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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Burma Army Attacks Christian Orphanage;Many Flee
By Nireesh @ 10:02 AM :: 87 Views :: 0 Comments ::

RANGOON, BURMA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian-run orphanage in Burma near the border with Thailand has been attacked by the Burmese army, amid a fresh crackdown on the predominantly Christian Karen people in the area, officials and children told BosNewsLife Friday, June 5.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Irish children 'lived with terror
By Nireesh @ 1:19 PM :: 79 Views :: 0 Comments ::

A long-delayed investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades – and government inspectors failed to stop the beatings, rapes and humiliation.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Experience the joy of sharing
By Nireesh @ 10:24 AM :: 226 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Asia

When you see the children picking rags, sleeping on the streets, working instead of studying, newborn girl being abandoned by her parents and poor infrastructure as well as low educational standard in government schools, you must have felt “I wish I could do something?” There are some youth who wish to do something for these deprived people. But most of them do not involve in volunteering work because of three major reasons—not knowing where to start, the fear that it may be too much of responsibility and concern that it cannot be done with their limited time availability.

Youth for Seva” (YFS) is a platform that provides answer to all these questions.

Friday, May 15, 2009

French NGO “SOLiNFO” working for digital Bangladesh
By Nireesh @ 10:52 AM :: 568 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Sonia Akhter, who had to quit her study when she was in class nine following her fathers' death, has rightly come back to her normal study being simply inspired by a free computer literacy programme which is run by a French NGO well-known as SOLiNFO.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Internationally-adopted children show questionable vaccination records
By Nireesh @ 12:11 PM :: 100 Views :: 0 Comments ::

The nearly 250,000 foreign-born children adopted into American families over the last 15 years are disproportionately likely to have gay or lesbian parents. A new study suggests that parents should not necessarily trust the foreign vaccination records of their children.

Dr. Emaculate Verla-Tebit and colleagues at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland reached that conclusion based on analysis of the vaccination records and blood antibody levels of five common early childhood vaccinations in 397 foreign-born adopted children. The study was published in the May 4 issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Banned Kuwait-based NGO runs covertly
By Nireesh @ 11:56 AM :: 105 Views :: 0 Comments ::

The Bangladesh chapter of Kuwait-based NGO Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) is still running its offices and covert activities although its registration was cancelled nearly two years ago.The NGO spends at least Tk 2 lakh a month, said a few contractors who worked for RIHS. But the source of this money remains mysterious because foreign funding of RIHS was stopped and its bank accounts closed following the cancellation of registration, they said.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Run for the Orphans set to take off April 4
By Nireesh @ 10:15 AM :: 227 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Hudson -- It started with an idea in 2007 which has grown to a full-fledged four-mile race. The four miles that will be covered in Hudson April 4 at the second annual Run for the Orphans will stretch across the globe.The run, for both kids and adults, will have two parts, both starting at Seton Catholic School, 6923 Stow Road.Orphanages in Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda and Honduras will benefit from the run, along with Berea Christian Children's Home.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Economy Hits Foreign Adoptions
By Nireesh @ 10:27 AM :: 104 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Less foreign children are being adopted by Americans, as prospective parents face financial struggles and outside government restrictions.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Child abuse commission given further four weeks
By Nireesh @ 10:12 AM :: 141 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Europe

Ireland;The commission which was established to inquire into child abuse has been given another four months to complete the work.The commission is examining allegations of child abuse in Catholic industrial schools, reformatories and orphanages

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Orphanages in Pune keep video records of their children
By Nireesh @ 10:15 AM :: 357 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Asia

The Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospital (SOFOSH) and Bhartiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK), the two orphanages in Pune(India), have come up with a novel way of maintaining records of their children by using video technology.

The videos of the orphans would be saved in compact discs (CD) and will contain detailed information about the infants, which will be help to those who adopt them.

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