Nonprofits
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George Soros' $1 billion to green energy
In addition to $1 billion to fund clean energy technologies, Soros also pledged $100 million into environmental group.
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Drought in East Africa
A lack of rain and political unrest is threatening East Africa with starvation; Kenya is one of the hardest hit areas. ...
Treating depression in Rio de Janeiro slum
A team from Doctors Without Borders is treating depression in a Rio de Janeiro slum where many residents face rampant violence....
Monitoring Afghanistan’s elections
Glenn Cowan, the founder of Democracy International, has monitored elections in more than three dozen countries and he says Afghanistan’s was the most difficult he’s seen in terms of security....
Group offers free health care for the uninsured
Patients waited in line for days at a free health care clinic in California from Remote Area Medical, a global, all-volunteer non-profit which provides free medical care to the uninsured. ...
Hope for abused Iraqi women
A secret network of shelters for abused women in Iraq has emerged in the wake of war-related societal upheaval....
Russia Hostile to NGOs
The Russian government is not friendly to non-governmental organizations — or NGOs — and often goes to great lengths to make life impossible for the groups....
Water and Cooperation in the Middle East
The Middle East is running out of clean water; Israeli and Palestinian leaders don’t want to talk about it, but grassroots organizations say they have no choice....
Marking the NAACP's Centennial Convention
Exploring the accomplishments of, and challenges for the NAACP as it celebrates its 100-year anniversary....
