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Chelsea Wieber is the site coordinator for Global Envision and has worked for Mercy Corps for 3 years. She has an B.A. in International Studies from the University of Oregon and has traveled to Europe, Africa and Central America. She enjoys cooking, traveling, digging in her garden, and exploring the Pacific Northwest.

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Recent Posts

Jun 30, 2009 - One Billion Are Hungry
May 14, 2009 - Burmese Farmers Caught in Poverty Trap
May 7, 2009 - The Emotional Toll of Letting Employees Go
Apr 7, 2009 - Comment of the Week: The Economic Crisis is Not Necessarily Informal
Mar 18, 2009 - Comment of the Week: Slumdog Millionaire Ignites Conversation
Mar 4, 2009 - What can you learn from a balance sheet?
Feb 24, 2009 - Announcing the Weekly Comment Contest Winner!
Feb 20, 2009 - Obama Warns Against Protectionsim
Feb 20, 2009 - The Global Economic Crisis' Second Casualty
Feb 4, 2009 - Move on in!


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India Should Combine Tough Climate Stand With Green Policy

Yale Global Online - Wed, 07/01/2009 - 21:00
Facing a serious global warming threat, India has to focus on mitigation and green economy

Counterfeit Goods Stifling Industries in Ghana

All Africa - Thu, 07/02/2009 - 08:35
The proliferation of illicit and counterfeit goods on the Ghanaian market has once again come up for discussion as a major obstacle to trade development and the major cause of the collapse of many industries.

Helping Small Farmers Feed Africa

IRIN News - Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:44
As an African Union summit on agricultural investments opens in Libya, donors and non-profits are calling participants' attention to the role smallholder farmers mostly women can have in feeding their communities.

Malaria is the Next Menace for Sri Lankan Refugees

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Wed, 07/01/2009 - 13:55
The coming four months of monsoon rains could increase the risk of waterborne diseases for displaced people in northern Sri Lanka.

Floating 'Labor Hostels' are Brave New World of British Workers

Christian Science Monitor - Tue, 06/30/2009 - 23:00
Some immigrant workers are being housed on barges, prompting questions and resentment from locals, many of whom are out of work.
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  • "Isolating the slams is not the solution. The government should take care of the poor instead of trying to ignore them."
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    by Shawn Henning
    on China's Not So Cheap Anymore
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  • "The charcoal trade is the effect of the problem and not really the problem. What's the cause of this charcoal trade? The..."
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