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Mar 2 2009 - 1:17pm
Social Entrepreneurs Tackle Sanitation in Africa

WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (OneWorld.net) - Three local social entrepreneurs
have come up with creative -- and lucrative -- solutions to water
shortage and poor sanitation across Africa, where six out of ten
people do not have access to a sanitary toilet.

 

http://us.oneworld.net/article/360568-social-entrepreneurs-tackle-sanitation-africa

From: OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, United Nations, Water Advocates

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Mar 2 2009 - 12:30pm
Fair Trade Brings Hope to Palestinian Farmers

WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (OneWorld.net) - The world's first Fair Trade olive
oil, which will provide crucial income for impoverished farmers in
Palestine, went on sale last week in London.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/360585-fair-trade-brings-hope-palestinian-farmers

From: OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, The Fairtrade Foundation

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Mar 2 2009 - 11:33am
The Fight Goes On

WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (OneWorld.net) - Fazle Hasan Abed discusses the
impact of the financial and food crises on poor Bangladeshis and
explains how his organization continues to fight poverty through
capacity-building programs like microcredit in Bangladesh,
Afghanistan, and various countries in Africa.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/360587-brac-founder-fighting-poverty-amdist-crisis

From: International Food Policy Research Institute, OneWorld UK,
OneWorld US, BRAC

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Mar 2 2009 - 10:10am
Mass Civil Disobedience on Global Warming Monday

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (OneWorld.net) - Thousands of protestors will
stage an act of mass civil disobedience at the coal-fired Capitol
Power Plant in Washington, DC Monday, in what may be the highest
profile act of civil disobedience on climate change in the United
States.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/360542-global-warming-protest-to-take-place-dc

From: Worldwatch Institute, OneWorld US, Center for Global
Development, PowerShift09, The Guardian, New York Times, Reuters

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Mar 2 2009 - 10:09am
India: People's Manifestos Presented to Politicians

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (OneWorld South Asia) - As India readies to elect a
new government in April-May, civil society organisations have thrown
up a tough challenge before all political parties and candidates. For
the first time in the country's electoral history, people have spelled
out their priorities and areas of concern.

http://us.oneworld.net/article/360594-india-peoples-manifestoes-presented-politicians

From: OneWorld South Asia

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