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So whether you've got 3 minutes, 3 weeks or more, you can do 3things to change the world...
An initiative of Oxfam Australia.
Forget Batman or Superman - Aki Ra is a true modern day hero saving thousands of peoples lives everyday. As a child soldier Aki Ra was forced to lay thousand of landmines across Cambodia. He has now dedicated his life to removing the millions of landmines that plague Cambodia’s countryside.
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After nearly being blown off the map after decades of war, Cambodia is fast becoming our number one travel destination.
The country is rebuilding itself from the ground up and with many community projects and volunteer opportunities why not come and lend a hand?
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We moan and groan about house prices in Australia, but next time you have a whinge, ponder this: in developing countries, women are responsible for most food production, yet only account for only 10–20 per cent of landowners. Filomena Tivanialevu, one of Oxfam's youth Action Partners, paints this dire picture of her homeland of Fiji.
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Scientists predict that Orangutans will be extinct in the wild within 20 years, but what does that have to do with me eating oreos you may ask?
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Imagine breaking the world record for the longest journey on quad bikes?! Crossing 57,000km on a 14-month long trip, all in order to raise $100,000 to support Oxfam Australia’s work in Southern Africa. 3things were lucky enough to hear all about the trip- camel meat picnics and all.
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Italy: Love at first taste. Straight from the garden to my mouth, I spent 4 weeks living with an Italian family who are almost completely self-food-sufficient (and they all have full time jobs).
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The last in our series on modern society's use of the plastic water bottle. This week we look at what companies and people are doing, and why you shouldn't sacrifice the long term environment for short term convenience.
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Last week, we looked at the effects of producing plastic bottles on humans and wildlife. This week we continue our plastic water bottle series by exploring what we can do.
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I’ve always been concerned about plastic bottle pollution, and had recently stopped purchasing them when presented with an alternative. But this was based on instinct, and not backed up by any facts....
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