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Catholic Priest and Sunni Sheikh Join Forces in Lebanon

Thanks to a small grant from the One Community program, a Catholic priest and a Sunni sheikh in Saida, Lebanon joined forces to write and...

Project Smile participants

On a cold winter morning, 300 female students at a low-income school in Rawalpindi gathered in the school courtyard for an unexpected surprise....

Posted on September 4, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Local religious leaders greet at a renovated interfaith dialogue center for yout

Leaders from diverse religious and political backgrounds recently gathered to celebrate the renovation of the Center of Salim Ghazal for...

Girl reading in Burkina Faso

When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those...

Posted on August 20, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Preparing Youth in Kazakhstan for Business Success

Unemployment in the south of Kazakhstan is among the highest in the country, especially among the nation's youth. ...

There is much truth to the notion that genuine, effective development solutions come from within developing countries. The proof is evident in the 58 leaders from 28 countries of this year’s...

Posted on August 3, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Youth learned entrepreneurial skills and earned profits by raising livestock and

Who knew poultry, pigs and potatoes were part of the peace process? They are, according to hundreds of young Rwandans still affected by genocide.

The youth recently had a chance to plan and...

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Liberians celebrate the rededication of Radio Gee, a community station brought b

It was a festive atmosphere in late May 2012 as about two hundred people marched down the dusty streets of Fish Town, River Gee County, Liberia carrying placards that extolled the value of...

Druzhkivka librarian helping to register a patron

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the central bank was dissolved and millions of citizens of the former USSR lost their savings.  The Ukrainian government has subsequently made...