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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

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do not own a computer yet, though most jobs are posted online, and many teachers are now assigning homework and having children do it online. This interest may have been kindled when he was an ICT advisor to the government of Namibia before he came to Microsoft. Nearly half of the lowest-income families in the U.S.

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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

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The Namib Desert in Namibia (has the highest sand dunes on earth). This includes approximately 200 deaths of young children every year. David Barnard has completed six of these grueling races: The Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa (its name is derived from a Tswana word meaning "the great thirst").

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. According to a report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 450,000 people (including at least 4,000 children under five) are now at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

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We know that creativity and freedom of expression go a long way in educating children to be tolerant and open minded. We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education. We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year.