Similar programs delivered by a variety of different providers, including volunteers, salaried workers, and entrepreneurs, have found similar success from Brazil to Nepal and have helped to reduce maternal deaths worldwide by 30% and child deaths by 40% over the past two decades.
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UNESCO's Office in Apia funded the original development of the Open Content Licensing for Educators, and enabled the OER Foundation to adopt an open and collaborative development process including volunteers from the OER Foundation, WikiEducator, the OpenCourseWare Consortium and Creative Commons.
The homecoming also celebrated those who supported the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games including coaches, volunteers and torchbearers.
Teams of volunteers including pupils from Ross's school scoured the New Forest in a bid to find him.
The production, co-directed by Sheen, largely comprises volunteers including local choirs and youth theatres as well as voluntary groups.
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Paulton, like many non-league teams, survive with help from a team of volunteers including groundsmen and tea ladies, not to mention the kitman, Colin Parsons.
St John Wales volunteers, including 140 first-aiders, eight nurses and six doctors, carried out one of their biggest deployments outside Christmas and New Year.
The charity said 50 volunteers, including many with mental health issues or learning disabilities, would also lose their work experience placements at their depot.
The impact of the Olympics on dance reached deeper and broader levels here by including some 7, 500 volunteers in the opening ceremony and 3, 500 in the closing.
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Today, Back on My Feet has teams in three Philadelphia shelters, including 54 homeless members and more than 250 volunteers.
Volunteers are handling 12 balloons, including three balloons making their parade debut.
Originally launched in English and French versions, Netvibes has since been translated by volunteers into 50 other languages, including Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Russian and even Catalan and Basque.
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At Art Athina, the capital's international art fair, a few dozen volunteers perform a range of functions, including welcoming visitors and providing information about enigmatic paintings.
It featured a huge cast of volunteers, British celebrities and sportspeople, including David Beckham and Bradley Wiggins, screen characters Mr Bean and James Bond - and a surprise skydiving debut from the Queen.
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Since the project began, 180 volunteers from nine countries have joined the effort, including medical residents, nursing students and retired physicians.
Penn State continues to take important steps, including the training of more than 11, 000 employees and volunteers on how to recognize and report suspected child abuse.
The organization will be asking for volunteers once the storm passes to aid in relief efforts including debris removal and roof repair.
On the Friday leading up to the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, over 1, 500 members of the NBA community, including each member of the All-Star teams, joined other volunteers to engage in community service projects across Houston.
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In this time, I have been reinforced by so many individuals, including my family, business mentors, board members, colleagues, volunteers and donors, but it is the children and families who have taught me the most, especially my Little Sister of 15 years, KeSheara Ross-Eason.
He points out that despite great changes since his 1970s and 80s playing days, including the introduction of full professionalism, "community" clubs and volunteers remain at the heart of rugby union in England.
The race volunteers, spectators, and exhausted runners who rushed to help, including troops and veterans who never expected to see such scenes on the streets of America.
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With the help of a health department employee, students, parents and community volunteers have also created gardens at a dozen Wood County schools, including greenhouses for year-round use.
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The Churches Together group said local volunteers could play a big part in helping to support those most in need, including possibly manning a drop-in centre in Ludlow.
In addition to companionship, volunteers provide a wide range of assistance tailored to the needs of the elders, including help with home management, grocery shopping and meal preparation as well as accompanying them to doctor's appointments.
But after a vociferous campaign, supported by authors including Philip Pullman, the council has drawn up new proposals to keep all branches open, with volunteers helping to run them.
Campaign volunteers also went to work under the radar in several local campaigns last year -- including the Charlotte mayor's race and school board races in populous Wake County -- to elect friendly Democrats and identify new voters.
Inside, a few media stroll in but the volunteers, all in their 20s, are not allowed to speak on the record about anything, including their thoughts on Romney.
The facilitator is responsible for day-to-day management of the CLC, including the development and organisation of training programmes and activities, information campaigns about new activities within the community, mobilising volunteers from the community, and the administrative management of the CLC.
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