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- Give : charity and the art of living generously / by MacFarlane-Barrow, Magnus,author.;
From the founder of Mary's Meals and the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shed That Fed a Million Children, Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow travels the world encountering startling acts of charity and the power of generosity.- Subjects: Charity.; Charities.; Humanitarian assistance.;
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- Close quarters / by Monroe, Lucy,1967-;
LSC- Subjects: Love stories.; Spy stories.; Assassins; Humanitarian assistance;
- © [2012], c2010., Kensington Pub.,
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- Listen to the wind : the story of Dr. Greg and Three cups of tea / by Mortenson, Greg.; Roth, Susan L.;
Includes bibliographical references.Discusses Greg Mortenson's first building project in Pakistan which was the building of a school.LSC- Subjects: Mortenson, Greg; Girls' schools; Girls' schools; Humanitarian assistance, American; Humanitarian assistance, American;
- © c2009., Penguin,
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- My heart is Africa : a flying adventure / by Griffin, Scott,1938-;
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- Subjects: Griffin, Scott, 1938- ; Air pilots; Humanitarian assistance;
- © c2006., Thomas Allen Publishers,
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- Hope in the balance : a Newfoundland doctor meets a world in crisis / by Furey, Andrew,author.; Doyle, Alan,1969-writer of foreword.;
"How the caring spirit of Newfoundland was exported to a world in crisis. Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by a large fireplace at home in St John's, watching an even larger flat-screen TV, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr. Furey spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador's history, he found himself answering the call for help. Dr. Furey formed a team of three--himself; his wife and pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Allison Furey; and orthopedic surgeon Will Moores--and together they travelled from to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they spent a week volunteering. The challenge seemed overhelming: a multitude of badly injured victims, horrendous working conditions and the official agencies who left much to be desired in terms of organization. But somehow the trio did not lose hope. Instead, they redoubled their efforts. After returning from that first mission, Dr. Furey founded Team Broken Earth--an expert, unbureaucratic, fleet-footed volunteer task force of physicians, nurses and physiotherapists committed to providing aid in Haiti. The organization has continued to grow, recruiting volunteers from all over Canada. It has carried out many more missions to Port-au-Prince and has expanded its operations to other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nicaragua. And its mission has expanded in other ways, with education and training for local medical professionals now at the heart of its endeavour. Dr. Andrew Furey tells the story of Team Broken Earth's founding and remarkable work with vivid immediacy and raw honesty. He shares his doubts and failures and moments of near-despair. He explores how his Newfoundland upbringing has informed his efforts abroad. And he reaches an optimistic conclusion that will leave readers inspired to bring about positive change in their own lives."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Furey, Andrew; Team Broken Earth (Organization); Medical assistance; Medical assistance; Humanitarian assistance, Canadian; Humanitarian assistance, Canadian; Physicians; Physicians;
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- The global refugee crisis : how should we respond? / by Arbour, Louise,1947-panelist.; Schama, Simon,panelist.; Farage, Nigel,1964-panelist.; Steyn, Mark,1959-panelist.; Griffiths, Rudyard,editor.;
"The world is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 300,000 are dead in Syria, and one and half million are either injured or disabled. Four and a half million people are trying to flee the country. And Syria is just one of a growing number of failed or failing states in the Middle East and North Africa. How should developed nations respond to human suffering on this mass scale? Do the prosperous societies of the West, including Canada and the U.S., have a moral imperative to assist as many refugees as they reasonably and responsibly can? Or, is this a time for vigilance and restraint in the face of a wave of mass migration that risks upending the tolerance and openness of the West? The eighteenth semi-annual Munk Debate, which was held on April 1, 2016, pits former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and leading historian Simon Schama against leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage and bestselling author Mark Steyn to debate the West's response to the global refugee crisis."--page [4] of cover.- Subjects: Refuge (Humanitarian assistance); Refugees; Syria;
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- Tears of salt : a doctor's story / by Bartolo, Pietro,1956-author.; Tilotta, Lidia,author.; Bartolo, Giacomo,author.; Jiang, Chenxin,translator.; translation of:Bartolo, Pietro,1956-Lacrime di sale.English.; revision of:Bartolo, Pietro,1956-Lapedusa.;
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- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Bartolo, Pietro, 1956-; Physicians; Immigrants; Immigrants; Refugees; Humanitarian assistance, Italian;
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