" Human trafficking may sometimes seem like the issue dejour for students and young people, but retired people and seniors have a tremendous capacity for contributing to the abolitionist cause. Activism can help...
Floods have devastated Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and bordering districts of Maharashtra. With millions losing their homes and families many government and non-government organizations have...
We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices. We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference, that it is not possible to...
opinion by joshtetrick | 6 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago 238 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
June 26, 2009, Washington, DC: "You are sick and it is the weekend. You have a fever and you're sweating and vomiting so you fear you have malaria. You need medical attention. All the money you have is what is in your pocket, a total of $3.59. You never went to school so you...
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Climate change has been described as the "defining challenge of our age" by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Mr. Roald Romualdez Arcangel, Chairman of Clean Up the Philippines Movement, Inc. today urged...
created by CUP Media Office | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 134 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
http://www.abroaderview.org Our programs allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Tanzania. Volunteering in Tanzania is a way to...
opinion by abroaderview | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 246 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment
As President Barack Obama and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) continue to point fingers over which one of them is to blame for the stimulus bill's "Dodd Amendment," which specifically excludes bonuses from caps on executive...
Our programs in Lusaka and the surrounding towns allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Zambia. Volunteering in Zambia is a way to...
created by abroaderview | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 319 views | 1 recommendation | 3 comments
In June of 2008, I spent five weeks in El Salvador and was fortunate to have the opportunity to volunteer in a local health care clinic. The Zaragosa Clinic is just shy of an hour’s bus ride inland from the...
created by mtnfund | 39 wks ago 192 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Indian state of Nagaland spreads over an area of 16,527 square kilometers, bordered by Assam, to the west and north, and Burma, to the east. Its population resides mainly in rural areas. Kohima, its...
created by mtnfund | 39 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 454 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
Disgraced ex-church pastor Ted Haggard, along with his wife Gayle, took to the Oprah Winfrey show today to promote the new HBO documentary about his fall, "The Trials of Ted Haggard," and discuss his life-long...
(Anytown USA) -- Unless you live in a large urban area, or highly populated suburban community, chances are that you, your family and possessions are protected by volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel. In fact, current statistics show that of this nation’s 1,000,000...
opinion by filmlou | 40 wks ago 75 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is a piece of news which, as a non-profit organization, really means a lot to us. Timmy Dolan, a 9-year-old from Boulder, CO, found The Mountain Fund in an internet search. Timmy is a competitor in the...
opinion by mtnfund | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 298 views | 20 recommendations | 7 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Tropical Hardwood to save Panama from Deforestation. Tropical Deforestation and decades of Agricultural Misuse and abuse of the land have left Panama's Rain Forest in a dyer state to the point it...
created by Paschen | 44 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 863 views | 50 recommendations | 11 comments
It is so wonderful to see these young social activists take their vision and translate it into action. There are over 80 volunteers helping gather the food and bringing it to the African Refugees. The have also...