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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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Mustafa Alimanovic
Europe – Bosnia- Herzegovina

In 2004, Mustafa was a single father supporting three daughters. He struggled to keep the family afloat, working twelve hours a day but still not making enough money in Bosnia-Herzegovina's war ravaged economy. Mustafa thought he had finally found an opportunity to turn their lives around when he was offered a temporary job for good pay in Slovenia. But he could find no one to care for his daughters so he could go to work. He ran out of hope. In a moment of desperation and despair, Mustafa picked up a live grenade and tried to kill himself by ...

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