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Joan Dassin on the Trail to Transform Education & Local Communities

By Molly Theobald on November 30, 2010 in Africa, Photos

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In the first piece in our series of posts about the Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP) and its alumni, we talk with Joan Dassin, Executive Director of the International Fellowship Fund (IFF), established in 2001 to implement and...

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Behind the FAO Seed Distribution and Biopiracy Controversy

By Danielle Nierenberg on November 30, 2010 in Africa, Asia, Burkina Faso, Central America, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Photos

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In rural parts of the developing world where many people depend on subsistence farming practices, food security is not about consistent access to a supermarket but about consistent access to seed. Small farmers typically depend...

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New Mexico’s Ortiz & Jemez Mountains Mixed with Desert

By Brian Horstman on November 29, 2010 in Featured, New Mexico, North America, Photos, USA

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During our latest trip to the US, we visited friends in their wide open land out in the northern New Mexico countryside.  While there, I bore fleeting witness to this gentle unfolding of the Ortiz...

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Green Getaways

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Asia, Australia, Bali, Europe, Indonesia, Italy, Pacific, Photos, Thailand

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When you plan your holiday getaway you have so many options available to you for a “green” vacation. There are resorts that combine luxury with sustainability which allows you to off-set your carbon footprint without...

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Quiz Night at Cape Town’s ‘The Brass Bell’

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Events, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Last night (8 November) after work, all of us in the house decided we felt like takeaways, and after deciding upon a quaint Chinese restaurant in our area, then realising it’s closed on Mondays, we...

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Elliot Erwitt on Paris

By Rosa Abbott on November 29, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Paris, Photos

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Photographic extraordinaire. He seems to capture beauty and intimacy in a way that only those old-school, black and white photographers seem to be able to do. And despite all his famous shots of everyone from Marilyn...

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Camara Educates African Communities With Reburbished PCs

By Renee Blodgett on November 29, 2010 in British Isles, England, Europe, Photos, Videos

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Camara's John Fitzsimons tells me about their latest work in Africa during a recent trip to Dublin. We have both spent time in Africa volunteering and teaching so had some common ground; the difference is...

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An African Safari Guide

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Africa, Featured, Namibia, Photos, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Videos

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When it comes to Safaris Africa is definitely a top destination. If you’re thinking about going on an African Safari but don’t know where to begin booking, planning, calling, you should think about contacting a...

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