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More than 15 per cent of Texas’ 22 million people live below the poverty line – most of them in rural areas. Texas is one of 16 states that require county governments to provide a majority of funding for indigent legal defence services. Each county…

Blindness from cataracts is a significant public health problem in Viet Nam. In 2002, there were 482,700 cases of bilateral blindness throughout the country, of which 71.3% are due to cataracts. Being blind poses significant personal, social and economic barriers for the afflicted, especially for…

"We never give up on any child, despite the complexity of their needs. We also witness key turning points - for example a child making friends for the first time or a parent supporting their child to stay in school," says Suzanne Connolly, Director of…

Community Resource Exchange honuored Fran Barrett at their 30th Anniversary Gala on 16 March 16 2011. Prior to joining the Atlantic Philanthropies in 2010 as Director of Capacity Building, Ms. Barrett served as the Executive Director of Community Resource Exchange (CRE). About CRE: For over…

 Night and a Day in QueenstownPosted by Gara LaMarche  | 18 March 2011, South AfricaAs Jack has chronicled, we arrived in Queenstown, the final leg of our journey in the Eastern Cape, in the dark, around 7 p.m.  This was a problem for two reasons.  First, we’d…

This is the first in a short series of posts recognizing the contribution of  The Atlantic Philanthropies to the improvement of lives of older people in Ireland. Charles ( Chuck) Feeney is an Irish American businessman who in 1982 set up  the Atlantic Philanthropies.  This is one…

By JEROME REILLY Declan Ryan and the late Cathal Ryan, sons of Ryanair founder Dr Tony Ryan, have emerged as among Ireland's foremost philanthropists following a donation last week of $14m (€10m) to build schools in Sri Lanka -- the latest in tens of millions…

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is encouraging older people to take part in the arts with a range of new projects happening across the country. The three year £700,000 programme, which is jointly funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, provides opportunities for older people to…

By Sarah Halzack.  The Obama administration released a white paper on Friday that proposes winding down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and lessening the government's role in the housing finance system. The Post's Zachary Goldfarb has a full report on the plan and…

The Tibetan spiritual and political leader the Dalai Lama is to make his third visit to the Republic this April.  The Nobel Peace Laureate will take part in a series of events for the social change initiative "Possibilities 2011", which is run by three Irish-based…