Saturday, November 05, 2005

Knowledge Divide - UNESCO

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=16455&Cr=information&Cr1=summit
3 November 2005 ? With 90 per cent of all Internet users living in developed countries, governments must narrow the gap between North and South by expanding quality education for all, increasing community access to information and communication technology, and sharing scientific knowledge across borders, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report released today says.

Sharing Foundation - Cambodia

www.sharingfoundation.org
The Sharing Foundation’s mission is to help meet the physical, emotional, educational and medical needs of orphaned and seriously disadvantaged children in Cambodia. Our goal is to help to prevent some of the problems associated with poverty by developing, in consultation with Cambodian community leaders, programs to improve the health and welfare of these children and their families.

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