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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Game Educates 13-18 Year Olds about Hunger
UN World Food Programme launches Food Force.com, a rich-media game targeted at 8-13 year-olds.The site is also rich in ideas about how to combat hunger. Food-Force
John Allen’s Continuing Coverage of World Youth Day
WYD 'rehabilitates' Joseph Ratzinger; Pope and teacher; Meeting with seminarians; Diversity among youth; WYD liturgical styles; Some ripples of dissentOther topics include: Do-it-yourself religion 'cannot ultimately help us,' pope tells youth; 'Preserve communion with...
Using the Arts in Combatting Poverty and Fostering Development
Development and Art is an online resource devoted to promoting the ways visual artists can advance the Millennium Development Goals. DevArts has been created with the belief that a "better world is possible" and that artists play a central role in pointing the way....
Homelessness on the Rise
A significant increase in the area's homeless population recently has resulted in more homeless families than there is housing or assistance for them and there's no end to the shortage in the near future, experts say. "There are a lot of young families who come here...
Finding a Computer/Network Consultant
Staff at mission-based organizations (nonprofits, civil society organizations, and public sector agencies) often have to rely on consultants, either paid or volunteer, for expertise in computer hardware, software and networks. Staff may feel unable to understand,...
The Best Free Internet-Based Resources for Mission-Based Organizations
Coyote Communications endorses the following Web sites as the BEST Internet-based resources for mission-based organizations (non-profits, non-governmental organizations/NGOs, civil society, public sector agencies). The following were chosen to be listed here as the...
John Allen on World Youth Day Again
Who attends World Youth Day?; Benedict arrives; Condolences to Taizé; WYD trivia and Americans in Cologne; Visa problems; Security issues; Comic reliefAnyone who has ever attended a World Youth Day knows there are at least three sociological sub-groups among the...
Coverage and Photos of World Youth Day from Many Perspectives
Well-known blogger Amy Welborn has collected a list of sites covering World Youth Day from a variety of perspectives. This list covers the range from various official sites, to sites such as a press pool site of free-lancers covering the event, EWTN and even sites...
Los Angeles Times Editorial Suggest Way to Combat Maleria More Effectively
Editorial: Create malaria fund to lower drug cost One of the most effective ways of battling malaria in Africa would be for wealthy countries to create a fund to purchase anti-malaria drugs developed from the Chinese herb wormwood, this Los Angeles Times editorial...
Short-term Assignments for Tech Volunteers
There are a variety of ways for mission-based organizations to involve volunteers to help with short-term projects relating to computers and the Internet, and short-term assignments are what are sought after most by potential "tech" volunteers. But there is a...
