Carter Center News: December 2017

Good, thank you for following the work of The Carter Center to advance peace and health worldwide. We appreciate the opportunity to stay in touch with you.     Carter Center Works with Liberia Women on Peace In Liberia, The Carter is Center is partnering with the Women in Peacebuilding Network to support a peaceful, democratic transition of power through anti-violence campaigns and other actions. Learn more »       Carter Center Staff Treat Schistosomiasis Ten-year-old Gideon Abraham was scared when he first noticed symptoms of schistosomiasis or "snail fever," but a Center-supported health initiative to provide treatment at his school in Enugu state, Nigeria, helped Gideon and his siblings get the medication they needed. Learn More »       President Carter Awarded Argentina's Highest Honor This past November at The Carter Center, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter received the Order of the Liberator San Martin, Grand Cross, Argentina’s highest honor, for his human rights work in Argentina and across the world. Learn More »       Success Against LF in Nigeria Millions of Nigerians no longer are at risk of lymphatic filariasis, a disfiguring tropical disease, thanks to a pioneering partnership between Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and The Carter Center. See how we achieved this breakthrough. Watch the Video »       The Brickmaker’s Tale A $30 debt almost cost brickmaker Boimah Dorley his freedom. But with the intervention of a Carter Center community justice advisor, Dorley avoided illegal incarceration and learned about his civil rights. Read his story »       Pounds of Prevention We all know Benjamin Franklin’s proverb “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Read our new CEO blog about how the principle of prevention helps guide all of our work at The Carter Center. Read the blog »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2015-16, 94% of our spending went to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2017 All rights reserved.

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