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Chelsea Wieber is the site coordinator for Global Envision, based in Portland Oregon. She has worked for Mercy Corps for the past four years, first starting out in private fundrasing, and Global Envision for the past three. She has an international relations degree from the University of Oregon.

When she's not reading articles or editing posts, Chelsea likes to get out of town and explore new places.

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Recent Posts

Jan 19, 2010 - What's the world's most serious problem?
Dec 18, 2009 - Take Our Challenge!
Dec 16, 2009 - Unemployment in Detroit Nearly 50 Percent
Nov 18, 2009 - The World's Most Corrupt Countries
Aug 28, 2009 - Farming Boom Goes Bust
Aug 7, 2009 - O Magazine: Three things you can do to empower women
Jul 22, 2009 - Iceland's Economic Crisis
Jun 30, 2009 - One Billion Are Hungry
May 14, 2009 - Burmese Farmers Caught in Poverty Trap
May 7, 2009 - The Emotional Toll of Letting Employees Go


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For India’s Newly Rich Farmers, Limos Won’t Do

International Herald Tribune - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 00:48
Land acquisition for expanding cities and industry has created pockets of instant wealth, creating a new economic caste in India: nouveau riche farmers.

Africa Could Join High-Speed Science Network

All Africa - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:45
African science ministers are hoping to extend a high-speed fiber optic network — currently linking Egypt to the northern hemisphere — to other countries in Africa.

Vision for Africa

Daily Nation - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:30
Africa’s economic future and the challenge of uniting people and nations drew eminent politicians and scholars into a historic public debate in Nairobi on Thursday.

'Quiet Corruption' Hurting Africa's Poor

San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 09:22
A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don't show up for work are fueling "quiet corruption" throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent's poor.

Industrial Output Up; Hopes For Factories Grow

NPR - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 08:45
Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase.
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