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88Electronics recycling for a Cleaner Safer Environment
IT seems almost every 6 months a new electronic gadget comes out that people feel compelled to buy and throw out a perfectly functioning old one. Thus our electronic waste is doubling and tripling and enviromentally safe recycling of electronic waste is becoming very difficult
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82Microfinance Information-- Pros, Cons, and Recommendations
Developing countries are riddled with societal problems—from excessive poverty, to corrupt governments, to insufficient education systems, and to poor health care, the road to development for these...
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51World Trade Organizations on Agriculture and Intellectual Property Agreements
What is World Trade Organization (WTO)? World Trade Organization (WTO), international body that promotes and enforces the provisions of trade laws and regulations. The World Trade...
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80Charity Water - Clean Drinking Water for the Poor
1 billion people around the world has little or no access to clean water. Charity Water is a non-profit organization that conducts clean water projects all around the world. 100% of money raised goes directly to clean water projects, you can see what they're doing easily on google earth, and they have a great track-record in their short time in operation.
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64Why Solving the Problems of World Poverty is of Paramount Importance
Poverty in the developing world is a burden even the poorest of us living here in the West can only imagine. For billions of people, getting up in the morning means no chance to use any kind of facilities...
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77Religious Diversity in the Workplace
Religious Diversity For centuries after the founding of the United States, Americans had been able to balance work and religion with very few obstacles. People lived in...
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67Birth of UNICEF
December 11 1946 marked the establishment of the non-profit organization that provides assistance to children worldwide, United Nations Children’s Fund or originally known as United Nations International...
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63A Few Notes on Marketing in Developing Countries
Some people refer to developing countries as "third world" countries. The latter can be perceived as a derogatory term. So, if you're from the first world, chuck this term first if you want to have the right approach to the people in developing countries. Essentially, there would be no difference in marketing fundamentals when doing business in emerging market economies.
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55Benefits of Remittances
It’s easy to look at the numbers surrounding money sent overseas and realize that there are a very large number of people who leave their home and families behind to pursue better wages and opportunities in...
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70Education & Competing for those High-Value and Fulfilling Jobs
I am reading Friedman's book, "The Flat World". It turned my attention from the loss of jobs due to outsourcing and focused it on education. Are we training the younger generation for higher value added jobs?...
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