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Building for the Future in a Disaster Zone

Posted on January 3, 2008
Previously filed under: South America, Interviews
By focusing on risk prevention, Mercy Corps responds to the immediate as well as the long-term needs of those affected by the Peru earthquake.
Keywords: Peru, earthquake, Reconstruction, marginalized populations, risk reduction

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Uruguay Places First Order for 'One Laptop per Child'

Posted on November 9, 2007
Previously filed under: Technology
The 'One Laptop per Child' organization received its first order for the 'XO'; 100,000 laptops purchased by Uruguay.
Keywords: One Laptop per Child, Uruguay, Peru, XO, Negroponte

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Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

Posted on August 27, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Health
Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road.
Keywords: water, South America, sanitation, poverty, Peru, health, disease

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Disaster Relief in Peru

Posted on August 17, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Field Diaries
Mercy Corps is on the ground in Peru to help tens of thousands of individuals affected by Wednesday's earthquake.
Keywords: earthquake, Peru, Mercy Corps, donation, relief effort,

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Peru Creates Online Biodiversity Register

Posted on May 25, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
The new system will allow Peru to maintain control over its native genetic history.
Keywords: Peru, environment, biodiversity, scientific research

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A HandCrafting Justice Story

Posted on January 26, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Success Stories
A success story in the suburbs of Peru tells how a group of 150 women came to work with HandCrafting Justice, a fair-trade partnership.
Keywords: social entrepreneurship, social justice, Shining Path, Peru, Lima, HandCrafting

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Six Strategic Reasons to Support a US-Peru Free Trade Agreement

Posted on September 6, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Trade
The Heritage Foundation suggests that declining US popularity in Latin American could be bolstered by a free trade agreement with Peru.
Keywords: free trade, Peru, trade agreements, latin,

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Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

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New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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