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Chelsea Wieber

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Portland, OR
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Chelsea Wieber is the site coordinator for Global Envision and has been with Mercy Corps for nearly 3 years. She has an B.A. in International Studies from the University of Oregon and has traveled to Europe, Africa and Central America. She enjoys cooking, traveling, digging in her garden, and exploring the Pacific Northwest.

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Recent Posts

Oct 2, 2008 - Join Tina Fey and Mercy Corps to End World Hunger
Sep 23, 2008 - One Big Deal
Sep 10, 2008 - McCain, Obama and Trade Barriers
Aug 27, 2008 - Can money buy happiness?
Aug 26, 2008 - India's Healthcare Plan for the Poor: Put it on a Card
Aug 22, 2008 - Muslim Charities Turn to Private Sector to Build Back Trust
Aug 11, 2008 - The Complexities of Food Aid in Sudan
Jul 10, 2008 - Hold on Tight, the Credit Crisis about to get Worse
Jul 8, 2008 - Children who Work
Jun 18, 2008 - Frozen Food Prices


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Zimbabwe: Inflation Rockets to 231-Million Percent

All Africa - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 08:24
Zimbabwe's annual inflation raced to a record 231-million percent in July, up from 11,2-million percent the previous month, deepening a severe economic crisis, official figures showed on Thursday.

Africa: Going Bananas to Fight Poverty And Hunger

All Africa - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 07:30
Arguably one of the world's most popular fruits, bananas are poorly marketed as a value-added commercial crop in Africa. But that is about to change as a plan is being conceptualised to transform the way Africa produces and sells bananas.

Global Markets Dive in Relentless Selloff

International Herald Tribune - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 06:48
Global investors looked to leaders meeting in Washington for coordinated action to end the financial turmoil on Friday as stocks plummeted again around the world.

The Stunning Collapse of Iceland

Business Week - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 06:30
Home to just 304,000 people, tiny Iceland is emerging as the biggest casualty of the global financial crisis.

Don't Cut Aid to Africa, AU Head Pleads to World

The Epoch Times - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 11:44
The chairman of the African Union urged the world not to slow aid to the world's poorest continent. Experts say that while Africa is relatively insulated from the global credit crisis, there could well be a negative effect on investment, remittances and aid flows from abroad.
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