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World Toilet Day is a good time to look at the state of running water and plumbing in the world

Posted on by Ted Bauer

Today is World Toilet Day, as designated by the United Nations. The basic idea is improving sanitation for 2.5 billion people, or — phrased another way — if you’re reading this in a nice apartment building/home somewhere in America right… Continue Reading →

What exactly is the life of an aid worker like?

Posted on by Ted Bauer

Given the current situation in the Philippines, aid workers are very much in the news. But what exactly do they do? And how does one become an aid worker? First off, it’s probably important to realize that humanitarian aid field workers… Continue Reading →