http://cat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1466 ca_ES http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160571/1/1466 Lacking support from the government, a group of tribal women from a remote district in Orissa in eastern India, devised a unique way to get rid of water scarcity. By using bamboo pipes to carry stream water to the villages, these women have benefited hundreds of people. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83728 A number of international aid organizations and foreign governments are helping Chinese authorities respond to the Monday earthquake that claimed over tens of thousands of lives and destroyed 3.5 million homes. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83726 Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160553/1/1466 Indian Committee of Youth Organisations will be holding a national convention in partnership with UNICEF from May 28-30, 2008 in Bangalore, India. The event will provide a platform for various youth groups and networks across the country to take up issues concerning the fight against AIDS. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160548/1/1466 WASHINGTON, May 14 (OneWorld) - Americans -- from nonprofit groups to the Rockefeller family -- are starting to fight back against the petroleum industry, which is earning record profits as consumers face spiraling gas prices. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83720 The Uzbek government continues to persecute people believed to have ties to the 2005 Andijan massacre, when state security forces killed hundreds in an attempt to quell anti-government protests, says a new report from a human rights monitor. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83714 Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno Díaz and María del Rosario Moreno Díaz from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/1466 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159901/1/1466 Indian NGO Jagori, a women’s training and resource centre is organising a two week training programme at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The course aims to equip rural youth with skills to build a just and gender-sensitive society. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159808/1/1466 The Blue Alert campaign in five Indian coastal cities witnessed hundreds calling for government action to mitigate climate change threats. An earlier report by Greenpeace has highlighted possible displacement of over 125 million people in India and Bangladesh that puts vulnerable coastlines at risk. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83310 Hondurasin sosiaaliset liikkeet aikovat pysäyttää maan 17. huhtikuuta järjestämällä yleislakon. Liikkeet vaativat hallitukselta muun muassa sosiaalisia uudistuksia, uusliberalistisen politiikan lopettamista, tasaisempaa tulonjakoa ja köyhyyteen puuttumista. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159515/1/1466 WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (OneWorld) - Five adults and five youths were inaugurated into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans today, a tribute to national role models who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of others. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159320/1/1466 ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is an old adage. Three stories of incredible courage and resilience in the face of adversity are just illustrations of numerous other women in rural India who are putting up a brave fight against poverty, diseases, societal attitudes, bureaucratic apathies, physical attacks and so on. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159294/1/1466 NEW YORK, Mar 31 (OneWorld) - Green groups are planning to celebrate April Fools Day Tuesday with a variety of actions designed to embarrass oil industry bosses gathering in Washington. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159265/1/1466 A young village girl from Rajasthan has become a role model for her community by protesting against her own marriage as a child, a tradition generally accepted as norm in rural India. For her act of heroic defiance, Congress Kanwar was given the National Bravery Award on the Indian Republic Day on January 26.