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		<title>Project Education Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who aren&#8217;t familiar with Ascovime&#8217;s newest initiative, Project Education is an effort to provide children in Cameroon with birth certificates so that they can go to school.
ASCOVIME recently traveled to Cameroon’s most destitute region, l’Extreme-Nord, or Far North.  The poverty in this area is astounding; most families live on less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ascovime Volunteer Publishes Children&#8217;s Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anselme Djeukam, who is a daily volunteer with Ascovime on the ground in Cameroon, has just published another delightful children&#8217;s book.  Anselme writes and illustrates children&#8217;s books in French in the back room of his small house in Yaounde, Cameroon which are then sold by Harmattan books all over the world!   The books are beautifully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the start of a new school year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chantal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And the perfect time to be thinking about our newest program, Project Education. As many of us gear up for another year of High School, College, Grad School or prepare our children for a new year of learning, most of us think of school as a necessary evil. Few consider it a luxury, but to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chantal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ascovime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who don&#8217;t know me (I&#8217;m guessing everyone!) my name is Chantal Mendes and I wanted to introduce myself as I am just starting to get involved with this project on the multimedia end. A little bit about me: I graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in Print Journalism from Boston University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Donors and $5000!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ascovime]]></category>
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Today, Ascovime has achieved two major milestones  with one big donation: 100 donors and over $5000 raised.  This is a nice goal and is a testament to the grassroots nature of this small organization.  Everyone out there is chipping in a little bit and helping get much needed healthcare and educational supplies to those in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Difference in Cool Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mission of Ascovime is to provide rural populations in Cameroon with healthcare and educational supplies, all free of charge.  Ascovime functions to achieve this goal in a rather unique way compared to other humanitarian organizations &#8211; all members contribute on a volunteer basis, so all the money raised goes directly to those who really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Ascovime Operates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 11:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re wondering how Ascovime does its work on the ground, this video pretty well encapsulates it.  The scenery, music, makeshift equipment and transport, and a jovial attitude are all represented in this fine work.  Credit to TristanChampion for putting this video together.

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		<title>Ascovime Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 13:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that understand French out there, here is a nice little slideshow that was put together by the folks in Paris.  They are the original Ascovime and have been working diligently throughout the years to support the medical teams on the ground in Cameroon.  Check out the slideshow!

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		<title>I Graduated! Now what?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 19:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[entry-level]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[linkedin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right about now, there is a plethora of bright-eyed, bushy-tailed graduating seniors on college campuses everywhere.  However, as they all slowly return from the four-year stupor in  which they became experts of herbal experimentation and yeast-based inebriation, the realization will come that the $100,000 in debt needs to be paid off somehow, and soon.  Perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building an Empire Through Third World Exploitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exploitation of the poor is a long standing tradition among empires throughout history.  From the Roman empire to that of Imperial Japan prior to World War II, killing and enslaving peoples in order to steal natural resources has been common practice.  And today is no different.
The American empire, built of collusion between the military, corporations, [...]]]></description>
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