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Innovative Solutions in Sudan

Posted on January 16, 2008
Previously filed under: Africa, Interviews
Cathy Bergman, Mercy Corps' Program Officer for Sudan, discusses an innovation that has decreased the need for firewood.
Keywords: Darfur, resource scarcity, Sudan, interview

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My Journey to Um Dukhun

Posted on October 5, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Rod Volway, Mercy Corps' program coordinator for Sudan, visits several refugee camps in west Sudan to assess the situation of displaced people.
Keywords: Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, refugee, refugee camps

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Sports for Peace and Life

Posted on August 15, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Interviews
Matt Streng, program manager of Mercy Corps' Sports for Peace and Life program in Sudan, talks about using athletics to educate youth about AIDS.
Keywords: Sudan, Soccer, sports, Nike, NGO Partnerships, Mercy Corps, AIDS education

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More Flooding Predicted in Sudan

Posted on August 8, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
More flooding is expected to occur in Sudan as the death toll exceeds 70.
Keywords: flooding, Sudan

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Responding to Floods in Upper Nile, Sudan

Posted on August 8, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
Mercy Corps is helping those affected by the flooding in Sudan by digging drainage trenches, providing survival kits, and focusing on disease prevention.
Keywords: Sudan, flooding, fresh water, Mercy Corps, health

From the Archives

Rebuilding, Brick by Brick

Posted on July 26, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Success Stories
Diew Ajak has turned the lost trade of brickmaking into a sucessful business in Sudan.
Keywords: Sucess story, Sudan, brickmaking

From the Archives

On World Refugee Day, United States Leads World in Darfur Aid

Posted on June 26, 2006
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The United States is the leading donor to refugee assistance, and is the nation who sponsors the most refugees, including many from the conflict in Darfur.
Keywords: Darfur, refugees, United States, World Refugee Day, Sudan

From the Archives

A Growing Grassroots Movement Strives Toward an Ethical Response

Posted on October 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Success Stories
What can a 23-year-old from the US possibly do about Darfur, where more than 180,000 people have died and about two million people have been forced from their homes?
Keywords: Sudan, grassroots, social entrepreneurship

From the Archives

Sudan - A Story of Legal Robbery and Murder

Posted on September 20, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
On June Arunga's travels around Sudan, she found that people desire for more than an absence of war.
Keywords: Sudan, war, Africa

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All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
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All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
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