Georgia companies with significant presence in China continued working with nonprofits to aid the coronavirus response as confirmed cases worldwide eclipsed 20,000 Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Inc., which last week suspended […]
Category: Nonprofits
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Books 2019: Colonialism or Philanthropy? Blurred Lines in King Leopold’s Congo
Book: King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa Author: Adam Hochschild Review by: Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Professor of Soccer and Global Politics, […]
Posted inGlobal Health, Nonprofits
Atlanta Global Health Summit: Urbanization Presents Challenges for Stemming Outbreaks
Is the migration of the masses to cities a good or bad thing for global public health? Arriving at one answer isn’t so simple, says Rebecca Martin, director of the […]
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CARE Brings the Global Fight for Girls’ Empowerment Home to Atlanta
This year, the international nonprofit CARE will for the first time conduct poverty-alleviation work in Atlanta, instituting a savings program for women based on a model that took off first in Niger. […]
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Atlanta’s Bahamians Pledge Sustained Effort As Hurricane Relief Drive Begins
For Astra Armbrister-Rolle, Thursday night was just the beginning. Fewer than three days after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, killing a reported 30 so far […]
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Mexico’s CEMEX to Donate Concrete to Help Build Soccer Fields Near MARTA Stations
Mexican cement giant CEMEX will donate concrete to be used in the construction of youth soccer fields adjacent to transit stations in Atlanta. CEMEX subsidiary Ready Mix USA is to provide […]
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CARE’s Michelle Nunn: Trade Polarization Threatens Progress on Tackling Global Issues
Rising trade tensions are threatening to undermine collaboration needed to tackle big problems like poverty on a global scale, CARE CEO Michelle Nunn said at the World Trade Day conference […]
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Nations Cup Soccer Fundraiser Returns for Fourth Year
Soccer in the Streets is once again using national rivalries over futbol to spur local fundraising, bringing back its Nations Cup tournament for the fourth straight year this weekend. Eight […]
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Commentary: Georgians Contributing to African Democracy, One Book at a Time
Editor’s note: This commentary piece was written by Books for Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski and board member Atare Agbamu, a Nigeria native Despite its flaws, the recently concluded Nigerian […]
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Peachtree City Founder Brings Community Thinking to Kurdish Refugee Camps
To compare the pristine beauty of Peachtree City with a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan requires a leap of imagination few can make, but one that is prompting Joel Cowan, the […]