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It Takes A Village
 

It Takes A Village

by Hillary Rodham Clinton

For more than twenty-five years, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has made children her passion and her cause. Her long experience with children -- not only through her personal roles as mother, daughter, sister, and wife but also as advocate, legal expert, and public servant -- has strengthened her conviction that how children develop and what they need to succeed are inextricably... (read more)

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Overview: Groups

What are you reading? 2466 books / 5856 members / 13969 posts This group is for anyone, of any background or age group, who is interested in talking about...Books.

Books you want to read, have read, are reading, books you have heard of and not yet read.
Books of any genre.
You are welcome to ask for recommendations or opinions.
Hillary Clinton Supporters 6 books / 171 members / 12 posts This group is for Hillary Supporters. Discuss the upcoming election and review Hillary's recent books
Crystal Dolphin's Non Fiction Readings 81 books / 2 members / 0 posts Listing all of my other non-fiction readings and do not fit into any other category I have set up. Sometimes I will realise that there is a need to separate out a number of the books into another category.
Campaign for Literacy 105 books / 332 members / 36 posts PROJECT #2 is Underway!
Please see the Nominations only discussion thread and add your candidate! We will leave the Nominations OPEN until March 21, 2008.



The Campaign for Literacy (CFL) discussion group is action-oriented. It is for those who not only want to DISCUSS the issues and problems created when a person cannot read or write at a basic skills level, but also want to DO something about it where they live.

According to UNESCO:
"Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."

A person who cannot read or write is a person who will likely have a low quality of life. Proficiency with communication skills is correlated with job status, housing status, income, education, happiness!

The Campaign for Literacy Group is committed to coming up with activities which we can all do to promote literacy in our home communities. We are also the place to be if you want to discuss literacy programs, literacy problems, solutions, experiences, consequences of illiteracy, the whole gamut from A - to - Z !
Child Labour (CLa) 7 books / 2 members / 2 posts Life is good--just need a nice hammock in the backyard. Yes, great way to remember and understand child labour, through reading books and or you pick them up during travels. Should we only be concerned about the worst forms of child labour? Most forms of child labour other than the worst ones have valuable learning-by-doing elements. In other words, a child might be better-off working, than not working. Please feel free to stop by and join us or just say hello would you ADD me to your Friends list so we can share ideas relevant to the said site?
The power of politics / history (TPPH) 125 books / 72 members / 74 posts We want to know and discuss what the young and old are thinking about . What are their thoughts on current issues? We believe that a creative and sustainable environment fosters holistic human development thru politics / history. It's as if some "magic formula" is being used to perfect its sweetness..
Eyes Wide Open 45 books / 451 members / 114 posts This group is for adults that want to read a variety of african american books.
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