Dublin - Cluster bomb suvivors and campaigners are tonight rejoicing over the groundbreaking and comprehensive new treaty to ban cluster bombs that has just been provisionally agreed in Dublin. After ten days of intense negotiation under Irish leadership, 110 countries negotiating at the conference and hundreds of campaigners and survivors within the Cluster Munition Coalition […]
FAIRFIELD, Conn - Survey Sampling International (SSI) announces a charitable campaign to support children and families devastated by the recent natural disasters in China and in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
SSI’s In Our Thoughts Campaign for Asia will donate up to $10,000 each week for five weeks from late May through June to the Red […]
YANGON, Myanmar - In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the International SOS Yangon Clinic in Myanmar continues to assist clients — including businesses, NGOs, Embassies and private citizens — with their health and security needs. This work has included advising aid organizations such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF and others on post-disaster health risks, […]
AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE SAVE THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY FUND TO THE AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
To the Board of Directors of ASA:
We were disappointed to read, through a press release, the American Sportfishing Association’s response to our request to support Rep. Frank Pallone’s bill, HR 5425, the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008.
This […]
Kigali, Rwanda/Washington, D.C - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will support lending to schools and education services providers in Rwanda, in partnership with Banque Rwandaise de Développement. This is the first initiative of its kind in Rwanda, which is designed to help improve the business environment for private education.
IFC will invest […]
LITTLEFIELD, TX – Purchasing environmentally friendly denim is just a mouse click away, according to American Cotton Growers (ACG) in Littlefield, Texas. The new internet store was created for manufacturers of apparel, home furnishings, crafts, and fabric retailers that need smaller volumes of fabrics. Known as SAFEDenim (Sustainable, American and Friendly to the Environment), the […]
auctionPAL.com, the premier service for helping users sell items online, is making it easier for consumers to join the fundraising efforts for Myanmar and China by turning unused items into charitable donations. Consumers can donate items online at www.auctionPAL.com/donate and the proceeds generated from the sale of these items will be directed to charities in […]
