percent of all Honduran children go to high school. Mission Honduras International developed and runs elementary and high schools, a trade school, orphanages, and a shelter for abandoned mothers and children in Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and Liberia. Mission Honduras International is now caring for and educating over 1,000 children each year in the three countries. |
| Global Activism-Human Translation Project |
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Almost 2 million tourists visited the Siem Reap province in Cambodia last year, creating a boom in jobs and permanent residents. But not all villagers are seeing the benefits of this tourism. On today’s Global Activism segment, we’ll talk with the project manager of “Human Translation.” They’re an organization that works with eight villages in Siem Reap on clean water initiatives, scabies eradication, and a water gate project. |
| Global Activism: Alleviating Child Hunger Around the World |
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Bea Pedersen is Chicago Director of Development of “Feed My Starving Children.” Over 16,000 children die every day from starvation related illnesses. "Feed My Starving Children" is sending nutritional packets to starving children in over 40 countries. Last year alone, they sent over 30 million meals abroad. |
| Global Activism: Providing Sustainable Income to Women in Afghanistan |
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We talk with the head of a group that's helping Afghan women earn income and getting Afghan children into school. |
| Global Activism: Causes for Change International |
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Today, in our Global Activism segment, we'll talk with Zully Alvarado, the founder of “Causes for Change International.” What started as a return visit to her home country is now an annual mission to help.
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| Global Activism: Fighting AIDS in Malawi |
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Dr. Kathleen Norr is the Malawi program coordinator for UIC’s AIDS International Training and Research Program, a collaboration between universities in Malawi to educate public health workers and build research and training infrastructure. Dr. Chrissie Kaponda is the Malawi Country Coordinator of Mzake ind Mzake–which means “Friend to Friend.” Mzake ndi Mzake Peer Group Intervention for HIV Prevention combines health care with research into gender inequality and social learning. Using the next-door district as a control, the group acts like an educational “chain letter.” First, it educates health care workers at a large, state-run hospital. Then, those workers use the same curriculum of human sexuality, IV transmission and condom use to teach workers at five rural clinics and leaders in nearby villages. In the next phase, nearly 2,000 adults in the community were trained.
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| Global Activism: Clowns Without Borders |
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Everybody’s heard of Doctors without Borders, but today we talk about the organization, Clowns Without Borders. Since 1993, they have been leading expeditions to improve the psychological well-being of people in crisis situations all over the world. They bring humor and laughter through artist performances and workshops with children and their caretakers. We talk with the Southern Africa director of Clowns Without Borders about his most recent journey through Lesotho. |
| Global Activism: Running to Rebuild a Tibetan School |
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Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche—Spiritual teacher, Shambala Buddhism; Author, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern LifeSakyong Mipham Rinpoche is a reincarnate lama and spiritual teacher who heads Shambala Buddhism. But he’s also a marathon runner. He runs marathons to raise fund for the Konchok Foundation's efforts to rebuild a school in a destroyed Tibetan monastery. |
| Global Activism: Ending Child Homelessness in Bolivia |
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Dr. Chi Huang—Founder, Bolivian Street Children Project; Author, When Invisible Children SingBy 2010, between 200 and 300 million children will be living on the streets worldwide. Today, we look at one organization in Bolivia that is working to give street children a safe and loving home. The Bolivian Street Children Project was started in 1997 by Chi Huang, an American doctor. Since its founding, the project has reached out and helped over 500 children. We talk with Chi Huang about the Bolivian Street Children Project. |
| Global Activism: U.S. Science Teachers Go to Zambia |
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| Global Activism: Bringing the Internet to Schools in Africa |
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Cliff Missen—Director, WiderNet Project, University of Iowa While teaching in Nigeria, Cliff Missen saw how expensive, slow and unreliable the internet could be in African universities. Combining his interest in education technology and international development, Cliff developed the “internet in a box.” The eGranary Digital Library is basically a hard drive that contains encyclopedias, educational videos and other information of interest to students in Africa. Cliff tells us how the eGranary works and what effect it is having on communities across Africa. |
| Global Activism: Running to Aid Women in Congo |
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Lisa Shannon—Founder, Run for Congo Women, a group that organizes jogging races to benefit Women for Women International’s sponsorships in the Democratic Republic of Congo More than 4 million people have died in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Even after a peace accord was signed in 2003, a thousand people continue to die every day. Lisa Shannon was at home sick when she saw a special on “Oprah” about women in Congo. She was so moved she decided she needed to do something personally. She took pledges from friends to do a 30-mile, solo run and used the funds to sponsor 80 women in Congo. She went on to set up Run for Congo Women to use runs to support more Congolese women. There’s a run in Chicago October 21. |
| Global Activism: Educating Girls in Africa |
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Amy Maglio—Executive Director, Women’s Global Education Project In Africa, 80 percent of girls who make it to school drop out after the 6th grade. Amy Maglio was living in Senegal and decided she wanted to do her part to help more girls go to school. The Women’s Global Education Project now supports girls in Senegal and Kenya to help them get in school and stay in school. The Women’s Global Education Project will host their annual benefit Friday October 13 from 7-10 p.m. at Sonotheque in Chicago. It will feature world music, dance, auctions, and food with Jerome McDonnell as host. |
| Global Activism: South African Performer-Activist Performs for Women’s Rights and Health |
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Thuli Dumakude—South African Performer-Activist; President and Founder, Thembalethu Beaders Donna Katzin—Executive Director, Shared InterestThuli Dumakude performs Buya Africa (“Come Back Africa”) in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of South Africa’s Women’s Day tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Harris Theater in Chicago. |
| Global Activism: Empowering Paraguayan Artisans |
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| Carol Pope—Founder and President, Paraguay Hecho a Mano, a non-profit group that works to help Paraguayan artisans by developing fair-market trade for native crafts |
| Global Activism: Fighting Hunger in Kenya |
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Andrew Youn—Founder of the One Acre Fund, a non-profit helping subsistence farmers in Kenya improve their farming techniques and marketing Andrew Youn went to Kenya to intern as a business student. There he met families who only had 8 months of food per year and had lost children to hunger. He started the One Acre Fund to help Kenyan farmers improve their farming techniques and crop output. |
| Global Activism: Teaching English in Ecuador |
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Kimberly Priebe—Volunteer English Teacher, WorldTeach in Vilcabamba, Ecuador; Chronicled her experiences in the Daily HeraldIn parts of Ecuador, speaking English can mean a dramatic increase of income. But learning English costs more than many can afford. Kimberly Preibe volunteered to teach English in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. She was disturbed that some of her students had to drop out for financial reasons, so she set up a scholarship fund for WorldTeach students in Ecuador. |
| Global Activism: Teaching English in Bangladesh |
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Michael Kossivas—Co-Founder of Elli, an Institute for English Language Education for Low and Middle Income Students in Bangladesh In Bangladesh you can’t get a professional job or go to a university if you don’t speak English. But many low and middle income students can’t afford the plethora of new private English-medium schools. Michael Kossivas was visiting a friend from Bangladesh when he decided to start Elli, a new school with a different approach to language learning. For more information, e-mail Michael Kossivas. |
| Global Activism: Sending Chemotherapy Drugs to Iraq |
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Peter Kosel—Founder, Mosel Chemotherapy Project Robert Braam—Organizer, Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice’s Potluck Democracy Program Retired engineer Peter Kosel was surfing blogs from Iraq when he found one discussing a shortage of medical supplies at a hospital in Mosul, Iraq. Peter decided to personally send the hospital some of the necessary drugs for cancer treatment. He then started the Mosel Chemotherapy Project. Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice’s Potluck Democracy program is partnering with Peter Kosel to help bring more supplies to the hospitals. Peter blogs about the program at Mosel Chemotherapy Project—Waldschrat’s Mirror. |
| Global Activism: Ending Child Labor in India |
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Parul and Falgun Sheth—Child Rights Activists, Founders of Shaishav, an organization working to end child labor in Bhavnagar Gujarat, India India has the highest number of child laborers in the world. To change these children’s fate, Paul and Falgun Sheth founded the organization Shaishav. Shaishav means “childhood.” They hope to return the childhood of child laborers by empowering them from access to educational and other resources. |
| Global Activism: Aids Awareness on Wheels in Mauritania |
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Jonathan Shadid—Founder, Caravan of Hope
Mauritania has one of the lowest HIV infection rates in Africa. But lack of awareness of the virus may allow the crisis to spread. Former Chicagoan Jonathan Shadid has lived in Mauritania for nearly 20 years. He uses media and a converted truck to provide health education. The truck serves as a stage for a traveling show called Caravan of Hope. Thousands of Mauritanians gather at each stop to see music, plays and videos about HIV and other health concerns. To find out more information about Caravan of Hope e-mail Nedwa.
View a slide show of The Caravan of Hope and their performances.
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| Global Activism: Striking Out Smoke in Peru |
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Robert Klaber—Founder of Strike Out Smoke (S.O.S.); Project Peru Goldman Sachs Global Leader; Recipient, Goldman Sachs Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurship Fund In rural areas of Peru, traditional stoves trap smoke and cause bronchial diseases and premature death. Former Buffalo Grove resident Robert Klaber saw this and started the Strike Out Smoke program. They’ve now purchased more than 800 clean burning stoves for 13 Peruvian communities. Robert Klaber is organizing the Strike Out Smoke program in partnership with The ProWorld Service Corps. |
| Global Activism: Volunteering in Chilean Orphanages |
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Christine Mladic—Volunteer, Voluntarios de la Esperanza (V.E.) in Santiago, Chile Voluntarios de la Esperanza connects international volunteers with orphanages in Santiago, Chile. Chicagoan Christine Mladic is volunteering to run a photography program with orphans. Christine is hosting a benefit on Sunday, August 13, at 9 pm at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. Live music will include the Chicago acts Shelley Short, Modern Temper, Big Buildings and Beardog. There will be a digital camera drive and print sale. |
| Global Activism: Fighting Poverty in Guatemala |
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John Heubsch—Executive Director, Common Hope
In 1985 a group of Guatemalans asked the Heubsch family from Minnesota to help educate their children. The family responded by starting Common Hope. Since then, Common Hope has provided education, health care and housing to more than 8,000 children and adults in impoverished areas of Guatemala.
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| Global Activism: Java for Java: Rebuilding Homes in Indonesia |
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Bryan Kersten—Founder, Java Friends Fund, collaborating with Indonesian NGO Nurani Dunia to rebuild homes destroyed in the May 2006 earthquake The Indonesian island of Java has been hit by a laundry list of natural disasters in recent years. Just last week a tsunami killed more than 500 people. An earthquake in May left 20,000 without homes. Chicago Bryan Kersten lives in Jakarta and is asking Chicagoans to help him rebuild some of those homes. Bryan’s friends are hosting a musical benefit this evening called “Java for Java.” It’s at Mojoe’s Hothouse at 7 pm. |
| Global Activism: Seeking Justice in Honduras |
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| Global Activism: Ethical Jewelry |
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Brian Leber—Founder, Jewelers’ Burma Relief Project; President, Leber Jewelers
Brian Leber and his wife Joanne took over the family jewelry business from his father. But they were not comfortable with the jewelry industry’s history of using sources with questionable human rights practices. They started a socially conscious jewelry store and founded the Jeweler’s Burma Relief Project to offer humanitarian aid to people of Burma.
Related Link:
Foundation for the People of Burma
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| Global Activism: Stateless Biharis in Bangladesh |
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Syed Kamal—President, Stateless People of Bangladesh,an organization that assists stateless Biharis in Pakistan trying to get citizenship in Pakistan or Bangladesh
When Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan, the Bihari minority group wanted Pakistani citizenship. There are as many as 500,000 stateless Biharis. More than thirty years later, neither Pakistan nor Bangladesh will recognize them as citizens. This often means they can’t get jobs, travel, or access education. Syed Kamal is working to get citizenship and legal recognition for this community.
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| Global Activism: Renewable Energy and Eco-tourism in the Dominican Republic |
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| Kevin Adair—Founder and President, Force of the Sun and Tu Casa Bella
Kevin Adair is a former performer at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Kevin got a job juggling at resorts in the Dominican Republic. One day he heard about solar ovens from Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International on Worldview. He decided to start the alternative energy company, Force of the Sun, and the eco-tourism project, Tu Casa Bella, in the Dominican Republic. Both are part of the Chicago Power Network. Kevin Adair and Sun Ovens International’s Paul Munsen speak at the Chicago Power Networks’ meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 6 pm at Jefferson Tap and Grill located at 325 North Jefferson in Chicago. All are welcome. |
| Global Activism: A Home for Children in Nepal |
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Beverly Bronson—Director, Ghar Sita Mutu (House with a Heart), Nepal
After meeting two street children in Nepal, Beverly Bronson set up a home for abandoned children—Ghar Sita Mutu (“House with a Heart”). Ghar Sita Mutu now provides programs for many children and skills training for impoverished women. We first talked to Beverly Bronson as part of our Global Activism program November 28, 2003.
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| Global Activism Update: 100 Friends Project |
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| Marc Gold—Founder, “100 Friends Project”
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| Global Activism: Girls Kick It, Uganda |
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| Anna Phillips — Program Coordinator, Anyira Gwenyo (Girls Kick-It)
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| Global Activism: Aiding Abandoned Children |
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| Jim Luce—Founder, Orphans International Worldwide
After Wall Street banker Jim Luce came across an Indonesian orphanage while visiting a friend, he was so distressed by what he saw he decided to do something. Jim started Orphans International Worldwide which assists abandoned children in countries such as Indonesia , Haiti and Guyana.
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| Global Activism: Building an Educational Utopia in Kenya-Part One |
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Ruth Njuguna—Co-Founder, Lavenda Education and Health Foundation
Ruth Njuguna and her Kenyan husband gave a handful of local children money for school fees when they moved from Kenya to Australia. They wanted to do more. Now they run a settlement in rural Kenya that has a primary school, secondary school and health center.
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| Global Activism: Building an Educational Utopia in Kenya-Part Two |
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Katherine Tate-Bradish—Lavenda Volunteer
Listener Trisha Hammer heard her friend Kathy Tate-Bradish was going to Kenya to volunteer at Lavenda. She told her about a story she heard on solar ovens on Worldview. Kathy Tate-Bradish and her daughter took the idea to Lavenda and they now make their own solar cookers to reduce deforestation and save women's time. |
| Global Activism: Aids Orphans Adoption |
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Margaret Fleming—Founder, Chances by Choice
Sixty-nine-year-old Margaret Fleming is a single mom in Oak Park with eight adopted children—four of whom are HIV-positive. Margaret is the founder of Chances by Choice, an organization that finds homes for HIV-positive children born overseas who have been orphaned by AIDS.
Chances by Choice is hosting a benefit, “Reality of Hope” on Thursday, May 11, 2006, from 6-9 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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| Global Education: Global Activism: Extreme School Make-Over in Thailand |
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| Vachirapa Chankajorn — Rong Rein Khong Noo, “My School” Television show, Thailand |
| Global Activism: Congolese Torture Survivor Aids His Village |
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Mputa Mbundzu (Assumed Name)—Torture Survivor from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville); Organizer, Association for the Memory of the Innocents of Massembo-Loubaki
Interpreted by Marie-Jo Proulx—Volunteer, Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture; Senior Writer, Windy City Times
Mputa Mbundzu was living in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) when a massacre occurred in his home village. Mbundzu fell into political disfavor after starting an organization to support families of massacre victims. He was arrested multiple times, beaten, and tortured until he escaped to the United States. Mbundzu now has asylum in the U.S. and is holding fundraisers to support victims of human rights abuses in his village.
Proulx is author of an article about Mbundzu in the April issue of
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| Global Activism: Walking in Solidarity with Uganda’s “Night Commuters” |
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Adrian Bradbury—Co-Founder, Guluwalk; Founder of Athletes for Africa
Civil war has plagued Northern Uganda for 20 years. Children pay the heaviest price. More than 25,000 have been abducted by the rebel-led Lords Resistance Army. To avoid becoming child soldiers, sexual slaves, or porters, as many as 40,000 children have walked up to 20 km every night to sleep somewhere safe—in schools, hospitals, or NGO compounds. Last year two Canadians wanted to better understand and raise awareness of the plight of these night commuters. For a month they walked 12 km every night and slept outside in front of city hall in Toronto. Since then night commute simulations have taken place in many cities around the world and have been raising money to improve the situation in Northern Uganda. |
| Global Activism: Chicago Sleep-out to Support “Night Commuters” |
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Mary Petrosko—Co-Organizer, Dominican University’s chapter of “ Invisible Children.” The organization aims to raise awareness of Uganda’s “Night Commuters.” EventInvisible Children’s Nationwide Night Commute in Solidarity with the Ugandan Night CommutersSaturday, April 29, 2006 Grant Park Chicago |
| Global Activism: Chicago to Casablanca |
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Marilyn Diamond and Janet Murphy—Co-Chairs, Chicago's Sister Cities International Program's Casablanca Committee Chicago's Sister Cities International Program connects civil societies in Chicago and cities in 25 other countries. Their program with Casablanca, Morocco, has led numerous medical missions and cultural exchanges—from free eye care to basketball training to performances of Chicago's South Shore Drill Team. |
| Global Activism: Cooking with the Sun |
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Paul Munsen—President of Sun Ovens International
Two billion households worldwide cook over open flames on a daily basis. Smoke inhalation puts their own and their children’s health at risk. Many risk assault or stepping on a landmine when searching for firewood. And in many countries, deforestation has made finding wood more and more difficult. Paul Munsen hopes to provide an alternative through solar cooking. His company Sun Ovens International has brought solar ovens to 126 countries. |
| Global Activism: Fighting for Women's Reproductive Health |
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Jane Roberts—Co-Founder, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
In 2002 the Bush administration announced it would withhold $34 million dollars that Congress allocated to the UNFPA—the United Nations Population Fund. Jane Roberts got the idea to ask 34 million Americans to donate at least $1 to show that Americans support UNFPA’s efforts to support vulnerable women plan families, have safe births, and protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. Jane was so inspired by support they’ve received that she wrote a poem and a book called 34 Million Friends of the Women of the World. |
| Global Activism: Using Economic Development to Fight HIV in Africa |
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Tom Derdak—Founder and Executive Director, Global Alliance for Africa
More than a decade ago, Tom Derdak and a group of health care professionals with concerned citizens came together to do something about HIV and other health problems in Africa. Since then they’ve learned a great deal about fighting HIV in Africa. Through economic empowerment, the Global Alliance for Africa focuses on helping children and families affected by HIV. By partnering with African organizations they reach more than 4000 children.
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Global Alliance for Africa Annual Gala
“Be a Light in the Life of a Child”
Saturday April 29, 2006 @ 6:30 pm
Grand Ballroom
6351 South Cottage Grove Avenue
The evening includes dinner, music by the Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra, and WTTW's John Callaway as the guest speaker. For more information call 312.382.0607. |
| Global Activism: Performance Art for Bolivian Street Youth |
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John Connell—Founder of “Performing Life” in Cochabamba, Bolivia
The UN estimates that 30-170 million children live on the streets globally. This number is expected to grow to 200-300 million by 2010. Bolivia is Latin America's poorest country. Nineteen year-old American John Connell works with Bolivian street youth and teaches them performance art skills to support their living and educational expenses.
For more information about “Performing Life” email John Connell at jconnell536@yahoo.com. |
| Global Activism: Building With Books |
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Jim Ziolkowski - President, CEO and Founder of Building with Books
Jim Ziolkowski was trekking in Nepal when he came accross the opening of a school in a remote village. After seeing how much villagers appreciated the opportunity to access education, Jim started the group Building with Books. Building with Books works with American students to build schools in developing countries. So far they've built more than 150 schools in nine countries. |
| Global Activism: Sex, Honor, and Shame: Recovering From Trauma—From Chicago to Rwanda |
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Mary Fabri—Senior Director of Torture Treatment Services and International Training, The Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture, a program of the Heartland Alliance
Mary Fabri traveled to Rwanda with the group WE-ACTx to administer trauma testing to HIV-positive Rwandan rape survivors. |
| Global Activism: Building Schools in a Mexican Garbage Dump |
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David Lynch—Founder, Responsibility
25 years ago New York special education teacher David Lynch volunteered to teach children near the municipal dump in Tijuana, Mexico. He’s been hooked to the community ever since. Lynch’s organization Responsibility has worked with more than 3,500 children and built medical clinics and more than 40 homes for a community that makes their living salvaging garbage from the dump. |
| Global Activism: International Youth Volunteer Summit |
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Nathaniel Whittemore—Student, Northwestern University; Organizer, International Youth Volunteer Summit; Member, Just Naïve Enough; Participant, Open Shutter Project
Miriam Young—Student, University of Illinois; Delegate, International Youth Volunteer Summit
Students at Northwestern University are hosting a summit to encourage future global activists. They are hosting 100 delegates from around the U.S. and the world. Delegates propose projects to make the world better—from Young's project of building a playground to keep children from becoming landmine victims in Senegal, to making crafts from former weapons casings in the Balkans. Students participate in workshops and compete to get their projects funded.
International Youth Volunteer Summit organizers Just Naive Enough will present an exhibit from their Open Shutter Project in conjunction with the IYVS. The exhibit will include photos, videos and drawings collected in Uganda. The display will be up February 24-26, 2006 at Northwestern University’s Norris Student Center on the Second Floor. There will be an opening reception from 7-9 pm on Friday, February 24, 2006. |
| Global Activism: Freeing Bonded Laborers in India |
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E. Siddamma—Founder of the Bharathi Trust;
Asha for Education Fellow
Siddamma has been working with indigenous communities in India to free bonded laborers and help with their education and development needs.
A discussion with Siddamma will take plac e Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 7:30 pm at the University of Chicago's Stuart Hall—5835 South Greenwood Avenue. |
| Global Activism: Water for People |
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Steve Werner—Executive Director, Water for People
Every 15 seconds, a child under five dies from a water-related illness. Forty percent of the world lacks basic sanitation. And more than a billion people drink unsafe water. So the group Water for People has its work cut out for it. Water for People helps communities in more than six countries solve their own water problems—through hygiene education and by building latrines, arsenic filter pumps, and hand-washing and laundry stations.
Also see the Iraq Pipeline Watch segment as part of the Worldview series The Online War of Iraq. |
| Global Activism: Playing to Confront Racism in Guatemala |
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Andres Armas—Play for Peace Representative, Guatemala Sarah Gough—Play for Peace Representative, Guatemala and interpreter Play for Peace representatives explain their efforts to bring together youth from indigenous and Latino communities that have been driven apart by the country’s history of civil war. |
| Global Activism: Digital Divide Data |
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| We usually don't think of outsourcing as global activism. Most businesses turn to cheap labor in developing countries simply to help their bottom line. But today we hear about a group that's found a way to make outsourcing serve the interests of workers in Southeast Asia. Digital Divide Data is a non-profit data processing company based in Cambodia. It provides career training, education, and health care to its employees. The company also recruits employees from disadvantaged groups such as people with disabilities, former sex workers, and youth. And its COO, Jaeson Rosenfeld, lives right here in Chicago. |
| Global Activism: Trees for Life |
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| In 1984, Kansas resident Balbir Mathur emerged from a two year illness with a vision of working to end world hunger. Balbir went on to start Trees for Life, a grassroots community development movement. Since then, Trees for Life has helped more than 3 million people plant tens of millions of trees, and implement other environmental, educational, and health projects. Trees for Life works in countries such as Guatemala, Haiti, Brazil, and Balbir’s native country, India. |
| Global Activism: Helping Children in Honduras |
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| In rural Honduras getting a quality education can be a challenge for any child, let alone for an orphan. Farm of the Child was set up to give children and their community the support they need to learn and stay healthy. |
| Global Activism: Building Bridges around the World |
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| Ken Frantz thought of the idea for Bridges to Prosperity while waiting for an oil change. Bridges to Prosperity goes into developing countries and repairs footbridges; so far seven in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Nepal. |
| Global Activism: 100 Friends Project |
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| Marc Gold began the 100 Friends Project by telling friends and colleagues around the country he would deliver money they contributed to the neediest people he could find. So far, he has dispensed over $64,000 in 36 countries. |
| Global Activism: Education and Hope in Guatemala |
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| More than fifty percent of Guatemalans are illiterate, and most children cannot afford to go to school. So activist Julie Coyne founded the organization, Education and Hope. |
| Global Activism: Sustainable Water Use |
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More than a billion people drink unsafe water. Pam Elardo is an engineer and former Chicagoan working with communities in Nepal and around the world to create systems to access potable water and sanitation.
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| Global Activism Story: Engineers without Borders |
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Gary Jones—Founder of the Chicago Chapter of Engineers without Borders
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| Global Activism: Hungarian Priest Caring for Romanian Children |
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Csaba Bötje—Franciscan Monk and Director of the Hungarian Schools of the Csango Region in Transylvania
Related Link
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| Global Activism Story: Radios Populares Introduction |
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| Erin Raether—Member, Radios Populares |
| Global Activism Story: Radios Populares in Salasaca, Ecuador |
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Rosa Maria Masaquiza—Teacher, Salasaca, Ecuador
Erin Raether—Member, Radios Populares
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