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A profitable trade
12 08 2008 Profits from fair trade products made by women in rural Swaziland go back to the communities to support food security and some very innovative small-business schemes.
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Spreading from the centre
07 08 2008 From a small initial investment of their own money, a group of volunteers in Ghana has managed to build a wireless network spanning 20km. Local farmers and schoolchildren have already benefited from this very inventive system.
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Logging the forest
07 08 2008 The Mbendjele Pygmy communities of northern Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect the forest. Using GPS and a new radio station, the indigenous people keep the company and the community informed.
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Saving traditions
07 08 2008 A long running project of the indigenous Ngalia people of Western Australia has adapted a wide variety of technologies in their fight to preserve their traditional knowledge and culture.
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Protecting the lions’ share
07 08 2008 Combining satellite and mobile phone technology with knowledge from nomadic herdsmen in Cameroon will help prevent conflict between livestock and predatory lions.
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Going Local
07 08 2008 Using television, radio, the web and printed publications, a project in the Pacific island of Pohnpei restores interest in traditional crops and promotes healthy local food.
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Window to the world
07 08 2008 The war in northern Uganda has driven thousands of people from their homes to live in camps. Now, after a lot of trial an error, BOSCO Uganda has brought the internet and low-cost phone calls to the camps, giving the people a chance to tell their own story.
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From propaganda to peace
07 08 2008 Radio was used to incite hatred in the build up to the genocide in Rwanda. But today the medium promotes messages of reconciliation and peace to those still traumatized by the violence.
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Campaigning against conflict
07 08 2008 Frustrated by the lack of mainstream media attention, international human rights organizations are using the internet to maintain focus on the conflict in Darfur.
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Satellite solutions
07 08 2008 Getting precise information during a conflict or emergency means relief organizations can take quick and effective decisions. UNOSAT analyses satellite data to give disaster managers the details they need.
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The access road
07 08 2008 By using existing roads and communication systems, rural communities in Rwanda can connect to the internet through passing buses, cars or motorbikes fitted with Wi-Fi.
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Satellite solutions
25 07 2008 Getting precise information during a conflict or emergency means relief organizations can take quick and effective decisions. UNOSAT analyses satellite data to give disaster managers the details they need.
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Window to the world
25 07 2008 The war in northern Uganda has driven thousands of people from their homes to live in camps. Now, after a lot of trial an error, BOSCO Uganda has brought the internet and low-cost phone calls to the camps, giving the people a chance to tell their own story.
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From propaganda to peace
25 07 2008 Radio was used to incite hatred in the build up to the genocide in Rwanda. But today the medium promotes messages of reconciliation and peace to those still traumatized by the violence.
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Campaigning against conflict
25 07 2008 Frustrated by the lack of mainstream media attention, international human rights organizations are using the internet to maintain focus on the conflict in Darfur.
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Protecting the lions’ share
25 07 2008 Combining satellite and mobile phone technology with knowledge from nomadic herdsmen in Cameroon will help prevent conflict between livestock and predatory lions.
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Going Local
25 07 2008 Using television, radio, the web and printed publications, a project in the Pacific island of Pohnpei restores interest in traditional crops and promotes healthy local food.
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Logging the forest
25 07 2008 The Mbendjele Pygmy communities of northern Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect the forest. Using GPS and a new radio station, the indigenous people keep the company and the community informed.
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Saving traditions
25 07 2008 A long running project of the indigenous Ngalia people of Western Australia has adapted a wide variety of technologies in their fight to preserve their traditional knowledge and culture.
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The access road
25 07 2008 By using existing roads and communication systems, rural communities in Rwanda can connect to the internet through passing buses, cars or motorbikes fitted with Wi-Fi.
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Spreading from the centre
25 07 2008 From a small initial investment of their own money, a group of volunteers in Ghana has managed to build a wireless network spanning 20km. Local farmers and schoolchildren have already benefited from this very inventive system.
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