And its «one for one» business model — which initially had the company donate a pair of shoes to needy
children in the developing world for each pair it sold — has inspired scores of copycats.
Just attempting to distribute millions of laptops to
children in the developing world is ambitious enough.
I still don't see these huge dangers that formula presents for most
children in the developed world.
There is real evidence that extended breastfeeding benefits
children in the developing world, where young children are challenged by malnutrition and greater exposure to infectious diseases, which is why the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for two years.
Assuming a world that is slow to adapt to climate change and focused on regional self - reliance, the researchers found that
children in the developing world — which are the countries expected to provide the bulk of population growth to nine billion or more by mid-century — will be hardest hit.
The proportion of
children in the developing world who receive standard vaccines is now bordering on 75 percent.
Underwood, German, and their colleagues believe it will have major potential, not just for preemies but for babies and small
children in the developing world who suffer high rates of other gut infections leading to diarrheal disease.
What could go wrong when you put the power of the Internet and solar cells into the hands of
children in the developing world?
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Children in developing world infected with parasite — even without appearing ill — may be more prone to stunted growth: Cryptosporidium infects more than 75 percent of poor children in Bangladeshi slum; more than half experience stunting.»
Encouraging scientists, governments, and corporations to participate in cooperative programs that provide life - saving technologies to marginalized people (e.g., pharmaceutical companies working with human rights organizations to make AIDS drugs available to
children in the developing world);
For his pioneering work in understanding the role of vitamin A supplementation in preventing blindness and life - threatening infections in
children in the developing world.
It is thought to be caused by the onslaught of intestinal infections many
children in the developing world are exposed to.
Bacterial infections of the gut are one reason
children in the developing world are malnourished, and malnourishment can lead to a poorer response to oral vaccines.
Compared with children in developed countries,
children in the developing world show a poorer response to oral vaccines (such as oral polio vaccine), whereas their response to vaccines that are administered systemically by injection (such as measles vaccine) doesn't appear to be much different.
One of the runners in Sunday's New York City Marathon is 64, completely blind, and running for a great cause: helping
children in the developing world...
The average
child in the developed world owns over 200 toys but only plays with 12 of them on average per day!
The average
child in the developed world owns more than 200 toys but plays with... wait for it... only 12 of them!
Basic computer skills were picked up rapidly with the aid of some mathematics and spelling games, and it didn't take long for the students to find that innate spark of curiousity that
children in the developed world seem to have when it comes to technology.
WorldReader's mission to provide e-books to
all children in the developing world is supported by donations, as well as partners helping out in various areas, such as web design, scanning, and Kindle covers.
Pencils of Promise, or PoP, is a non-profit founded in 2008 to increase access to quality education — a mission that resonates strongly with us at CommonBond — for
children in the developing world.
Finally, CommonBond operates on a 1 - for - 1 system where they provide education for
a child in the developing world for every student loan they give out.
This is VERY basic stuff that is part of the curriculum of
every child in the developed world.
He argues, for example, that getting Vitamin A and zinc to 80 percent of the 140 million
children in the developing world who lack them is a higher priority than cutting carbon emissions.
Among the ironies here was the impetus such political activity imparted to blocking the production of so - called «golden rice,» a nutritionally enhanced GM grain that public health advocates hailed for the contribution it could make to combating afflictions (including preventable blindness) in malnourished
children in the developing world.
Not exact matches
Cottonwood Heights, Utah - based Cotopaxi — named after a volcano
in Ecuador that Davis frequented as a
child growing up
in South America — is an outdoor gear and apparel retailer that donates 10 percent of all profits to charitable causes
in the
developing world.
For people
in the
developing world, getting connected to the internet via smartphone might change their lives even more than having a
child, according to Google's Eric Schmidt.
Alhodhud is a company that
develops educational content for
children in the Arabic
world.
The company has particularly targeted this campaign at
developing countries like India where, according to the
World Health Organization, more than 1,000 children under five die from diarrhea every day — the highest rate in the w
World Health Organization, more than 1,000
children under five die from diarrhea every day — the highest rate
in the
worldworld.
Biological changes are happening earlier
in children around the
world -
in 1860, the average age for European girls to
develop breasts was 16.6 years.
It means celebrating parenthood by making America the most generous country
in the
developed world when it comes to maternity and paternity leave, not the least generous, and it means working together on efforts to reduce the costs of food, diapers, childcare, pediatrician visits, college tuition, adoption, and resources for special needs
children.
The U.N. met the goal of doubling access to water, but the
world is behind
in ensuring healthy water access: 2.5 billion people and almost 1 billion
children still lack access to basic sanitation, and more than 2 million tons of human waste are released
in waterways
in developing countries on a daily basis, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
... The UN Commission for the nutrition challenges of the twenty - first century,
in its Report submitted on March 20, 2000, has pointed out that» about one
in four new - born
children in developing countries - around 30 million each year - suffer retarded growth
in the womb, an indication of how the nutritional well - being of mothers
in pregnancy remains one of the most neglected areas
in world health.
I have several notebooks full of ideas on things churches could be doing to share Jesus more effectively with the
world, to do a better job
in making disciples, to help
children grow up and «stick» with Christianity, to make the services more meaningful, to help people connect with God, to
develop real and genuine friendships within the church, and on and on.
The reason
children require a number of years to
develop mastery of certain basic concepts, according to some
child psychologists, is not that they are slow
in learning the words — they actually know the words quite early — but that they have to start experiencing the
world in a new, more simplified way that corresponds with the classifications suggested by these words.4 For example, young
children may know the words spoon, teaspoon, silver, knife, and metal but find it difficult for several years to apply them appropriately to objects
in their environment, the reason being partly that these words form multiple and overlapping classifications.
The United Kingdom is the
world's sixth - largest economy, but it ranked only 25th out of 41
developed countries
in the
world for
child poverty
in Unicef's report.
Under
Child's theory there is complete continuity from the reaction of the cell with its environment, which constitutes the primary metabolic gradient, and from the later reactions, by which the pattern of the
developing embryo is laid down
in accordance with the changing gradient pattern, to the intellectual processes by which the adult organism adjusts its relations to the outside
world.
«We never abandoned the hope of restoring these effective pro-life safeguards for unborn
children in developing countries around the
world,» said Rep. Chris Smith (R. - N.J.)
«We are helping people
in Third
World countries
develop social opportunities, and we care about making sure they have potable water and that their
children get a good education.
I've seen a lot of successes over this time, especially our work to distribute vitamin A capsules to
children and post partum women
in the
developing world.
As the
child grows and feels more secure
in her relationship with her mother, she is better able to explore the
world around her and to
develop strong, healthy bonds with other important people
in her life.
Some studies suggest that fathers help particularly
in preparing the
child for the outside
world and
developing «social skills».
These new books urge us to raise
children in a way that is more closely aligned with how humans actually
develop, and with how the
world truly is today.
Nourishment of the spiritual, physical, and emotional aspects of each
child is integrated with the development of intellectual capacities, allowing learning to become a lifelong passion along with
developing an ability to work with others to put that learning to service
in the
world.
This allows
children to strengthen bodies and
develop healthy social skills and foster interest
in the
world around them.
examines the importance of play
in early education, and how teachers can help
children explore the
world around them and
develop their creativity.
A Waldorf education prepares
children for our changing
world by enabling students to fully
develop their capacities
in an environment that cultivates freedom to act and think.
Only then can we give
children in every corner of the
world the opportunity to
develop their true and full humanity.
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Developing Coherence: Meditative Practice
in Waldorf School College of Teacher — Kevin Avison Teachers» Self - Development as a Mirror of
Children's Incarnation: Part II — Renate Long - Breipohl Social - Emotional Education and Waldorf Education — David S. Mitchell Television
in, and the
World's of, Today's
Children — Richard House Russia's History, Culture, and the Thrust Toward High - Stakes Testing: Reflections on a Recent Visit — David S. Mitchell Da Valdorvuskii!
Watching them
develop, transform and stand
in the uncertain
world of
child bearing and rearing has inspired and shaped my experience of our culture and life.
This is the time when your
child may be
developing a more sophisticated sense of himself
in the
world.