Results List
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Strengthen grassroots press at community Ground Zero
Source: Business Day (South Africa)
Original Source By Graeme Addison CRITICISM has been levelled at sections of the press - notably the Daily Sun and Sapa - for racially tinged reporting that allegedly fanned the fires of xenophobia. The accusation rests on the semantic bias of terms such as aliens…
Resource type: News
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Ensuring That Vital Resources for the Poor Aren’t “Left on the Table”
Source: Gara LaMarche
Helping vulnerable and disadvantaged people to make lasting changes in their living conditions is at the core of Atlantic’s mission, and in every country in which we work there is significant and sometimes – as in the United States – growing inequality. The persistence of…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Investments in Community-Based Health Care
Source: Susan Parker
This report shares the story, strategies and impact of Atlantic’s $452 million investment to support and strengthen community-based health care in Viet Nam, South Africa, Cuba, and the United States (U.S.) from 2004-2016. It offers a number of learnings centered around taking a systems-based approach…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Constitution and the Courts: Transforming Lives
Source: Resourcing Philanthropy
In South Africa the Constitution and the Courts are critical avenues for ensuring the delivery of basic human rights across all communities. In this video, civil society activists, donors and a Constitutional Court justice reflect on how the legal system has been used to enforce socio-economic…
Resource type: Video
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces the Atlantic Fellows Program and Creation of the Atlantic Institute to Sustain Global Network of Changemakers
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Initiatives will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. NEW YORK, June 1, 2016 — The Atlantic Philanthropies today announced two multi-decade investments, totaling nearly $200 million, to equip innovative leaders and…
Resource type: News
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How Private Wealth Can Change the World
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered this speech at an international conference held by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin: The Era of Citizens – How Civil Society and Foundations are Shaping the Future. The conference was opened by German…
Resource type: Speech
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RIP Nelson Mandela, Courageous Champion of Education, Equality, Democracy and Justice
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
We mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela, whose example, words and deeds have inspired and consistently reinforced the work of our grantees, colleagues and staff, in South Africa and across the globe, to secure and advance human rights and dignity, peace, reconciliation, restorative justice, and…
Resource type: News
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Nursing in SA Is in Crisis
Source: The Times
By Katharine ChildNursing in South Africa is in crisis, with a third of nurses admitting they moonlight and half saying they feel exhausted at work. There is a severe shortage of nurses, leaving those in the system overworked. Patients in the central corridor of Charlotte…
Resource type: News
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Equal Education's Campaign to Build the Future
Source: Equal Education
Out of the 24 793 public schools in South Africa 93% have no libraries, 95% have no science laboratories, 2 402 schools have no water supply, 46% still use pit latrine toilets and 913 schools have no toilets facilities. Take a look inside one of these…
Resource type: News
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Equal Education’s Campaign to Build the Future
Source: Equal Education
Out of the 24 793 public schools in South Africa 93% have no libraries, 95% have no science laboratories, 2 402 schools have no water supply, 46% still use pit latrine toilets and 913 schools have no toilets facilities. Equal Education has been campaigning for…
Resource type: Video
