Philanthropy Action

Category: Asia

There are 26 entries in this category.

Oct 05, 2006

Indian School Offers Educational Opportunity to the Poor

One school in Bihar, India, is successfully breaking up the traditional marriage between poverty and lack of education seen in many poor regions.

Sep 21, 2006

“Permanent” Funding for AIDS Drugs for Children; Challenge Remains in Delivery

A group of five countries plans to tax airline tickets to raise $300 million for medicines to treat children with HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This initiative has a lot of potential for good, and long-term success will hinge on the logistics of delivering those medications and getting patients to take them.

Aug 10, 2006

Can Africa Learn to Share Its Wealth?

South Africa is the continent’s largest, most diverse economy. Yet unemployment remains at about 30 percent, and rising interest rates and a weak rand are challenging growth. The root problem, say experts, is that South Africa has one of the world’s most unequal divisions of wealth. 

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