Topic: Paul Farmer

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Change Agent
Tracy Kidder: can a writer be a social activist?

Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder wrote a popular book on social activist Paul Farmer. But how involved should he have become in promoting Farmer's work?
Haiti cholera outbreak 'stabilizing' – but could affect election

The speedy official response to Haiti's cholera outbreak has been hailed as a relative success story, but 10 months after the earthquake Haitians are frustrated with a lack of relief.
Gallery: Celebrities giving to Haiti
Difference Maker
Extreme do-gooders – what makes them tick?

Five extraordinary social entrepreneurs talk about their defining moments - when the urge to change the world gathered such force they couldn't ignore it.
Strength in What Remains

Tracy Kidder’s true story about a Tutsi medical student who fled to the US illustrates the power of forgiveness.
Global News Blog
Bill Clinton's latest tough sell: Haiti

The former president, who was recently named UN Special Envoy to Haiti, plans to go there in October on a 'major trade mission.'
Voices of Rwanda: healing the wounds of genocide

A high tech oral history project goes beyond recitation of injustice to the heart of a people.