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In Their Shoes is committed to bringing awareness of poverty and conflict to Canadian adolescents through interactive and engaging presentations that emphasize global citizenship and respect for universal human rights.

 
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Take Action: South Africa
Written by Vanessa Breton   
Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Food shortages around the world have left millions of people scrambling for scaps.  This past October marked a global initiative towards peace in South Africa.  For this initiative a group of 150 women from more than 40 countries all over the world went to Panxon (Galicia) to march for food sovereignty.  Consider what you can do by reading more about this stuggle:

http://alternatives-international.net/article2685.html

 
Cell phone technology to prevent HIV?
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 26 October 2008

South Africa has the highest HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. The people have been trying to tackle that problem. Therefore, as 95% of the people use cell phones in the country, why not use texts to promote HIV/AiDS testing? It sure seems to be working!

READ THE FULL BBC ARTICLE HERE