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		<title>Lighting the Flame</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Ackerman, OneVillage Partners&#8217; dedicated Field Officer, recently wrote this moving reflection on his experiences in rural Sierra Leone up to this point.   It&#8217;s not very often that I have to start a fire for myself here in the villages. The woman who cooks for me, Baindu, usually helps me with that. At times, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Taking Charge: Peace Mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8221; …there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. &#8220;  &#8211; Kofi Annan (Former Secretary-General of the U.N.) Meet a group of 25 extraordinary women who are working together to make the future brighter for themselves, their families, and their community.  They call themselves Peace Mothers, and they are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering Generations of Women in Jokibu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nyama Fodie is a 34 year-old woman living in Jokibu village with her husband and four children. Although she and her family had been benefitting for years from key OVP projects like the water wells and a rice mill, Nyama recently developed a more personal relationship with OVP as a member of a women’s loan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dramatic Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks community coordinators have been teaching villagers about the basics of good health through dramatic performances. The cornerstone of good health is knowledge. OneVillage Partners’ latest initiative aims to impart that knowledge by empowering communities to take charge of their own health through education and engagement. Key components of this program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting for a Peaceful Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, Sierra Leoneans elected their leaders for the 3rd time since the end of their brutal civil war. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Sierra Leone for &#8220;the peaceful and largely orderly elections&#8221; held on Saturday, and called on all sides to work together to &#8220;bolster stability and unity&#8221; in the West [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You to Volunteers Stellan and Keith Christensen!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love our volunteers!  Since the spring of 2012, Stellan and Keith Christensen have used their talents in graphic design to produce an array of professional-quality print publications for OneVillage Partners.  Because of their efforts, OVP is reaching out to more supporters than ever before.  Thank you, Stellan and Keith! Stellan is a junior at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Empowered Woman: Mariama Ansumana&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has a story to tell. This is Mariama Ansumana&#8217;s. Mariama Ansumana has seen a lot. Born sometime in the 1950s (she estimates that she is 60 years old), she grew up during the last years of British colonialism, with memories of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Sierra Leone, independence from Britain, and the currency shift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partnering With Jokibu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library construction in the village of Jokibu has begun! As part of OneVillage Partners’ commitment to community-led, sustainable development, OVP staff regularly encourages community members to submit proposals for projects that will benefit their community. By encouraging villagers to identify the most glaring needs and opportunities for growth within their own communities, OneVillage Partners is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join Us for an OVP Open House!</title>
		<link>http://www.onevillagepartners.org/2012/09/28/join-us-for-an-ovp-open-house/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=join-us-for-an-ovp-open-house</link>
		<comments>http://www.onevillagepartners.org/2012/09/28/join-us-for-an-ovp-open-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OVP has just moved into a new office! Please bring friends and family to join us for light refreshments as we celebrate our new home. We will be holding a tour of our office as well as doing a brief presentation of OVP. We will also have professional quality portraits of our villages as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Alice Blango</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alice is a 15 year-old junior high student and is one of OVP&#8217;s outstanding scholarship recipients. This is her story. Alice Blango has just finished attending OVP&#8217;s summer school in Jokibu and wrote this special message to OVP supporters: &#8220;I thank you for the opportunity you have given in our village. Our parents are very poor and [...]]]></description>
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