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ALERTNET: Ethiopia Plans to Power East Africa with Hydro

By AlertNet at January 29, 2013 | 2:45 pm | 0 Comment

(AlertNet) Ethiopia is gearing up to export large amounts of clean power across East Africa in the coming years, starting with neighboring countries Djibouti and Sudan. But the ambitious plans have ignited controversy on several fronts. Ethiopia wants to increase its electricity exports - mainly generated from hydropower - as a reliable source of precious hard more...

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HAITI: Global Soap Project, Salesian Missions Partner to Deliver Soap to Fight Cholera Epidemic

By MissionNewswire at July 24, 2012 | 9:12 am | 0 Comment

(MissionNewswire) Thanks to a new partnership with Salesian Missions, Global Soap Project recently distributed its largest donation of soap to date, reaching approximately 5,000 people in Haiti. “The Salesians are on the ground in Haiti working with children in need, so we were able to provide a pathway to bring the soap from the donors directly to the more...

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