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	<title>Link for Health &#187; Microcredit</title>
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		<title>Profile:  Build a Nest</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/05/profile-build-a-nest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development Groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non Guatemalan Orgs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nest is a nonprofit organization that empowers female artists and artisans around the world. Using a unique combination of interest-free microfinance loans, mentoring from established designers, as well as a market in which to sell their crafts, Nest helps its loan recipients create successful small businesses. Nest instills pride of ownership, preserves ancient artistic traditions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsletter:  NamasteDirect</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/04/newsletter-namastedirect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ NamasteDirect has issued its latest newsletter.  In addition to other articles, the letter focused on a recent New York Times article that called into question some aspects of microfinance.  The following excerpt (emphasis added) is from their April 2010 newsletter.   A more in-depth analysis can be found on their website, which you can access by clicking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  Vanderbilt University Center for Latin American Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/04/profile-vanderbilt-clas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development Groups]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Traveling Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alta Verapaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education - Medical Professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OB/GYN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quetzaltenango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sololá]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2006, The Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) was designated a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education.  While maintaining one of the strongest concentrations of Brazilianists of any university in the United States, the Center’s renowned faculty also has particular strengths in Mesoamerican anthropology and archaeology, the study of democracy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  Hope Alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/04/profile-hope-alliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/04/profile-hope-alliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Non Guatemalan Orgs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling Clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Izabal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OB/GYN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sololá]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transforming Critical Need into Sustainable Change The mission of The Hope Alliance is to empower impoverished people with the skills and tools they need to create positive change in the lives of their families and in their villages.  The Hope Alliance also educates and exposes volunteers to the situation of those in developing countries.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  CasaSito</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-casasito/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-casasito/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NGOs Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs for Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs for Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacatepéquez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CasaSito increases educational opportunities in rural areas of Guatemala so that indigenous people living in poverty can attend school, receive quality instruction, and obtain the skills they need to improve their lives. CasaSito has two approaches for addressing educational needs, depending on location. In the Department of Sacatepéquez, they offer scholarships and work closely with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  Thirteen Threads (Oxlajuj B&#8217;atz)</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-oxlajuj-batz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-oxlajuj-batz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NGOs Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baja Verapaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chimaltenango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Quiché]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs for Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quetzaltenango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sololá]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suchitepequez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water filters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thirteen Threads (Oxlajuj B&#8217;atz&#8217;) provides training and educational opportunities to Maya women&#8217;s groups throughout rural areas of Guatemala. More than 400 women in 22 groups currently participate in the project.  They organize workshops, classes, and community follow-ups, as well as host two interns per year through their Young Mayan Women Internship Program What does the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  Thirteen Threads (Oxlajuj B&#039;atz)</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-oxlajuj-batz-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/03/profile-oxlajuj-batz-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NGOs Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baja Verapaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Quiché]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs for Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suchitepequez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water filters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliniclink.org/?p=2530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirteen Threads (Oxlajuj B&#8217;atz&#8217;) provides training and educational opportunities to Maya women&#8217;s groups throughout rural areas of Guatemala. More than 400 women in 22 groups currently participate in the project.  They organize workshops, classes, and community follow-ups, as well as host two interns per year through their Young Mayan Women Internship Program What does the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  MADRE</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/02/profile-madre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/02/profile-madre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Non Guatemalan Orgs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Quiché]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRE is an international women’s human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women&#8217;s organizations worldwide to address issues of health and reproductive rights, economic development, education and other human rights. They provide resources and training to enable their sister organizations to meet these goals by addressing immediate needs in their communities and developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/01/profile-aidg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/01/profile-aidg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development Groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGOs Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non Guatemalan Orgs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliniclink.org/?p=1769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) helps individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water.  Through a combination of business incubation, education, and outreach, they help people get technology that will better their health and improve their lives. Many rural communities and urban shantytowns in developing countries do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profile:  Partners in Development</title>
		<link>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/01/profile-pid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliniclink.org/2010/01/profile-pid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development Groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non Guatemalan Orgs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Host]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OT/PT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suchitepequez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serving the Poorest of Poor in Developing Countries Partners in Development, Inc. (PID) strives to help the extreme poor attain independence and whole life improvement.   PID combines a variety of programs to achieve community transformation in places where hope is often lost in the cycle of poverty.  Through child sponsorships, small business loans, housing opportunities [...]]]></description>
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