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From the One Table Blog
The hands that rock the cradle
Posted December 22, 2009 4:51 am by Julisa Tambunan
Yoyo Maesaroh takes care of three children and all her housework while also leading efforts to clean up her neighborhood in West Jakarta.
"My Child's Café" nourishes kids in North Jakarta
Posted December 11, 2009 4:39 pm by Usniaty Umayah
This program was launched in response to the global food price spikes of 2008 in Indonesia, a country with alarming rates of child malnutrition.
I can make a difference
Posted December 2, 2009 12:19 pm by Kimberly Blackman
Half The Sky is both heartbreaking and spirit awakening.
I see the world differently after reading this book
Posted November 30, 2009 4:55 pm by Judith Peterson
I had more vaguely known about the terrible catastrophes that are affecting women around the world, but this book really brought the issues home to me.
Leaving the past behind
Posted November 23, 2009 8:10 pm by Piva Bell
Much of the beauty and peacefulness of Lamteungoh village is the result of tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programs — and hard work.
Mama na come
Posted November 19, 2009 5:07 am by Bija Gutoff
I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future.
A fish cup of rice
Posted November 18, 2009 9:11 am by Bija Gutoff
It's not easy for Liberians to fill their bowls or their bellies these days. Like poor people the world over, they've been slammed by the steep increases in food prices of the past couple of years.
Grow what you eat, eat what you grow
Posted November 15, 2009 4:30 am by Bija Gutoff
Mercy Corps is working with Liberian farmers to coax their next meal – and all the meals of their future – out of the ground.
Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity
Posted November 12, 2009 10:27 am by Bija Gutoff
Mercy Corps is helping Annie Garfree and other Liberian women farmers meet their country's own goals by becoming more successful farmers.
Midwives bring positive change in Afghanistan
Posted November 11, 2009 11:35 am by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Azfar, the head of the Afghan Midwives Association, sees the same potential for positive change in midwifery as many see in entrepreneurship.
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