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... governments should or should not spend money on the arts There are several reasons why governments should not finance artists First of all, artists should have to follow the same rules asthe rest ofthe ... and other chemical products While most people think animal testing is necessary, others are upset by what they see as needless suffering This essay looks at some ofthe positive and negative aspects ... the quality of schooling available Schools frequently have large classes They are often under-funded, and staffed by teachers without sufficient knowledge of their subjects Subjects such as the...
... hour of birth Establishing good breastfeeding practices in the first days is critical to the health ofthe infant and to breastfeeding success Initiating breastfeeding is easiest and most successful ... ••First, Save the Children is increasing awareness ofthe global malnutrition crisis and its disastrous effects on mothers, children, families and communities As part of our campaign, this report ... regions, malnutrition is highest in the poorest households In South Asia, the poorest children are almost three times as likely to be underweight as their wealthiest peers.48 Latin America has some...
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... partners facilitated the voices of 1,000 children in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process Childfriendly focus group discussions were held throughout nine ofthe country s departments ... country The education system in Costa Rica is insufficient, and it is worse still for indigenous communities Inequality is pervasive in the classroom, and the system seeks to preserve neither our ... adolescents at various youth and women s centres, and also includes a community awareness component specifically for parents of adolescents, as well as sensitization sessions with private sector...
... this Publication Recent AsiaPacific Issues About the Author The AsiaPacific Issues series reports on No 48 The Internet s Effect on Business Sheridan T Prasso has spent more than a topics of regional ... encompassed much of mainland Southeast Asia and was a trading partner of both China and India due to its location on the sea Analysis from the East-West Center A dichotomy was created between ... decade writing about Asia, including the last Asia?” by Dieter Ernst January 2001 five years as Asia editor of Business Week No 47 “How Blaming ‘Slash and Burn’ magazine in New York She was Cambodia...
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... levels of all three of these identified risk factors It comes as little surprise that most of these nations are among the least developed and lowest-income countries Even within these countries, ... them from disease and injury Healthy practices, such as exclusively breastfeeding an infant for the first six months of its life or washing hands with soap, must be evidencebased and established ... weeks of life until their fifth birthday and beyond Despite the multitude of risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth, the majority of mothers also survive But the health risks associated with...
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... Pakistan, Nepal and Southeast Asia These investments are smart business When this understanding grows and creates the necessary political will, the lives of women and children in the developing world ... birth asphyxia (if they attend the delivery); assist with hygienic care ofthe umbilical cord; diagnose and refer (or treat if referral is not possible) cases of newborn sepsis; and assist with ... also says that our responsibility as leaders is to “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute” (Proverbs 31:8) We share the vision of Save the...
... “Keeping the promises we make to customers is the most important aspect of our success, and our ability to that depends on the positive relationships our employees build with our customers That s why ... challenges,” says David We did this quite successfully at the American Red Cross when after September 11, 2001, the organization had to reassess its chartered mission and to realign assets to respond ... share profits from the sale of AMF Bowling with the employees It was a good decision because it showed our employees how much we appreciated their contribution to the success ofthe company It...
... mobilisation of others This book explores some of these gaps, as well as potential solutions to fill them, by sharing stories from World Vision s field experiences A single story may not constitute ... in strengthening itAs well as a resource for collating and comparing statistics, it provides case studies and strategies from World Vision s health projects across the Asia Pacific region to show ... Health; the Case for Asia Transmission, HIV/STI screening access to community-based interventions in case of http://www.forumsec.org.fj/pages.cfm/newsroom/speeches/ and the Pacific Asian Development...