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Portland, OR, December 01, 2010 — Oregon-based journalist Julian Smith knew that Laura, his girlfriend of six years, was The One. Yet at 35, the award-winning travel and science writer couldn’t even commit to staying in one time zone for long, much less settling down. Even when he proposed on Valentine’s Day, 2007, and she …

LONDON, UK November 11, 2010 – Movirtu, the Cloud Phone™ company and supplier of innovative network infrastructure solutions for mobile operators servicing rural poor communities located in Africa and South Asia, today announced it has raised US$5.5 million Series A investment to support its international expansion and extend its product portfolio to high growth applications …

+His Holiness Patrick Mkhize, OSB, Patriarch of the African Orthodox Church of Africa elevates Bishop James (Peter) Bramhan, OSB of the American Province of the African Orthodox Church of Africa to the position of Archbishop-Primate for Africa and America. The elevation of +Archbishop-Primate James (Peter) Bramhan took place during a pastoral visit to the Holy …

Billings, MT, Sept. 22, 2010 – Bicycles for Humanity (B4H), the nonprofit organization that empowers people to improve their quality of life through donated bicycles recently announced a strategic partnership with Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia (BEN Namibia). Established in September 2005, B4H began as a grassroots movement uniting like-minded people in cities around the world …

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS TRIUMPHS AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS FOR AFRICA & INDIAN OCEAN Brussels, Belgium – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has left a well imbedded mark on the travel and tourism industry after receiving the World Travel Award for ‘Africa’s Leading Hotel Group’ at a prestigious gala ceremony held in Johannesburg, …

Tanzania Tourist Board Honors Africa Adventure Consultants as Best Tour Operator in Country’s Southern/Western Region DENVER, CO, May 27, 2010 – The Tanzania Tourist Board announced recently that Africa Adventure Consultants (http://www.adventuresinafrica.com/) has been named 2010 Best Tour Operator focusing on development of that country’s southern/western circuit. “We are honored to have received this prestigious …

Major Pan-African Bank renews contract and selects Clear2Pay’s Open Payment Framework eBanking solution to enrich its multichannel strategy targeting business and now non-business clients. Paris, 11 May 2010 – Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions today announced that the BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) group, which is one of …

Rome, Italy, May 4, 2010 – NoMachine, creator and global provider of secure remote access, desktop and application delivery software, announced today its collaboration with NoPC to give students in Tanzania computing resources for the first time. Together, NoPC and NoMachine, along with other partners, make computing possible for inadequately funded schools across Tanzania. The …

Billings, Montana-based ALA puts fleet of old wheels, its home community and active trips to work for rural Namibia settlement Billings, MT (April 26, 2010) –  Global adventure travel company Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA – http://www.austinlehman.com/) has announced Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) as its charitable partner and designated the African community of Ngoma, Namibia, as its …

For many in North America and Europe, making a mark in Africa is all about pitying the poor and giving them handouts because poverty readily comes to mind when they think of Africa. But Iowa-based life coach and former newspaper editor-in-chief C. Paschal Eze disagrees, telling his media, conference and seminar audiences such handouts only …

Launch of Acacia Africa’s New 2010 brochure, featuring a dedicated small group safari in Zimbabwe

Ranch Rider launches new portfolio of bush homes and lodges in Africa

Acacia Africa takes the adventure buzz online and launches Go Wild Online campaign

Ranch Rider launches Say I Do campaign featuring ranches, lodges and bushhomes offering weddings and honeymoons

ANGLER is participating for the 4th consecutive year in GITEX 2009 Tradeshow featuring over 3,000 suppliers, network with thousands of ICT professionals.

This October, the Maysles Cinema presents Congo in Harlem, a month-long series of film screenings.

Youth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay (http://www.youthforhumanrights.org) raised the funds to send life saving bed nets (http://www.nothingbutnets.net) to all inhabitants of the African refugee camp Bakavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

For nearly two decades, Rothschild Safaris has been dedicated to personally exploring the African Continent in order to custom design safari adventures for clients worldwide.

The live music fundraiser will be held at the Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice and will bring together a memorable night of cutting edge music talent and a raffle “We are creating a space for generosity for people to contribute to support these 230 African children. Everyone who comes out to see the bands will be giving the children the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest potential and make a difference in their community, and perhaps their country. This is a chance to pay it forward to these children” says Shorty.

Through seminar and events this Alberta off shoot of Humanity Unites Brilliance is spreading the word about moving people from Poverty to Sustainability.

A small charity is making a big difference in the lives of women and children in Nakuru, Kenya.

More than 100 women and over 80 children are reaping the benefits of the Bliss Women and Children Project, an initiative that aims to ensure their basic rights are respected.

Mosquito trap designer to donate 500 of his “Malaria Traps,” to charities amid controversy

Contact: Pamela Hudson, Executive Director Global Projects for Hope, Help and Healing 313-205-7300 http://www.globalprojects.org Global Projects New Website Shares How to Feed the Hungry of the World through Hope, Help and Healing Detroit, MI January 21, 2009-When it comes to providing hope to the under served and under represented in the world there is one …

We offer the following A Broader View international volunteering opportunities: Child Care/Orphanages projects: Volunteer abroad in Tanzania, Honduras, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Nepal, Costa Rica and India with orphan children and street kids. As a volunteer, you will primarily assist with the daily care of the kids; including feeding babies, teaching English, playing …

There’s a little revolution going on in the voluntourism world. Instead of paying admin fees and office costs and fat-cat charity commissions, you can actually go do some travel, help out a little, learn a lot and come back smiling without spending so much. A little online-ran charity called AVIF runs volunteer placements in Kenya, …