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Darfur: The Not on Our Watch Companion
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WASHINGTON, D.C. One Horizon teams up with Washington-based ENOUGH Project and the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church to create a faith-based mobilization guide on Darfur. Released in August, The Not on Our Watch Christian Companion: Biblical Reflections on the Movement to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond connects churches, fellowships, and individual Christians to the global movement to end genocide in Darfur and other human rights atrocities in Africa. Read more . . .
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Ordinary Radicals: A Movement of Regular People
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PHILADELPHIA The Bryn Mawr Film Institute hosted the premiere of the feature length documentary The Ordinary Radicals. The film, written and directed by Jamie Moffet, was co-produced by One Horizon Foundation. Telling the personal and communal stories of a myriad of people from across the United States, as well as addressing issues of grassroots peacemaking and social justice, the film chronicles the emergence of a . . . Read more . . .
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I.O.U.S.A.: An “Inconvenient Truth” for the Economy
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OMAHA, NB What do liberals and conservatives, libertarians and communitarians, secular people and people of faith have in common? “One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.” Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and released in a nationwide simulcast along with an “economic town hall meeting” featuring Warren Buffett and former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, I.O.U.S.A. takes aim at the unfolding crisis of debt threatening generations of Americans. . . . Read more . . .
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Bai Hua School Reconstruction Fund
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BAI HUA VILLAGE, SICHUAN On May 12, 2008 a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. An especially wrenching aspect of this disaster is the collapse of dozens of poorly constructed schools in towns and villages throughout the earthquake zone.
Nothing will replace the thousands of school children lost in the quake. But already the reconstruction effort has begun—hastened by the need to replace lost livelihoods and return displaced families to their homes.
One Horizon is participating in the recovery process by raising private matching funds to rebuild Bai Hua School in Wenchuan County, Sichuan. . . . Read more . . .
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K.E.F. Releases Energy Conservation Study
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LEXINGTON, KY Released on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, A Portfolio of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Options for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, is a study designed to “steer EKPC away from more dirty energy, and down a path to a clean energy future for Kentucky,” says Elizabeth Crowe of the Kentucky Environmental Foundation. Read more . . .
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Sri Lanka Nutrition Center
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GALLE, SRI LANKA In Fall 2007, One Horizon joined a partnership with AIM International Aid Society and Global Action to construct the Children’s Village Nutrition Center in Galle, Sri Lanka. The center under construction is an important component of a larger Children’s Village being developed by Global Action on an 3.25 hectare block of land given to it by the Sahana Foundation. Read more . . .
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Seedleaf Launch
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LEXINGTON, KY May 9, 2008 saw the launch of Seedleaf, Inc. a new non-profit organization linking community gardening and community mental health to the growing community supported agriculture movement (CSA). Launched with the support of a One Horizon grant, this visionary project is already creating change in the local community.
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Micro-finance Matching Grant Program
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LEXINGTON, KY When Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering role in the micro-lending movement, it was the culmination of decades of committed service to the poor. Due to the hard work of Dr. Yunus and many others, micro-lending has proven to be a highly effective tool in the fight against global poverty and inequality. One Horizon recognizes the vital role that micro-lending and micro-development play in the global movement to end poverty and we are positioning our foundation to assist in these very important efforts. Read more . . .
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