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Videos
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Creative Visions: Global Tribe
Causecast featured organization Creative Visions celebrates those who use their creativity to create positive social change. In this effort, founded Amy Eldon Turteltaub spearheads the PBS series 'Global Tribe' in which she travels as far as South Africa and the Philippines to find artists creating an embracing global family.
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Branson School of Entrepreneurship
Virgin Unite has partnered with CIDA, South Africa's first virtually free university, to launch the Branson School of Entrepreneurship. The School creates opportunities that help student entrepreneurs follow their dreams of owning and managing successful businesses. With the right support and encouragement, we're helping future entrepreneurs make a huge difference not only to their own futures, but also their families, communities and ultimately the whole of South Africa.
Articles
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Oprah's School Students Volunteer in Dennilton
NextAid hosted 75 students from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls at the site of a sustainable Children's Community Center in South Africa.
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Gloria Reuben Travels to South Africa to Combat HIV/AIDS
The Multiple Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated actress and dedicated AIDS activist Gloria Reuben is joining forces with Pamela W. Barnes, President ... -
Howarth Bouis discusses breeding nutrient-rich plants to help alleviate worldwide malnutrition
Plenty Magazine interviewed the director of HarvestPlus, Howarth Bouis, to understand how malnutrition can be cured with better plants. The number one probl... -
Mobile Phones Are Joining The Fight Against HIV & AIDS In South Africa
One of the most popular items in South Africa is the mobile phone. One of the biggest problems in South Africa is HIV/ AIDS.
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In observance of World AIDS Day (WAD) 2008, NextAid, is uniting North American dance music communities from coast to coast with a variety of events.
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Zimbabwe police bar health march
Police in Zimbabwe have stopped almost 1,000 medical staff from marching to protest about the country's deteriorating health system.
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Annie Lennox on World Aids Day
Singer and Aids campaigner Annie Lennox, says HIV/Aids is a human catastrophe which needs more media coverage.
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A Killer and a Cure This World AIDS Day
Josh Ruxin is a Columbia University expert on public health who has spent the last few years living in Rwanda. He gives his opinion on World AIDS Day.
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Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500
A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people since August, according to the UN.
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Creative Disruption: Citizen Voices (African Bloggers on the Cutting Edge)
A Kenyan blogger found a way to get information from the crowd. Now she wants to take the idea to other parts of the world in trouble.
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There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem...
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South African prisoners embrace yoga
The prisoners at Groenpunt Maximum Security prison in Free State province are among the most violent in South Africa.
Events
- Funk Aid for Africa Listening Party Location: Zanzibar - 1301 Fifth St. Santa Monica
- Dallas Rocks 2008: The Diamond Dinner and Afterparty Location: Union Station Dallas, Texas
- Monday Night Social Location: 1645 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028
- Purchase Unique and Meaningful Holiday Gifts Today Location: Online at www.nextaid.org
- FOR THE FUTURE Location: Cafe Cocomo 650 Indiana Street San Francisco, CA
- Dallas Rocks 2009: Diamond Dinner and Pave After-Pa Location: Union Station, Dallas, TX
- Tapologo Documentary Film Screening Location: Location: Causecast headquarters in Santa Monica 969 Colorado Blvd
- NextAid's World AIDS Day Campaign - Nov. 25 thru Dec. 31 Location: New York, Boston, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Syracuse
- World AIDS Day Official Kick Off Location: supperclub, 657 Harrison St, San Francisco
People
- tingaling
- James.Nachtwey
- fornextaid Oceanside, CA
- Adam Ezra Group Boston, MA
- BloomTrust International London, SURREY
- Global Girl Media
- flatdog houston , TEXAS
- mackenzienicole
Blog posts
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Russell Simmons in Africa supporting DEF
In South Africa this week for my work to grow the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.), a non-profit I co-founded last year to support educational empowerment programs in African nations where diamond...
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Updates from NextAid's Africa Projects
Dear NextAid Supporter, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and thank you for your ongoing support of NextAid. As a grassroots organization, we truly rely on the involvement an...
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dubSpot, New York City’s one-of-a-kind electronic music production and DJ training institute, has undertaken its first nationwide philanthropic project with a series of charitable mix CDs. The firs...
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NEXTAID Youth With A Vision: Community Center And Children's Residential Village
THE VILLAGE Intended to showcase natural building design, the earth-friendly sustainable village in Dennilton, South Africa will serve as a beacon of hope in a community that has been devastated b...
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Stories from the Field: Long Beach State Students
The Nexus is proud to introduce a new monthly feature that will bring first-hand accounts from volunteers, staff or local community members who want to share experiences and insights from our Afric...
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WORLD AIDS DAY 2008, IN CITIES ACROSS THE NATION: BEATS BUILD HOPE Boston, Berkeley, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, L.A., New York, Omaha, Phoenix, San Francisco, Syracuse, Wash...
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The holiday season NextAid is offering three ways to make your gifts do good!
The holiday season NextAid is offering three ways to make your gifts do good! "Make this House a Home" NextAid invites you to "Make this House a Home" by giving a tax deductible gift donation...
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The developing world is so far down on the economic food chain that, as I've said before, they just can't care about anything other than survival. Because of this, their contributions to global car...
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Stories from the Field: Volunteer Student Groups
January was a busy month for hosting volunteers at the site of our children's village and community center in Dennilton. Thirty five students from Santa Monica City College spent two days of servi...
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Honorable MENtion: Jimmie Briggs
In commemorating women who have left a mark in our nation’s history, it’s important to also acknowledge men who have taken on women’s issues. That’s the very reason once a week during Women’s Histo...
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Fighting Malaria with an MBA: A New Business Plan
Last week, I went to the San Diego State University for their annual Sports MBA Case Competition. Some of the best young sports business minds from across the country put their classroom skills to ...
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From Istanbul to Cincinnati: Growing Concerns Over Access to Water
It has been said by many that the wars of the future will be fought over water. Such a statement is often far from our minds as we turn on our tap to wash our hands or flush our toilets to remove w...
