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Hope and despair for Haiti's child labourers (20 Nov 2008 )
Haiti’s luck is running low. Already the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere – where children as young as six expect to go out to work - it recently suffered catastrophic storms that caused untold misery. Yet, in despair there is hope, says Progressio’s Kate Long.

New Campaign - East Timor: Who Cares? (14 Oct 2008 )
The people of East Timor are struggling to rebuild their nation after a 25 year occupation by Indonesia and need your help. The occupation left a lasting legacy: violence is still common and criminals often go unpunished. The people of Timor need lasting peace and reconcillliation if they are to escape from widespread poverty.

You can help by writing to your MP calling on the British government to fund a justice institute that will enable individuals and communities in East Timor to finally obtain reparation for the past. Only once there is justice will East Timor be able to move forward into a prosperous and peaceful future.

East Timor: Who Cares? Let the answer be you

The Human Cost of Illegal Logging: (26 Sep 2008 )
Illegal logging not only threatens the planet's future, it has frightening consequences for people living in developing countries.

Peru: Working Towards Inclusive Education (11 Sep 2008 )
I want to tell you a story. It is about long journeys and unfamiliar lands; it is also about a commitment made by teachers, local authorities and institutions to work to improve the education of many children and teenagers in a region of Peru. But, let’s let the characters tell their own story, writes Oihane de Gana.

Keep the Faith (8 Sep 2008 )
Reconciliation is central to East Timor’s future, reports Jo Barrett from Dili Cathedral, as Progressio prepares to step up its campaign for justice in the war-torn country.

Positive news on AIDS is only half the story (11 Aug 2008 )
Last week’s international Aids conference in Mexico (3-8 August) gave the British press the hook it needed to discuss some positive news on HIV and AIDS. And there is positive news to be had writes Liz Tremlett.

Innocent victims (15 Jul 2008 )
Zimbabwe’s food crisis presents an added challenge to female prisoners with children, writes Teclah Ponde

On the Trail to Timor (11 Apr 2008 )
Progressio is an international development organisation working in 11 countries around the world on HIV and AIDS, Civil Society and Sustainable Environment. While many of you first became acquainted with us by sending seedpackets to your MPs expressing your concerns around Terminator technology, as an organisation we actually do much more. Progressio’s Press Officer, Jo Barrett brings you more information about how we work through skilled professionals around the world to end poverty.

Saving seeds from harvest in Ecuador (9 Nov 2007 )
'Seeds are life. We are seeds', one Ecuadorian farmer, Nelson Mamallacta, told me when I visited him recently. A seed is a powerful symbol of life around the world. Currently 10 international seed companies control just under 50 per cent of the world's commercial seed trade. This means they also control 50 per cent of the world's agricultural genetic resources and biodiversity, farming practices and people's ability to feed themselves writes Michelle Lowe.