Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Blood Diamonds

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:56 No Comments

Three weeks before Christmas, a couple walk through London’s Hatton Garden diamond district looking for a diamond engagement ring.

Three weeks before Christmas in Angola it’s a different story. The International Day of the Disabled is taking place. Many of those taking part are the victims of civil war. A war that has horrendously disfigured combatants [...]

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Projects Abroad Journalism Volunteers in Ghana Help Refugee Camp Newspaper

Sunday, January 3, 2010 8:59 No Comments

Laura Tovey, Assistant Country Manager in Ghana tells us about a new project in which our journalism volunteers are getting involved.

A new partnership has been formed between Projects Abroad and The Vision – a newspaper published for the people of Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp.

Since the last print edition in October 2005, The Vision [...]

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International Terror and Blood Diamonds

Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:56 No Comments

Lest some people use the excuse of not being affected by blood diamonds for being complacent, we should be reminded that there is no such thing as an isolated incident. Everything is interconnected and eventually at some point, repercussions will affect everyone. Even if this were not to happen, being unaffected by a horrifying activity [...]

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