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CLEVELAND KIDNAPPINGS/ When “amber alerts” are not sufficient

In the past decades many layers of protection have been established in the US to prevent children from being kidnapped. But apparently something is still missing. By REBECCA VITZ CHERICO
5/9/2013
Rebecca Cherico

Syria/ Trappist Nuns: This is the reason we decided to stay, in spite of everything

Eight years ago, four Trappist nuns chose to found a Benedictine monastery in Syria. One of them tells us of the changes the civil war has brought in the attitude of the local population
4/30/2013
Editors

SYRIA/ The Custody of the Holy Land: A dramatic emergency

The Custos of the Holy Land, Father PIZZABALLA, highlights the increasingly dramatic situation in Syria, particularly of Christians, and calls for a concrete support to the Syrian people
4/28/2013
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LEBANON/ Perini (AVSI): The dignity of Syrian refugees in the Marj el Kok camp

MARCO PERINI, AVSI Lebanon Country Representative, describes the arduous situation of Syrian refugees in a camp in Southern Lebanon, and the signs of trust despite the great difficulties
4/26/2013
Marco Perini

SOCCER/ Fundatia teams with Real Madrid Foundation to keep Romanian kids in school

An initiative of Realmadrid Foundation and Fundatia, member of the AVSI Network, aimed to the social integration through sport of 80 children in Bucharest with risk of school drop-out
4/20/2013
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IN THE AFTERMATH OF BOSTON/ Lessons Relearned By the Wife of a World Trade Center Survivor

ALLISON SALERNO, wife of a survivor of 9/11, reminds us that evil is real, and that love and hope are far more powerful. A lesson to be now relearned in front of the Boston bombings
4/18/2013
Allison Salerno

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF WATER/ Solar pumps in South Sudan

A new system to provide access to clean drinking water in Eastern Equatoria State South Sudan has been developed by the UNHCR and AVSI, in collaboration with the village authorities
4/15/2013
Editors

JERUSALEM/ Terra Sancta Museum: the world’s first museum on the roots of Christianity

In 2015 in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum – the only museum in the world dedicated to the roots of Christianity and the preservation of the Holy Places – will open
4/14/2013
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HOLY LAND/ Infinity and the Milky Way in Bethlehem

ATS pro Terra Sancta and AVSI presented two science exhibitions in Bethlehem, as part of the educational project, offering a new manner of experiencing mathematics and astronomy
3/23/2013
Editors

WORLD WATER DAY/ Farmers in Myanmar no longer dependent on monsoon rains

March 22 is World Water Day, and this year has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Water Cooperation. AVSI has many projects throughout the world
3/22/2013
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USCCB/ Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grants

CCHD, the official domestic anti-poverty agency of the USCCB, has approved special grants for nearly $1 million to prepare Catholic institutions for the prospects of reform legislation
3/19/2013
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KENIA/ Refugee camp brings new opportunities for 50 Somali women teachers

Education for women to build Africa’s future. AVSI and the Ugandan PCE have developed a unique formation course for the young Somali women in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya
3/17/2013
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AVSI/ Sustainable Development and Mining Companies in Peru

AVSI, Ngo present in the Ica region, Peru, since the 2007 earthquake, and MILPO, a Peruvian mining company, have joined in a study to identify agricultural, breeding and forest potentials
3/10/2013
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DEVELOPMENT/ AVSI and Eni in Congo Brazzaville for education

In Congo Brazzaville, where the majority of children is illiterate, the AVSI-ENI project on the education of the youngest is an example of collaboration between a Ngo and a corporation
2/24/2013
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RUMANIA/ AVSI-Fundatia experience with Roma families

The project, by AVSI and its partners, of voluntary repatriation and socio-professional integration of Roma families from a camp in Italy, shows a way to build Europe through the cooperation
2/21/2013
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EGYPT/ The Franciscan friars’ work in the degraded areas of Cairo

The Franciscan friars from the Custody of the Holy Land are working in a degraded area of Cairo, offering their help to the most destitute families and their children. Proterrasancta.org
2/13/2013
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Lebanon/ Two projects to help Syrians seeking refuge

MARCO PERINI describes the two projects AVSI is running in Lebanon to save thousands of families from the cold of winter and guaranteeing that children can continue to attend school
2/2/2013
Marco Perini

TENTS/ When help is needed from Staten Island to Syria

AVSI-USA reports on the current “Tents” campaign, which is focused on supporting the families damaged by hurricane Sandy on Staten Island, and the thousands of victims of violence in Syria
1/17/2013
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HAITI/ Three years after the earthquake, still a need for a people reborn

Three years have passed since the earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010, leaving the country in a state of emergency. AVSI continues its commitment to support the Haitian people
1/12/2013
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NEW YORK ENCOUNTER/ 2013: Experiencing Freedom

New York Encounter is an annual free three-day public festival introducing a variety of charitable, cultural, and work-related initiatives. The theme of this year is: Experiencing freedom
1/10/2013
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