Results List
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Getting at the Root of the Problem
Atlantic's support in Bermuda has strengthened the capacity of the island's nonprofit sector by encouraging traditional nonprofits to become social advocates, developing nascent organisations into leaders and facilitating collaboration among organisations to advance shared agendas. With Atlantic's support, The Family Centre, among others, has become…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Bringing People Together
Carla Oterbridge interviews Lorraine and Edward Durham about their needs and gaps in services for Age Concern. Photo: Michelle Dismont-Frazzoni Atlantic's support in Bermuda has strengthened the capacity of the island's nonprofit sector by encouraging traditional nonprofits to become social advocates, developing nascent organisations into leaders…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Righting Wrongs: Ending the Death Penalty
On 21 September 2011, Larry Cox, former executive director of Amnesty International USA, gathered his thoughts in a church in Georgia across from the prison where Troy Davis awaited execution. Atlantic support has played a key role in building momentum and making demonstrable progress in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Telling a Good Story
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Open mic nights at The Chewstick Foundation feature performances by artists like Joy who help to raise awareness of social issues in Bermuda and amplify voices for change. Atlantic seeks to strengthen key social organisations on the island. Photo: The Chewstick…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Shaping History Through Support for Health and Human Rights
Nokhwezi Hoboyi. Photo: Samantha Reinders, TAC After losing two children to AIDS, Nokhwezi Hoboyi stopped her treatment and landed in a South African hospice with tuberculosis. "A nurse told me there was life after testing positive for HIV," Ms. Hoboyi said. Most importantly, she met…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Recovering Unclaimed Benefits for Older Adults in the United States and Northern Ireland
Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama. Photo: NCOA At age 66, Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama, was in a desperate financial situation. He faced being locked out of his home – a trailer – because he owed back rent. After paying for Medicare premiums…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Achieving Civil Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O'Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent In June 2011, on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Dublin, Michael Murphy and his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan, celebrated their civil partnership. This joyous day came less than a year…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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School-Based Health Services Help Students Develop to Their Full Potential
Oakland sixth-grader Carlos Mazariego took his first trip away from home when he travelled to Washington, D.C., for a national Elev8 youth advocacy trip. He and nine other students met with staff from the offices of California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and advocated…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Transforming Palliative Care in Ireland
In February 2012, the staff and patients at St Patrick's Hospital Marymount Hospice in Cork moved from an old Victorian red brick building where the hospice had operated for 141 years to a new, best-in-class hospital that is the most advanced palliative care facility in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Defending Democracy and Delivering on the Constitution
Equal Education student members march for better school infrastructure. Photo: Equal Education Throngs of students protested outside the South African Parliament in Cape Town on a sunny afternoon in February 2011. Wearing green T-shirts and carrying handscrawled signs, they set up an outdoor classroom complete…
Resource type: Grantee Story