by admin | Aug 22, 2016
Due to the difficult conditions in the mountain villages of Nepal, only about 50% of the children live to the age of one and the average life expectancy is 36. Respiratory disease is the main cause of the high death rate. Shelters for Life is a project designed to...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016
There is a serious lack of qualified teachers and nurses in many rural areas in Malawi. Those who grow up in these areas and leave to receive the necessary education and training seldom return. This project offered grants to four university students, two female and...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016
10% of all new-borns die in Malawi and 17% die before reaching their fifth birthday. The major causes of death in Malawi are HIV/AIDS, pneumonia and malaria. The two latter diseases are particularly hard on children. Paediatric wards – when they exist – are crowded...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016
Adama Kai is a young clothes designer from Sierra Leone who has attracted attention for her design and spunk. She studied fashion design at Parson’s School of Design in Paris and decided to start her own fashion brand back home in Freetown. Beginning with a small...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016
The Search and Rescue team Arsæll – a department within the International Rescue Team Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg – assists during storms, earthquakes and floods all over the country and occasionally abroad. As the first international rescuers to arrive on site...
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