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Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide

Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide

Little known fact: Studies show that just $1 invested today in disaster risk reduction saves $4 or more in the future cost of relief and rehabilitation. 
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Born Into Bolivia

Born Into Bolivia

Volunteers, doctors, midwives and traditional Bolivian practitioners work together to save lives in rural Bolivia.
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Lighting up Lives in Costa Rica

Lighting up Lives in Costa Rica

Canadian volunteers bring solar-powered study lamps to their fellow students deep in the jungles of Costa Rica.
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First on the Ground in Haiti

First on the Ground in Haiti

On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake left Haiti in ruins. Around the world, relief teams sprang into action. 
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Wave of Change: Five Years After the Tsunami

Wave of Change: Five Years After the Tsunami

Five years ago, the tsunami took thousands of lives and changed Thailand forever. Finally, the tide is beginning to turn.
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Taking the Show on the Road

Taking the Show on the Road

Three Quebec drama students help Peruvian youth find their own voices.
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Bearing Witness in Guatemala

Bearing Witness in Guatemala

Métis lawyer Brenda Gunn works with Mayan survivors of Guatemala's massacres.
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Global Heroes: Changing the World

Global Heroes: Changing the World

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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Making the Grade in Mongolia

Volunteer teacher Cheryl Dunkerton finds that Mongolian students juggle more than just exams in order to make it through school.
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Exploring some NGOs in Laos

Exploring some NGOs in Laos

Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
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Undoing the Limbo: Recovering from Hurricanes in the Caribbean

Undoing the Limbo: Recovering from Hurricanes in the Caribbean

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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Tailor-Made in Uganda

Tailor-Made in Uganda

Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
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