Archive for 'Africa'
Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 11. May, 2012 by Amy Burke.
This Week in LWR News: If you are in the Baltimore area and someone who appreciates contemporary art, make sure to visit the In/ Flux Gallery to see Water Sonettos! The exhibit features artwork focused on water issues and highlights LWR’s friend and esteemed Baltimorean artist Jann Rosen-Queralt. Rosen-Queralt’s work includes a series of sculptures inspired by the Dogon women she [...]
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Solutions for a hungry world – Shed works well to stop food rotting
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by Krista Zimmerman.
This was originally posted at Alertnet: The World’s Humanitarian News Site. Bakina Zacharia is a woman farmer who lives in remote Idole Village in Dodoma, Tanzania. Dry climate and unpredictable rainfall make farming challenging, but there are few other livelihoods options. Like many farmers in the region, Bakina grows onions, a popular crop. And in [...]
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Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by Dan Ruth.
President Obama’s surprise trip to Afghanistan made quite a few headlines this week, with many taking a cautious “wait and see” stance on the agreement signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Meanwhile, a famous work of art was sold for $119.9 million, the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. But it’s likely [...]
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Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by Amy Burke.
This week in the news: A case of spontaneous bovine spongiform encephalopathy better known as “Mad Cow Disease” surfaced in California. Heath officials immediately quarantined the diseased cow and claim that the occurrence caused no risk to the food supply. Meanwhile, an international court has found former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes in Sierra Leone. His [...]
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World Malaria Day 2012
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by Amy Burke.
Today is World Malaria Day! In the last decade the world has made great strides in the fight against malaria. Today there is a unique global movement where faith communities, international NGOs, donor institutions, governments and private corporations are all leveraging their expertise to end malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015. While hundreds of [...]
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Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by Dan Ruth.
This week in the race to the Presidency, the dogs are out in full force. The press are loving the controversy that has arisen from both the right and the left. Liberals continue to hound Mitt Romney over strapping his dog, Seamus, to the roof of his car in 1983, while conservatives have barked back [...]
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Photo of the Day: The Joy of Dancing
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; [...]
