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The Agastya bus ferries 500 children from government schools to its Kuppum campus daily.

by Urmila Chanam –India– An outstanding organization neither stands on concrete pillars nor on the vision of its founder alone. Most often it stands on the power of ordinary people who go the extra mile, provide a human touch, and …

Agastya Science Center: Education and Hope from a Fountain of Knowledge Read more »

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by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP I just returned from San Jose, California after covering the eighth annual Netroots Nation. In 2006 I attended the first Netroots Nation, then called the YearlyKos. My progressive partner in crime was my …

Netroots Nation: Organized People Defeating Organized Money Read more »

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by Katie Palmer –Canada– Child sex trafficking is rampant throughout the Philippines. Both anti-trafficking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies estimate that 60,000 to 100,000 Filipino children, a majority between the ages of 14 and 17, are trafficked each year …

Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Global South Need IT Skills Training Rather than Sewing Lessons Read more »

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by Caroline Achieng Otieno –Netherlands– The Netherlands is a beautiful country. A typical Dutch postcard displays Friesian cows grazing in lush green fields with huge windmills looming in the background. Others are adorned with colourful tulips of the Keukenhof gardens, …

The Pitfalls of Legalizing Prostitution in Amsterdam Read more »

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by Katie Palmer –Canada– Recently I partnered with a colleague from OneChild, a children’s rights organization, to travel throughout Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand for several weeks to investigate prevalent social issues affecting children and youth in the region. Such issues …

Advocacy Tours Transform Local Development Issues into Tourist Spectacles Read more »

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by Joyce J. Wangui -Kenya- Though the name Lilian Mogiti Nyandoro may not mean much to those in Nairobi where she is based, in a small village in Kimana, Oloitoktok District her name speaks volumes. She has demystified the female …

Lilian Mogiti Nyandoro, Anti-FGM Crusader, Liberates Maasai Women and Girls Read more »

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by Katie Palmer –Canada– In recent years, there has been a slight yet noticeable shift among many Western young adult travelers. Once adventurously backpacking across Northern Europe and other parts of the world, they now combine cheap travel to the …

Generation ‘Y’ Leads the Way in the Rise of Active Global Citizenship Read more »

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by Michelle Tolson –Mongolia– One night while relaxing at home after a long day of horseback riding, I heard a loud banging on a door downstairs. It was a man adamant to be let in. He was probably drunk. This …

Life-Skills Training to Break the Cycle of Violence in Mongolia Read more »

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by Kate Hughes –UK– Ten years ago, Afghan women were promised a bright future. After decades of civil war, and repressive Taliban rule, they entered a new era in which they were once again able to work, send their daughters …

Green Scarves for Solidarity with Afghan Women Read more »

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by Paromita Pain –India– Gropes, stealthy fingers that pinch and leave bruises, catcalls, severe beatings, systematic starvation, emotional torture and worse – harassment against women takes many forms, and like issues of hunger and poverty, it is global in scope. …

Innovative Internet-based Projects Give Indian Women Platform to Fight Violence Read more »