National Post |
How Canada can help beat Ebola
National Post Before the outbreak, in Guinea, one in 150 women died each year from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes — one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. And infant mortality was also bleak with one in … To achieve this, aid from all … |
Nehanda Radio |
Zimbabwe ducks wage bill pledge in new budget
FT.com (registration) (blog) Donors have pledged $468m, mostly for operations while another $530m will be borrowed, almost all of it offshore. Zimbabwe’s estimate of its foreign debt ($7.2bn) falls far short of the IMF’s calculation of $12.8bn or 94 per cent of GDP, … Those … Zimbabwe state wage bill soarsIndependent Online |
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TFA to ease cross-border business for SMEs: ITC
Business Standard He said ITC is already providing support to more than 40 developing countries to help them take full advantage of the agreement’s ground-breaking provisions for implementation- related technical and financial assistance. Specifically, ITC is helping … |
Irish IndependentStorm over Band Aid highlights how rising Africa is helping itselfIrish IndependentMany donors insist that in return for help, the receiving countries do them commercial favours, such as buying their goods and services and giving their…
DesMoinesRegister.com |
Emily’s gratitude is a gift she gave others
DesMoinesRegister.com RELATED: A gift for a stranger. She and her mother, Liz Markert, agreed that once they returned to Iowa, every day would be Thanksgiving. And it was. Emily was in her bed at home in Manson in August 2014. It was near the end, a glorious ride of dancing … |
Detroit Free PressFootball program still drawing donations under Brady HokeDetroit Free PressThough the school only released individual names on football-related donations greater than $10,000, there were also 293 donors under $10,000, combining for $3…
The Guardian |
Kabul suicide attack on UK diplomats leaves six dead
The Guardian According to Downing Street, the conference to be attended by international donors will “provide a platform for the government of Afghanistan to set out its vision for reform”. It will also give the international community an opportunity to demonstrate … |
SuperSportNairobi Marathon boosts charitySuperSportThe spike in charity money from corporate and individual donors came against a backdrop of the first drop in participant numbers since inception with organisers declaring 18,500 took part in 2014 as op…
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How to make sure your donation is going to a worthwhile charity
mySanAntonio.com They were not related to them at all,” said Cesar Alvarado, Better Business Bureau regional public relations director. “If you as a consumer want to donate to a charity, go and do your research. Make sure they are actually doing what they’re supposed … |
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Marijuana legalization backers anxious as costs mount, donors waver
Los Angeles Times After decades helping lead the fight against the national war on drugs, Ethan Nadelmann recently joined thousands of marijuana entrepreneurs here celebrating legalization — and found the scene kind of irritating. The rapidly expanding legal pot … |