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"A Different Kind of Water Torture" on the Huffington Post

waterfortheages wrote 2 days ago: “With the onset of hot, humid weather and early monsoon rains, situations of water-borne diseases … more »

Tags: Architecture, drinking water, INTERNATIONAL, water treatment, Hygiene, Pakistan, Water Advocates, water conveyance, water-borne illness

Environmental Health Specialist

smr wrote 5 days ago: Environmental Health Specialist McKinney TX The City of McKinney, TX is currently seeking an Environ … more »

Tags: SPHJOBS-L@tulane.edu, Government, TX, Environmental

Dear Golden Goss

worldorphanrelief wrote 6 days ago: Our email to you in response to your comment was returned. Just so that you know, there are many won … more »

Tags: Humanitarian Aid, new business, Non-profit, Orphan Aid, Disaster Relief, Medical Missions, Medical Donations, Travel, Education

Paying people not to relieve themselves on the pavement

Dan wrote 1 week ago: This article caught my eye. From the LA Times: In L.A., the [automated public toilets] are supported … more »

Tags: Offsetting, Carbon Offsetting, Economics, Environment

An Overview of Nepal

worldorphanrelief wrote 1 week ago: Basic Information on Nepal: Information Sources: · The WHO Website · CIA World Factb … more »

Tags: Miscellaneous, Humanitarian Aid, new business, Non-profit, Orphan Aid, Disaster Relief, Medical Missions, Medical Donations, fundraising

More rural Alaska solid waste health resources

mpb wrote 1 week ago: Lynn Zender posted a series of valuable resources on solid waste management and dumpsite health risk … more »

Tags: environmental change, Info sources, Bumsted, Grassroots Science, YKAlaska

Halliburton Provides Dangerous Water to Troops

Andrew Slominski wrote 1 week ago: This is a very disturbing short video about the evils perpetuated by Halliburton in Iraq. Unfortunat … more »

Tags: health, World, Halliburton, Government, iraq, US, corruption, cheny, Troops

Damning report on Kenya's prisons

nairobichronicle wrote 1 week ago: 80% of Kenya’s prison guards have no homes, even as the Prisons Department failed to use milli … more »

Tags: News, Committee, corruption, fraud, housing, kamiti, Kenya, Madoka, Marsden

Giant Fly Outwitted By Community Sanitation

Neil Aquino wrote 1 week ago: The above poster is from an exhibition of New Deal era Works Progress Administration posters on the … more »

Tags: History, Library Of Congress, Works Progress Administration

Brazil: Abcon promotes fair rates for water, sewerage services

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Brazil’s national water and sewerage concessionaires association Abcon has started a campaign … more »

Tags: Charges, Latin America & Caribbean, Loans, Water supply, Cost Recovery, Brazil

Who am I? Why, the Princess of Poop, that's who.

everybodylovesjill wrote 1 week ago: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/untouchable.models/index.html Quick article summary (alt … more »

Tags: THIS really bothers me, Poop, Princess, United Nations

Africa Academy to Boost Water Resource Management

dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: The African Water Association in cooperation with the World Bank Institute and the National Water an … more »

Tags: capacity development, Uganda, Water Supply, African Water Academy

Water: Part 3 of 5 - Treatment and Sanitation1 comment

dkaskubar wrote 2 weeks ago: Drinking water is a big problem in Mityana, as it is in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Afr … more »

Tags: water, HWTS, maranatha, Uganda, UNICEF, Who?

Ghana: UNICEF and the European Commission work together to eradicate Guinea worm

dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: “Ghana is second on the list of Guinea worm endemic countries. Until recently, the Savelugu-Na … more »

Tags: Ghana, Hygiene Promotion, Water Supply, water related diseases, dracontiasis, guinea worm

'The Danger of Not Knowing Crap': inside the world of youth global engagement and service projects 2 comments

Nathaniel wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the students from ENGAGE Uganda 2007 with a Global Youth Partnership for Africa peer educator … more »

Tags: Uganda, development, Northwestern, CGE, center for global engagement, Humanitarian Aid, Student, Civic Engagement, Service-Learning

Scavengers As Models: Exploitation Chic or Empowering?4 comments

Sharanya Manivannan wrote 2 weeks ago: I FOUND this news story about Indian “sanitation workers” (scavengers, if we avoid the e … more »

Tags: Work Life, Women's Lives, India, Beauty, caste, Modelling, beauty industry, Beauty Pageants, Scavenging

Paid for Waste

Vinay wrote 2 weeks ago: In the town of Musiri, located in Tamil Nadu, the government has decided to compensate residents for … more »

Tags: Government, health, Sanitation, Tamil Nadu, Fertilizer, pay for toilet

Tundra swallows take out the honey bucket

mpb wrote 2 weeks ago: After 15 good years, the Dog Who Smiles (Tewa terrier, from Española to Bethel) developed kidney di … more »

Tags: Birds, schoolchildren, Bumsted, Grassroots Science, YKAlaska

Uganda: microfinance offered to urban poor in Kampala for toilet construction

dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Uganda Microfinance Limited and Centenary Bank are offering financial solutions to the urban poor in … more »

Tags: Bilaterals, private-sector, Government, Africa, Microcredit, Uganda