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Jeff Minthorn nullnulltor in Chief null nullunullisher null SalesnullCananull
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kate Mnullnullrail SalesnullSA
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contrinullutinnull enullitors Annullea Gournullnull Susan Grinullhnull
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nulloop Gillnull Susan Grinullhnull nullarnull nullatherine nulleownnull Cannullce nullunnullnull nullelissa
the initiatinulles that are unnullrwanull in the US. so mannull aspects of larnullr pronullctsnullespeciallnull the
nullarie nullenullenull entnull nullewinnull Allan nullssnernull nulllia Steinecnullenull nullatt Stenullensnull
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annull also amonnull the nulleneral punulllic. nullfforts nullnull enullmines how local initiatinulles hanulle helpenull
reasonanulle care is tanullen nullnull the punullishers annull enulltorsnull no responsinulllitnull
can null acceptenull for innullnullnullal opinions enullressenull or inaccuracies in
inclunull the oonullnull innull null nitiatinulle on nullnternational people in Thailannull nullnullin to reconuller finulle nullears after
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political nullnullsions. nullnternational sernullice learninnull is a cominnull
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Somethinnull that came throunull at this conference tonullther of people from nullnullerse cultures in ornullr Cananull nullnull nullnull
was a stronnull reconullnition that efforts aimenull at to wornull out solutions to pronullems that manullnull on
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nullttinnull more people nullolunteerinnull onullerseas must the surfacenull appear to nulle local onesnull nullut are Vernull nullanullnullne
null couplenull with stronnull partnerships with NGOs reallnull nullonulll ones. nulln the process we nullnullin to
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in countries outsinull of North America. null null nullartlnull nullnow each othernulls strennullhs annull unnullrstannull our
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what thenullnullre nulloinnull in those countries. Thenullnullre out on our nenullt challennullnull or thinnull anullut nullonulll
emailnull enulltornullernullmanullnullne.com
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the localsnullcapanullenull resourceful annull manulle enullen challennulls facinnull us at this timenull this is a lesson
willinnull to host annull teach nullolunteers a thinnull or two worth renullsitinnull.
anullut the countries thenullnullre nullolunteerinnull in.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications
Jeff Minthorn Assistance Program (PAP) and the Canada Magazine nullund (CMnull of the nullepartment of Canadian
Editor-in-Chief
nulleritage towards our mailing and pronullct costsnull
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