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Original Source The University of the Witwatersrand’s Forced Migration Studies Programme is an Atlantic grantee. WILSON JOHWA, Political Correspondent SA is to drop the visa requirement for Zimbabwean passport holders while also granting them special residency permits allowing them to work in the country. Home Affairs Minister…

The National Immigration Forum is an Atlantic grantee. Washington, DC The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, a non-Partisan pro-immigrant advocacy organization based in Washington. What happened in Binghamton is a horrific tragedy. It appears that an…

Original Source VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar on computing for remote diagnosis and medical information management was held jointly by the US Atlantic Philanthropies (A.P) and the Health Department of Thua Thien-Hue Province in Hue City on March 24. The function was attended by representatives of…

Original Source by Robert Stinson | City Writer Communities in Schools reduces dropouts and increases graduations, a recent report released by the Texas Education Agency said. The report showed Communities in Schools has increased math achievements, parental involvement and keeping costs per student low in the…

by MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — Larry Brilliant, the executive director of Google.org, said late Monday that he would step down from managing Google’s philanthropic unit and signaled that Google.org might curtail its financing of nonprofit groups unless they are closely aligned with Google projects. Dr.…

The recent report on Seniors reveals some serious underlying trends believes Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming. by Matthew Taylor A mammoth survey on seniors released last year didn't reveal endless stories of untold woe – despite one shocking headline about poverty. But Age Concern…

by BONILE NGQIYAZA The African Development Forum has succeeded in reintegrating more than a thousand displaced migrants into communities since Gauteng's last refugee camps closed in October. Ivory Park, Tsakane's Extension 10, and Alexandra, north-east of Joburg, which were flashpoints during the xenophobic attacks, are…

In the United States, we are about to engage in a potentially historic debate about long-overdue reform of our inadequate health care system, and big change may be on the way. That is exactly what we need because our current system is failing the very…

Seniors in Bermuda are generally doing well but they may need government assistance with health care and transportation, among other needs, according to this survey by Bermuda’s Department of Statistics. By Robyn Skinner Thirty five percent of seniors in Bermuda make less than $25,000 a…

Original Source Harlem Children’s Zone, the New York charity that President-elect Barack Obama has held up as a model for fighting poverty, laid off 10 percent of its staff this month because of the deepening economic crisis. “We thought this was a fiscally prudent move…