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In Haiti, the place to start is water. That is the message of our short film - 7 minutes - about the work of International Action in Port-au-Prince.
Our group installs chlorinators on public water tanks. Our first installation was in May 2006 and we have since installed 110 chlorinators. Today, we serve 400,000 Haitians with clean water in nearly 40 neighborhoods of the capital city.
What do you think is the next step for better Haiti?In Haiti, the place to start is water. That is the message of our short film - 7... more
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Recently two members of International Action’s Washington Staff – Youngmin Chang and Amélie Cardon – visited several of the most impoverished and dangerous parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Their purpose was to see International Action’s De-worming Campaign in action. They also brought 500,000 Albendazole pills to Haiti for this campaign.
In this video, you will see one of the most moving moments of their trip. They stopped at La Terre Promise, a school located in the notoriously dangerous slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince. The director of the school, Elderv Morland, spoke to the children on the necessity and importance of the de-worming pills. He went on to say “In Haiti, everybody has worms. We are so happy to have Albendazole.” The words flowed from his heart as he expressed his gratitude to International Action for bringing the Albendazole pills.Recently two members of International Action’s Washington Staff – Youngmin... more
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Since May of 2006, International Action has installed more than 100 tablet chlorinators in 23 of the poorest neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. These chlorinators protect water supplies for some 300,000 people. The neighborhoods include Tokyo, Trousable, Simmond Pele, Cite Soleil, Carrefour and Delmas some of the poorest and most dangerous parts of the capital. For some, it is the first help they have had in many years.Since May of 2006, International Action has installed more than 100 tablet... more
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PARIS (AFP) — The United States put up 10 billion dollars to rebuild Afghanistan on Thursday as world donors responded to a funding appeal from President Hamid Karzai but warned more must be done to fight corruption.
Karzai sought support to finance part of a 50-billion-dollar development plan over the next five years to counter widespread poverty and a Taliban insurgency.
"What brings us together today is a concern for the destiny of a nation that has emerged from a dark past," Karzai told donors from more than 80 countries and international institutions in Paris.
Announcing a 10.2 billion dollar contribution, US First Lady Laura Bush said: "Afghanistan has reached a decisive moment for its future. We must not turn our backs on this opportunity."
President Nicolas Sarkozy announced French financial aid would be "more than doubled" with priority given to agriculture and health, bringing assistance up to 107 million euros (165 million dollars) over the next two years.
Japan doubled its aid to reach 550 million dollars while Germany put up 420 million euros over the next two years. The World Bank said it would channel about 1.1 billion dollars over five years.
US officials said they expected 15 billion dollars (9.7 billion euros) to be raised, but European and UN diplomats stressed the conference must also tackle the more sensitive issue of how the funds are spent.
"While Afghanistan needs large amounts of aid, precisely how aid is spent is just as important," said Karzai
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Relief organisations have complained that too much international aid is spent on security while development projects vital to fight poverty and strengthen the state are neglected.
A report by an umbrella group of aid organisations warned in March that only 15 billion out of the 25 billion dollars promised in donations since the 2001 fall of the Taliban had been released.
Forty percent of that amount returned to donor nations to cover consultant fees and projects carried out by various private contractors, according to the report by ACBAR, the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief.
PARIS (AFP) — The United States put up 10 billion dollars to rebuild Afghanistan... more
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While most teenagers are playing Nintendo Wii or hanging out at the beach, these 15 students are becoming global humanitarians.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns0LxS5BuIQ&NR=1 While most teenagers are playing Nintendo Wii or hanging out at the beach, these 15... more
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At ABC4All.net the Universal Flag, the World Anthem and the Universal Peace Calendar create a new synergy.
Listen to the music, be touched by the symbols and join us at
http://ABC4ALL.net
Universal FACTs graciously provided by Wilfried Fink!At ABC4All.net the Universal Flag, the World Anthem and the Universal Peace Calendar... more
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Watch! Listen! Think!
Global Toast with Plasma Activated Water (PAW) followed by an original HEALING song created for ABC4All by Ben Mackenzie and John Greenfield, Mirror Records, to help heal the world. Graciously provided by ROGC Productions!
You can watch/listen from beginning to end, then think about how you might like to "Lend a Hand" to help make it a better community for all. You can send your ideas to abc4all (at) gmail (dot) com.
AUDIO / LYRICS: http://ABC4All.net/070707.htm
BetterWorld4YouAndMe aka "YUBUPA"
our Video Information Specialist (VIS)
and A Better Community for All (ABC4All)
go together like glove and hand!
ABC4All | BW4YaM
Add BWBW and what do you have?
Better Water Better World
The formula becomes:
BWBW = ABC4All + BW4YaM !
Better Water Better World!Watch! Listen! Think!
Global Toast with Plasma Activated Water (PAW) followed by an... more
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CLICK! and let your virtual eyes/ears/mind explore and help create Global Humanitarian Relief? http://ABC4All.netCLICK! and let your virtual eyes/ears/mind explore and help create Global Humanitarian... more
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