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ProPoor is an internet portal that provides information, resources and news about development work in South Asia. ProPoor is not a funding organization. As we create a platform to match resources with needs, we hope rekindle the spirit of service in individual hearts around the globe. South Asian Development News May 14, 2008 Pakistan Sets Up Health Task Force The Government of Pakistan has constituted a Health Policy Task Force for a much needed review ...   Children Knock at Doors of Lawmakers Many members of parliament in the Indian capital woke up surprised to find groups of children ... Honor Status for REC The Government of India has decided to confer Navratna status to Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for ...   India begins massive census to map future India has begun preparing for what is one of the world's biggest ever censuses, a survey ... Asian bank in food crisis warning The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse ... suggest a story | read news archives Latest News From ProPoor Community New Organization Added: Grace Educational & Charitable Trust (GECT) New Organization Added: Prantik Jana Vikas Samity [Development Foundation for Marginal Populations] New Organization Added: Nimta Astha Social Development & Training Center Wanted: SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - INFORMATION EDUCATION COMMUNICATION, (IEC) for GTZ-India Wanted: SENIOR PROGRAMME SPECIALIST – DECENTRALIZED WATER GOVERNANCE for GTZ in Shimla, India More updates on the ProPoor blog >> "Signs of Light": Good News From South Asia We shall overcome posted on May 13, 2008 Girls from underprivileged backgrounds pick up English - and a new confidence - before they enter college From Bhutan to the Bronx posted on May 5, 2008 A first group of Bhutanese refugees camped in Nepal is settling in the US as part of what the UN has described as one of the largest resettlement programmes in the world. Sri Lanka: Meet Storyteller Sybil posted on Apr 29, 2008 The five year old who drew whimsical figures with charcoal on the walls of her modest home in the southern village of Gintota, Galle, in Sri Lanka, today is an internationally celebrated children's book writer and illustrator. more good news

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