In sub-saharan Africa, Uganda is scarred by political corruption, , conflict, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Despite the many political and economic tribulations in Uganda, Pastor Paul Bulenzi, founder of Beam of Hope For The Disadvantaged (htttp://www.behod.org) continues to keep his mission of educating disabled street orphans in Jinja, a priority. For the most […]
Jamaica: High Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Violence Rates
Despite increased awareness of contraception, adolescent pregnancy continues to be a major health problem in Jamaica with 35 percent of Jamaican women having their first pregnancy by age 19. Most of these pregnancies are not planned. In a study released in March, 94 percent of the pregnant teens interviewed said that their pregnancies were unintended. […]
Three- Borders: Believed to Be A “HotBed “Of Terrorist Activity
One of the most relevant voices associated with the recent speculation over the crash of an Air France jetliner on a transatlantic flight on June 1st, is Dr. Douglas Woodwell, a University of Indianapolis international relations professor. The unanswered question raised by Woodwell in a recent editorial is: “So what brought […]
NYC Theatre Artist Draws Inspiration From Teaching Inner-City Children
NYC Theatre Artist Draws Inspiration From Teaching Inner-City Children By Jackie O’Neal Patricia Runcie is a teaching artist with Arts to Grow, a New Jersey based non-profit that provides inner-city children in New York exposure to the visual, literary and performing arts by partnering with local public schools and community-based organizations. As […]
Russia: “A Popular Blogger”
In the Cyrillic sector of the LiveJournal universe, the number of readers – “friends” – subscribed to a blog is one of the factors that determines its popularity (or “authority”). Bloggers who have at least a thousand “friends” are called tysyachniki (from the Russian word tysyacha, “a thousand”), and, depending on the quality of the […]
Banned singer to attend Global Forum on Freedom of Expression in Norway
Zimbabwe protest musician Viomak has been invited to participate at the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression (GFFE) lasting from 1 June through to 6 June 2009 in Oslo. The protest musician cum political activist who is the only woman protest singer in Zimbabwe and well known for her courage to confront the Zimbabwean political […]
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