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Posted By:  cayococo
Posted On:  Oct 21, 2008

  Social entrepreneurs

Youth Social Enterprise Initiative on Social Entrepreneurs: Innovative: social entrepreneurs think 'out of the box'; they find the best possible solution for a problem even if it appears to be unconventional. Tenacity: social entrepreneurs challenge the status quo; they exploit...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008

  Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty

My experiences this past year were as much about learning about challenges in global health as realizing how poverty compounds and exacerbates global health issues. The most important lesson I have learned is that nothing occurs in isolation. It will take a lot more than money to help...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Oct 8, 2008

  Ch-Ch-Changes!

Thank you dear readers for being patient with me as I have been settling back in to life in the States. To reward you, I have a couple bits of news to share. I will spend the next year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member in Houston. The organization that I am working with is called the...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Oct 4, 2008

  Gen Y leadership on social change is more crucial than ever

It has become blatantly clear that Millennials have a lot of responsibility at their feet for cleaning up the current mess that the world is in. It certainly is not everyday that you see almost daily failures of financial institutions that have been around for over 100 years. While these...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 23, 2008

  Listening is essential; so is speaking

I call my grandmother every week and talk about how things are going. Yesterday, we were talking about el crisis de julio . I told her about the meeting that I went to with a group of patients to meet with the authorities from the department of health. The meeting was supposed to be an...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 17, 2008

  You don’t need passion to cause social change

At first, I thought it was more Generation Y navel gazing. But having come across a couple of articles questioning where is the passion in the lives of Millennials , I thought it was time to say something. So many people spend their adult lives looking for that “one thing”...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 14, 2008

  Human trafficking in Argentina and the world

I love living in Argentina; perhaps even more so because my time is coming to an end. Who wouldn’t love a living in a beautiful country with warm people who enjoy lively conversations over meals of steak and red wine? I do have to point out that I have no love for the way that some of...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 3, 2008

  A small confession

Hello. My name is Vanessa and I am an addict to community service. It started so long ago and built up so slowly that before I knew it, I had to have service opportunities whenever I could. It didn’t matter if I did it with friends or if I was alone. The more I did, the more I wanted....... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 3, 2008

  Universal Health Care Series: The Inevitability Argument

This post is Part V in a series exploring reasons to support universal health care. It would be nice if we could wave a bureaucratic magic wand to make problems go away. It would be even nicer if the antidote to the health care crisis was strengthening the freedom of choice that the...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Sep 3, 2008

  UHC Series: The Inevitability Argument

It would be nice if we could wave a bureaucratic magic wand to make problems go away. It would be even nicer if the antidote to the health care crisis was strengthening the freedom of choice that the market affords and if this actually led to greater equality. Unfortunately, freedom and...... [view]

Posted By:  vanessamason
Posted On:  Aug 28, 2008

  What health activists can learn from environmentalists

Public health and environmentalism are alike in that both activists for both issues address complex global problems characterized by interdependence and the need to catalyze collective action. That might be where the similarities end. Here are some of the observations that I have as the...... [view]

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  Rupantaran Foundation

Submitted By:   mews
Website:  http://rupantaranfoundation.org/
Phone:  +91 - 9433429454
E-mail:  contact@rupantaranfoundation.org
  Vision:   Rupantaran is an NGO formed by a group of youths who have a dream of transforming the society for a better tomorrow. “Rupantaran” itself means transformation, a process of positive change.To make the society free from......
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  JJ Express Magazine

Submitted By:   bonbear
Website:  http://www.jjexpressmagazine.org
Phone:  3017623534
E-mail:  editor.jjexpress@gmail.com
  Vision:   JJ Express Magazine is a magazine primarily filled with comics and cartoons which inspire social change through art. Our mission to jumpstart a movement led by youth from all backgrounds using art. We are looking to exand......
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  Institute for Humane Education

Submitted By:   humaneeducation
Website:  http://www.humaneeducation.org
Phone:  207-667-1025
E-mail:  info@humaneeducation.org
  Vision:   The Institute for Humane Education works to create a humane, sustainable, and peaceful world for all. To create this change, we train people to be humane educators, advance the field of humane education, and provide tools......
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  SYINC

Submitted By:   Bernise
Website:  http://www.syinc.org
Phone:  +65 6748 8184
E-mail:  bernise@syinc.org
  Vision:   Syinc is a youth group in Singapore that connects people to seek innovative solutions for social change.rnrnOur vision is a world where our young people feel empowered to take action so as to create the change they want to......
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  Global Issues

Starter:   kurshauna
Date Created:  May 31, 2009
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Description:   This project page is one of the action tools used for the Global Issues Internship Program. This page is used solely for the communication, support, and motivation of the Global Issues interns and...
Goals:   To inspire, inform, and involve Global Issue interns in achieving TakingITGlobal\'s vision, mission, and purpose in relation to the impact of youth on the global social change movement.
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