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NY's Bloomberg Aims to Save Mothers, Children in Tanzania

New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding the expansion of a pilot maternal health program in Tanzania that is predicted to help 50,000 mothers who too often die during childbirth.

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World's Wealthiest Men Join Bill Gates to Raise $4 Billion To End Polio

At the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi late last week, the world's two richest men made a bit of philanthropic history. Carlos Slim announced his foundation will donate $100 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a new effort organized by the Gates Foundation to eliminate polio.

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Hundreds of Volunteers Renew Gulf Oyster Beds for New Coastline Project

Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds weakened by the BP oil spill and decades of overharvesting and human encroachment.

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Earth Day Activities Launched in Biloxi to Clean up Hurricane Mess

750 volunteers from all over the country descended on Biloxi, Miss. for the official kickoff to the 2006 national campaign, launching a full-day of Hurricane Katrina Restoration activites.

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Good Prevails Amidst Bad in London Riots as Twitter and Facebook Users Plan Clean-up

Twitter and Facebook users are harnessing the power of social networking to coordinate a massive clean-up operation in areas affected by the riots across England. An account on Twitter called @riotcleanup has so far attracted more than 70,000 followers.

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Volunteerism Erupts During Egyptian Protests in New Spirit of National Pride

While Egyptians battle for their political future, social change is already sweeping the country. Amid the protesters, volunteers are sweeping the streets, picking up litter, and handing out food.

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Architects Launch Rebuilding Effort After UK Riots

In the aftermath of the riots, a couple of noble London are injecting some guerrilla design into the cleanup process, and helping those who can't rebuild.

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Volunteers Are Making Mittens for Injured Koalas

Volunteers around the world are sewing and sending mittens to help koalas that suffered burns on their paws while trying to escape the catastrophic bush fires in South Australia and Victoria.