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		<title>When It Rains It Pours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the hallmarks of the agricultural year 2009 was the severe drought which afflicted many of our partners.&#160; Nearly every one of our visits during the year included stories of failed crops, dustbowl-type conditions, withheld plantings, migrations of anxious farmers and serious hunger everywhere.&#160; The conditions and resulting futility, coupled with an already-distressed national [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/936</link>
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		<title>Of Integrity and A Sense of Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve talked about the exploits of the Genesis Cooperative in Ciudad Sandino, outside of Managua.  It has been an inspirational journey to observe, and a privilege to accompany the women and men who have made this initiative come to life.  (You can read previous references to Genesis here, dated July 7 and June 21, 2010.) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/930</link>
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		<title>Learning to Partner, Partnering to Learn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many needs within Nicaragua is that of fighting against abuse, of helping the sexes- and men in particular- to understand the needs, rights and expectations of all members of the society.&#160; Abuses of women, in particular, take all forms: physical, psychological, economic, and social in nature, and to an alarming degree.&#160; The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/927</link>
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		<title>Preserving Native Seed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading through the latest group of project proposals submitted to Winds of Peace for the next funding cycle.&#160; And while each project contains its own character and nuances, there are oftentimes repetitive themes that emerge from the 30 or so proposals that we consider each year.&#160; That&#8217;s not too surprising, given the relatively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/918</link>
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		<title>&quot;Is It OK for Me To Feel Happy?&quot;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I spoke the other day with someone who reads my blog entries with some regularity (which, I explained to her, is reason enough to question her judgment).&#160; But she said that she enjoys reading the occasional news of Nicaragua and also the reflections that I make from having traveled there periodically.&#160; She did offer one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/914</link>
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		<title>Independence Day, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most U.S. citizens, I enjoyed the Fourth of July earlier this month, as a mid-summer landmark, a point to pause and reflect on the amazing good fortunes that we have in this country, to think about the sacrifices by so many people that have made our freedoms possible, and to remember July 4th family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/911</link>
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		<title>Genesis or End?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve visited the Winds of Peace website in the past and/or read from my observations in this blog, you are familiar with the Genesis Cooperative in Ciudad Sandino.&#160; With help and guidance from the Center for Development in Central America (CDCA), this largely women&#8217;s cooperative has emerged from a mere dream to the threshold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/910</link>
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		<title>Take A Look Around</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to draw attention to our updated website!  We don&#8217;t get to spend a great deal of time moving things around and adding new materials to the site, so when we do we want to make sure that our  occasional visitors are aware of the changes.  We&#8217;ve added new photos, profiles of partners, reorganized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/907</link>
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		<title>The Agony of Genesis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have referenced many times our work with the fledgling spinning cooperative called Genesis.  It started from the ground up with tenacity and determination as its primary assets.  The original eight founders attracted additional members over time, both women and men, and commenced with the most impressive building project I have ever known.  (See my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While in Nicaragua several weeks ago, I had many opportunities to hear from rural Nicaraguans about their current economic circumstances in light of the global crisis.  Naturally, most of the news was bad, compounded by an unusually harsh drought which hit the country last year.  In light of the early rains which had begun to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/859</link>
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