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  • Abuse & violence

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    Apr 17, 2009

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    Close to Home: A Community Response to Domestic Violence

    The kitchen table is a symbol of comfort and security -- a place for safe and honest conversation and welcome advice. It can also be a tool to help confront the most private and secret of crimes -- domestic violence. read more >
    ESFRPT

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    Feb 28, 2007

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    Wynona Ward: Road Warrior for Justice

    Wynona Ward drives her Ford Explorer, an "office on wheels," for thousands of miles over Vermont back roads each year, to reach even the most geographically isolated families suffering from domestic abuse. read more >

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    Apr 17, 2009

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    Fostering Peace, Starting with Youth

    Susheela Bhan has saved hundreds of young lives. Fueled by a passion to restore humanity and faith in her war-torn homeland of Kashmir, Bhan established the Institute of Peace Research and Action (IPRA). The IPRA implements a comprehensive curriculum that inculcates democracy, secularism, social justice, and human rights into the hearts and minds of Kashmiri youth. The program is active in more than 200 schools in six districts, and has helped keep kids off the battlefield since 1999. read more >
    ESFRPT

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    Dec 11, 2009

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    Ruchira Gupta is a Changemaker

    Ruchira Gupta is a journalist, activist, and policymaker who has worked relentlessly for the past 25 years to end human trafficking and to empower some of the most marginalized girls and women in the world. She is best known for leading girls and women in prostitution to advocate for their own change though Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a community-based initiative in India that builds up the capacity of girls and women through small “self-help” group structures. read more >

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    Apr 21, 2009

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    Healing Violence through the Power of Dialogue

    Sushobha Barve has an uncompromising belief in the healing power of dialogue, even in the tensest places on Earth. Her polished approach to peacekeeping cleverly persuades warring factions to overcome their mistrust and begin the process of reconciliation by engaging in genuine conversation. read more >
    ESFRPT

  • Created:
    Apr 16, 2009

    8 Comments
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    Drumming for a Difference: Afro Reggae as a Weapon Against Violence

    In Brazil, a country synonymous with samba, sunshine, and Carnaval, young people are using music -- one of their country's greatest strengths -- to fight their country's greatest shortcomings. read more >
    ESFRPT

  • Created:
    Mar 29, 2009

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    The Choice to Do Good: Responding to Mumbai's Terror Incident

    Following November's murderous terrorist attack on the citizens of Mumbai -- India's largest city -- social entrepreneurs are applying creative solutions to help heal the trauma and channel reactions to the crisis into building a stronger society. read more >

  • Adult education

  • Created:
    Apr 21, 2009

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    Investing in Ice Cream – and Dreams

    There are countless entrepreneurs around the world with big dreams and few resources. Waldemar Marques Carneiro was one of them. He began selling ice cream and sweets out of a single room in his home in Icapuí, Brazil. Thanks to a local microcredit organization, he now has a spacious shop with tables and chairs for 20 customers. read more >
    ESFRPT

  • Created:
    Jun 22, 2009

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    Designing for Better Health: Simple Solutions Nudging Extraordinary Change

    A simple piece of cloth or a heap of compost can redirect the course of a community's health and wellbeing.  read more >

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    Apr 17, 2009

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    Soaps for Social Change

    You can't solve the world's problems sitting around listening to soap operas. Or can you?The world's population is growing by 80 million annually. In countries such as Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, the average woman gives birth to between five and eight children.  For the poorest families, this can lead to dire consequences and ugly choices; face starvation or give children up to human traffickers. read more >
    ESFRPT