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Think You Have It Tough? Try Having a Baby in Uganda
I'm 31. At this age, it feels like every woman I know is having babies. Grinning newborns in ironic onesies and blissful young parents fill my Facebook feed. Last year, my best friend Angie made me...
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'When They Return, They Will Find Nothing'
Haifa Abu Amro, CARE staffer in Gaza, 30 years old, talks about how she has lived through the violence in Gaza and what she sees on the ground: "Unfortunately, we were still in our house when the...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: Swimming To School In Western India
SAJANPURA VILLAGE, India (AP) — It's a long, wet journey to school for 61 teenagers in part of western India. If they want to learn, they have no choice but to swim. The boys and girls carry books,...
View ArticleRoss & Aaron's Story From The Let Love Define Family Serioes
This week’s Huffington Post Gay Voices RaiseAChild.US “Let Love Define Family™” installment spotlights the journey of “older” prospective parents, who set a deadline for achieving their dream family...
View ArticleIncreased Child Poverty Rate Disproportionately Impacts The Nation's Youngest...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is out with its 25th KIDS COUNT Data Book, which has been providing the public with an annual glimpse into the well being of American children for the past...
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67 Years of Independence: Pakistan's Past and Present
Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammed Ali Jinnah in August 1947 stated: You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this state of Pakistan....
View ArticleWATCH: Want To Raise A Confident Daughter? A Dad From One Of The World's Most...
When she was 15 years old, Malala Yousafzai dared to speak out against the Taliban. Her father offers a window into a world where girls aren't allowed to leave the house, let alone speak their minds --...
View ArticleIn Emergency
Here in Afghanistan, Carmen, Hakim, Faiz and I went to Kabul's Emergency Surgical Center for Victims of War to donate blood. "Emergency" isn't just an apt description of the hospital's cases; it's also...
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Part 3: South Africans Celebrate 20 Years of Freedom and Democracy: A...
Sixth interview with Duma Ndlovu Photo credit: Gallo images Joy Ngoma: South Africa is celebrating twenty years of freedom this year- what does that mean to you and fellow South Africans? Duma Ndlovu:...
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The Cure for Ebola Is Accountability
This piece was originally published in Foreign Policy. Photo credit: Kate Cummings. There is a tragic irony in leaders from across Africa discussing the progress of their countries with President...
View ArticleA Good Night's Sleep Could Help Get Homeless People Off The Streets
“Joe,” a man who has been homeless several times, knows how difficult it can be to get enough sleep without permanent housing. “Where and how you sleep is often a matter of discipline when...
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Jo Pavey, 40-Year-Old Mom Of 2, Becomes Oldest Woman To Win Gold At European...
Jo Pavey is 40 years old. She's been running professionally for almost half her life, but she's never won an international gold medal. That is, until now. On Tuesday, Pavey, who's from the U.K., won...
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Dad's Challenge For 'Real Men' Is Going Viral (And It Doesn't Involve An Ice...
Your Facebook feed has probably been pretty filled lately with ice bucket altruism, but with any luck, it's about to get a little more crowded. "All right, I don't really do Facebook videos or anything...
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What All Nonprofits (and Donors) Should Know about Fundraising
Asking for a favor is one of the most important techniques of fundraising. That's according an expert who has helped raise an estimated $200 million for nonprofits as a volunteer in his home town of...
View ArticleAn Impact Investor's Guide to Creating Social Impact
There's a lot of excitement about impact investing these days. The industry's main goal, to make money while making a difference, is very enticing. However, with the lack of information on successful...
View ArticleWestboro Baptist Church's Plan To Protest Robin Williams' Funeral Thwarted By...
The Westboro Baptist Church is trying to spread its vile message of intolerance with a disgraceful protest of Robin Williams' funeral, but Planting Peace is not letting the hate take root. Williams was...
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Ice Cold for a Cure
I have to admit that I was not a believer. Our vice president sent an e-mail on July 22nd explaining this crazy idea about people dumping ice cold water on themselves for the sake of awareness, I...
View ArticleThis Teacher's Surprise Retirement Party Will Absolutely Move You To Tears
Ms. Nancy Flexer clearly touched many lives during her 41 years teaching at Cole Elementary School in Tennessee. Earlier this month, staff at the school joined together to throw the beloved first-grade...
View ArticleThoughts on National Airborne Day
Not that many will notice it, with all the domestic and international turbulence dominating the news right now, but Saturday, Aug. 16, marks an opportunity for all Americans to pause for a moment and...
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When Justin Timberlake and 25,000 Fans Sang Happy Birthday To My Son With Autism
It was the great Leonard Bernstein who said, "Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable." Which might explain why I haven't been able to put into words what happened last night when...
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