Oxfam

Climate Change Forum

wordpress.com     Aug 13, 2008          

In support of Oxfam, and wanting to take some action locally on climate change, BrimbankCAN will be hosting a Climate Change Forum. Our last event did not precede due to low registration numbers, but we're not dissuaded from...                    

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How do you manage your internet channel?

feedsportal.com     Aug 13, 2008          

Our recently released Managing Digital Channels report has been very well received by the internet strategists who are responsible for figuring out how to best run their online operations. Published two weeks ago, and compiled...                    

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Marianne Schnall: Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice

huffingtonpost.com     Aug 13, 2008          

In this exclusive interview from the International AIDS Conference, singer-songwriter Annie Lennox talks about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the status of women, her SING campaign, staying sane in a world gone mad, and a wake-up call...                    

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Situation Report No. 1 on the Situation in Georgia 12 Aug 2008

reliefweb.int     Aug 13, 2008   24 related          

The following information is based on reports from the UN Country Team in Tbilisi and humanitarian partners. 1.0 Situation Overview 1.1 During the night of 11 August and the morning of 12 August, sporadic air strikes were...                    

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Emergency relief grant approved for Sichuan earthquake victims

info.gov.hk     Aug 13, 2008   1 related          

The Government has approved a grant from the Disaster Relief Fund of $790,000 to The Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry Limited to undertake a relief project for earthquake victims in Sichuan province. The grant is...                    

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Balancing your books budget

guardian.co.uk     Aug 13, 2008          

A tighter belt on your reading expenses can actually be an occasion for exciting discoveries A borrower be ... browsing at a north London library. Photograph: Graham Turner In his excellent 1946 essay, Books vs Cigarettes,...                    

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Report Says Female Condoms Effective But Underused Because Of Insufficient Marketing, Investment

medicalnewstoday.com     Aug 12, 2008   2 related          

Studies have repeatedly shown that female condoms are widely accepted and that many women prefer them to male condoms, but the hesitance of policy makers to promote and invest in their use has hindered their ability to protect...                    

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Women pass on female condom

reuters.com     Aug 12, 2008   1 related          

By Terri Coles TORONTO (Reuters) – Fifteen years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on with women and aid agencies, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases. “This...                    

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UK:Oxfam clothing and M&S make a magic million!

fibre2fashion.com     Aug 12, 2008          

Oxfam’s partnership with Marks & Spencer, the M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange, has raised an extra £1million for the charity since its launch in January. The extra revenue generated through the Clothes Exchange is enough to:...                    

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Omagh remembered - The 29 faces that demand justice: Belfast Telegraph - Chris Thornton

nuzhound.com     Aug 12, 2008   5 related          

How much time is time to heal? As the 10th anniversary of the Omagh bombing approaches, Chris Thornton looks at the ongoing hurt Ten years has been enough to fix the physical damage; to fill the crater and replace the torn...                    

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