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South Africa: AIDS conspiracy believers less likely to condomise
Source: IRIN PlusNews
DURBAN, 22 June 2011 (PlusNews) - Thirty years after the discovery of AIDS, conspiracy theories that posit the virus as man-made continue to enjoy support among a segment of South African youth - and these beliefs may be putting them at greater risk of HIV…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces President and CEO Gara LaMarche to Step Down; Transition Plan Underway
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
NEW YORK, NY, June 03, 2011 – The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Board of Directors today announced that President and CEO Gara LaMarche has notified it of his intent not to seek a second five-year contract and step down from his position at the Foundation on September…
Resource type: News
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Are Well-Off Progressives Standing in the Way of a Real Movement for Economic Justice?
Source: AlterNet
By Alyssa BattistoniMany progressives are affluent and well-educated. Does their elite status stand in the way of a movement to fight attacks on the working class?Over the past few years, it’s become an article of faith among progressives that we’re living through a second Gilded…
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Kevin Rudd says Vietnam important partner of Australia
Source: The Saigon Times
By Mong Binh.HCMC - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Vietnam was becoming one of Australia’s most important partners in Asia-Pacific given this ASEAN nation’s increasing role in the region and its growth. Rudd was speaking to over 200 people including government and corporate representatives…
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Jury Hung On Fate Of Philanthropy
Source: The Nonprofit Times
By Mark Hrywna. Charged with not fulfilling its mission of advancing the public good, the philanthropy was put on trial Tuesday afternoon during the Council on Foundations’ (CoF) conference closing plenary session. The penalty, if found guilty, was the loss of its tax status. It…
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The European Foundations’ Initiative on Dementia (EFID) launches the European Awards
Source: Network of European Networks
by Werner KrüperA group of Foundations, composed of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung join their forces to launch the ‘Living well with Dementia in the Community - European Foundations’ Initiative on Dementia-Awards‘ in order…
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Zuma's call to nurses
Source: Health-E
SANDTON - Nurses should invoke the spirits of their noble predecessors Florence Nightingale, Cecilia Makiwane and Henrietta Stockdale and restore the profession to its rightful place in society, President Jacob Zuma told a Nursing Summit. Two thousand nurses from around the country have converged on…
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Developing One of the Major Bioscience Research Centres in the World
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has ranked among the U.S.’s top 10 hospitals (according to U.S. News & World Report, 2012-13) for more than 10 years. Adding to its worldwide reputation in cardiovascular…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Promoting Dignity, Equality and Opportunity for All People
In October 2008, days before the U.S. presidential election, the American Constitution Society released “Human Rights at Home: A Domestic Policy Blueprint for the New Administration.” The Blueprint addresses “the gap between the promise and practice” of human rights in the United States and proposes…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Providing Equal Access to Justice for All
The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting on behalf of Dr. Lydia Foy, successfully challenged the Irish Government’s refusal to allow transgendered people to alter their birth certificates to accurately reflect their new identities. In a landmark case, the High Court formally declared in February…
Resource type: Grantee Story