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La société de consommation s’installe en Birmanie

Depuis la levée - ou suspension - des sanctions internationales, le pays asiatique est la coqueluche des fabricants de dentifrice et de jus de fruits, de cosmétiques et de télévisions. Et l’amour est réciproque, avec une population - riche comme

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'Give us compensation for our lands or return them'

Almost 250 farmers in Pathein Township said the project to turn their farmlands into a luxury hotel complex abutting the picturesque Ngwe Saung beach was a “land grab.” The State Peace and Development Council seized the 101-hectare plot of land in

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100,000 hectares confiscated by military

As parliamentary commission began investigating land-grabbing in Burma, it has received complaints that the military has forcibly seized about 250,000 acres of farmland from villagers. The report said farmlands were confiscated for six different

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2013-2015 : la transition birmane se joue vraiment

En termes de libertés publiques, la Birmanie a fait un bon gigantesque. De plus mauvais élève de l’ASEAN (l’Association des Nations de l’Asie du sud-est), la Birmanie est en passe de devenir un modèle pour ses voisins. Malheureusement, le changement

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Local burmese NGOs want to go forward.

The challenge of development is complex, but for director of the Karen Women’s Action Group (KWAG), the focus should start at a local level, with efforts to educate and empower women in the southeastern state. “Women play an important role in

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Children at work

9-year-old Nu Nu Wai would like to go to school full time and become a painter. But, as a child of migrant workers from Burma her parents cannot make enough money so she only attends 10 days a month. She spends the rest of her time peeling shrimp in

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Nous faisons ce que le gouvernement devrait faire

Lancée il y a douze ans pour aider les familles les plus démunies à enterrer leurs morts, la « Free Funeral Service Society » (FFSS), co-fondée par l'acteur Kyaw Thu, s’est vite développée pour pallier les ratés du régime. Malgré la censure, les

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Cambodia : Human rights monitoring with online maps

Human rights advocates in Cambodia have been using online maps to document, monitor, and expose human rights violations across the country. Sithi or the Cambodia Human Rights Portal has a Violation Map which provides an overview of the extent of

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Complaints Choirs : Moaners of all nations, unite in song !

Your neighbor is learning to play drums? Her boss decided to pick on her clothes? And politicians, what do you think ? Moaners of all nations, unite in song ! If you have something to complain about, join a Complain Choir ! Send your complaints by

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Good Vibrations for prisoners

Good Vibrations is a UK registered charity that helps prisoners, patients in secure hospitals, ex-prisoners and others in the community to develop crucial life and work skills through participating in intensive Gamelan (Indonesian bronze percussion)

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Time is money : participate on an equal footing

In the villages of Bali (Indonesia), there are two currencies: the official national currency (rupiah), and a second currency, based on time and exclusively created by the community. It is about 3 hours.   When the community needs to organize a

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Music as an agent of social development,

"Music has to be recognized as an agent of social development, in the highest sense because it transmits the highest values - solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. And it has the ability to unite an entire community, and to express sublime

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WTO for a clean, affordable and sustainable sanitation.

World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit organization committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide. WTO is also one of the few organizations to focus on toilets instead of water, which receives more attention and

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Bamboo Bikes: high quality, good price

Bicycle remains an affordable transport, allowing people to travel with a high degree of autonomy. Bicyle allows patients to go to hospital, transporting women in labor for deliveries in remote medical centers, giving youth access to education when

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Prevent child mortality at low cost

Pesinet's mission is to reduce sustainabily child mortality by facilitating access to existing healthcare systems through the design and deployment of community-based health services for mothers and their children. Pesinet provides a prevention and

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1 minute + 1 mobile = 1 film

The competition awards the best short film shot with a mobile phone. The contest offers everyone to show its talents as a filmmaker, without any financial need. "The idea has always been to give a voice to filmmakers from all over the

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Mee Mee : I want women who join politics

Mee Mee has made her mission to persuade Burmese women to set aside their fears and take a more active role in politics. Mee Mee has been imprisoned three times for her role in Burmese politics—in 1988, 1996 and 2007—and has spent a total of 10 years

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Min Ko Naing : the value of education

“You all know more than us the value of education and how educated people manage their countries around the world,” said Min Ko Naing, who spent 24 years in prison for his role in peaceful democracy demonstrations. The 88 Generation has so far

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Intermediate education to avoid rural exodus

One of the most cost effective and efficient ways the US creates a young, entry-level labor force is not found in the traditional universities that offer four-year degrees. It is the ubiquitous community colleges or junior college systemlocated all

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The International Year of Cooperatives Short Film Festival

The International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Short Film Festival will take place on 19 November 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters during the closing ceremony of the Year. The theme is "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World". We

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