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Hard Rock Cafe India Hosts Anti-Malaria Bednet Ensembles

Posted on 27/04/2012

The globally recognised house of music and fashion memorabilia, and of course beer, Hard Rock Café, New Delhi plays its CSR part by joining hands with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to kick start a campaign called ‘The City is Ours’ with a fashion show. The campaign which aims to raise awareness about the health and sanitation issues in Savda Ghera, a slum resettlement colony in Delhi saw a fashion show being organised at the café in collaboration with designers from the J.D Institute – Prachi Rastogi, Priyanka, Ankita, Vaibhav Joshi garments constructed fro

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Malaria Day events around the world

Posted on 25/04/2012

Malaria Day is important both for those inside malaria infected countries and those outside. “For those outside, it draws attention to the catastrophe that this disease can cause. For those inside the country, it highlights the fact malaria can be controlled and shows people how they can protect themselves from it.

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World Malaria Day 2012: A Critical Moment for Reversing Spread of Malaria

Posted on 25/04/2012

Charles Dickens' depiction of Magwitch grabbing Pip has stuck in my mind and, I suspect, in the mind of generations of scared school boys who watched or read "Great Expectations." The Kent churchyard, with its "lozenge shaped" tomb stones, in "marsh country down by the river," is now firmly on the literary tourist trail during the Dickens 200th anniversary.

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Faith and Globalisation hosts International Day, a time to deepen commitment and create opportunity

Posted on 23/04/2012

In an increasingly digital world, face to face encounters still reign supreme. This was abundantly clear over the two days of the Faith and Globalisation International Conference, hosted by Yale University earlier this April. In this, our third annual International Day, it was evident that members have gone from being colleagues to collaborators, and even perhaps from acquaintances to friends.

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Royal Society of Medicine: Fighting Malaria in Sierra Leone

Posted on 18/04/2012

Josephine Muhairwe is a Ugandan medical doctor. In August 2011 she was selected by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to lead their multi-faith health messaging programme: Faiths Act in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has a population of six million people and just 102 medics but in every village there are churches and mosques. Faiths Act in Sierra Leone is utilising these existing faith networks and infrastructures to turn bed net ownership into bed net usage.

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Report: Global Health and Africa | Assessing Faith Work and Research Priorities

Posted on 16/04/2012

Faith communities, especially at the community level, contribute in countless ways to health care. This report provides a full scale literature review of the role and impact of faith inspired organizations. It finds documentary evidence that they are frequently very effective health providers. It also highlights the extensive research challenge that exists. Since 2008, the Tony Blair Faith Foundation has contributed to the study of faith and globalisation, and supported the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals by faith communities.

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Manila Bulletin highlights Face to Faith

Posted on 02/04/2012

Manila, Philippines - A video conference among students from the Manggahan High School Pasig and the St. Mark’s Senior Secondary School in New Delhi, India, provided a medium for a discussion on religious faith and practices as part of a program to build understanding and friendship among youth from different parts of the world. The video conference, the first of its kind to involve Philippine public school students, was part of the Face to Faith Program of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.

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Calling all entries: Faith Shorts 2012 is now open

Posted on 28/03/2012

Today, Faith Shorts 2012, the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s global short film competition, opens calls for entries from around the world. Any young person aged between 14 – 27 is invited to submit a short film showing how faith impacts their life and the lives of those around them. These films will be judged by a high profile panel including: Tony Blair, Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Jet Li, Bollywood star Anil Kapoor, Oscar-winning producer Lord Puttnam, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and British actress Dawn French.

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Face to Faith Inspires at Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference

Posted on 27/03/2012

“I am a technology teacher, and I came to this session on Face to Faith because I am concerned about bullying and a lack of civility in my own school and classroom. Most of that disrespect is because of faith differences and this program looks like it might help.” This comment came from a teacher who attended a presentation given by Dr. Charles Haynes, myself, and teacher Kathy Wildman at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development’s (ASCD) Annual Conference on March 26 was just one of several that highlighted the need that Face to Faith can fill in U.S.

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Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s partnership with Phl for interfaith education still going strong

Posted on 16/03/2012

The Philippine Embassy in London reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that a top British foundation has reiterated its commitment to ensure that its program for interfaith education and dialogue in the Philippines will be successful and effective. The London-based Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF), the brainchild of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, told attendees of its annual international coordinators conference held from January 30 to February 3 February that it remained "very excited [about] what has been achieved in the Philippines" over the past two

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