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Stephen Shames started LEAD Uganda (www.leadugand.org) which locates forgotten children with innate talents and molds them into leaders. LEAD Uganda, run by Concern for the Future, an indigenous Ugandan non-profit, finds bright, motivated AIDS orphans, former child soldiers, and children living in refugee camps. LEAD Uganda sends them to the best schools and provides them with everything they need to succeed.

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The New Face of Africa

0 Comments | Posted April 18, 2012 | 12:20 PM

He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision --
he cried out twice,
a cry that was no more than a breath --
"The horror! The horror!"
-- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

The new face of Africa: economies are starting to...

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Let's Create a Movement for Real Change in Africa

3 Comments | Posted April 4, 2012 | 5:57 PM

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." -- Henry David Thoreau

I am a photojournalist who has been involved in movements for change since the 1960s when I was part of the anti-war and civil rights movements. In the...

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A Marshall Plan for Education to Restore America's Prestige in the World

0 Comments | Posted December 22, 2008 | 2:29 PM

As we look forward to Obama's inauguration, we anticipate the beginning of America's restored standing in the world.

In his acceptance speech, Obama addressed the issue directly when he said, "To all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that...

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