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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth activism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6207</guid>
		<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: Family Planning is More Than Smart Economics</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-family-planning-is-more-than-smart-economics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-family-planning-is-more-than-smart-economics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Sheffield</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver and Elisabeth van der Steenhoven, Director of WO=MEN, a network of organizations promoting gender equality in the Netherlands In just a few weeks, the world’s population will surpass seven billion. This intimidating figure should be a critical reminder to all of us—especially advocates and donor countries—of a promise we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day: The Importance of Educating Young Women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-the-importance-of-educating-young-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-the-importance-of-educating-young-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ismail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Saba Ismail, one of the Women Deliver 100 Young Leaders and program manager of the “Sahailee Hotline” In Pakistan, talking about sexual and reproductive health, sexuality and contraception is considered taboo. The truth is, Pakistan is a conservative country and the people here have feudal norms and culture.  Young people cannot talk about contraception nor [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6164</guid>
		<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>World Contraception Day: Silence is Damaging</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-silence-is-damaging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-silence-is-damaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tsiaro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Hasinihaja Tsiaro Barijaona Raharison, one of the Women Deliver 100 Young Leaders and an Oxfam Action Partner In Madagascar, there remains a lack of information about contraception. Myths and misconceptions surrounding contraceptive use are common among young people, and confusion and ignorance has led to incorrect or low use of modern contraceptive methods and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day is For Women’s Rights, But It’s For the Environment, Too</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-is-for-women%e2%80%99s-rights-but-it%e2%80%99s-for-the-environment-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-is-for-women%e2%80%99s-rights-but-it%e2%80%99s-for-the-environment-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Cernansky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Rachel Cernansky, blogger at Treehugger.com and winner of the Women Bloggers Deliver contest; excerpted from the original post at Treehugger.com The connection between increased access to family planning and greenhouse gas emissions has been covered here before, but since World Contraception Day was this week and we&#8217;re still so far from where we need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day: “Hombres y mujeres jóvenes y el acceso a anticonceptivos”?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/conversations-for-a-better-world-%e2%80%9chombres-y-mujeres-jovenes-y-el-acceso-a-anticonceptivos%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YFlores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[¿Cuál es la diferencia del aprendizaje sobre métodos anticonceptivos y el acceso a ellos entre hombres y mujeres jóvenes? ¿Por qué? Por: Yunuén Flores, Directora del Programa de Géneroy una delas mujeres dan los 100 Jóvenes Líderes Soy joven, mujer y activista y aún más, vivo en un país latinoamericano: México. Soy parte de una cultura patriarcal, machista, religiosa y llena de tabúes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Contraception Day: We Were Fifteen</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-we-were-fifteen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-we-were-fifteen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarikoRasmussen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Mariko Rasmussen, public health student at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in Reproductive and Family Health. They say kids in Los Angeles grow up fast. Sitting across from a girlfriend over lunch the summer after my sophomore year of high school, I learned there could be truth in this statement. Following a [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6058</guid>
		<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>World Contraception Day: That Is Not the Life I Wanted</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-that-is-not-the-life-i-wanted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-that-is-not-the-life-i-wanted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NWAGBARA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: BridgetAkudo Nwagbara, Chair of the Youth Health Workers Advocates, Nigeria &#8211; MNCH “I had a dream to be the best that I can at anything I want to be….I couldn’t because I became a mother at 15 years. I never wanted the baby. Now, I have to cope with the demands of being a [...]]]></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>World Contraception Day: Young Girls Don’t Ask “Improper” Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-young-girls-don%e2%80%99t-ask-%e2%80%9cimproper%e2%80%9d-questions-by-dalia-al-eryani/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/world-contraception-day-young-girls-don%e2%80%99t-ask-%e2%80%9cimproper%e2%80%9d-questions-by-dalia-al-eryani/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dalia Al-Eryani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Let's talk about the Pill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Contraception Day]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Dalia Al-Eryani, one of the Women Deliver 100 Young Leaders A little over a year ago, I was working to raise awareness regarding the safe age of marriage in a small rural village in the mountains of Yemen. One of our biggest supporters was, Fatima, an old woman from the community who hosted our [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geena Davis]]></category>
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		<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>Youth Tapping into the Power of Smart Advocacy</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-tapping-into-the-power-of-smart-advocacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-tapping-into-the-power-of-smart-advocacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mischa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[List of youth organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Department of Public Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Population Fund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Working with UNFPA during the past year, I recall that we have had many discussions about how youth organizations can effectively and economically do advocacy at international conferences. The big question was how youth organizations can move from “classic advocacy” to new and smarter ways of doing advocacy. Of course, the options of how civil [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

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		<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>

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		<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>Haiti&#8217;s silent killer</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/haitis-silent-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/haitis-silent-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Northern Haiti August 2011 11-month old Pierre Wisny is painfully thin, with ribs showing and his skin practically hanging off him. He weighs just 11 pounds (five kilograms). When the circumference of his arm is measured, which is an indicator of deep body fat, he’s well into the red zone. No surprise, Pierre is severely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Empowering Youth: Speaking Out about HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-empowering-youth-speaking-out-about-hiv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-empowering-youth-speaking-out-about-hiv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anusha Alikhan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unprotected sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article, “All Grown Up with HIV” in POZ magazine written by Associate Editor, Crisitina Gonzalez, chronicles the stories of four young people living with HIV. The youth range from ages 17-27. Two of them have lived with HIV since birth, while two contracted it through unprotected sex. Each person shares very different experiences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honoring Humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/honoring-humanitarians-on-world-humanitarian-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/honoring-humanitarians-on-world-humanitarian-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knowledge for Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning and reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of World Humanitarian Day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon states, “There is never a year without humanitarian crises. And wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them – men and women coming together to ease suffering and bring hope. From Japan to Sudan, from Pakistan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are mainstream and social media ignoring famine in the Horn of Africa?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/are-mainstream-and-social-media-ignoring-famine-in-the-horn-of-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/are-mainstream-and-social-media-ignoring-famine-in-the-horn-of-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anusha Alikhan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth: Fighting against famine. How can youth use social media to help the Horn of Africa?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been affected by the worst drought the region has faced in 60 years. The U.N. estimates that 640,000 children are acutely malnourished. In the last three months 29,000 children under five have died due to the drought and famine. Ten million. Six-hundred and forty thousand. Twenty-nine [...]]]></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>

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		<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>Your thoughts on the International Year of Youth?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/your-thoughts-on-the-international-year-of-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/08/your-thoughts-on-the-international-year-of-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mischa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[UN Youth Day - How Are You Changing the World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the International Year of Youth comes to a close, and on the occasion of the International Youth Day, I thought it might be interesting to reflect back on the past year and discuss the ups, downs, highlights, opinions and comments on the year of youth. ]]></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>If I could change one thing in my community&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/communit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/communit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona Martyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following  flip- camera interviews provide a glimpse into the diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and concerns that will be represented by the youth attending this conference. These interviews also showcase the multitude of reasons that brought these youth to the conference as well as the one thing that these youth would change in their respective communities.  These interviews were conducted on July 25th 2011  right outside of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.]]></description>
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		<title>Join me! I&#8217;m chatting from the Youth Summit in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/join-me-im-chatting-from-the-youth-summit-in-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/join-me-im-chatting-from-the-youth-summit-in-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Regina Diouf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, I’m Regina and I’ll be chatting live from the United Nations headquarters this week in NYC from various different events at the Youth Summit! I’ll keep everyone posted on the events and dialogue with pictures, video and posts throughout the day!]]></description>
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		<title>Join my chat from the Youth Summit in New York!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/hlmyouth3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/hlmyouth3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pant Babu Ram</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am sure many of you are keen to follow the updates on the High Level Meeting on Youth happening this week. This meeting is a first of its kind and I am too excited to be participating in this mega event. ]]></description>
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		<title>I am chatting from the Youth Summit in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/hlm2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/hlm2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jovana Magdalein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hola, voy a estar chateando en vivo con ustedes. Acompáñame y participa 
tú también de la Reunión de Alto Nivel de Naciones Unidas sobre Juventud. ]]></description>
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		<title>Join my live chat from the High-Level Meeting on Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/join-my-live-chat-from-the-high-level-meeting-on-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/join-my-live-chat-from-the-high-level-meeting-on-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christon Zimbizi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Follow my chat and take part in the discussion. As part of the International Year of Youth, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting on youth on 25 and 26 July 2011. The High Level Meeting will have as its overarching theme “Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”. ]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m live-chatting from the High-level meeting on Youth!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/live-chatting-from-the-high-level-meeting-on-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/live-chatting-from-the-high-level-meeting-on-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nomvula Mathse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready? I will be live chatting from the High-Level Meeting on Youth in New York. Stay tuned, ask questions and take part in this important meeting. ]]></description>
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		<title>Have your say at the Youth Summit: What do world leaders need to know about your life?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/have-your-say-at-the-youth-summit-what-do-world-leaders-need-to-know-about-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/have-your-say-at-the-youth-summit-what-do-world-leaders-need-to-know-about-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mischa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do world leaders need to know about your life? Have your say here on Conversations for a Better World, and stay tuned for our coverage from the High-Level Meeting on Youth, 25 and 26 July 2011 in New York. ]]></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>MUJERES, POBREZA Y VIH: TRES VECES DISCRIMINACIÓN.</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/mujeres-pobreza-y-vih-tres-veces-discriminacion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/mujeres-pobreza-y-vih-tres-veces-discriminacion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miguel Corral</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poco más de la mitad de la población mundial sufre algún tipo de discriminación por el simple hecho de ser mujeres.  En México, por ejemplo los femincidios son frecuentes, es decir, un hombre se siente con el derecho de golpear, violar y quitarle la vida a una mujer solamente porque él así lo desea.  Esta [...]]]></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>
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		<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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		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<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>Online Activism: The backdoor to reality</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/online-activism-the-backdoor-to-reality-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/online-activism-the-backdoor-to-reality-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Al</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online activism is generally a broad term used to label those politically active via social networking sites and more or less, adding that spark of importance to what they say/do. Personally, I believe in order for one to name themselves or assume they are ‘activists’ more work must be done on the ground, rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Run the World? Social Networking and Activism-  the Silent Voices of Young Women and Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/who-run-the-world-social-networking-and-activism-the-silent-voices-of-young-women-and-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/who-run-the-world-social-networking-and-activism-the-silent-voices-of-young-women-and-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari-Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read an interesting article[1] discussing the demographics of facebook users across the world. To my surprise (and delight) the article stated that &#8216;women rule social networks&#8217; with 64% of Twitter users, 58% of facebook users and 57% of Myspace users being female. A women ruled Facebook! DJ please, a request! Beyonce- Girls Run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Me, myself and peer pressure&#8221; Vol.2</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/me-myself-and-peer-pressure-vol-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/me-myself-and-peer-pressure-vol-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aleksandra Nadiradze</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In February 2011, in one of the regions of Georgia, a horrible incident happened. A 16 years old girl was killed by her boyfriend. She was 4 months pregnant, and wanted to get married. She left her home after she told her mother she was going to get married, in August. Since then, she has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Me, myself and Peer pressure”</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/%e2%80%9cme-myself-and-peer-pressure%e2%80%9d-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/%e2%80%9cme-myself-and-peer-pressure%e2%80%9d-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Stephens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There’s one advantage to being 102. There’s no peer pressure.&#8221; Dennis Wolfberg As Enrique astutely noted, ‘nobody wants to be lonely.’ Feeling accepted is an important part of human nature, and consequently we all know what peer pressure is. No doubt we’ve all been peer pressured into something, and even if we wouldn’t like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth: Can you imagine a world of 7 billion people?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/youth-can-you-imagine-a-world-of-7-billion-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/07/youth-can-you-imagine-a-world-of-7-billion-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babatunde Osotimehin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your world as a young person in 2011 connects you instantaneously with people around the globe — transforming society, politics and culture. This year, the world's population is expected to reach 7 billion of which 1.8 billion are young people aged 10-24. Think of it: you’ll be one in 7 billion people.]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ten days of activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5648</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

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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>Moving beyond the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/moving-beyound-the-high-level-meeting-on-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/moving-beyound-the-high-level-meeting-on-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS comes to a close, it's time to reflect on successes and challenges at the meeting, and how decision makers can continue to engage young people in the HIV response in the future. ]]></description>
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		<title>Let us speak on our own behalf</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/let-us-speak-on-our-own-behalf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/let-us-speak-on-our-own-behalf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Hagerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To what extent were decision-makers successful in involving young people in the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York, June, 2011?]]></description>
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		<title>Zero infections, deaths &amp; discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/zer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/zer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Torres Aguilera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do we - young people - ensure zero new HIV infections, deaths and discrimination? Check out the video below from the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York. This meeting is really important because a lot of stakeholders, policy makers and prime ministers are here to talk about AIDS. It is really important that young people are involved, and that we make our voice heard. ]]></description>
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		<title>We must tailor the HIV intervention</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/we-must-tailor-the-hiv-intervention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/we-must-tailor-the-hiv-intervention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaj Gurung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it important to tailor HIV interventions? In this video, taped during the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York, I share my personal story, and I talk about youth involvement, and why we must tailor HIV interventions to different actors of the epidemic. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get involved</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/get-involved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/get-involved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chukwumah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Stephen. In this video, taped during the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York, I explain why I believe you people need to be involved in the prevention revolution. 
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		<title>From Zimbabwe to New York &#8211; join the prevention revolution!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/from-zimbabwe-to-new-york-join-the-prevention-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/from-zimbabwe-to-new-york-join-the-prevention-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christon Zimbizi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Christon, a student of nutritional sciences and a UNFPA Special Youth Fellow. In this video, taped during the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York, I explain why I am passionate about HIV/AIDS, I talk about the situation in my country, and I share my impressions from the High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. ]]></description>
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		<title>Include, engage and participate!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/include-engage-and-participate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/include-engage-and-participate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nomvula Mathse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Nomvula Mathse,  a young advocate from Swaziland. In this video, taped  during the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York,  I explain why I am  passionate about youth participation and HIV/AIDS.  Join the prevention revolution!]]></description>
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		<title>Your vision for a less divided world</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/your-vision-for-a-less-divided-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/your-vision-for-a-less-divided-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Wade</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plural +]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In most of the world youth not only represent the future but also the majority, yet there are few opportunities for young people to reach a mainstream audience and have their voices heard]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5554</guid>
		<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>Awareness and capacity building among young people in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/awareness-and-capacity-building-amoung-young-people-in-pakistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/awareness-and-capacity-building-amoung-young-people-in-pakistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zohaib MianJee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hivaids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of these National and Provincial Trainings, participants are empowered and equipped to help, guide and transform the behaviors of youth who are often reluctant to share their problems regarding sexual health. ]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive sexual education: who must provide it?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/comprehensive-sexual-education-who-must-provide-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/comprehensive-sexual-education-who-must-provide-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camilo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now we can see that as time moves on, there is an increasing tendency for people to demand that their governments must offer comprehensive sexual education.  So the final question is: what can young people do to engage their governments to offer comprehensive sexual education?]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<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>Activism 3.0: what does the future hold for youth activism?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/activism-3-0-what-does-the-future-hold-for-youth-activism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/activism-3-0-what-does-the-future-hold-for-youth-activism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 18:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Hagerman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activism 3.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youtube]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you were to outline the future of youth activism. Imagine if you were to design an innovative activist campaign for young people - something that has never been seen before. What would it look like? ]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive sexuality in Haitian schools</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/comprehensive-sexuality-in-haitian-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/comprehensive-sexuality-in-haitian-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 21:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casimir Caidor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As youth activist I feel concerned by the huge lack of information related to youth sexuality in Haitian schools that also generates the problem of HIV/AIDS in my country; we are still the rate of prevalence higher (2.2%) in the region of the Caribbean. ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Population Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5436</guid>
		<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>Contraception, myths and young people</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/contraception-myths-and-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/contraception-myths-and-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Kalajdjieski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons why the young people are not using contraception is the fact that there are a lot of myths among them for the side effects of it usage.

Having that on mind last year as part of the project "Contraception - it's our choice"  was produced a short movie. The project was part of the global initiative "Girls Decide". The movie "Decision" aimed to unveil the persistent myths associated with the use of the birth control pill.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenage Pregnancy and Indian Cinema</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/teenage-pregnancy-and-indian-cinema/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/teenage-pregnancy-and-indian-cinema/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>roli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few quick shots from a typical 70&#8242;s or 80&#8242;s Hindi film or &#8216;masala&#8217; Bollywood flick: A young girl who is studying in college meets a handsome boy who pursues her. Most of the time, they do not indulge in making love or activities which would allude to the same while the audience is left [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5345</guid>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<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>Snapshots from my life in Kyrgyzstan</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/snapshots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/snapshots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aiman Sooronkulov</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted disease]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I know myself. It’s true – I’m not straight. I like men more than women, and I want to be liked by them. As a child, I did not realise this. Back then, there was no one to give advice to me or comfort me. I suffered from a feeling of inferiority. And I was lonely because I wasn’t able to share my feelings with anyone.]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immune Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted disease]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<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>Towards an AIDS free world: is new media a winning strategy?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/towards-an-aids-free-world-is-new-media-a-winning-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/towards-an-aids-free-world-is-new-media-a-winning-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kabukabu Ikwueme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A report recently released by the United Nations recommending the engagement of the youth to &#8220;bolster the fight against HIV&#8220;,  calls for action on a number of fronts. There is strong consensus among campaigners that every potential avenue needs to be explored. Arguably the most effective way is through the use of social networking sites [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5229</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5223</guid>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5221</guid>
		<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>Young people need to study more</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/young-people-need-to-study-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/young-people-need-to-study-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[13 Youth Bloggers. 13 Global challenges affecting their lives and communities.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This video is part of the up-coming conference in Istanbul, “Investing in Youth: Path to Accelerated Development”, 9-11 May 2011.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5215</guid>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5210</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5188</guid>
		<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>Let&#8217;s Talk About Sex &#8211; Because Lives Are on the Line</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/lets-talk-about-sex-because-lives-are-on-the-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/lets-talk-about-sex-because-lives-are-on-the-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki Serapio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popular culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It goes without saying that the concomitant barrage of sexual imagery and sexual messages has had some kind of non-trivial impact on the attitudes and behavior of America’s youth.]]></description>
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		<title>The power of critical mass</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/12/the-power-of-critical-mass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/12/the-power-of-critical-mass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Crossette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How are women making a difference in resolving conflict?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resolution 1325]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Critical mass" -- that's a phrase heard in Africa to describe what is needed to begin making progress in the battle to stop violence against women not only in times of conflict but also in peacetime.]]></description>
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		<title>10 years later and still no peace and security for women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/12/10-years-later-and-still-no-peace-and-security-for-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/12/10-years-later-and-still-no-peace-and-security-for-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How are women making a difference in resolving conflict?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fanfare in New York and around the world surrounding the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, is there anything worth celebrating? In short, the answer is “Yes, but…”]]></description>
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		<title>Clean water for Gaza: Maryam&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/clean-water-for-gaza-maryams-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/clean-water-for-gaza-maryams-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MADRE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many Palestinian women living in the Gaza Strip, 40-year-old Maryam struggles to provide safe drinking water for her family. Israel has restricted the movement of people and goods into Gaza since 2007, resulting in a severe shortage of clean water. Gaza’s water supply is contaminated by salt and toxic nitrate. Broken water pipes allow [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>

		<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>&#8220;Thirsty for Change&#8221; fashion show raises awareness about Israeli water conservation</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/thirsty-for-change-fashion-show-raises-awareness-about-israeli-water-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/thirsty-for-change-fashion-show-raises-awareness-about-israeli-water-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It takes 400 gallons of water to grow enough cotton for an ordinary t-shirt. A pair of jeans? That&#8217;s 1,800 gallons. And we all know that while some women spend 6 hours every day to get drinking water, others are on a fashion treadmill that swallows gallons and gallons of water from high heel to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecofeminism and the right to water</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/ecofeminism-and-the-right-to-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/ecofeminism-and-the-right-to-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the right to water and the right of water may seem to be the same thing to many people, the two are extremely different.  I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference on the right to water, where the intersections of these two issues were discussed. The right to water is the idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A gender crisis, a global opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-gender-crisis-a-global-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-gender-crisis-a-global-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JGreenblatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women's rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may be woman, but I can’t hear you roar. In fact, I can’t hear you at all. Maybe it is because you don’t really have time.  No one can blame you. But maybe if you, and the hundreds of millions of women across the developing world trapped in similar situations, weren’t forced to waste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging for Water</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/blogging-for-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/blogging-for-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Levine-Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4947</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Concerns about water scarcity are getting louder and more urgent every day. But what does water scarcity really look like on the ground? And what are people really doing about it? Today, more than 5000 bloggers from 130 countries are coming together for Blog Action Day 2010 to blog on water issues. Conversations for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A forgotten glass ceiling: a safe drink of water</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-forgotten-glass-ceiling-a-safe-drink-of-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-forgotten-glass-ceiling-a-safe-drink-of-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JSauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a photograph that travelers inevitably take when they go to a developing country &#8212; a picture of a woman carrying a large container of water on her head. The woman&#8217;s posture is ramrod straight, the envy of runway models everywhere, and her face rarely betrays the amount of effort and strength this task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water rights for women and children are essential to the MDGs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cbrottler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About one billion people are currently living without one of the most basic human rights, the right to access clean and safe drinking water. This inequity is not just tragic, but is also undermining progress towards achieving all of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 – health, education, economic growth, gender equality; they are all [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Liebhardt</dc:creator>
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		<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>Africa&#8217;s hunger hardships spur biotech debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juhie Bhatia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was commissioned as part of a Pulitzer Center/Global Voices Online series on Food Insecurity that draw on multimedia reporting featured on the Pulitzer Gateway to Food Insecurity. Share your own story here. Sunset over farmland in South Africa by Irene2005 on Flickr While there have been significant increases in agricultural productivity in Asia [...]]]></description>
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