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HIV a real threat to Vietnam's under-15s
Approximately 5,700 children under the age of 15 in Vietnam will be infected with HIV in the next three years, according to a recent report by the Department for HIV/AIDS Prevention. The department has worked alongside the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS and a number…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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Taking Account of Race: A Philanthropic Imperative
President Obama’s election has unquestionably transformed discussions of race in the United States. At the recent Black Entertainment Television Honors Awards, Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina declared that now that an African-American man holds the most powerful position in the world, “Every child has…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) — a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers — is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Author: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
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Atlantic Grantees Call Irish Government to Account on Commitment to Children
The issue of whether Ireland needs a referendum to secure children’s rights, has been on the table in the Republic of Ireland for a number of years. Early last week, Atlantic grantee, the Children’s Rights Alliance, called the Irish Government to account with its annual…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Billionaire funds care study for city kids
Original Source By Kevin Doyle DUBLIN is to be used for a childcare study that could set the standard for facilities around the world. As part of €15m investment in child facilities and studies, it is hoped that West Tallaght can set the benchmark for…
Author: Evening Herald (Ireland)
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€300m boost to third-level research to drive job growth
A GOVERNMENT plan to invest €300 million in third-level research will provide facilities for more than 1,400 college researchers in a bid to drive future job creation. The fifth cycle of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) announced by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe…
Author: Irish Examiner
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grant to CACE
$1.9 Million Grant to Improve Afterschool Professional Development and Programs NEWS RELEASE The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Foundations’ Center for Afterschool and Community Education 1.9 Million Grant to Improve Afterschool Professional Development and Programs Moorestown, NJ, January 9, 2006 CACE, the Center for Afterschool and Community…
Author: Center for Afterschool and Community Education at Foundations
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Northern Ireland's universities 'world leading'
Some of the research by Northern Ireland’s universities is world-leading, a report said today. Civil engineering, nursing and midwifery and electrical engineering were among subjects attracting the highest praise, a review by other colleges said. The University of Ulster (UU) and Queen’s University Belfast (QUB)…
Author: Belfast Telegraph
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Cash injection for nursing
Nursing education in South Africa is to receive a R70-million boost in the next four years with a donation from international donor organisation Atlantic Philanthropies. The grant is targeted at increasing the quality and quantity of nurse training in South Africa and to provide possibilities…
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Government warned to consult older people on positive ageing strategy
by EITHNE DONNELLAN THE GOVERNMENT has been warned that if it fails to consult older people on the development of a proposed national positive ageing strategy that it could suffer the consequences in next year’s local elections. The warning came yesterday from the Older and…
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