Sentences with phrase «helping local communities»

In what turned out to be a whirlwind year, our activities ranged from bursting the gigantic balloon of 13 gigatonnes CO2 - equivalent of «hot air», to achieving a major victory against coal power projects in the CDM, to helping local communities negatively affected by CDM projects to be heard at international level.

«We are committed to helping the local communities meet their growing energy needs sustainably by delivering the latest developments in solar technology that will transform their power generation infrastructure, enabling them to prosper while making a positive contribution to the preservation of their environment,» said Alexander Lenz, President of Conergy APAC.

Our projects focus on helping the local communities, wildlife, indigenous people and the environment in cooperation with the local / indigenous communities.

We are committed to achieving best practice, using resources wisely, contributing to the conservation of the environment and helping local communities.

For example, if you're interested in medicine and / or childcare, you could take a study program in developing countries where you can get some hands - on experience helping local communities, working alongside experts inside and outside the classroom.

It would also have made significant investments in helping local communities repair and renovate their schools, recruit and train quality teachers, and turn around low - performing schools.

So our results are both scientifically cuttingedge and highly successful in helping the local communities.

Similar efforts are taking place nationwide, such as a coalition of African - Americans and Latinos stopping a sewage treatment plant from being built in their Northern Manhattan neighborhood, and a multicultural group in Boston helping local communities fight, among other things, a diesel power plant slated to be built next to an elementary school.

National Children's Alliance (NCA) is a national association dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient and put the needs of child victims of abuse first.

National Children's Alliance is a professional membership organization dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient — and put the needs of child victims first.

National Children's Alliance is a professional membership organization dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient — and put the needs of child victims first.

We will continue to shed light on pressing issues that affect maternity care like evidence - based are, obstetric violence, informed consent, access to midwifery care, access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and racial and economic disparities, while helping local communities make the changes that best work for their own populations.»

The local government may be dishing out cash and support to nurture young entrepreneurs, but as Court Robinson, a native of New Orleans and president of the Tulane Entrepreneurship Association, explains, benefits flow both ways as the area helps start - ups succeed and start - ups in turn help the local community flourish:

Recognizing the need to help its local community, Michael Dell pledged a whopping $ 36 million to assist his fellow Texans.

Some non-profit lenders have a mission - driven focus and target small businesses with the potential to help local communities grow.

First Nations, labour, environmental and community leaders came together to figure out a way to help local communities decide their own future, collaboratively and democratically.

«With this one practical measure, small businesses can better weather the current economic climate, hire more employees and help their local communities prosper for years to come.»

If the mining companies are doing nothing to help local communities other than paying wages and are not making provision to rehabilitate land after mining activities, etc., then these levies are justified if they are used to achieve these aims.

The remaining 25 % of our time we help local community projects, or, quite frankly, just chill out and explore Bali's natural beauty.

His PR manager, Max Clifford, told us «Gareth spends his days off helping the local community and is currently teaching football skills to children at a local school.

Get involved and help your local community.

Young Philadelphians can volunteer their time to help the local community.

Schools can help local community garden projects gather their harvest by providing convenient facilities for cleaning and storing fruits and vegetables.

Decked out in a Spurs polo shirt, Edward has emerged as a young man who wants to help his local community and, despite his cheery presence, is clearly a figure of authority already.

It is designed to help local communities share the benefits from planning gains.

Cafeteria Chats and Student Journals are part of American Graduate — Let's Make It Happen — a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help local communities keep more students on the path to graduation.

The substantial donation is part of Stop & Shop's continuing commitment to help local communities fight hunger and seeks to provide some relief to those in need this Easter.

The party also promises implement the «Building for Recovery» programme, which will see many more houses and schools built and is intended to create jobs and help local communities.

State Assemblywoman Barbra Lifton is calling for the creation of a state flood relief program to help local communities with the high costs of repairing infrastructure damaged by flooding.

NEW YORK, NY — The Indian Point Closure Task Force met for the first - time last night and publicly discussed and identified initiatives to help the local community prepare for the facility to cease power generation operations and shut down by 2021

This year saw the first ever elections to a parish council in London, following a change in legislation making it easier to set them up and extra investment helping local community groups do so.

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D - Amsterdam) received kudos for securing federal grants that will help local communities rebuild aging water and sewer infrastructure.

I think that's fantastic, it's great when a company steps up and decides to help the local community.

The menus are fixed for a week or a fortnight to ensure that the best meals are served up and with a focus on fresh and local produce; you can enjoy a fantastic meal while helping the local community.

White Label Dating is committed to helping their partners and members, but they're also committed to helping the local community.

Have their students create a product that solves a real - world problem and helps their local community

Susan Peary, Managing Director at True Bearing, said: «We are delighted to be helping our local community and this fundraiser means so much to everyone at True Bearing.

He has developed a keen interest in education and utilising his skills, knowledge and experience to help the local community in the improvement of educational provision for all.

Since the TAG program's inception in 2009, PHMSA has awarded more than $ 7 million to fund 166 individual technical assistance projects to help local communities and organizations address their pipeline safety needs.

«The AKC dog clubs in the San Diego area want to help our local community and its pets be prepared for any disaster and its aftermath,» said Del Sur Kennel Club Delegate Andrew G. Mills.

Now, as a veterinarian in a large municipal animal shelter, I use the knowledge and experience I gained through Operation Catnip to help our local community cats.

Rock Star Treatment Dog Daycare and Training is a service of Motley Zoo designed to help our local community and adopted pets.

«The AKC dog clubs in the Tucson area wanted to help our local community and its pets be prepared for any disaster and its aftermath,» said Marianne Stephens, Vice President of the Tucson Kennel Club.

Alley Cat Allies helps local communities pass positive laws for cats and advocates for life - saving legislation at the state level.

The easiest and most frequent way for us to help our local community is by teaming up with multiple non-profits to hold weekly in store dog and cat adoptions.

«We want to help our local community be prepared to help people and their pets for any disaster and its aftermath,» said NJ Federation of Dog Clubs president Jeffrey Ball.

Rather than focusing on the animals they could not save, they focused on the countless dogs and cats they were able to help, as well as how they were helping their local community.

«The AKC dog clubs in Delaware want to help our local community and its pets be prepared for any disaster and its aftermath,» said Lyn Yelton of the Del Bay Retriever Club.

Through this program of Open Days and Open House events we can find loving homes for cats and dogs in local communities in selected animal - rights - aware suburbs in Sydney and we can help local communities to step up for the abandoned animals they find in their community.

At the end of the day, whether it involves helping customers take excellent care of their pets, or helping the local community in any number of ways, all of the retailers honored at yesterday's awards ceremony are in the business of supporting life.