Page 7a: Stories You May have Missed
Posted on 10. Feb, 2012 by Amy Burke in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate, Health & Livelihoods, India, Liberia, Mali, Peru, Program Areas
This past week the violence in Homs, Syria has dominated front page news. CNN gives us chilling videos from the streets of Homs where civilians are trapped in their homes, warding off hunger, injury and illness, as snipers target anyone who leaves their house.
In other news, here are this week’s stories, excavated from page 7A:
- Trouble in Mali: A looming food crisis and the Tuareg rebellion has left Mali in a vulnerable state, and bracing itself for the coming months.
- Hooray for Toilets: Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf understands that better sanitation doesn’t come solely from education — what’s needed is a cultural mind-shift.
- And Other Sanitation: Committed to social change in India, Arunachalam Muruganantham invented and wore a sanitary napkin himself in order to provide a necessary low cost quality product that all women can afford.
- SLIDESHOW: Solar Power in Peru: 600 solar panels have been installed in villages to some of the poorest communities in southern Peru. The Guardian hosts photos of the panels and their benefits on the lives of the Peruvians.
- Swimming Laps: The Cottontail Cobias Swim Team of Springfield, Virginia which is made up of 3-18 yr olds sent 500 bed nets to Cameroon through their second annual swim-a-thon.
- Sweet, Sustainable Honey: Fair Trade has proven to be both sustainable and beneficial practice for Argentinian beekeepers.
- Mexican women are having problems finding employment: In Mexico — even with a high school diploma or college degree — many face poor working conditions with very low wages, if they can find employment at all.
- Adaptation: Local government and aid groups change the way farmers in Mozambique grow their crops in order to adapt to changing weather patterns.
What else was in the news this week that we missed? Please leave comments below!
Amy Burke is Lutheran World Relief's Program Assistant for Marketing and Creative Services
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