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George Rix, 16, from Bradford Sanctions: Bringing change or chaos?
George Rix, 16, from Bradford
12 August 2008
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US Experiencing the Sichuan Earthquake
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US
15 July 2008
Ann-Louise Anderson, 19, from London Climate Change Now
Ann-Louise Anderson, 19, from London
15 July 2008
Sally Belfield, 21, from Leeds No More Empty Promises
Sally Belfield, 21, from Leeds
09 July 2008
Suda Perera, 22 Forward Rwanda – Reintegrating Rwandese Child Soldiers
Suda Perera, 22
01 July 2008
Carolyne Cesar Lima, from Brazil A celebrity way of acting
Carolyne Cesar Lima, from Brazil
17 April 2008
Ione Gyamfi Drop the debt
Ione Gyamfi
10 April 2008
Peter  Rice, 22, from London The more you give the more you get
Peter Rice, 22, from London
28 March 2008
Emma Davis, 23, from Tunbridge Wells HIV/AIDS and the UK
Emma Davis, 23, from Tunbridge Wells
27 March 2008
Richard Wyatt, from London Can climate change be traded away?
Richard Wyatt, from London
25 March 2008
Mathew  Hulbert, 28 Hope 2008
Mathew Hulbert, 28
14 March 2008
Najiba Abdellaoui, 26, from Netherlands Banksy: more than graffiti
Najiba Abdellaoui, 26, from Netherlands
11 March 2008
Sarah Watts, 24 Environment education
Sarah Watts, 24
06 March 2008
Natalie Bursk, 20 Anti-social networking sites?
Natalie Bursk, 20
26 February 2008
Meenal Odedra, from UK What's it like to be a Brit-Asian?
Meenal Odedra, from UK
07 February 2008
Edmund Woodfield, 18, from Tunbridge Wells The Gambia’s cancelled debts
Edmund Woodfield, 18, from Tunbridge Wells
31 January 2008
Suzie Hodges, from Virginia The Darfur Conflict; what's the problem?
Suzie Hodges, from Virginia
09 January 2008
Kate Budd, from Cardiff My thoughts on ethical consumerism
Kate Budd, from Cardiff
02 January 2008
Mathew  Hulbert, 28 Dubai: The New World, but is it fair?
Mathew Hulbert, 28
19 December 2007
Sarah Watts, 24 Unfashionable double standards?
Sarah Watts, 24
11 December 2007
I'm dreaming of an ethical Christmas

28 November 2007
Edmund Woodfield, 18, from Tunbridge Wells Paying for poverty
Edmund Woodfield, 18, from Tunbridge Wells
25 October 2007
Sarah Watts, 24 My thoughts on emergency aid
Sarah Watts, 24
22 October 2007
Suda Perera, 22 Impressions of peace
Suda Perera, 22
10 October 2007
Peter  Rice, 22, from London Film review – Daratt
Peter Rice, 22, from London
11 September 2007
Douglas Wright, 25, from Suffolk Listening to the Young
Douglas Wright, 25, from Suffolk
15 August 2007
Mathew  Hulbert, 28 Why we should wish PM Brown well… and then wait for the results
Mathew Hulbert, 28
07 August 2007
Natalie Bursk, 20 What does Oxfam mean to you?
Natalie Bursk, 20
26 July 2007
Kim Whittam, 18, from Manchester Fight climate change
Kim Whittam, 18, from Manchester
10 July 2007
Paul Dicken, 25 G-Hate? Not worth the worry
Paul Dicken, 25
28 June 2007
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth The G8: What would you say?
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth
31 May 2007
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire ID cards - is Big Brother watching you?
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
24 May 2007
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire Film review – The Lives of Others
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
30 April 2007
Rachel Carpenter, 23, from Exeter Halfway there? Global Campaign for Education Week of Action
Rachel Carpenter, 23, from Exeter
24 April 2007
Max Hogg, 24 Why's it so hard to change?
Max Hogg, 24
16 April 2007
Jane Goode, 26, from Bath 60 seconds with Giles Bolton
Jane Goode, 26, from Bath
10 April 2007
Katie Dunn, 21 Look before you leap to conclusions!
Katie Dunn, 21
02 April 2007
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK The slave trade today
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK
22 March 2007
Jane Goode, 26, from Bath Review: Poor Story by Giles Bolton
Jane Goode, 26, from Bath
19 March 2007
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth Traditional Healers vs Western Medicine
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth
12 March 2007
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire Film Review: The Last King of Scotland
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
02 March 2007
Peter  Rice, 22, from London A bright future for the women of the Arabian peninsula?
Peter Rice, 22, from London
02 March 2007
Najiba Abdellaoui, 26, from Netherlands The truth between the li(n)es
Najiba Abdellaoui, 26, from Netherlands
28 February 2007
Gareth Edward Jones, 29, from Poole Film review - Blood Diamond
Gareth Edward Jones, 29, from Poole
20 February 2007
Danielle  Thompson, 18 Valentine's Day: where's the love?
Danielle Thompson, 18
13 February 2007
Sara Darr, 21, from Harrow, London Why photojournalism is important
Sara Darr, 21, from Harrow, London
09 February 2007
Rachel Carpenter, 23, from Exeter Text speak: creating or destroying language?
Rachel Carpenter, 23, from Exeter
06 February 2007
Keiron Nicholson, 23, from Glasgow Language is a work in progress
Keiron Nicholson, 23, from Glasgow
06 February 2007
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK Female circumcision
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK
29 January 2007
Nicholas  Martlew, 25, from Wakefield Second Life: the new frontier of e-campaigning?
Nicholas Martlew, 25, from Wakefield
20 January 2007
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK Moolaadé Film Review
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK
11 January 2007
Peter  Rice, 22, from London Unveiling the truth
Peter Rice, 22, from London
18 December 2006
Sarah Goodwin, from Scarborough Why charity shops are cool
Sarah Goodwin, from Scarborough
08 December 2006
Claire Holland, 22, from Norwich/Cornwall Attitudes to safe sex from Swaziland to Swansea
Claire Holland, 22, from Norwich/Cornwall
01 December 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria World Aids Day: Living positively in Nigeria
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
22 November 2006
Sarah Goodwin, from Scarborough Why charity doesn’t always start at home
Sarah Goodwin, from Scarborough
13 November 2006
Gareth Edward Jones, 29, from Poole Changing attitudes to climate chaos
Gareth Edward Jones, 29, from Poole
02 November 2006
Sara Darr, 21, from Harrow, London How art can get the message across
Sara Darr, 21, from Harrow, London
17 October 2006
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK Stand up to the challenge
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK
13 October 2006
Kathy Yates, 27, from Leeds Are we the great generation?
Kathy Yates, 27, from Leeds
09 October 2006
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire Now is the time, so do it now
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
29 September 2006
Holly Wilkinson, 23, from London Remember the tsunami?
Holly Wilkinson, 23, from London
26 September 2006
Max Hogg, 24 Angry about sound bites?
Max Hogg, 24
23 August 2006
Nicholas  Martlew, 25, from Wakefield Confessions of a progressive snob
Nicholas Martlew, 25, from Wakefield
09 August 2006
Rachel Itwaru Capture the compassion
Rachel Itwaru
27 July 2006
Claire McGowan, 23 Can charity be cool?
Claire McGowan, 23
24 July 2006
Nicholas  Martlew, 25, from Wakefield How should charities involve young people?
Nicholas Martlew, 25, from Wakefield
14 July 2006
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US What angers me about poverty
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US
11 July 2006
Katie Dunn, 21 How is chronic hunger different to famine?
Katie Dunn, 21
11 July 2006
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire Global poverty: is it really on the Conservative agenda?
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
06 July 2006
Jessica Waldman, 19, from North London Asylum: seeking the truth behind the headlines
Jessica Waldman, 19, from North London
05 July 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria World Refugee Week: seeking asylum in the UK
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
20 June 2006
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK Are charities doing enough to target young people?
Sophie Haydock, 24, from UK
16 June 2006
Max Hogg, 24 What about cycling it?
Max Hogg, 24
23 May 2006
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth Counterfeit cures and their effect on HIV patients
Matthew Anstee, 27, from Aberystwyth
17 May 2006
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire Can celebrities really make a difference?
Maddy Fry, 19, from Oxfordshire
10 May 2006
Ruth Webb, from UK Do we appreciate our education?
Ruth Webb, from UK
08 May 2006
David Lawson, 18, from Bradford Is aid the solution?
David Lawson, 18, from Bradford
27 April 2006
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US Do students care?
Eileen Guo, 19, from New Jersey, US
13 April 2006
Simon Butler, 21 Can globalisation Make Poverty History?
Simon Butler, 21
12 April 2006
Susannah Crockford Are you a feminist?
Susannah Crockford
27 March 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria Women's stories: Tamanda from Malawi
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
08 March 2006
Kathryn Senior, 19, from Swansea International Women's Day: are we doing enough?
Kathryn Senior, 19, from Swansea
07 March 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria Women's stories: Alice Searle and HIV in South Africa
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
06 March 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria Women's stories: Mary from Kenya
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
02 March 2006
Rhodri Davies, 25, from Bath / Cairo A goal too far?
Rhodri Davies, 25, from Bath / Cairo
01 March 2006
Liz Dodd, 21, from Cambridge Celebrities - making charity cool
Liz Dodd, 21, from Cambridge
10 February 2006
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria The spread of HIV in South Africa
Amy Merone, 25, from Nigeria
17 January 2006
Liz Dodd, 21, from Cambridge Visiting the tsunami photo exhibition
Liz Dodd, 21, from Cambridge
13 January 2006
Kathryn Senior, 19, from Swansea The tsunami: raising awareness and remembering
Kathryn Senior, 19, from Swansea
05 January 2006
Hilary Aked, 22, from Oxford June Sarpong chairs a debate on Africa
Hilary Aked, 22, from Oxford
16 December 2005
Miranda Rhymer, 22, from Edinburgh Teaching young people about HIV/AIDS
Miranda Rhymer, 22, from Edinburgh
02 December 2005
Anna Howey, from Cameroon HIV/AIDS education in Cameroon
Anna Howey, from Cameroon
02 December 2005
Rachel Holloway Celebrities - a help or a hindrance?
Rachel Holloway
30 November 2005
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