Relief

The Psychology of Whew!

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Close Calls, Emotion, Cognitive Psychology, Social Cognition, Relief, Relief Experiment, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relief Studies, Science News

Despite its familiarity, we don't really know much about its nature or purpose. How does relief function in the human mind? What benefit could this pervasive emotion have in navigating life?

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Why This Atheist Still Needs His Former Pastor

Chris Stedman | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Religion, Relief, Hunger, Atheism, Service, Interfaith, Understanding, Christianity, Tolerance, Ministry, Religion News

If atheists and Christians started seeing one another as necessary partners in making the world a better place, what might we come to understand about each other? What might we come to better understand about ourselves? What might we accomplish together?

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The Future of Foreign Aid Money

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Relief, Disaster Relief, Money, Pakistan, Reuters, Aid, Disaster, Development, Haiti, Impact News

Reuters is stepping up to provide more comprehensive coverage of humanitarian aid. Recently, they launched the 'Future of Aid' section that is filled ...

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Relief Around The Corner: Reflections From Circling The Kaaba

Daliah Merzaban | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Islam, Relief, Umrah, Mecca, Patience, Kaaba, Hardship, Islamic Spirituality, Religion News

Walking around the Kaaba, I was at a vantage point to know that the jams I would get caught in were temporary -- they would end, literally, around the corner. This helped me be patient even when the pressure was greatest.

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USAID: Building Resiliency In The Horn of Africa

Tom Murphy | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Relief, Horn of Africa Drought, Nancy Lindborg, International Development, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Aid, Sahel, Drought, Famine, Africa, Feed the Future, Development, Resiliency, International Aid, Usaid, Fwd, Good News, Good News News

Programming in the HoA seeks to give people living in the region the ability to adjust to the cyclical droughts that return every few years. Feed the Future is one USAID program that hopes to build the capacity to withstand weather challenges.

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African Famine, Wall Street and All of Us

Richard Walden | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Drought, Relief, Ethiopia, East Africa Famine, Ngos, Do They Know It's Christmas, Lionel Richie, Operation USA, Bob Geldof, We Are the World, Quincy Jones, Operation California, Impact News

It's more than a bit disconcerting to look at the low level of the African famine relief response -- especially when you've been around long enough to remember the 1984 Ethiopian famine and its massive tug on the hearts of the world.

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The Life Out Loud: Alison Thompson, an Angel in Action

MeiMei Fox | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Relief, Personal Transformation, Red Cross, Sri Lanka, September 11, 9/11, Earthquake, Movie, Sean Penn, Aid Organizations, J/P HRO, Haiti, New York City, Volunteerism, Philanthropy, Volunteering, Personal Growth, Jenkins/Penn Haiti Relief Organization, The Third Wave, Ngos, Volunteer, Memoir, Documentary, Self-Improvement, Asian Tsunami, Alison Thompson, Book, Ground Zero, September 11th, Impact News

Ten years ago on September 11, most New Yorkers fled lower Manhattan in horror as the first World Trade Center tower collapsed in a paroxysm of glass, metal and fire. Not Alison Thompson.

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With Resources Scarce, Food Banks Are Joplin's Lifeline

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Disaster, Feeding America, Tragedy, Relief, Hunger, Food Bank, Tornadoes, Emergency Food, Storm Damage, Disaster Relief, 2011 Tornadoes, Joplin, Missouri, Joplin Tornado, Missouri Tornado, Natural Disasters, Impact News

The damage from disasters lasts long after their stories fade from headlines. This response will require a long-term commitment -- a commitment that's already been made by members of Feeding America.

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What We Are Doing With Funds Collected for Japan

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disaster, Globalgiving, Earthquake, Relief, Tsunami, Japan, Recovery, Impact News

We now have an enormous responsibility to the people of Japan and to the donors trusting us to allocate the more than $1.3 million collected in GlobalGiving's Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.

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What We Can Do Now For Japan

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recovery, Relief, Tsunami, International-Relief-Agencies, Red Cross, Televangelists, Rebuilding, Earthquake, Operation USA, Japan, Radiation, Impact News

I urge the donating public to take it slowly and deliberately. Better to carefully sort through relief agencies' descriptions of what they plan to do over the next month to two years in Japan to help it recover.

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Rock On: Man Auctions Boulder For New Zealand Earthquake Fund

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christchurch Earthquake, Christchurch Earthquake 2011, Relief, New Zealand Earthquake, Disaster Relief, New Zealand, Christchurch, Impact News

As the people of Christchurch continue to rebuild their city and communities, some are using a bit of humor to garner donations for the cause. The W...

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U.S. Relief Supplies Headed To Refugees In Tunisia

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya, Hillary Clinton, Relief, Tunisia, International Aid, Libya Protests, Refugees, Impact News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Friday launched a multipronged effort to assist throngs of foreign workers who fled the fighting in Libya, sending two ...

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Haiti: Pointing Fingers and Embracing Failure

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Failfaire, Admitting Failure, Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Economic Recovery, Recovery, Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Engineers Without Borders, Aid, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Cholera, Failure, International Aid, Haiti, Impact News

Many have been quick to point fingers and assign blame for the slow speed of recovery in Haiti. This can dangerously lead to a poorly-informed public and a skewed set of incentives for donors and NGOs.

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Haiti: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (VIDEO)

Walden Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cholera Outbreak, Cholera, Relief, Haiti Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Cholera, Aid, Graffiti, Facebook, Haiti Aid, Davis, Walden Davis, Walden, World News

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The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is Lying to You

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cholera, Relief, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Development, Haiti, World News

By Ansel Herz Within hours of my op-ed being published in the New York Daily News today, the $50 million Clinton Bush Haiti Fund posted an update on ...

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Pakistan Floods Push Malnourished Kids To The Brink: Children Need Food

AP | MARGIE MASON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Relief, Hunger, Disaster Relief, Children, Pakistan, Food, Malnutrition, Flooding, Un, Unicef, World News

SUKKUR, Pakistan — Suhani Bunglani fans flies away from her two baby girls as one sleeps motionless while the other stares without blinking at t...

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Obama: Haiti Earthquake Relief Work Must Continue

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leonel Fernandez, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Recovery, Relief, Poverty, Housing, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Food, Haiti Earthquake, Tents, Health Care, World News

WASHINGTON — On the six-month anniversary of Haiti's deadly earthquake, President Barack Obama said a rapid international response saved lives b...

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World Vision Delivers Food, Supplies to Outlying Areas Devastated by Chile Quake, Tsunamis

World Vision | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Child-Friendly Spaces, Relief, Chile Quake, Supplies, World News

March 4, 2010, Concepcion, Chile -- World Vision staff began distributing food and relief supplies yesterday in towns hard-hit by Saturday's 8.8 magni...

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Chile Quake: World Vision Begins Relief Efforts

World Vision | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Relief, Response, Chile Earthquake, Santiago, World Vision, Relief Efforts, Impact News

SANTIAGO, Chile (March 1, 2010) - World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors ov...

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Giving up Their Pants for Haiti

Halle Tecco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auction, Earthquake, Pants, Menswear, Haiti, Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Fundraiser, Haiti Aid, Haiti Aid Auction, Impact News

For the two winners of the online auction, Bonobos will make-to-measure a pair of completely custom pants, featuring colored lining of the Haitian flag.

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Stress Much This Season?

Lissa Coffey | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Holiday, Awareness, Attention, Relief, Expectations, Christmas, Aromatherapy, Peace, Love, Joy, Season, Healthy Living News

'Tis the season... for stress? NBC Dateline reports that 41% of people interviewed said that the holidays are as stressful as a job interview. In other words, "very stressful."

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Haiti: What Can I Do to Help?

Nancy Mahon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Relief, Disaster Relief, Poverty, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Poverty, Giving, Haiti, World News, Haiti Disaster Relief, Impact News

Sadly, until we are able to close the vast wealth gap that exists across the globe, natural disasters will continue to have a profoundly disproportionate impact on the people who have the least resources.

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Friday Talking Points [107] -- What A Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaffe, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, Special Election, Bailouts, Blaggy, Federal Reserve, Clinton Foundation, Democratic, Obama, Reform, Race, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Blagojevich, Clinton, Bonus, 45 Billion, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Racism, The Fed, Jail, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Negro, Health Care, Reid, Fed, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Retirement, Bernanke, Democrat, Massachusetts, Earthquake, Congress, Jesse Jackson, Martha Coakley, Green Eggs and Ham, Democrats, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Election, Haiti, Brian Williams, Theodore Geisel, Dr Seuss, Profit, Mddotw, Stepping Down, Chris Weigant, Health, Coakley, Port Au Prince, Briwi, Harry Reid, Haitian, Unions, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News

Much of the frenzied activity took place this week behind closed doors (and most decidedly not on C-SPAN), as health care reform entered its final negotiating phase.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Haiti and Immigration: Relief Beyond the Earthquake

Jeffrey Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, Immigration, Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Deportation, World News

If normal immigration rules can be bent in times of duress and calamity, can't the same humane considerations be taken into account when everyday life deals a series of catastrophes and hardship?

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