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Ordnance Explodes in Vietnam Schoolyard
Jan 28, 2010

On January 27, in the late afternoon, Vietnamese schoolchildren were reminded that the explosive effects of Vietnam War ordnance have not yet gone away.

In the city of Dong Ha, in Quang Tri province, ordnance hidden since the Vietnam War exploded just outside a schoolhouse, according to reports from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

While no one was harmed in the blast, the explosion scattered shrapnel, earth, and a large tree trunk across the schoolyard.

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How to Help Survivors in Haiti
Jan 15, 2010

Please help survivors in Haiti by donating to International Medical Corps.

IMC’s work delivering primary care to earthquake survivors is especially important because they invest in capacity building of local doctors and medical personnel. As IMC puts it, “This approach of helping people help themselves is critical to returning devastated communities to self-reliance.”

In 2008 Survivor Corps honored IMC doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Niarchos Prize for Survivorship. ... Read More

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Jacqueline
Africa – Burundi

"My name is Jacqueline I live in Burundi. Before war began I was living very well, I was going to school, I had access to enough food and was living in a very nice house and could move freely without fearing. I would visit my friends, both Hutus and Tutsis without any problem. But when war began things were upside down, houses were destroyed and we were forced to leave school. Hutus and Tutsis began to fight with one another and it was not safe anymore. I fled into the forest to hide. The forest became my new ...

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