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U.S. Government, Private Groups Funnel Donations to Palestinians

Judi Hasson — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:50:26 GMT

The U.S. Agency for International Development and the American Charities for Palestine have reached an agreement on channeling private American donations to humanitarian projects for Palestinians. The donations will go mainly for health and education projects.

Zimbabwe Urged to Allow Aid Groups to Provide Assistance

Judi Hasson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:16:44 GMT

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Henrietta Fore calls for the Zimbabwean regime to "immediately and completely rescind the June 4 NGO suspension order" that blocks nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from providing humanitarian assistance.

American Firms Provide Help to Fight AIDS Pandemic

Judi Hasson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:05:51 GMT

U.S. pharmaceutical companies and private charities are joining governments to alleviate the plight of people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Foundations led by Bill Gates and former President Bill Clinton are among the private groups fighting the epidemic.

Sister Cities, U.S. Agency to Help Communities Form Partnerships

Judi Hasson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:59:29 GMT

Communities around the world have been able to connect through Sister Cites International for decades. Now, through a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development called Community Connector, the linking of communities will become easier.

Virginians Join International Effort to Preserve Bonobo Habitat

Judi Hasson — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:32:07 GMT

Falls Church, Virginia, has the only sister-city relationship with a community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Through it, the city's residents are helping the Mongandu people of the DRC's Kokolopori region who are working to protect endangered bonobo apes.

Selling Bead Necklaces Helps Ugandan Women Climb Out of Poverty

Judi Hasson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:29:49 GMT

A project led by three American women is providing a market in North America for paper-bead necklaces made by very poor women in Uganda. BeadforLife, barely able to keep up with the demand for its jewelry, appears to be helping some Ugandans make big improvements in their lives and futures.

Lost Boys of Sudan Go to College in America

Judi Hasson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:57:50 GMT

After trekking across hundreds of kilometers of arid bush and crossing a swollen river in which many perished, thousands of boys fleeing war in southern Sudan ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya. A decade later, 3,800 "Lost Boys" arrived in America. Today, they are still struggling, but many are making it.

U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Continues to Arrive in Burma

Judi Hasson — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:52:28 GMT

More U.S. humanitarian assistance is getting into cyclone-ravaged Burma and is being distributed by local partners of several major nongovernmental groups. Meanwhile, the U.S. business community is stepping up to aid victims of the May 2 cyclone, Nargis, and of the May 12 earthquake in China.

Nonprofit Provides Libraries to Central Americans

Judi Hasson — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:37:24 GMT

An American nonprofit group is giving residents of two Central American countries a resource critical to economic growth -- access to information. Since 1999, the Washington-based Riecken Foundation has built more than 60 libraries in Honduras and Guatemala. The libraries house books and offer training.

United States Commits $17.4 Million to Assist Burma

Judi Hasson — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:18:50 GMT

The United States will give $13 million in food and logistical assistance to the U.N. World Food Programme for relief in Burma, bringing to $17.4 million total U.S. government assistance made available so far. Some nongovernmental organizations are already working with local partners in the country.

"Girls Gotta Run" Donates Shoes to Help Ethiopian Girls

Judi Hasson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:37:20 GMT

For many Ethiopian girls, being able to run is a real statement of freedom that turns into power. Training to be athletes allows them to stay in school, avoid early marriage and gain personal independence. The nonprofit group "Girls Gotta Run" (GGR) helps supply young female runners in Ethiopia with shoes they otherwise would not have.

Athlete Works to Broaden Access for Those with Disabilities

Judi Hasson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:11 GMT

When soccer (football) player Eli Wolff was 2 years old, he suffered a stroke that left him with a slight limp and a weak left arm, but did not affect his athletic competitiveness. He grew up to compete at the 1995 Pan American Games for the Disabled and to help draft part of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.