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Teachers Turn Homes Into Schools After Floods (Video)

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 12 June 2008
myanmar-schools.jpgDetermined for children to continue their education, teachers in Myanmar's delta villages turn their homes into schools. The cyclone that struck Myanmar on May 2, 2008 killed 134,000 people and destroyed over 4000 schools, affecting millions of students around the country.

Villages aren't waiting for the government's help. They are building their own schools.
 

Iran Couple Bikes for Peace and Changing Country's Image

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Posted by Kris   
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
rmc-4-peace-bikes-01-01.jpgFor 395 days, an Iranian couple has been bicycling around the world to promote peace, heal it's country's image, and heal the environment by planting trees. They are now in the United States (currently in Seattle, Washington). Their compelling story has been featured on both BBC and CNN. I currently live in Japan, and am hoping to host them for a few days in the fall when they arrive in the far east.

Visit their website at: rmc4peace.com. (Watch the CNN video on their site and the "movie" featuring a TV report about their tree planting on the campus of VA Tech. -- really touching.)

This story was rescued from our Members Forum

 

Sanctuary Rescues Lions From Concrete Pens

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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
lion-face.jpgNine cubs, and an adult lion and a tiger, rescued from bleak Romanian zoos sniffed the grass and began purring loudly, taking their first steps onto African soil, thanks to Austrian-based animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten (Four Paws). (News 24 South Africa)
 

Community Pulls Together to Build Home for Cancer Patient

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Sunday, 08 June 2008
cancer-patent-new-home.jpgAfter a cancer patient's plea to Extreme Home Makeover to help her build a new house for her family of six, her community pulled together to grant the wish that the show couldn't. Inspiring video report from CBS's Steve Hartman.

 

US Communities Build Earthquake Safe School in China

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Posted by geri   
Friday, 06 June 2008
 Members of the Chinese community in Oklahoma and West Virginia have decided to take direct action to help children whose schools crumbled in the May Earthquake in China. Disillusioned by larger charities where much of donors' dollars go to overhead, Berlin Fan and Shuhua Chan are raising funds to rebuild a school in the devastated Chinese province. With a fund-raising goal of $50,000, they have raised about $3,000 so far in their effort to replace the tent with a safe school built to withstand earthquakes. (University staff and church unite to aid earthquake victims) Thanks to Troy Morris for the tip!

More information is available by e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visiting earthquakechildren.wetpaint.com.
 
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