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Former Principal's Nonprofit Promotes Education in Ethiopia

In a world of nearly 7 billion human beings, a former elementary school principal on Long Island proved once again that a single person can make a big difference. In this case, she helped tens of thousands a world away. Helen Boxwill's nonprofit organization, H² Empower, which aims to empower people through education and...

BBC Apologizes Over Erroneous Live Aid Weapons Story

(Nov. 4) -- The BBC has been forced to issue an apology for alleging in a succession of reports that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts were used to buy arms, instead of feeding the victims of famine in Ethiopia. The British broadcaster said sorry to Irish rocker Bob Geldof, one of the event's...

13 Drown in Failed US Rescue of African Refugees

(Sept. 28) -- At least 13 African refugees are feared dead after scrambling for food and water while the U.S. Navy tried to save their overcrowded, broken-down boat in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. The small skiff, packed with 75 Ethiopians and 10 Somalis, was spotted drifting in the gulf by a South Korean warship, which...

New Terror Charges Highlight Homegrown Jihadist's Burgeoning Rap Career

(Aug. 5) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of 19 people, including 14 American citizens, alleged to have provided support to Somalia's al-Shahab terrorist group. That's the African splinter-cell of al-Qaida that took credit for the massively deadly suicide bomb attacks in Uganda in...

UN Outlines 'Treatment 2.0' to Prevent AIDS Deaths

UNITED NATIONS (July 13) -- The United Nations' AIDS agency today pushed for a simplified HIV treatment plan, called Treatment 2.0, which it says could prevent 10 million AIDS-related deaths by 2025. A report released in Geneva by UNAIDS revealed that HIV prevalence among young people has declined by more than 25 percent...

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World Bank to Fund Destructive Dam Through the Backdoor?

Some projects are so destructive that no reputable actors want to get involved with them.

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Committee to Protect Journalists: Food security talks must address Africa's lack of free press

Timely and accurate information about conditions of drought and famine in Africa's Sahel could save lives.

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African Social Entrepreneurs 2012

Five social entrepreneurs were presented the award of Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 for Africa by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship yesterday in Addis Ababa at the World Economic Forum on Africa.

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Healthy Women and Healthy Kids

The Huffington Post's Global Motherhood section joins Mothers Day Every Day , an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE , in a countdown to Mother's Day. Pulling together diverse voices, Mothers Day Every Day is raising awareness and calling for greater U.S. leadership to saves the lives of moms and babies...

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Whirlwinds of Change

When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he said 'What's it like there now, is everyone still starving?'

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05/23/12 World Bank to Fund Destructive Dam Through the... Source: The Huffington Post Some projects are so destructive that no reputable actors want to get involved with them.
05/16/12 Committee to Protect Journalists: Food security talks... Source: The Huffington Post Timely and accurate information about conditions of drought and famine in Africa's Sahel could save lives.
05/11/12 African Social Entrepreneurs 2012 Source: The Huffington Post Five social entrepreneurs were presented the award of Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 for Africa by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship yesterday in Addis Ababa at the World Economic Forum on Africa.
05/10/12 Healthy Women and Healthy Kids Source: The Huffington Post The Huffington Post's Global Motherhood section joins Mothers Day Every Day , an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE , in a countdown to Mother's Day. Pulling together diverse voices, Mothers Day Every Day is raising awareness and calling for greater U.S. leadership to saves the lives of moms and babies globally.
05/09/12 Whirlwinds of Change Source: The Huffington Post When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he said 'What's it like there now, is everyone still starving?'