Blog entries tagged Africa http://krcb.org Tue, 21 May 2013 23:52:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://krcb.org/1170-step-into-africa-exhibit <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/5-10/Step into Africa.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="176" />What is it like growing up in the areas of Africa that have been ravaged by the AIDS epidemic? A traveling exhibit visiting Santa Rosa this week supplies some first-hand answers.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/5-24-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>To reserve times and tickets for the free exhibit while it is in Santa Rosa, click hRead More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 youth volunteer Santa Rosa religion poverty nonprofit orgs media international healthcare families education current events community engagement children Africa activism http://krcb.org/1156-african-award <p><img style="margin-right: 11px; float: right;" alt="george-houser" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/george-houser.jpg" width="213" height="216" />Fifty years of support and participation in the drive toward democracy in South Africa has earned some recent recognition for a new Santa Rosa resident, both here and there.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/11-12-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/ArcRead More... Bruce Robinson Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 rights protest poverty politics peace nonprofit orgs justice international history government author Africa activism http://krcb.org/1071-a-school-for-aids-orphans-in-mozambique <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/header_logo.jpg" alt="" width="329" height="108" /></p><br/><p>As the number of African children orphaned by AIDS continues to grow, a new model for housing, teaching and caring for them is trying to take root in Mozambique.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-25-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/mRuth.jpg" alt="" />MalRead More... Bruce Robinson Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 youth teens students speaker rescue public safety poverty nonprofit orgs medicine international homeless healthcare families education children Africa activism http://krcb.org/997-modern-piracy <p><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/12-09/skull-crossbones-pirate-fla.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="112" />Terrorism in the 21st century is not confined to hot spots in the middle east or attacks on urban centers elsewhere. The upsurge in piracy in waters off Africa and Malaysia can be seen as another form of terrorism, but one that is driven by economic pressures rather than ideological concerns.</p><br/><p>{play}http://mediRead More... Bruce Robinson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100 youth transportation public safety ocean news law enforcement international history economy coast Africa http://krcb.org/722-okilis-return <br/><p>Three months after he was seized and nearly deported, a Santa Rosa man has been released to rejoin his family, and recover from his experience inside the privatized detention facility.</p><br/><p>{mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/7-27-09.mp3{/mp3remote}</p><br/><p><img style="float: right;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/7-09/200_Okili drum2.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp; KRCB previously reported on Okili's arrest on May 21, here.</p><br/><p>Because Okili has not only tried to play by the rulRead More... Bruce Robinson Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100 Santa Rosa policy justice international immigration government children Africa activism http://krcb.org/666-okilis-deportation <p> Belated enforcement of an African student&#39;s expired visa, more than 20 years later, is now threatening to tear apart a Santa Rosa family.</p> <p>{mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/5-21-09.mp3{/mp3remote}</p> <p> There will be a benefit concert, featuring many of Okili&#39;s musical friends and supporters, Friday night, May 22 at the Sebastopol Community Center, to raise money for his legal defense (more details below). Donations can also be made directly here. <img src="http:Read More... Bruce Robinson Thu, 21 May 2009 03:00:00 +0100 volunteer rights policy news justice international immigration government families events community children Africa http://krcb.org/651-somalia-pirates <p> <img src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/5-09/somalia_map.gif" alt="" align="left" />There&#39;s more to the story of pirates along the Somali coast than just bad guys in boats. In today&#39;s report, John Reid, President of the Conservation Strategy Fund in Sebastopol, looks past recent headlines to the root causes of this outbreak of nautical lawlessness. </p> {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/5-4-09.mp3{/mp3remote} <p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Read More... Bruce Robinson Mon, 04 May 2009 03:00:00 +0100 waste toxic resources public safety poverty policy ocean law enforcement justice jobs international government fish environment employment economy business Africa http://krcb.org/644-sister-abigail Her quiet efforts to provide homes and medical care for orphaned children in rural South Africa have brought international recognition to a 75-year old nurse, as well as a visit to northern California. {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-23-09.mp3{/mp3remote} <p>&nbsp;<img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/4-09/gogo.jpg" alt="" align="left" /> </p><p>Perhaps because she was 14 by the time she was able to start school, Sister Abigail knew that she wanted to be a nurse, a careerRead More... Bruce Robinson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100 youth volunteer students poverty nonprofit orgs medicine international healthcare families children Africa activism http://krcb.org/583-massai-land-rights <p><img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/3-09/nomads.jpg" alt=" " width="120" height="180" align="right" />Western concepts of property rights don&#39;t mesh well with the nomadic lifestyle of East African tribes like the Masai -but it&#39;s possible that eco-tourism can. </p><p> {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/3-16-09.mp3{/mp3remote} &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/3-09/Elias%20&amp;%20Mary.JPG" alt=" " hspace="Read More... Bruce Robinson Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0100 wildlife resources policy legislation land rights international history government families environment economy community business animals agriculture Africa activism