East African Business WeekUganda gets donor input on nutritionEast African Business WeekIn Uganda, the multi-stakeholders focusing on nutrition-related issues under the UNAP include: the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance, Planning, and …
Chicago TribuneReport counts some 2300 journalists killed in past 25 yearsChicago TribuneIt has published annual reports since 1990, focusing on the killings of journalists and media staff in work-related incidents. The totals center on deaths of media…
The Globe and Mail |
The ins and outs of using poop to fight infection
The Globe and Mail We needed a donor who was supremely healthy – someone of an average body mass index, who eats a good diet, who doesn’t drink or doesn’t drink very much at all, who doesn’t smoke, who doesn’t have any chronic diseases. But the biggest hurdle was we also … |
Times of IndiaBlood stem cell donor drive to be launched ahead of World Cancer DayTimes of India… World Cancer Day, a nationwide blood stem cell donor campaign will be launched to increase the existing database of potential blood stem cell donors and…
The Atlantic |
Who Should Pay for the Arts in America?
The Atlantic As the NEA’s budget has been slashed, private donors and foundations have jumped in to fill the gap, but the institutions they support, and that receive the bulk of arts funding in this country, aren’t reaching the people the NEA was founded to help … |
Texas GOP v. Planned Parenthood: A ScorecardTexas TribuneWhat is certain is that lawmakers returning to the Capitol in January will push for legislation to restrict fetal tissue donations in the state. Following the release of the Houston video, Abbott…
MassisPostComputer Related Education in ArmeniaMassisPostDuring the last 10 years, the computer related field in Armenia, excluding Internet service providers, has grown at a compound annual rate of 22%. At the end of …. There hardly is any financing…
www.norfolknews.ca/ |
Surge in donations sees United Way tops last…
www.norfolknews.ca/ Dreschler said her agency – which helps parents of all ages, many of whom struggle with addictions and mental health, cope with pregnancy and parenting-related crises – receives about $900 each month from the United Way. Getting the money monthly … |
South China Morning Post (subscription) |
Why are Hong Kong’s philanthropists are so blinkered?
South China Morning Post (subscription) In Hong Kong, though, where philanthropy has long been a major part of the social fabric and is responsible for some of the city’s most famous buildings and institutions, it’s harder to locate any fierce critics of super-rich donors. Despite … |
The Atlantic |
Hillary Clinton’s Women Donors Could Change Politics Forever
The Atlantic Matthews cites empirical research that backs up this belief and demonstrates that women in Congress are much more likely to reliably support and sponsor legislation related to women’s issues compared with their male counterparts. (Of course, not all … |