Loneliness can harm your heatlh ( FROM CBC RADIO)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Oct
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Find here an interesting audio story based on studies from Brigham Young University according to which Loneliness and social isolation are just as much a threat to longevity as obesity. The effect occurs even for people who like to be alone. Lack of relationships is a bigger health risk for people under age 65.
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Observations on Being Back in the US

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 03Oct
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I left Nepal more than one month ago and these are some of my observations of living back in the US
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Happy Dasain 2016!

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Submitted by Initiative Outdoor 02Oct
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2nd CBR WORLD CONCRESS STARTS TODAY IN KUALA LAMPUR

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Sep
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The theme for the 2nd World Congress is “CBR: Empowering and Enabling”. The focus is to provide a setting for diverse communities of practice, policy, education, research and social development to engage in a dialogue to promote the well-being of persons with disability around the world.
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Hip Hop for Change

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Sep
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How a local dancing group is actively promoting social change in Nepal. A shorter version of this piece was published on Perspective, The Himalayan Times on 25th of September, 2016

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Southern Oregon University Outdoor Adventure Leadership Expedition

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Submitted by Initiative Outdoor 23Sep
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Photographs from the Manaslu Trek in August / September 2016 

 

 

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Shailee Crafts-A Social Venture

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 22Sep
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Exclusive Nepali Handmade Buttons made from Horns and Bones from Celebratory Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalus).
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ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD GLOBAL RANKING: NEPAL STILL LAGS BEHIND (108 out of 159)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Sep
The Fraser Institute, a world leading think tank based in Canada, recently published the new ranking of countries based on their economic freedom. "Economic freedom leads to prosperity and a higher quality of life" according to Fred McMahon, one of the author. Hong Kong is again the no.1 country in terms of economic freedom followed by Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada and Georgia.

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LET'S SUPPORT MAJOR PAWAN IN HIS QUEST TOWARD THE BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Sep
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A new edition of the Cricket World Cup will coming soon in India. This is a real opportunity for the national corporate sector to support Pawan, the Founder of Cricket Association of Blinds, CAB.

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Changing Perspectives of Orphanage Volunteering in Nepal

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Submitted by Martin Punaks 15Sep
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Martin Punaks, the Country Director of Next Generation Nepal, assesses social activists' efforts in Nepal to end child trafficking to orphanages by campaigning to stop orphanage voluntourism. He goes on to suggest a way forward to finally end orphanage trafficking in Nepal.
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