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Running Across America: Team Type 1 
diabetes, Team Type 1, running 
Survival Backpacks: Interim Help for Somali refugees in Kenya 
Survival Backpacks, Somalia, Drought 
Teaming Up For Change: Actress Drew Barrymore and The World Food Programme 
Drew Barrymore, World Food Programme, WFP 
2011 UN Citizen Ambassador Video Contest: If you had 30 seconds to pitch Ban Ki-moon, what would you say? 
UN Citizen Ambassador, Video Contest, Ban Ki-Moon 
Photo Journal: Mothers Photos in East Africa, presented by World Vision 
World Vison, Jon Warren, Mothers 
Kids Count: New study reveals the impact of poverty on children 
Children, Poverty, Annie E. Casey Foundation 
Toilet for the Future: A Challenge to Reinvent the Toilet 
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Toilet Challenge, Toilet 
Your Dollars at Work: Keeping the Bond between Mother and Child Strong 
LifeSpring Foundation, Childbirth, Women 
Somalia Drought: One of the Largest Humanitarian Crises in Decades 
Save the Children, UNHCR, Somalia 
Bringing Aid to Those in Need: The International Medical Corps Emergency Response Team in Somalia 
International Medical Corps Emergency Response, East Africa, Drought 
Saving a Baby's Life, For Less Than a Cup of Coffee  
UNICEF, Kiwanis International, The Eliminate Project 
New Studies Shows a Major Breakthrough in HIV Prevention 
AIDS, HIV, prevention 
Hunger Needs Rising in Horn Of Africa Causes Refugee Crisis: Over 10 million Dependent on Humanitarian Aid, Maroon 5 asks you Tweet and they'll donate to the cause 
Somalia, Drought, Hunger 
An Ancient Cure for an Ancient Curse: A Plant Cures Malaria in Africa 
Malaria, UN, Africa 
UN calls for greener food production to feed world in 2050 
Food Production, Hunger 
The Eighth Annual Games for Change Festival: An Update from Moderator Sheryl WuDunn  
games for change, UN food program, zynga.org 
Saving Children's Lives Worldwide: GAVI Meets Historic Milestone 
vaccinations, GAVI, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization 
Is the Cell Phone Revolutionizing Health Care? Mobile Technology Is Giving the World's Poorest Access to Health Care 
Mobile Health, Mobile Summit, UN Foundation 
Countdown to Zero: President Clinton launches a global plan to eliminate HIV infections among children by 2015 and help keep mothers alive. 
Countdown to Zero, Global Health, HIV 
Youth Summit: A call to action for HIV and AIDS 
UN, UNAIDS, Youth 
Youth AIDS Summit: HRH Mette-Marit explains the importance of youth-involvement in high-level conversations about AIDS  
AIDS, youth, Mette-Marit 
Taking On The Partners In Crime: The new battle plan against HIV and TB 
HIV, TB, UN 
Interview with 2011 Echoing Green Fellow Peter Luckow of Tiyatien Health: Post-Conflict Health Care 
Liberia, health care, community workers 
Take this Quiz, Feed a Child: How as Little as Two Minutes Can Help Feed a Child 
World Food Programme, Hunger IQ, Quiz 
G-20 Creates a 5-Point Action Plan to Deal With Rising Price of Food 
Action, Food Prices, G-20 
Building Schools in Haiti: Petra Nemkova and The Happy Hearts Fund Open a Kindergarden 
Action, Haiti, Education 
World Health Assembly: WHO delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to address the world’s biggest health concerns 
Action, Global Health, World Health Assembly 
And the Winner Is: Johns Hopkins Students Design Award-Winning Invention. Device Has the Potential to Prevent Millions of Unnecessary Deaths Each Year. 
Maternal Health Challenge, Reinventing Maternal Health, John Hopkins University 
Super Role Model: Liya Kebede is Changing the Face of Maternal Health 
Action, Liya Kebede, Maternal Health 
Moms Matter: Make it Obvious. Winners Announced 
Acumen Fund, Search for the Obvious, Maternal Health 
Africa's Emerging Epidemic: Cancer  
Cancer, Africa, United Nations 
Save 4 Million Lives: Sign the Petition 
Action, Vaccines, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations 
Text Messaging for Malaria: Tapping into the Filipino culture to educate against the disease  
Malaria, Regina de Luna, Globe Telecom 
WeFeedback: Sharing Food, Changing Lives 
Action, Food, Hunger 
StartSomeGood: Funding good ideas just got easier. 
Action, Crowdfunding, StartSomeGood 
Are You a Champion Against Malaria? Nothing But Nets wants to share your story.  
Action, Malaria, Nothing But Nets 
Group Fights to Bring Clean Cookstoves Abroad: An Aid in the Fight Against Disease and Climate Change  
Cookstoves, Indoor Air Pollution, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves 
Colbert Talks Food Prices: Speculation and Biofuel Production Causing Instability 
Action, Stephen Colbert, Food Prices 
Your Dollars At Work: LifeSpring, Making Pregnancy Safe 
Action, LifeSpring, Maternal Health 
Art for Health: Bill Gates Signs Street Art in Paris  
ONE, Living Proof, Bill Gates 
Submissions closed! Stay tuned for an announcement of all winners to our "Moms Matter" Challenge 
Action, Search for the Obvious, Acumen Fund 
Hungry for Answers Competition: Students add their voice to the Global Hunger Crisis 
Action, Edesia, Hungry for Answers 
Change your campus. Change your world. Join Nourish International and put an end to global poverty.  
Action, Nourish International, Hunger 
Fighting TB in Bangladesh: A UN Dispatch Report 
Tuberculosis, UN Foundation, Bangladesh 
It’s World Water Day! Time to Celebrate! 
Action, Water, World Water Day 
Text POOP: Help equip a local health worker to combat the world's #2 childhood killer 
Action, Save the Children, Diarrhea 
Hear the Voice of the Heroic Young Woman Who Saved Thousands of Lives 
Japan, Earthquake, Tsunami 
Slideshow--Severe Stunting: In Guatemala, 12 Years Old Going on 5 
Malnutrition, Maternal & Child Health, Guatemala 
Giving Made Easy: How text-to-give programs are changing the face of philanthropy & disaster response.  
Action, Mobile Giving, Text-to-Give 
Your Dollars at Work: Edesia lets us into the making of Plumpy'Doz, a life-saving nutritional supplement.  
Action, Hunger, Edesia 
Webcast: Polio Eradication and the Power of Vaccines: Watch Bill Gates, Diane Sawyer, and a panel of experts discuss what it will take to wipe out polio, & what you can do to join the effort.  
Polio, Bill Gates, Webcast 
Quake and Tsunami Medical App Helps Out in Japan 
Action, Earthquake, Tsunami 
LifeSpring Hospitals: Bringing Maternity Care to Poor Mothers in India 
Maternal & Child Health, India, Acumen Fund 
Bethlahem: A story from a woman on the frontlines of improving maternal care 
Maternal & Child Health, Acumen Fund, India 
Dr. Peter Rohloff explains the problem of stunted growth in Guatemala.  
Guatemala, Malnutrition, Nutrition 
30 Hour Famine: Kids fast for 30 hours to raise money for the hungry in impoverished nations. 
Action, Hunger, Poverty 
Disaster Strikes Japan: How you can help 
Action, Japan, Earthquake 
Disaster Preparedness Basic Kits: You Can Never Be Too Prepared 
Action, Earthquake, Tsunami 
Put your creativity to use: Ordinary people share their ideas to fuel a global water movement. You could be next.  
Action, Water & Sanitation, Acumen Fund 
Severe Stunting: Malnourishment Threatens Growth, Mental Development of Guatemalan Children. 
Malnutrition, Guatemala, Hunger 
A Tale of Two Mothers: Preventing transmission of HIV from mother to child.  
Action, ONE, Maternal Health 
Why Aid Matters: Adding your voice could help save millions of lives 
Action, Congress, Foreign Aid 
Your Dollars at Work: An update from Casa Jackson on their efforts to combat malnutrition in Guatemala 
Action, Casa Jackson, Malnutrition 
From the frontlines: Promising steps in the battle against measles & polio in Nigeria.  
Action, Polio, Measles 
Animation: Gates and a Marker Show Us Why Vaccines Save Lives 
Vaccines, Gates Foundation, Polio 
Lady Gaga to Monsters: “Live With Passion, Love With Protection" 
Lady Gaga, HIV/AIDS, VIVA GLAM 
Lady Gaga & the MAC AIDS Fund Team Up to Combat HIV/AIDS With Every Pucker 
Action, Lady Gaga, HIV/AIDS 
A Healthy Future for Every Child in Nigeria: The UN Foundation takes us behind the scenes in the fight against measles & polio.  
Measles, Polio, Nigeria 
In The News: A round-up of recent global health happenings 
Polio, Maternal and Child Health, Food Prices 
Hungry for Answers Competition: Want to learn more about the causes and effects of today's hunger crisis? Have an idea for how people can help? Share it!  
Action, Malnutrition, Students 
Sharing the love on Valentine's Day: This year, let's re-boot Hallmark's favorite holiday for good with #GenerosityDay.  
Action, Generosity Day, Giving 
Why global health matters: We asked, you answered 
Action, Global Health, Acumen Fund 
Text-to-Give for Haiti: For the First Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake, Text to Give Campaigns Still Taking Donations 
Action, Haiti, Disaster 
LifeSpring Hospitals Keep Infants Alive: Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Fund, on fighting infant mortality in India. 
Maternal & Child Health, India, Acumen Fund 
Global Malnutrition: Christiane Amanpour reports on a promising nutritional supplement. 
Malnutrition, Maternal & Child Health, Christiane Amanpour 

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