By David on Nov 22, 2007 in World | 0 Comments
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a United States Government corporation designed to help some of the poorest countries in the world. MCC’s mission is to reduce global poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth.
Projects financed include transportation, water and industrial infrastructure, education, private sector development and capacity building.
By David on Nov 21, 2007 in World | 0 Comments
CARE (Atlanta, Georgia) is a nonprofit that works to assist the poor in 66 countries around the world. CARE, with a staff of more than 12,000 people, stands for “Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc.”.
One of CARE’s relief missions today is to assist Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr destroyed much of the coastal area this [...]
By David on Nov 20, 2007 in Featured, USA | 3 Comments
Will American style football ever become the most popular international sport … competing with soccer, rugby, etc. … in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, New Zealand and other countries outside the USA? American Football is the #1 sport in the USA for many years, but will American football ever become very popular around the world?
By David on Nov 19, 2007 in World | 0 Comments
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBS), based in New York, was founded in 2001 and has grown to over 200 international companies who are committed to leveraging the private sector’s unique skills and expertise to fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
With field offices in Paris, Johannesburg, Beijing, Geneva, Nairobi, Moscow and [...]
By David on Nov 17, 2007 in South/Central America-Canada | 0 Comments
Washington, DC-based nonprofit Chilean American Foundation (CAF) was established in 1990 to provide financial support for social projects in Chile, South America. CAF’s members are Chileans and friends of Chile who support education, healthcare, vocational training and welfare to the most disadvantaged children in Chile.
Past projects include funding for computer equipment, medical equipment, medicines, construction [...]
By David on Nov 16, 2007 in Featured, World | 1 Comment
Some recent studies indicate that obesity now accounts for more deaths than malnutrition or hunger, and obesity may now be the greatest healthcare problem in the world … obesity numbers having tripled worldwide in the past 20 years.
WHO projects that by 2030, diseases related to being overweight and obese may be the number one cause of [...]
By David on Nov 16, 2007 in Asia - Pacific | 0 Comments
Bart and Deirdre Daniel are starting the first Charity Hospital in all of China, The Zhengzhou Morning Sun Center of Hope (MSCH). The hospital will provide 100% free care for orphans and special needs children in China.
In addition, MSCH is operating an infant nutrition program that serves 600 children in 12 orphanages in the Henan [...]
By David on Nov 15, 2007 in World | 0 Comments
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a Delaware-based American nonprofit organization, has begun its first round of shipments of laptop computers to Peru, the USA and Canada. OLPC has a vision of providing a laptop for every child in the world. The basic idea is to sell very low cost laptops to governments around the world [...]