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July 11th, 2011

BlogTV: A meeting of two people dedicated to education

Since the 80s, fewer and fewer children are getting an elementary education in Madagascar. It’s a serious problem with a simple cause: for residents in rural areas, finding and paying for food takes precedent over getting an education.
This week, we meet with Isabelle Langlais and Christophe Dakotonirina, both deeply involved in the Mada Gasy Tsara [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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July 4th, 2011

BlogTV: Solidarity and disease prevention with Pesinet

Setting up a system of prevention and early detection of childhood diseases in countries lacking proper medical resources: this is the vision of Pesinet.
Since its creation in 2007, this organization has built a team of 7 employees who are in the field, committed to implementing a procedure that helps quickly identify benign diseases in [...]

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Lily Dionne

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June 28th, 2011

BlogTV: Building social bonds through culture

Creating opportunities for the members of a community to come together: this is a mission that lies at the heart of a number of organizations in lower income neighbourhoods in France. The “Fox compagnie” is one such association.
Run by Michèle Renard, this theatre troupe has goals that are at once educational and entirely people-focused.
Come join [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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June 20th, 2011

BlogTV: A weekend of growth with Grandir

Every year, the members of the “Grandir” association go on a weekend retreat in the French countryside. The organization’s goal is to provide information to the parents of children with Growth Hormone Deficiency, as well as to give them support and advice in both medical and personal domains.
And so kids, parents, association members and experts come [...]

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Lily Dionne

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May 13th, 2011

Young artists’ works up for auction to help out the Schlupfwinkel association

The Schlupfwinkel (or “hideout”) Association Nuremberg offers immediate help and assistance to needy children and young adults, as well as their parents, in this region of Germany. [...]

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Rosaria Galfo

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May 5th, 2011

Putting the focus on kids with Down Syndrome in Ukraine

From 26 April to 1 July, the second stage of “Silver Coin” charitable project will be rolled in all regions of Ukraine. The project is a joint initiative of Ukrainian Down Syndrome Organization (UDSO) and UkrSibbank.
Special boxes will be installed in 555 branches of the bank all over Ukraine to collect money for special [...]

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Cédrel Haroun-Becker

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April 29th, 2011

Volunteers band together in support of Project Sunshine

“It was a close race” according to Esther Reid, coordinator of Philanthropic Initiatives for BNP Paribas in the United States. She was talking about the recent Regional Philanthropic Initiative, a nationwide project involving the bank’s employees, which took the form of a gift-making competition to support Project Sunshine. [...]

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Scott Gerace

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April 20th, 2011

Smile Train, giving children a second chance

Smile Train, an international charity which helps cure children born with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate, a congenital defect. [...]

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Marjolein Boers

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April 12th, 2011

The Mzamomhle Foundation: Childcare in South Africa

High-quality and safe childcare enables parents to go to work, earn money and build a future. Additional care and education also offer children a sound basis for their own lives. [...]