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Changing the Tune of Social Activism
September 5, 2011

Changing the Tune of Social Activism

Vancouver’s Sol Guy is mixing music, celebrity and social activism to spark real change in the entertainment and non-profit worlds.
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Tools for Change in Peru: Special Section
June 18, 2011

Tools for Change in Peru: Special Section

Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
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Tools for Change in Peru
June 17, 2011

Tools for Change in Peru

Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
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Village People: Cultural Tourism in Tanzania
May 20, 2011

Village People: Cultural Tourism in Tanzania

Cultural tourism, if done properly, can bring economic development to the poorest communities in Tanzania.
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Microfinance Helps Nicaraguans Bounce Back
March 25, 2011

Microfinance Helps Nicaraguans Bounce Back

Small loans from alternative sources are changing lives.
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Haiti: One Year Later - Special Section
March 8, 2011

Haiti: One Year Later - Special Section

Check out the feature article, photo gallery and video footage from the field.
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Picking Up the Pieces in Haiti
February 28, 2011

Picking Up the Pieces in Haiti

Nearly a year after the massive earthquake in Haiti, challenges for the reconstruction effort continue. James Stairs checks in with the Canadian Red Cross in Jacmel.
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Haiti's Bright Future: from Toronto to Port-au-Prince
January 11, 2011

Haiti's Bright Future: from Toronto to Port-au-Prince

Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. No matter where you were at that time last year, you probably saw some of the images coming out of the nation that day, as over 500,000 Haitians were either killed or injured and 1,000,000 people became homeless. 
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Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide
October 13, 2010

Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide

Little known fact: Studies show that just $1 invested today in disaster risk reduction saves $4 or more in the future cost of relief and rehabilitation. 
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Born Into Bolivia
July 16, 2010

Born Into Bolivia

Volunteers, doctors, midwives and traditional Bolivian practitioners work together to save lives in rural Bolivia.
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Lighting up Lives in Costa Rica
June 25, 2010

Lighting up Lives in Costa Rica

Canadian volunteers bring solar-powered study lamps to their fellow students deep in the jungles of Costa Rica.
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First on the Ground in Haiti
June 16, 2010

First on the Ground in Haiti

On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake left Haiti in ruins. Around the world, relief teams sprang into action. 
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