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		<title>Reflections from the Field, from Board Member Justin Milner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Ahmsa Board Member Justin Milner visited the communities in which Ahmsa works. Below are his reflections about the eye-opening experience. “I’m so glad you came up here.  Down there, in Bogota, that’s where the rich people live.  But here….this is the real Colombia.” Leaving Bogota in a hired car, we drove due south [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/08/reflections-from-the-field-from-board-member-justin-milner</link>
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		<title>Reflections on the Community of Cazucá</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ahmsa Field Coordinator, Milton Garzón &#8220;I want to take this opportunity to put into context for you the transcendental change that we have had in terms of security in the area where we work in Cazucá. Some years ago, the evil custom of social cleansing was predominant, which involved massacres which took the lives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/08/reflections-on-the-community-of-cazuca</link>
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		<title>World Cup event in Seattle brings together Ahmsa fans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahmsa would like to thank all of those who showed up to watch the World Cup Final at the Two Beers Brewing Company on July 11. About 70 people came to watch the game, enjoy the barbecue, and help support Ahmsa&#8217;s mission. The funds raised at the event will have an extremely powerful impact on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/07/world-cup-event-in-seattle-raises-over-1300-for-ahmsa</link>
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		<title>Internet café run by Cazucá youth opens its doors to the public</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ten youth from the Cazucá community are now proudly operating the first location of MegaRed Internet Café. The café is running at full capacity from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. The  youth also host daily classes in computer literacy for the entire community, which they expect will increase their number of clients tremendously. Over 58 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/07/internet-cafe-run-by-cazuca-youth-opens-its-doors-to-the-public</link>
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		<title>World Cup fundraising event in Seattle to benefit Ahmsa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, July 11th, Ahmsa fans are gathering at the Two Beers Brewing Company in Seattle to enjoy the World Cup final over a beer and some barbecue, with all net proceeds going to support Ahmsa&#8217;s work fighting poverty. If you find yourself in the Seattle area, you can&#8217;t miss this great opportunity to meet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/06/world-cup-fundraising-event-in-seattle-to-benefit-ahmsa</link>
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		<title>Small loans, big outcomes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leonardo, a determined entrepreneur and beneficiary of our Ahmsa&#8217;s microcredit program Leonardo&#8217;s home and workshop contains a jumbled collection of cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, and small glass containers. In his kitchen sits a massive bottle-sealing machine, which he bought thanks to a micro-credit loan from Ahmsa and the Rotary Club of Bogotá. Leonardo produces and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/06/small-loans-big-outcomes</link>
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		<title>Lofty, but Achievable, Goals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flor owns a small food store in the settlement of Manzano, which overlooks Bogotá from the outskirts of Soacha.  She has four sons and lives in the modest space behind her shop. Flor is the leader of a group of women from the community who have received microcredit loans through Ahmsa and the Bogotá Rotary. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2010/03/lofty-but-achievable-goals</link>
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		<title>Ahmsa and Cazuca community in Global Post article/photo essay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahmsa and the community of Cazuca, Colombia are featured in this Global Post article and photo essay by Nadja Drost. Ahmsa has been supporting families in Cazuca, Colombia since 2005.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2009/09/ahmsa-and-cazuca-community-in-global-post-articlephoto-essay</link>
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		<title>Ahmsa founder to speak at Responsibility and Sustainability Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahmsa founder Matthew Alexander will speak on Inclusive Enterprise at this year&#8217;s Responsibility and Sustainability Forum in Bogotá.  The event is hosted by Alianza Social Uniandinos, the social responsibility branch of the Universidad de los Andes alumni association. The forum will take place on Thursday, September 24th at 6pm. Event details: FORO RESPONSABILIDAD Y SOSTENIBILIDAD Conozca [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2009/09/ahmsa-founder-will-speak-at-responsibility-and-sustainability-conference-in-bogota</link>
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		<title>Cazuca At-risk Youth Receive Tech Training at Microsoft Colombia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 13, at-risk youth from the slums of Los Altos de Cazuca, Colombia received an entire day of tech training and motivation from Microsoft Colombia at its national office in Bogota. The youth are part of the Meganet cooperative, one of Ahmsa&#8217;s unique community internet cafe initiatives. Microsoft has provided technology training and donated software [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahmsa.org/lang/en/2009/08/cazuca-at-risk-youth-receive-tech-training-at-microsoft-colombia</link>
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