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30 Nov 2009 17:19:22 GMT
Bangladesh: Spreading the Warmth
Bangladeshi blogger Sadiq Alam, who blogs at Inspirations and Creative Thoughts, has taken an initiative called Spreading the Warmth. The goal is to distribute winter clothes for those who live on the street in Dhaka, especially the children and the elderly.

25 Nov 2009 02:38:35 GMT
China: Children who are left behind
On November 12, several days before the International Childrens Day, an explosion erupted in an illegal fire cracker factory in Guangxi which resulted in 2 children workers dead and 11 others injured.

According to the Southern Weekends report, these children victims were left behind by their parents, who are migrant workers and have to work in cities all year long to earn money and support their families. They lived with their aging grandparents and struggled to work before and after school time to earn some pocket money for snacks.

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23 Nov 2009 17:28:42 GMT
Afghanistan: Counting the cost of war
Nick Fielding reviews The Cost of War: Afghan Experiences of Conflict 1978-2009, a report by nine NGOs working in Afghanistan analyzing 30 years of war and a devastating impact they had.

23 Nov 2009 17:00:03 GMT
Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”
Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program Laptops for Teachers, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

23 Nov 2009 08:42:48 GMT
Yemen: A Civil or Proxy War?
The ongoing war in Yemen certainly warrants coverage on Global Voices Online, but I was really shocked when I realized that there werent many bloggers interested in the conflict. Here are some scattered extracts from post written by bloggers from different countries.

Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabye keeps a dairy of his coverage on Blogspot. Last August, he wrote about the military actions between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels:

The Yemeni government said Thursday it would take a military actions to liberate schools and government buildings used as barracks by Al Houthi rebels in Saada, north of the country.

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