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Changemaker Entrant Wynona Ward Featured in New Book and PBS Video
August 18, 2008
Wynona Ward, founder of "Have Justice, Will Travel" and a featured entrant in the Changemakers "Ending Abuse in Intimate & Family Relations" competition, is highlighted in a new book "Your America, Democracy's Local Heroes," and in a recent video from the PBS program NOW that you can view here
Ending Global Slavery Competition Winners Announced
August 6, 2008
More adults and children are enslaved or trapped as bonded laborers today than at any other period in human history—more than 27 million individuals worldwide. Three of the innovative programs that are fighting to expose, confront, and halt this human exploitation have just been announced winners of the “Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way” international competition
San Francisco Adopts Omega Boys Club Strategy
August 2, 2008
The City of San Francisco has released its Violence Prevention Plan, adopting the "Alive and Free" methodology developed at the Omega Boys Club by Dr. Joe Marshall (a finalist in the Changemakers "Young Men at Risk" collaborative competition) as San Francisco’s overarching violence prevention philosophy.
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Enter NowBanking on Social Change – Seeking Financial Solutions for All

Join Changemakers and Citi in the global search for innovative solutions that promote financial opportunity for all.

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Upcoming CompetitionStaples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

Join Staples and Youth Venture in the search for solutions young people are using to improve lives. Launching in mid-August.


Winners AnnouncedEnding Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way

Winners Announced!

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Winners AnnouncedThe Geotourism Challenge: Celebrating Places - Changing Lives

Winners Announced! Read what your community decided were the most innovative geotourism projects in the world.

(321 entries from 83 countries)
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