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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Category: Community Organizations International

Slum Population Increasing

ACORN Citizen Wealth Community Organizations International March 29, 2010 by wade

New Orleans Annual report on the “State of the World’s Cities 2010/2011” from the United Nations – Habitat office in Nairobi is not a cheerful bunch of news. The headline grabber is that slum dwellers increased by another 51,000,000 over the last decade in the face of tons of press releases, conferences, and even sometimes …

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Mumbai Water Day with the Embassy

Community Organizations International March 23, 2010March 23, 2010 by wade

Toronto Started raining in Toronto in the afternoon and it’s still coming down this morning.  This must be the way to really take notice of the international observance of Water Day. In Mumbai our office celebrated water day in the Dharavi slum with school children and a joint sponsorship with the US Embassy. Enjoy the …

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Report Card on Millennium Villages

Community Organizations International Ideas and Issues International March 16, 2010 by wade

New Orleans The first report cards at the 5 year mark for some of the 80 Millennium Villages, including Sauri, in Africa are coming in now, and despite criticisms and skeptics, including me, you have to have a horse to beat a horse, and Jeffrey Sachs’ project is proving that it can produce real and …

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