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		<title>#7Billion: Topic of the Day &#8211; Youth and Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/10/7billion-topic-of-the-day-youth-and-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Jeng</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#7billionactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Kamkwamba]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are some ways that youth can use innovation to create a better world for 7 billion?]]></description>
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		<title>Zanzibar National Youth Conference 25-26 October: Whose responsibility is development?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/10/zanzibar-national-youth-conference-25-26-october-whose-responsibility-is-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/10/zanzibar-national-youth-conference-25-26-october-whose-responsibility-is-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Friederike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth activism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is responsible if the opportunities for young people to participate are limited; if perfectly capable and eager young people are unemployed and unable to support themselves and their families; and if young women and men do not have the right knowledge or have limited access to essential sexual and reproductive health services? And what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day: Let’s Use Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-let%e2%80%99s-use-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-let%e2%80%99s-use-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NWAGBARA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activism 3.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: BridgetAkudo Nwagbara, Chair of the Youth Health Workers Advocates, Nigeria – MNCH Social media has revolutionized the way people across the globe interact with one another. At the recent, the Social Good Summit, initiatives like Shot@Life, which was launched with the intent to leverage online communities to deliver health care to marginalized and vulnerable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can young people can make a change for a better world thanks to media?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/can-young-people-can-make-a-change-for-a-better-world-thanks-to-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/can-young-people-can-make-a-change-for-a-better-world-thanks-to-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plural Plus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Organization for Migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-governmental organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth engagement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAoC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are organizing a youth produced video festival called Plural+ addressing the challenges of diversity and integration, as well as denouncing injustices while proposing their own original and creative solutions to create inclusive societies. The goal of PLURAL+ is to ensure youth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS and the revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/aids-and-the-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/aids-and-the-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Awadalla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stigma]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I have written about HIV/AIDS in Egypt before, and despite the general attitude of avoiding this heavy subject, there&#8217;s always a need to address it and discuss the situation of HIV/AIDS in the new context of Egypt. January 25th revolution was basically about dignity and freedom. People revolted because they felt they&#8217;re living under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today is World Contraception Day: Live Your Life and Know Your Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/today-is-world-contraception-day-live-your-life-and-know-your-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/today-is-world-contraception-day-live-your-life-and-know-your-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Oberdorf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Janna Oberdorf, Director of Communications and Outreach at Women Deliver Happy World Contraception Day! If you haven’t heard of World Contraception Day, welcome, get excited, and tune in. The theme this year is “Live your life, know your rights. Learn about contraception.” It’s a pretty simple slogan but it has a powerful implication. Young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering Women and Girls Through Media and Communication</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/empowering-women-and-girls-through-media-and-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/empowering-women-and-girls-through-media-and-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knowledge for Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geena Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geena Davis Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN-WOMEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is the only research-based organization working within the media and entertainment industry to engage, educate, and influence the need for gender balance, reduce stereotypes, and create a wide variety of female characters for entertainment, targeting children ages 11years old and under. During the Social Good Summit, actress Geena [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Good Summit: Changing the World Through New Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/social-good-summit-changing-the-world-through-new-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/social-good-summit-changing-the-world-through-new-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knowledge for Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#socialgood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovative thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mashable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bloggers, media, NGOs, celebrities, and global thought leaders from a variety of public health and human rights spectrums converged this week on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for the Social Good Summit, presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, and the United Nations Foundation, to discuss the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day: Let’s Talk About Young People and Contraception</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-let%e2%80%99s-talk-about-young-people-and-contraception/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-let%e2%80%99s-talk-about-young-people-and-contraception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janna Oberdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Janna Oberdorf, Director of Communications and Outreach at Women Deliver Young people and contraception can be a tricky topic – for some reason, the idea that young people should have power over their sexuality and their reproductive health can be scary for decision-makers and people in power. But, when young people are able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Bishops put Lives at Risk in the Name of &#8220;God&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/catholic-bishops-put-lives-at-risk-in-the-name-of-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/catholic-bishops-put-lives-at-risk-in-the-name-of-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaevion Nelson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This blog was originally posted on www.amplifyyourvoice.org The Filipino Struggle for Reproductive Health Rights &#38; Justice There has been a long struggle for reproductive health (RH) rights in the Philippines. This is not uncommon as there are many countries where some aspects of reproductive rights are not guaranteed. However, the Philippines is one of five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Place for Sex in the Christian Church?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/is-there-a-place-for-sex-in-the-christian-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/is-there-a-place-for-sex-in-the-christian-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaevion Nelson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post was originally posted at www.amplifyyourvoice.org. Sex is one of the farthest things from the Christian ethos, except when you are constantly reminded that fornication and adultery are sins. So much so that many of us are raised to believe that a relationship is for the man and woman to procreate. Forget about variances in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Documenting identities in North and South Sudan</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/sudan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/sudan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sicotte-Lévesque</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many South Sudanese who were refugees in neighboring countries and in the US, Canada and Australia, have now returned to help build their country. Pride and hope can be felt everywhere. As I filmed the ecstatic crowds around Juba, it was hard to believe how much had been accomplished in so little time.]]></description>
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		<title>From HUMAN rights to INHUMAN actions</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/from-human-rights-to-inhuman-actions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/from-human-rights-to-inhuman-actions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bashir ahmad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent phenomenon that sparkled lively discussions all over the world is the approval of same-sex marriage in New York and thus, expansion of LGBT rights in this US state. ]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Global Citizen</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/being-a-global-citizen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/being-a-global-citizen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anamgill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ivil society organizations have recently recognized the importance of delivering sexuality education programs to young people. Evidently, these programs only reach a very small segment of young people in Egypt, who make up about 40% of the total population. ]]></description>
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		<title>What’s The Role of Internet in Human Rights Activism?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/what%e2%80%99s-the-role-of-internet-in-human-rights-activism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/what%e2%80%99s-the-role-of-internet-in-human-rights-activism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alaa Jarban</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For many years, human rights have become a prerequisite key element in social changes all over the world. There are great enhancements which were brought with technology, internet and social-networking, and many activists haven’t been more confident that there hasn’t been a better opportunity and time in history for change and justice as possible, necessary, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discrimination Free World&#8230;That’s Where I Want to Live!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/discrimination-free-world-that%e2%80%99s-where-i-want-to-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/discrimination-free-world-that%e2%80%99s-where-i-want-to-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aram Barra</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to ask you that for the next two minutes, you bare with me and forget your prejudices on drugs, on the people who use them -drug users- and on everything you have ever heard of them. Instead, I want to suggest that you think of drug users as any other regular human being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexuality Education Woes in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/sexuality-education-woes-in-egypt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/sexuality-education-woes-in-egypt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Awadalla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex education; sexuality; youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ivil society organizations have recently recognized the importance of delivering sexuality education programs to young people. Evidently, these programs only reach a very small segment of young people in Egypt, who make up about 40% of the total population. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Sexual citizenship</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/a-sexual-citizenship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/a-sexual-citizenship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Ramadan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Syria’s society has a not-so-unique stigma regards everything relating to sexuality: the sexual orientation, the gender identity, the sexual education and the sexual citizenship are all viewed under the same light; all consider taboo; all are hidden and unspoken about. Recently, I came across a very interesting concept: When sexuality is the subject, so many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aids@30: Youth in the Spot Light</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/aids30-youth-in-the-spot-light/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/aids30-youth-in-the-spot-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarijkeWijnroks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems so obvious that young people should be at the spot light in national HIV responses.  After all half of the world’s population is under 25, more than ever before in our history. ]]></description>
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		<title>10 Days of activism = the beginning of a lifetime involvement!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/lifetime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/lifetime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Jaffary</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we launch 10 Days of Activism in 2011 (with 40 countries and thousands of young people from all over the globe!), maybe, just maybe, this could be a great opportunity to make the entire world hear young people’s voices. Your voice! ]]></description>
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		<title>Join the global Facebook discussion on education</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/facebookdiscussion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/facebookdiscussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgaston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I invite you -- visionary adolescents and youth (age 10-24) -- to share your ideas on our Facebook e-discussion on education. ]]></description>
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		<title>Juventud cuenta en UNGASS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/hlmaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/hlmaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel Corral</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I'm Miguel Corral, 28 years old. Check out my video from the  United Nations  General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York. In this video, I talk about my motivations for being part of the meeting, why I'm passionate about HIV/AIDS, and why it's important that young people engage in the prevention revolution.]]></description>
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		<title>Youth can use technology to help tackle social crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/youth-can-use-technology-to-help-tackle-social-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/youth-can-use-technology-to-help-tackle-social-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kabukabu Ikwueme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;All adolesents  are vulnerable, but some are more vulnerable than others&#8221;. This is particularly true for street children who irk a miserable living on the streets. In most urbanised cities in developing countries, the number of children living on the street continues to swell with many business districts bursting at the seams. There are currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adolescents and youth migration:Harnessing the development potential while mitigating risk</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/adolescents-and-youth-migrationharnessing-the-development-potential-while-mitigating-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/adolescents-and-youth-migrationharnessing-the-development-potential-while-mitigating-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Boampong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human migration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Population Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond migrating themselves, youth are affected by migration in other ways.  As the total number of international migrant’s increases, so does the number of children and youth who accompany their parents in the migration process or feel the impacts of migration – negative or positive – if they are left behind. ]]></description>
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		<title>Media and Sex: Let&#8217;s Get It Right</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/media-and-sex-lets-get-it-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/media-and-sex-lets-get-it-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaevion Nelson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a dearth of study on &#8216;the influence of television [...] on [adolescent and youth] sexual attitudes, feelings and sexual behaviours&#8217; (Forbes, 2010). In Jamaica, very little is known about how advertisements and music videos for example, with such high sexually explicit content, promotes sexual risk-taking or myths about sex and sexuality, relationships and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do we neglect male sexual and reproductive health?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/do-we-neglect-the-male-sexual-and-reproductive-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/do-we-neglect-the-male-sexual-and-reproductive-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Kalajdjieski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we are thinking and discussing the sexual and reproductive health we always tend to start talking about “girls” issues. And in this discourse often male needs are forgotten. I am aware that there are programmes that are addressing male SRHR but somehow they are not enough they are not global. The whole situation that I want to present can be very clearly pictured with one phrase that I used for one of my presentation during an international event:]]></description>
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		<title>If you could give your policy makers one message&#8230;what would it be?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/if-you-could-give-your-policy-makers-one-message-what-would-it-be/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/if-you-could-give-your-policy-makers-one-message-what-would-it-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nijar (Nickie) Imanguli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is a collaboration among the International Year of Youth strategy partners, the 44th CPD Youth Caucus, International Women's Health Coalition, and Reproductive and Sexual Justice]]></description>
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		<title>Reproductive health and rights in Pakistan &#8211; a health or a social issue?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/reproductive-health-and-rights-in-pakistan-a-health-or-a-social-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/reproductive-health-and-rights-in-pakistan-a-health-or-a-social-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bashir ahmad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a big need to convince and educate the religious and tribe leaders about the STIs, HIV/AIDS – I do believe it’ll facilitate open discussions of all these topics with common people. ]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring stories of young people for the Istanbul Youth Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/inspiring-stories-of-young-people-for-the-istanbul-youth-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/inspiring-stories-of-young-people-for-the-istanbul-youth-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malika Atasheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I admire young people who make changes in their communities without having any basic resources. Before the Youth Conference in Istanbul will start, I decided to collect those stories from young people, so I know how young people alone can make a great change in the communities.]]></description>
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		<title>Gender based violence in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/gender-based-violence-in-pakistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/gender-based-violence-in-pakistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bashir ahmad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is my video on gender based violence. In this video we shown how we discriminate males from females and how females can bring a change if they struggle for their rights.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Moms: Brought to You Commercial Free</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/teen-moms-brought-to-you-commercial-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/teen-moms-brought-to-you-commercial-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Robbins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My hour at the gym flies by as I get absorbed learning about how this couple failed using birth control properly, or using any at all, and were surprised to become pregnant. I am enthralled by their lack of knowledge on the subject. But then I realize two very important details: the majority of these shows take place in the South, or some small, less progressive region where sex is a taboo subject to discuss, and that I, too, never received comprehensive sexual education while in high school.]]></description>
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		<title>What is better &#8211; prevention or cure?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/what-is-better-prevention-or-cure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/what-is-better-prevention-or-cure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aysel Asgarova</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV test]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been long recognized prevention is much better and much more cost-effective than cure. One of the root causes of such challenges as HIV/AIDS/STIs and abortions is undoubtedly low level of awareness. ]]></description>
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		<title>Youth, Sex and the Vatican</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/youth-sex-and-the-vatican/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/youth-sex-and-the-vatican/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nijar (Nickie) Imanguli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone watching mainstream hip-hop/rap videos that portray women grinding on cars knows that it is not a reality either. Same goes for putting band aids on faces, Nelly style, or thinking that a milkshake will bring all the boys to the yard, or that human beings don’t actually hatch out of space eggs…really, the list can go on.]]></description>
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		<title>Sex, Sitcoms &amp; South America</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/sex-sitcoms-south-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/sex-sitcoms-south-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Chor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have unfortunately seen the show a few times myself. It can be funny, but what is most striking is its portrayal of women and sex. Charlie, the main character played by Sheen, is a self-involved alcoholic, womanizing sleaze. ]]></description>
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		<title>If you could change ONE thing, what would it be?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malika Atasheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you concerned with the problems that your peers face? Do you feel that you have something to say about it? Take an active part in the Youth Conference in Istanbul, 9-11 of May, 2011 - like these young video bloggers. ]]></description>
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		<title>We can solve our own problems</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-can-solve-our-own-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-can-solve-our-own-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aida Darzhanova</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today in my region, young people face a lot of problems and challenges, such as human rights violations, limited access to sexual and reproductive health and right information, also social instability. But we can solve our own problems if we get enough support. Tell me what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s a challenging period in our life</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/it%e2%80%99s-a-challenging-period-in-our-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/it%e2%80%99s-a-challenging-period-in-our-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azhar Amanzholova</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teen and Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How can young people in Kazakhstan speak up for themselves and create change? If you ask me, it’s a challenging period in our life. ]]></description>
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		<title>I feel adventurous, I feel free</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/i-feel-adventurous-i-feel-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/i-feel-adventurous-i-feel-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raizel Eunice Panisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One voice can be amplified into a much stronger force if our voices come together. ]]></description>
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		<title>The only wish they have is to leave the country</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/the-only-wish-they-have-is-to-leave-the-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/the-only-wish-they-have-is-to-leave-the-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kostadin Betoski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[High school]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of my friends just want to leave the country as soon as possible but in my opinion perhaps the young people are not ambitious enough.  What do you think?]]></description>
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		<title>We need factories for thousands of young people</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-need-factories-for-thousands-of-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-need-factories-for-thousands-of-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, I’m talking about the major problems facing youth in Macedonia today, and what we young people can do to help each other. It will be difficult to find a job. We need factories for thousands  of people. What do you think?]]></description>
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		<title>The rich can go wherever thet want&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/the-rich-can-go-wherever-thet-want/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/the-rich-can-go-wherever-thet-want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mimoza</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rich can go wherever they want, but the poor can't go anywhere. In this video, I'm talking about the major problems facing youth in Macedonia today, and what decision makers can do to help young people in Macedonia. Let me know what you think. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sport can help fight youth problems</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/sport-can-help-fight-youth-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/sport-can-help-fight-youth-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusko Kukoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm 24 years old and from Macedonia. If you ask me, the lack of physical activity and unemployment is a big problem. Sport can help tackle many problems, such as drugs and crime. Check out the video and let me know what you think. ]]></description>
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		<title>MTV &#8220;Ignites&#8221; a Change in Kenya, Zambia, and Trinidad &amp; Tobago</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/mtv-ignites-a-change-in-kenya-zambia-and-trinidad-tobago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/mtv-ignites-a-change-in-kenya-zambia-and-trinidad-tobago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richael O'Hagan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can a TV show cross boundaries and change perceptions? Can it spark discussions and erase stereotypes? Most importantly, can it stop the spread of AIDS?]]></description>
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		<title>How can YOU make a difference? The experts weigh in with a checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/how-can-you-make-a-difference-the-experts-weigh-in-with-a-checklist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/how-can-you-make-a-difference-the-experts-weigh-in-with-a-checklist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NRDC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an intrepid organization with a simple mission: To safeguard the Earth — its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. Here are their recommendations for what you can immediately do to conserve water. The Problem Groundwater is being used at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/icts-and-the-spread-of-indigenous-knowledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/icts-and-the-spread-of-indigenous-knowledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Liebhardt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite common assumptions and their perceived differences, the indigenous knowledge and global knowledge systems have become much closer in the past decade. Indigenous knowledge practitioners have begun leveraging different media to exchange ideas and publicize traditional learning to the larger world. At first glance, the relationship between indigenous knowledge and the Internet seems fraught. Indigenous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is organized religion an impediment to fulfilling MDGs?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/is-organized-religion-an-impediment-to-fulfilling-mdgs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/is-organized-religion-an-impediment-to-fulfilling-mdgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonam Ongmo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birth control]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If only governments would take a second look at religion and see how it stands in the way of improving the lives of its marginalized populations, it has the potential to hasten the process to achieving the MDGs, even within the next 5 years. We are just 5 years away from the deadline for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest in youth, now!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/invest-in-youth-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/invest-in-youth-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Antonieta Alcalde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal death]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maria Antonietta Alcalde makes the case for prioritizing and investing in young people so as to accelerate progress on the MDGs. Social investments in young people’s education, health, and employment can enable countries to build a strong economic base, thereby reversing inter-generational poverty especially in countries undergoing demographic transition. ]]></description>
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		<title>Africa: Notes From the Field</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/africa-notes-from-the-field/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/africa-notes-from-the-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ndesanjo Macha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a roundup of blog posts aid workers for Concern US blogging from Sub-Saharan Africa. Concern US aid workers blog regularly about their work and challenges they face as they help to transform lives of people in Malawi, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Concern US is an affiliate of Concern Worldwide whose mission is to ensure that people living in extreme poverty are able to meet their basic social needs and achieve their rights. ]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Mobile Libraries of the World</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/video-mobile-libraries-of-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/video-mobile-libraries-of-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mobile library has become a staple in many library systems, bringing books to those who cannot access the libraries themselves. However, in many places due to bad road conditions or lack of funding, the traditional system of rigging a bus or truck as a library is not possible. Thus, library carts, donkey libraries and motorcycle libraries have appeared as viable options to bring books to the communities.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines: Video Storytelling for Hunger Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/philippines-video-storytelling-for-hunger-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/philippines-video-storytelling-for-hunger-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, a short film won the public's approval at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, and to this day, it is still making its rounds through internet, raising awareness on poverty and hunger. Chicken Ala Carte by Ferdinand Dimadura is one of the videos we bring you today about hunger past, present and future.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh: Visitors Share Their Thoughts On Grameen Ventures</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bangladesh-visitors-share-their-thoughts-on-grameen-ventures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bangladesh-visitors-share-their-thoughts-on-grameen-ventures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rezwan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since its launch in 1976 as a research project in rural Bangladesh, the Grameen Bank  has walked a long way to become what it is now, a microfinance organization and community development bank with affiliated ventures in many countries of the world. More than three decades later and boosted by many awards including the Nobel Peace Prize (jointly with its founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus in 2006), it has expanded into a family of social organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>Key highlights from Mashable&#8217;s Social Good Summit for United Nations Week</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/key-highlights-from-mashables-social-good-summit-for-united-nations-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/key-highlights-from-mashables-social-good-summit-for-united-nations-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is United Nations week in New York City which means a few things: First, don&#8217;t take a cab anywhere near Midtown East and second Mashable kicked off the monumental week with the Social Good Summit at the 92Y.  The Social Good Summit brings together people who are directly working on solving the world&#8217;s most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The cloud, the crowd, the community: Responding to disaster</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/the-cloud-the-crowd-the-community-responding-to-disaster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/the-cloud-the-crowd-the-community-responding-to-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cbrottler</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using knowledge management and ICTs to assist relief efforts, from Haiti to Pakistan. The UN Digital Media Lounge kicked off on Tuesday in New York City to foster a discussion around the state of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the new tools available to achieve them. Sessions on Tuesday included an interesting talk on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing countries must reform domestic violence laws to meet the MDGs</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/developing-countries-must-reform-domestic-violence-laws-to-meet-the-mdgs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/developing-countries-must-reform-domestic-violence-laws-to-meet-the-mdgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kabukabu Ikwueme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the purpose of government, if not to safeguard the rights of its citizens? Many people working with victims of domestic violence in developing countries will agree that the law often does not offer adequate protection to victims. Our Goal of Gender Equality (MDG3) will never be reached if we do not address this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhutan signs the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bhutan-signs-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bhutan-signs-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonam Ongmo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thilney, signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN on September 21st, 2010, on the occasion of the 2010 UN Treaty Event. According to a press release from the Bhutan Mission, the Convention on Disabilities is considered a comprehensive human right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Good Summit kicks off UN Week</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/social-good-summit-kicks-off-un-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/social-good-summit-kicks-off-un-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sloane Berrent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couldn&#8217;t get to the Social Good Summit yourself?  Sloane Berrent, writing for Halogen TV, keeps us posted on how social media for social good became the theme of the day. Did you know that every September some of the world’s most well known and influential leaders come together in New York City for high-level discussions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching the Millennium Development Goals through innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/innovation-and-the-millennoum-development-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/innovation-and-the-millennoum-development-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Kochi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation and new technologies are tackling old challenges and accelerating progress toward meeting the MDGs. In this video Erica Kotchi from UNICEF Innovation addresses the power of mobile phones, and explains how her team is using these innovative tools to empower individuals in developing countries. ]]></description>
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		<title>1 important goal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do we stand with Universal Education for all by 2015 (MDG2)? Nora Coghlan from the ONE Campaign reports from the Summit floor. September 20, 2010 Earlier this morning, I listened to a powerful panel of speakers — including former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, Queen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace unfriends Facebook, and social media takes on&#8230;social media</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/greenpeace-unfriends-facebook-and-social-media-takes-on-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Levine-Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Facebook veered away from Environmental Sustainability (MDG7), Greenpeace voiced their concern with a strategy that used Facebook as a platform for change at Facebook. Take a look at how they launched their campaign, and used social media for social good. The &#8220;So Coal Network&#8221;: Confronting Facebook&#8217;s Coal Problem By Jodie Van Horn Mark Zuckerberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melinda Gates: What does the future hold?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Jeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss all the amazing Millennium Development Goals speeches at TEDxChange hosted by Bill and Melinda Gates? Not to worry. Here&#8217;s the live webcast: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tedxchange/Pages/tedxchange-2010.aspx Flickr: Slideshow: The future we&#8217;ll make by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Ten years in, where does the global community stand in the work to save and improve lives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social media &amp; youth engagement energize MDG Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/mdgsummit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonal Bains</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Lab will be hosting their first free One World Rising  concert, with Andrew WK, at Santos Party House in NYC on September 25. Their goal? To gather a group of like-minded young people and build strong community around the MDGs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness &#8211; will it be the 9th Millennium Development Goal?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/happiness-will-it-be-the-9th-millennium-development-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonam Ongmo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is GDP really the best yardstick for progress? The question is being asked with growing urgency across the globe. So far, only Bhutan has implemented a radically different measurement for development: Gross National Happiness (GNH). ]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching pregnant women through art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Azucena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video Grammy-winning singer Maya Azucena talks about MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015. Maya Azucena is a co-founder of the website.]]></description>
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		<title>A poem for invisible women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/a-poem-for-invisible-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[n this video award-winning artist Toni Blackman addresses 'invisible women' around the world. Toni Blackman is one of the artists of MDGfive.com,  a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015. ]]></description>
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		<title>A poem for my five sisters</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/a-poem-for-my-five-sisters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Lopez is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015. In this video Frank Lopez uses his creative talents to talk about his five sisters, pregnancy, love and maternal health.]]></description>
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		<title>5 iPhone apps to help fight poverty</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/5-iphone-apps-to-help-fight-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To end poverty and hunger, we&#8217;re going to need everyone&#8217;s help &#8211; even the busiest amongst us. Thanks to the iPhone and the technological innovators who are working for the global good, we can now say: MDG1? There&#8217;s an app for that. Hectic lives, jam-packed schedules and the all-too-common feeling of powerlessness can keep us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother, your strength is beyond compare</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/mother-your-strengt-is-beyond-compare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tahani Salah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tahani Salah is one of  the artists of mdgfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and  social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal  health and reach Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015. In this video Tahani  Salah uses her creative talents to address maternal health.]]></description>
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		<title>Spoken word for maternal health</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/spoken-word-for-maternal-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SeanB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word! Sean B is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millennium Development Goal 5 by 2015. In this video Sean B uses his creative talents to address maternal health. Take it away, Sean B. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bloggers: Ban Ki-moon wants to hear from you</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bloggers-ban-ki-moon-wants-to-hear-from-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Serrano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear bloggers. With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it’s time to start blogging. ]]></description>
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		<title>Are Western filmmakers entitled to tell Africa&#8217;s story?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/are-filmmakers-entitled-to-tell-africas-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Russell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is really entitled to tell someone’s story? My initiative MDGFive.com  aims at giving professional artists at the local level – filmmakers, musicians, poets, photographers, etc – a place where they can influence imagery and story about their own places and their own people. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNiTE: The global campaign to end violence against women</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite decades of effort to end it, Violence against Women and Girls is an entrenched reality for millions. But a new campaign is bringing new hope to the effort. What is this campaign all about? And what's going to make it work? ]]></description>
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		<title>In the gender digital divide, women fall behind</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/in-the-gender-digital-divide-women-fall-behind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k.sandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a division between men and women, not only in terms of pure economics, but also in the realm of technology. Women's lack of technological access is caused by many factors, and it will ultimately hurt them.]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens tackle the power shortage in Nigeria, with toxic results</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/toxic-technology-citizens-fill-the-power-shortage-in-nigeria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/toxic-technology-citizens-fill-the-power-shortage-in-nigeria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fortune Ihunweze</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigerians contend with an extremely limited power supply. In order to carry on with their work and daily routines, they are using a solution that endangers themselves and the planet. ]]></description>
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		<title>A scientific discovery, a feminist turf war</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kabukabu Ikwueme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A scientific breakthrough, which could significantly decrease the spread of HIV, creates a divide between feminists. Why? During the July 2010 international AIDS Conference in Vienna, the media announced that a microbicidal gel containing 1% anti-retroviral drug tenofovir was received with mixed feelings. According to a recent study, this gel could cut down the spread [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young people as producers, not consumers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giuseppe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN pays a lot of lip service to youth participation. As the MGD Review is coming up, it&#8217;s time to focus on young people as producers instead of consumers. The documentary above deals with youth participation at the United Nations, and it is directed by me, Giuseppe Porcaro, and produced by the European Youth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A silent phenomenon spreads HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/crossing-the-crack-lines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/crossing-the-crack-lines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Mukondiwa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Meltdown & Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the magenta sun sets on the small but sexually charged town, life amongst the  workers becomes visible. Tonight, there may very well be another young woman who will walk into the night a virgin and wake up, hymen intact, but with a new disease to grapple with at the end of it all.]]></description>
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		<title>Fix the schools&#8230;fix the world</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/fix-the-schools-fix-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/fix-the-schools-fix-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Young people of today have the skills and the smarts to handle the world they inherit. But they don't have the essential confidence in their vision and potential. Without empowerment, they cannot do their best work. This means it's time to change our schools, change our communities and change our minds.]]></description>
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		<title>African youth raise their voices on climate change</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/africas-youth-face-unjust-realities-of-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/africas-youth-face-unjust-realities-of-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change and Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s African youth and future generations will inherit the climate system in whichever way governments decide to leave it. The older generation must take responsible action, and the younger generation must live up to the task at hand.]]></description>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s condom demand, fulfilled by you and me</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/condoms-and-you-what-we-can-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/condoms-and-you-what-we-can-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Aigner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A condom here, a condom there; in this land of condoms aplenty it would have never dawned on me, as a college student at Arizona State University, to value the wondrous supply of condoms.]]></description>
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		<title>Ending poverty: our discussion, our vision</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/new-visions-for-the-end-of-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/new-visions-for-the-end-of-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KwasiSelassie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Meltdown & Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Young people have the talent and creativity to end Poverty. It is our inherited problem, and we must solve it together. The Kwasi Selassie Poverty Discussion is a blog space for young people who want to share possibilities, solutions and experiences in the effort to end poverty across the globe.]]></description>
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		<title>Integration of migration &#8211; embracing the newcomers</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/migration-is-here-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/migration-is-here-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Akullu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change and Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Meltdown & Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Migration has existed, with all its pros and cons, through centuries and centuries. It will likely continue to exist, as it is sometimes totally unavoidable. But how can we make it a fair deal, more bearable in instances where one cannot avoid it or otherwise control it? We can agree to the fact that these migrants can contribute to development!]]></description>
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		<title>HIV prevention: are we really doing it right?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hiv-prevention-how-to-make-it-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hiv-prevention-how-to-make-it-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[40% of new infections still occur among people aged 15 to 24, but things are starting to change…I think.]]></description>
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		<title>Generation 2.0 vs. Generation 2.no!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/generation-2-0-vs-generation-2-no/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/generation-2-0-vs-generation-2-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mischa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the real added value of online technology in our efforts to save the planet?]]></description>
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		<title>Girls, love yourselves and win the role-play game called life</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine that life is a role-play game where the plot develops as a result of the decisions you have made and the puzzles you have solved. ]]></description>
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		<title>Many hands: how to reach HIV positive youth</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reaching-out-to-hiv-positive-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reaching-out-to-hiv-positive-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Sera</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV positive people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV positive youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stigma & Discrimmination]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HIV positive youth face profound and varied challenges. Yet we continually let them down when we don't provide the services they need. It's a growing problem without a single solution. NUMAT is one of many organizations that is serving the underserved through a layered approach that supports, nurtures and strengthens the youth whose lives have been redefined by HIV.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hivaids-related-stigma-and-discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hivaids-related-stigma-and-discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angella</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A young woman in Uganda contracts HIV/AIDS and faces relentless prejudice that alters every aspect of her life. She is only one of the millions of young people whose physical challenges are multiplied by the cruelties of social discrimination. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do you want to know your HIV status?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/do-you-want-to-know-your-hiv-status/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/do-you-want-to-know-your-hiv-status/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sydney Hushie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV test]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some say that it's empowering to learn your HIV status. Others feel that it's better not to know, because of all the issues HIV can raise. The experts at the upcoming AIDS conference in Vienna want to know what you think about HIV and testing. Let them know your opinions by answering four simple questions.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s talk about HIV &amp; education</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/lets-talk-about-hiv-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/lets-talk-about-hiv-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay Menard-Freeman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://2010.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The experts at the upcoming AIDS conference in Vienna want to know what you think about HIV Education. Let them know your opinions by answering four simple questions. My name is Lindsay Menard-Freeman, and I’m the Program Officer at the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS.  I have been working on youth activism, HIV advocacy, human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Submit a question to the United Nations&#8217; upcoming TV-debate</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/submit-a-question-to-the-united-nations-upcoming-tv-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/submit-a-question-to-the-united-nations-upcoming-tv-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Del Sol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=3003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Submit a question and you might hear it answered by experts at an upcoming United Nations TV debate.]]></description>
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		<title>What do you think about HIV and condoms? Tell the experts!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/what-do-you-think-about-hiv-and-condoms-tell-the-experts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/what-do-you-think-about-hiv-and-condoms-tell-the-experts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Svenn Grant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What comments related to HIV and condom use should experts at the upcoming AIDS conference in Vienna be thinking about? Let them know what you think by answering four simple questions on condoms.]]></description>
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		<title>Aiming development dollars at mothers to improve the lives of families</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/aiming-development-dollars-at-mothers-to-improve-the-lives-of-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/aiming-development-dollars-at-mothers-to-improve-the-lives-of-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Nishimura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money in the Hands of Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developing world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowering women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investing in women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kofi Annan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What's the best way of investing in the developing world? One organization is empowering families by investing in mothers.]]></description>
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		<title>How are communities affected when women control their own investments?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/how-are-communities-affected-when-women-control-their-own-investments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/how-are-communities-affected-when-women-control-their-own-investments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juke Carolina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Meltdown & Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money in the Hands of Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We, at Conversations for a Better World want to know. Please share your projects and best practices around the world. We want to hear about women who are building schools and spearheading micro-credit projects. Planting and harvesting crops. Buying and selling goods. Setting up small businesses and doing it for themselves and their communities.]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a survivor in Haiti: Part VI</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/diary-of-a-survivor-in-haiti-part-vi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/diary-of-a-survivor-in-haiti-part-vi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carine Exantus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Haiti earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanitarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port-au-Prince]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refugee camp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it's been months since the January earthquake in Haiti, the after effects still linger for the survivors.]]></description>
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		<title>Accessing the Pill: Every woman counts</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/accessing-the-pill-every-woman-counts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/accessing-the-pill-every-woman-counts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solomon_bbumba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do we ensure that women in developing countries can access the Pill? Let's work with local organizations, leaders, and health centers to help women.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberian youths and post-conflict transition</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/liberian-youths-and-post-conflict-transition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/06/liberian-youths-and-post-conflict-transition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mainlehwon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dance, art, drama, songs and drawing. What we can learn from "peace education" in Liberia. ]]></description>
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		<title>A technical perspective on women&#8217;s liberation through the Pill</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/a-technical-perspective-on-womens-liberation-through-the-pill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/a-technical-perspective-on-womens-liberation-through-the-pill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 21:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Harding</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oral Contraceptives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How can we ensure that every woman who chooses can access the Pill or other appropriate contraceptive options? There are many technical factors to consider.]]></description>
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		<title>Catholics Call on Pope Benedict to reconsider Vatican&#8217;s ban on contraceptive pill</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/catholics-call-on-pope-benedict-to-reconsider-vaticans-ban-on-contraceptive-pill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/catholics-call-on-pope-benedict-to-reconsider-vaticans-ban-on-contraceptive-pill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 21:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonOBrien</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth control pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholics For Choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contraceptive Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the pill]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though the FDA approved the Pill fifty years ago, the Catholic Church still has not done so. The Vatican should readdress its stance and support the contraceptive Pill.]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on the Pill and gender equality</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/reflections-on-the-pill-and-gender-equality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/reflections-on-the-pill-and-gender-equality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 21:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth control pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the pill]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gender equality is our only way forward.  To make it a reality, ensuring access to contraception is vital.]]></description>
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		<title>Tostan and the Jokko Initiative: mobile technology amplifying social change</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/tostan-and-the-jokko-initiative-mobile-technology-amplifying-social-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/tostan-and-the-jokko-initiative-mobile-technology-amplifying-social-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GuillaumeDebar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-governmental organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Text messaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With mobile phone networks rapidly expanding to reach the vast majority of Senegalese citizens, and with mobile phones already commonplace in even the most remote villages, mobile technology quickly appeared to us as to be a promising new pedagogical tool for literacy.]]></description>
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		<title>Making contraceptives accessible to save women’s lives</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/making-contraceptives-accessible-to-save-women%e2%80%99s-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/making-contraceptives-accessible-to-save-women%e2%80%99s-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen Barroso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Pill has touched the lives of many people but - like so many other technologies - remains an unknown luxury to around 200 million women, the majority of whom live in developing countries. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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