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Presently, only 3% of India’s energy needs are met from nuclear sources. India plans to produce 20,000 MWe from the nuclear sector by 2020, increasing from the very low level of 3,700 MWe at present. In a Government released…

Kirsten Weeks [in Zambia] “realizes that I am happiest on days like today that start with a 6am departure to the airport, visits to a cotton gin, talks with small holder farmers, focus groups at ART clinics with potential problem solving to address…

I do not normally jump on the SWEDOW bandwagon. It seems the most salient arguments are made again and again, and frankly, it’s often too easy of a criticism.

But whenever the latest blogosphere or Twitter uproar occurs (see Nick Kristof’s latest appeal for old prom or bridesmaid dresses or this…

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Thank you to all who helped out and filled in the survey, it really means a lot to us! The new plans for TH!NK ABOUT IT are starting to shape up, so remember to…

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Attention all photographers, artists, passionate do-gooders, environmentalists, humanitarians, and everyone in between:

The CL!CK ABOUT IT Worldwide Photography Competition still needs participants! Registration only takes a few minutes and once signed up you are immediately in the running to win a trip to one or more of Oxfam's projects or a €500 Amazon giftcard. 

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Last week I had the pleasure of talking with Judith Madigan, Co-founder and Director of BrandOutLoud, who reached out following my recent post, “Do CBOs have an image problem?”



BrandOutLoud works with aid organizations, local and international, to transform the pity-laden us/them paradigm used in many communications strategies to one that portrays the strengths and…

When the jungle safari of Chapramari National Park organized by Forest Department of West Bengal concluded without a sight of Gaur or (thankfully) Royal Bengal Tiger and our Land Rover cruised into the disembarkation point, I was up for a pleasant surprise.

The tourists were given a complementary tea with a throw-in tribal dance. I cannot say I like such blatant show of a ‘culture’ in a song and…

Richard Moore describes himself as “just a guy who wanted to help.”

This is somehow funny coming from a man whom the Dalai Lama refers to as “my hero.”

Well known to the residents of Derry, Ireland, where we met last month, Richard Moore was shot at the age of 10 by a British solider on his way home from school. Taking a rubber bullet on the bridge of his nose, Richard lost…

I give lots of thought to what makes community-based organizations the lowest common denominator in development aid. Readers of how-matters.org may already be familiar with previous arguments I’ve offered for the increased inclusion of and investment in community-based organizations (CBOs). As an ardent proponent of CBOs’ comparative advantages, I believe they have a better chance of being driven by “the…

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The CL!CK3 Worldwide Photography Competition has officially launched and is in full swing! The competition is organised/sponsored by the European Journalism Centre, Oxfam and the European…

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It’s going to be a surreal moment.

From what I understand, there’s a composer, a bridge, 600 singing schoolchildren, a Nobel Laureate, and one righteous celebration. The new Peace…

For Th!nkers who are looking for stimulation until the new platform evolves, there is a blog site through CITIZENShift for the Civicus World Assembly in Montreal in September.

I'm dabbling in the Climate Justice…

Worth to follow the today starting UNFCCC Climate Conference (Bonn Germany) which is important last preparation meeting before the December Climate Summit in Durbain South Africa. Hopefully nation's representatives will find out what to do how to step forward and how to extend/renew the soon expiring Kyoto Protocol. Especially in review that (as per the latest International Energy Agency…

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I would have missed the greatest opportunity in my life time if i had not joined this community. How did i even came across EJC.NEt? so far as i am concern i can not remember. i have been to various communities signed on to them but i never felt in love with them like i did here. EJC site is inspiring,…