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John Liebhardt

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About John Liebhardt

74 posts · joined 2007-11-13

I am a freelance writer currently residing in the Pacific.

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February 3rd, 2010

A ‘climate of fear' at the Thai-Burma border

Conversations for a Better World
Between 1.5-2 million Burmese refugees live in Thailand. For many reasons, this young, traumatized population knows little about reproductive health, which underscores the need for peer health educators and improvements in access to health care.

As Liberia stabilizes, youth begin to talk about sex

Conversations for a Better World
As Liberia continues to emerge from its horrific civil war, many fear the combination of extreme poverty and risky sexual decisions will increase the country's HIV/AIDS rate and the number of unplanned pregnancies.

February 2nd, 2010

India: Bridging the information gap on sexualityVideo post

Conversations for a Better World
YP Foundation in India is working online and offline to help inform young people about often hush-hush topics like gender, sexuality, reproductive rights and HIV/AIDS.

January 13th, 2010

Kenya: During severe drought, a role model emergesVideo post

Conversations for a Better World
People, crops and animals throughout Kenya are suffering from a prolonged drought. One young woman's thoughts are to the future and how to better build her community.

November 24th, 2009

Can ICTs aid small-scale farmers?Video post

The Future of ICT for Development
The world's small-scale farmers grow a large amount of food and provide many important jobs in rural areas. However, they do their work at great economic and environmental risk. How can ICTs make the jobs and lives easier for the world's farmers?

November 9th, 2009

Uganda & Kenya: In Search of e-Governance

The Future of ICT for DevelopmentTechnology for Transparency Network
Good governance has been linked to gains in economic and human development. Governments have begun using technologies to offer more citizen services, expand transparency and make information more accessible. We look at how Kenya and Uganda use ICTs to create better governance.