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Refugee Camp in your City
 

For those in Melbourne and Adelaide, check out this event!

At this event the experiences and everyday lives of refugees are interpreted in free, guided tours led by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Australian experienced field workers who have witnessed life in a refugee camp first-hand. Refugee Camp in your City is made up of the actual materials used by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), including refugee housing tents, a food distribution tent, water bladder and pump, health clinic, vaccination tent, nutrition tent, cholera treatment centre, and a landmines education area.

The event will be in Adelaide from Sunday 20 September to Sunday 27 September; and in Melbourne from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 11 October. To find out more about the causes of refugees and the problems of health, you can read more here.

Posted by Darrell in Poverty for column Action Stories on Sep 14th 2009, 03:18
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Cadbury goes fair trade!
 

Cadbury announced this week some very exciting news - their Dairy Milk range will be becoming fair trade in Australia by next Easter!

This switch by the chocolate giant will mean a significant improvement to the incomes of about 40,000 Ghanaian cocoa farmers!  

We're really excited about this switch, and hope that other big chocolate companies will follow Cadbury in ensuring that the chocolate that they sell is sourced ethically and that farmers in developing countries get a fair price for their hard work.

In Dunedin this week Global Poverty Project director Hugh Evans and a team of enthusiastic New Zealanders visited the Cadbury factory to thank Cadbury personally for their decision to switch.

Read more here!

To learn more about fairtrade, you can read our guide on buying fairtrade here.
Posted by Darrell in Fairtrade & Ethical Purchasing, Enterprise & Trade for column Success Stories on Aug 28th 2009, 14:11
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The Uniform Project
 

Hi everyone!  Check out this link to this great project that raises money for a great education project in India!

http://www.theuniformproject.com/

To learn more about the importance of education in the fight against extreme poverty, click here.

Posted by Darrell in Poverty, Education for column Success Stories on Jul 16th 2009, 01:43
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Photos from the International Launch
 

Click here to see photos from the International Launch of 1.4 billion reasons in Melbourne on July 4!

To learn more about 1.4bn reasons or to book a presentation, you can find everything you need here.
Posted by Darrell in for column Global Poverty Project - International on Jul 13th 2009, 05:01
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Call for videos to Kevin Rudd!
 

Kevin Rudd is meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and French President Nicholas Sarkozy.

Both nations have fallen well short of aid targets promised.

Watch Hugh's video below and send your own video response to post up here!  Let's make it clear to Kevin Rudd that Australians want to see continued commitments to aid from all the rich nations.

 

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Posted by Darrell in Aid for column Action Stories on Jul 8th 2009, 08:28
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