Afghanistan Challenge
The Afghanistan Challenge is a partnership between the Government of Canada and leading Canadian organizations aimed at engaging Canadians who want to personally help rebuild Afghanistan after decades of hardship.
Kiva - Loans that change lives
The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can re-lend to someone else in need.
Trevor Greene's Long Road Back
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Against all odds - Part 1
Every once in a while a true hero emerges, someone whose struggle against the odds, against adversity, bad luck, destiny -- whichever you call it -- shows us the true nature of courage. We know their names, and they are few. Christopher Reeve. Rick Hansen. Terry Fox. Trevor Greene is another name that belongs on that list. The Canadian soldier and journalist, injured in an axe attack by a suspected Taliban in Afghanistan, has fought like hell to come back from a catastrophic brain injury. He h… Continue
