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  1. Submissions invited for 2012 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) has opened the call for entries for its 2012 annual awards in international journalism.
  2. TrustLaw Danger Poll inspires Indian villager to fight gender abuse

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Inspired by the TrustLaw Danger Poll, a villager in southwestern India has developed the country's first online mapping platform that documents the multitude of abuses against women in the country.
  3. WHERE IS THE MONEY? TRF explores the future of humanitarian aid

    Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet asked 41 experts to assess the future of humanitarian need, the challenges of delivering relief, spending and funding trends and the value for money of the international aid system
  4. Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO lauded for business ethics

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in business ethics in 2011 by Ethisphere.
  5. AlertNet Climate in Translation launched

    Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet Climate explores how climate change is impacting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, and is now available in translation.
  6. Best of 2011: In text and pictures

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Thomson Reuters Foundation presents a selection of original news stories that made waves in 2011
  7. Thomson Reuters Foundation scoops new round of awards

    Thomson Reuters Foundation EPPY Awards follow a spate of others received by Thomson Reuters Foundation this year
  8. Thomson Reuters Foundation Hosts First Annual TrustLaw Awards

    Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation free legal service, announced yesterday the winners of the first annual TrustLaw Awards.
  9. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw journalists reports on the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on November the 20th which commemorates those who have been killed because of their gender identity
  10. AlertNet nabs Lovie award for best news site

    Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet, the first humanitarian news site run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, received a Gold trophy for “Best News Site” at the Lovie Awards in London
  11. Special coverage: World awaits 7 billionth baby

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The UN estimates that the 7 billionth baby will be born on October 31st, 2011. AlertNet reports on the challenges of sustaining life on a crowded planet
  12. Foundation launches an independent election website in Egypt

    Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustMedia announces the launch of Aswat Masriya, an Egyptian independent election website to journalists, voters and the public at large in the run-up to the 2011-2012 parliamentary and presidential elections
  13. Foundation launches a new multimedia platform: youTrust

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Thomson Reuters Foundation launches youTrust.org, a new platform that enables you to easily share multimedia information with your community of interest and create your own campaign.
  14. Foundation reports on North Korean Hunger

    Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet, the humanitarian news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, managed to pulled back the veil from the secretive state of North Korea and gets a glimpse of North Korea hunger crisis.
  15. Thomson Reuters Foundation wins “Best Annual Report” Award in Berlin

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) received the “Best Annual Report” Award at the Digital Communications Awards at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Berlin.
  16. Special coverage: Invisible millions pay price of statelessness

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo -- in the words of one such person, like being "between the earth and the sky".
  17. Trustlaw Women Contest: Who is your all time heroine?

    Thomson Reuters Foundation To mark the launch of our latest programme - TrustLaw Women, our global hub of information, news and blogs on women’s rights - we have asked women who their all-time heroine is and why.
  18. Special coverage: Two decades, one Somalia

    Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet, the free award-winning humanitarian news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, brings you special coverage on Somalia
  19. Trustlaw: one year of success

    Thomson Reuters Foundation In just one year, TrustLaw, launched in July 2010 by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has become a major actor of the pro bono world.
  20. Microcredit in Europe gets boost from the Foundation

    Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw, the global centre for free legal assistance run by the Foundation, has brought together 20 law firms for a study on the regulatory obstacles to microcredit across the EU. If restrictive regulations were lifted, it could help the unemployed in Europe.
  21. North Korea asks Foundation's help to mobilise food aid

    Thomson Reuters Foundation North Korea has appealed directly to Thomson Reuters Foundation and its network of international relief agencies to help mobilise emergency aid to tackle severe food shortages in the reclusive state.
  22. Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Trustlaw Women, a global hub on women’s rights

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Thomson Reuters Foundation announced the launch of TrustLaw Women an international hub of news, information, resources and discussion on women’s legal rights.
  23. "Facebook and People Power - The View from Tahrir Square"

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Thomson Reuters is organising a special event to peer inside the engine room of the Egyptian Revolution with the help of some of those most closely involved.
  24. Thomson Reuters Foundation "Commended" by GBC

    Thomson Reuters Foundation New York (Trust.org) – Thomson Reuters Foundation 's innovative journalist training received the "Commended company" designation by the Global Business Coalition
  25. Foundation hosts anti-rape forum in Haiti

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The Foundation's efforts to tackle a post-quake rape epidemic received immediate backing from Haiti's new president
  26. Foundation wins Voices of Courage Award

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The Thomson Reuters Foundation received a “Voices of Courage” Award from the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) during a fundraising event in New York.
  27. What is the state of social entrepreneurship in 2011?

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Trustlaw talks to 11 big thinkers at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford
  28. Interview with Monique Villa

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Read the interview with Monique Villa, chief executive of the Thomson Reuters Foundation for the 'How to give it' column of the Financial Times.
  29. Foundation wins Social Innovation Award

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The Foundation is honoured for its Emergency Information Service for disaster-hit communities
  30. WITNESS: The Oxford Revolution

    Thomson Reuters Foundation The story of a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Fellow
  31. Thomson Reuters Foundation launches global hub for women's rights

    Thomson Reuters Foundation TrustLaw Women is a one-stop shop for news and information on women's legal rights
  32. Thomson Reuters Foundation launches new-look AlertNet

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Our new-look AlertNet puts multimedia storytelling at the heart of the world’s favourite humanitarian news site
  33. Foundation documentary nominated for Emmy award

    AlertNet A multimedia documentary created for the fifth anniversary of the tsunami has been nominated for an Emmy.
  34. Thomson Reuters Foundation increases Reuters Institute funding award

    Thomson Reuters Foundation This renewal underscores The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s commitment to building the global reputation of The Reuters Institute for the Study…
  35. Free legal service for NGOs and social entrepreneurs goes live

    TrustLaw The Thomson Reuters Foundation launched a free online service on Tuesday that aims to connect non-profit groups and social entrepreneurs in need of…
  36. Foundation documentary wins top photojournalism award

    AlertNet Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope, a Thomson Reuters Foundation multimedia documentary created for the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean…
  37. Thomson Reuters Foundation focuses on Haiti in 2011

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Putting pur free legal, humanitarian and media services to work for Haiti's recovery in 2011

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