Elections under going in Nauru but who cares?

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jul
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY
The latest news is that Theresa May will be the Next PM in UK or the elections in Australia but no one knows that there were elections in Nauru, a tiny pacific island who used to be one of the richest country in the world thanks to its mining phosphate but now the country, deplete of this mineral, is one of the poorest.

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A Library and Village Relationships

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 08Jul
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
I will be leaving Nepal in seven weeks but before going I need to say my good-byes. I recently was in Karjanha, Siraha where I had spent one year from June 2014-May 2015. Was lovely to see everyone, especially the children who i had befriended.
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Disaster, Disability and Difference: A Study of the Challenges Faced by Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Post-Earthquake Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jul
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
A very interesting study prepared by Social Science Baha has been published on the effects of the quakes on persons with disabilities. I am wondering how many persons know about it. Here you will find the official summary and the link to the pdf version

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What's in a story?

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Submitted by Elizabeth Hacker 05Jul
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
The benefits of using Digital Storytelling to catalyze action on important social issues.

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Populism and European Integration: when wrong policies give space to protest voting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Jul
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
It is to easy to blame the EU for all the problems faced by the European citizens. The real problem is not the EU itself but the wrong policies adopted in the last decade by mainstream parties.

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EU GLOBAL SECURITY STRATEGY: Foreword by Federica Mogherini, External Affairs Chief

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Jun
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY
This week, the new EU Global Security Strategy will be unveiled during the upcoming EU Summit to be held in Brussels over the next two days. By reading this foreword, you will understand that EU is all about principles and values. It is a political project inspired by the wisdom of the founding fathers after the blood of the WWII and not just an economic opportunity.
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Promoting Social Innovation in Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Jun
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
An upcoming conference hosted by King's College offers a much needed opportunity to reinvigorate a new way of creating wealth in the country by bringing together leaders from different sectors, setting up opportunities for new synergies in the country. A shorter version of the article was published by Republica on 25th of June.

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The Bouldering Gym at Initiative Outdoor, Jhamsikhel

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Submitted by Initiative Outdoor 23Jun
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Social Entrepreneurship

Web: www.initiativeoutdoor.com | Email: info@initiativeoutdoor.com

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Filling UP My Soul with Basketball

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 22Jun
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
I coached some people living with blindness in basketball. It's so very inspiring to me to "see" people trying everything no matter what they are living with
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remembering the Soweto uprisings

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
The end of the Apartheid regime starts with a quest for better education. Yesterday it was the 40th anniversary of the riots who saw hundreds of people killed by the racist south African regime
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