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Category Archives: International Development
Woman as Provider: The Importance of Women Working in the Developing World
Every day at 9am and 4pm, Gerrard weaves through the grid-like streets of Pondicherry on his motorbike to get to Volontariat, a local NGO. But this is not the commute of a regular employee: Gerrard is escorting his wife, Aruljodi, … Continue reading
Posted in India, International Development, Uncategorized
Tagged Feminism, International Development
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Power in Pondi: what Pondicherry’s NGOs are doing to improve the lives of local children
British headlines of the past six months have avidly followed the dismantling of the welfare state and the oncoming privatization of our social, health and educational services. Meanwhile, I have been on the other side of the world, in what … Continue reading
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As many people will be aware, the past six months of my life have been spent in the Indian subcontinent, volunteering with a grassroots NGO in Pondicherry and travelling afterwards. Whilst there I rigorously kept a blog onto which I … Continue reading
Posted in India, International Development, Travel
Tagged India, International Development, Travel
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With great democracy comes great responsibility
Akmal Shaikh, from Kentish Town, London, was executed at 10.30am China Standard Time in Urumqi, Xinjiang, on 29th December 2009. Although he was found guilty of smuggling 4 kilograms of heroin into China over two years earlier, he was told … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Current affairs, International Development, Law
Tagged Human Rights
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Warwick International Development Summit 2009: Working with Children and Using Dance to Save Lives
A talk that many felt brought a more positive angle to the summit was from British choreographer Royston Maldoom, from Dance United. Maldoom showed us a video clip from Ethiopia, a country in which he founded The Street Symphony Development … Continue reading
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Warwick International Development Summit 2009: The Impact of War on Children and Youth
On the opening night of Warwick International Development Summit, Will Bennett, the Education and Policy Manager of charity Right to Play, was scheduled to talk. However, because he cancelled at short notice, Right to Play was represented instead by Leo … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Education, International Development
Tagged International Development
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