'06 Features

04/26/2006 How many people will live on the planet 20 years from now? Where will they be? New projections map the human population in 2025.

04/26/2006 Learn about efforts to stem conflict and stop genocide worldwide, find out how you can make a difference, and share your own insights! Perspectives Magazine's latest edition is online now.

04/26/2006 Literacy and vocational training programs in Nepal, Egypt, and elsewhere are giving women and men the skills they need to advocate for more educational opportuities in their villages and nationwide. It's Global Education Action Week--find out more!

04/20/2006 How will you celebrate Earth Day? Here are ten ways to live more sustainably; not only will they help reduce your ecological footprint, but they will also help you live a happier and healthier life!

04/20/2006 Investing in women's leadership is advancing communities around the globe. Graduates of one non-profit's training programs share their stories and tell you how women's empowerment is saving lives.

04/19/2006 Better understanding of why some people choose to sleep under the net while others don't is integral to fighting malaria, says a new study that presents some surprising findings on bednet use.

04/19/2006 Young campaigners will hitchhike through seven European countries from August 22nd to September 8th to educate the public about ending global poverty through the Millennium Development Goals.

04/18/2006 Are you working on an innovative idea to provide quality health solutions to low-income and marginalized populations? Want to see what others are doing? Check out the Changemakers competition.

04/17/2006 Funding cuts have left Nigeria's university libraries virtually unable to purchase new books, but many librarians are finding the Internet to be their "saving grace."

04/14/2006 Nominations are now open! This award honors an individual or organization from the industrialized world who has made great strides in changing attitudes and policies towards the developing world. Find out who the past winners are and how you can vote for the People's Choice Award.

04/13/2006 A NetAid video makes the case for education as the most effective way to end global poverty, explaining how it can promote social and political stability, improve health, and lead to economic growth.

04/11/2006 Two teams of twelve youths aged 18 to 28 will embark this November on an epic 18-month journey from the South Pole to the North Pole, inspiring, empowering, and working with community groups to produce positive social change along the way. Apply today!

04/10/2006 Major international fast food chains, including McDonalds, are being called out for their destructive practices in the Amazon rainforest. Environmental activists are urging food suppliers to take an active role in tracking their products and how they are produced.

04/10/2006 Over the course of nearly three years, 27-year-old Yemeni Salah 'Ali Qaru was transported to several secret detention centers and subjected to cruel and inhumane torture. Read his story and learn about the U.S. policy of "rendition."

04/07/2006 April 7th is World Health Day and this year's global celebrations pay special tribute to the most valuable resource we have for health: health workers. Check out the tribute video and learn how these everyday heroes make the world a better, safer and healthier place to live!

04/07/2006 As the economy continues to shrink and living standards fall, a faction of Zimbabwe's opposition party is embarking upon a peaceful campaign to protest "the tyranny of the ruling party" despite chilling threats from President Mugabe.

04/06/2006 Thousands of people, including many Roma, who fled Serbia in the 1990s are now being forced to return home after being denied asylum in EU countries. Largely poor and illiterate, many have no home to return to and are forced to settle in hastily built 'cardboard villages.'

04/05/2006 Imagine being saddled with debt before you were born. That's the reality for many of the poorest people in the world, says the Institute for Policy Studies, explaining why debt forgiveness helps not only those in impoverished counties, but people in the U.S. as well.

04/05/2006 Local Argentines are outraged over what they believe to be a looming environmental disaster being built on the other side of their country's border with Uruguay.

04/04/2006 Tuesday is Mine Awareness Day. From a Cambodian amputee and African NGO worker to a Vietnam Vet and U.S. senator, find out how mines are affecting people around the world.