Global Heroes: Changing the World
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Have you ever wondered what a hero looks like?
Verge is proud to introduce our 2009 Global Heroes: 14 men and women who are doing their part to make a difference in the developing world.
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Will Work For Scenery - Conservation Volunteers in New Zealand
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- Written by: Megan Tady
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
When Joseph Otari declared the forest he owned just outside of Wellington protected land, he was defying the times.
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Bringing the Message Home: Conservation in Belize
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- Written by: Kyle Dickman
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
In a developing country, conservation can be a tough sell.
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Exploring some NGOs in Laos
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- Written by: Julia Steinecke
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Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
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Rock, Water, Fire: Quenching Guatemala's Thirst
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- Written by: Larry Frolick
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A team from Niagara tackles water scarcity in rural Guatemala.
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Undoing the Limbo: Recovering from Hurricanes in the Caribbean
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- Written by: Julia Steinecke
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It's one thing to put the roof back on a house—what about rebuilding young lives in a Caribbean economy torn apart by hurricanes?
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Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change
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- Written by: Steven Johnson
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Activist Bill McKibben says climate change is the most important issue of our time. And he's leading a tech-savvy movement to demand serious change from our governments.
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Tailor-Made in Uganda
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
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Médecins Sans Frontières: First In, Last Out
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- Written by: Clare Byrne
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Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.
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All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana
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- Written by: Clare Byrne
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He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
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Doctoring the Future in Uganda
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- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Work Abroad
As a former kayak guide and Nile River Explorer, Alex Mihailovic is not exactly your typical surgeon.
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Breaking Ground in Bolivia
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- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
The people of Cha'llapampa, Bolivia, want to encourage tourism. Four student volunteers want to help. But where do you start?
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Surveying the Damaged in Afghanistan
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- Written by: Erin Grinnell
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After decades of war, resignation has replaced hope for many young Afghans who have never seen peace.
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Opening Dialogue in Tanzania
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- Written by: Tannis Hett and Tom Peacock
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
The challenges of beating HIV/AIDS in Africa are enormous—but the spirit of its young people may be even greater.
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After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Aceh
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- Written by: Tom Peacock
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
The 2004 tsunami that slammed South East Asia has all but disappeared from the headlines here, but in the year since a group of UBC students has been working quietly to help people in Aceh, Indonesia, rebuild their homes and lives.
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Africa SOMA - Meeting of the Minds
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
An exchange programme gives kids from Nairobi's slums and Maasai children a chance to teach each other about the different ways of life within their own country.
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Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
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Former development studies student and District Six Records founder, Dave Guenette, has introduced North America to some of Africa's hottest musicians. It's not about charity: it's about music.
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Picturing Progress in Zanzibar
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
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A youth project on the island of Zanzibar has young women in the community taking pictures. But what they are taking away from the project is infinitely more valuable.
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A Just Vision for Peace
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
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Victims of violence on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are taking peace into their own hands.
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A Chronological Look at the Life of Jane Goodall
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- Written by: Elizabeth LeReverend
- Category: Sidebars
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