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First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Chris E. Stout ; foreword by Mehmet Oz.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (3 volumes) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Praeger perspectives
Series Title
Social and psychological issues : challenges and solutions,
ISSN of Series
1941-7985
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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v. 1. Changing global health inequities -- v. 2. Changing education and relief -- v. 3. Changing sustainable development and social justice.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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From Braille Without Borders and Unite for Sight, to Geekcorps and PeaceWorks, humanitarian groups are working worldwide largely in undeveloped countries to better the lives of the residents. Whether they are empowering people with schools for the blind, prosthetic limbs, the devices to understand and use technology, or the information to work for civil peace, the men and women of these agencies offer tremendous talent to their causes, great dedication and, sometimes, even risk their lives to complete their missions. Working in war or civil war zones, humanitarians with nonprofits, non-governm.