Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that newly infects millions of people each year, with low- and middle-income countries facing the brunt of the epidemic. It is a disease, however, that is both preventable, and curable, and one which the international community has made tremendous strides to combat over the past two decades. Today, on World TB [...]
Accelerating Health and Road Safety through NSEWA Learning Network
North Star Alliance and Fleet Forum have announced ‘NSEWA’, an initiative to close the gap between health services and road safety through specially designed driver safety training and health-related programmes aimed at the Road Freight Industry.
International Women’s Day: Sharing stories across continents and cultures
This post was written for International Women’s Day by Robin Landis, Director of Marketing and Communications at North Star Alliance Late yesterday afternoon a powerful thing happened in Maai Mahiu, Kenya. I was at a meeting that brought together eight local women and a team from Holland, led by an unusually outspoken woman named, Marieke, [...]
Wellness Centre Campaign Promotes Safe Love this Valentine’s Day
With approximately one in every four people living with HIV, Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world. Despite continuous efforts from the government, community based organizations and international NGOs to promote HIV prevention, for some people getting tested remains taboo. At North Star’s Roadside Wellness Centre in Ngwenya, near the border with [...]
Photo of the Week | Hogwarts and Highways
A small store owned by a local businessman stays open late into the night in Chirundu with customers watching a Harry Potter DVD on the television. This small settlement on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe is a key transit point on the Great North trucking route from South Africa through to East Africa and [...]
Celebrating Corporate Giving in Logistics
The following article was written by Steve Banker and originally appeared on Logistics Viewpoints on 19 December 2011. The Holidays are a time for giving. My posting today celebrates the best example of corporate giving that I came across in my travels this year. TNT, a large global provider of express deliveries, and ORTEC, a [...]
Photo of the week | Highway Robbery
Last week we introduced you to one of the strangest visitors ever to stop by our Roadside Wellness Center in Chirundu South, Zimbabwe. Only 200 meters from our Wellness Centre during the same site visit we came across a particularly mischievous group at the border that gives a new face to the old expression “highway [...]
Vote for ORTEC and North Star Alliance in the 11parterns in 2011 Campaign
ORTEC and North Star Alliance are participating in the “11partners in 2011” campaign. This campaign, organized by NUzakelijk.nl, recognizes partnerships between Non-Governmental Organizations (such as North Star) and commercial organizations such as ORTEC, one of North Star’s core partners. With this campaign NUzakelijk, Partners4Change and Young Professionals Make the Difference aim to stimulate the cooperation [...]
World AIDS Day: On the Road to Zero New Infections
This year, we enter the fourth decade of an epidemic that has had a profound impact on humanity. While part of this impact reflects the devastating human toll AIDS has had in communities around the globe, more recently it has also reflected tremendous feats of innovation and growing leadership from a diverse group of stakeholders. [...]
Photo of the week | An unlikely visitor
This young bull elephant is a frequent visitor to the North Star Alliance Wellness Centre (top right) in Chirundu South, Zimbabwe. He often strolls by about 6pm with little more than a glance from staff. However, he has been known to snap off the water tap, trample some plants and startle the visiting North Star [...]
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Driving the AIDS Response through Art
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Making of the North Star Alliance Roadshow [VIDEO]
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Bringing North Star to TNT Benelux
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North Star Alliance and G4S use Cricket to Raise Awareness about HIV [GALLERY]
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North Star Alliance Director named Social Entrepreneur of the year at the World Economic Forum on Africa
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Announcing Social Entrepreneur of the Year Africa [VIDEO]
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A Positive Voice for Hope on Mother’s Day
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North Star Alliance Director named Social Entrepreneur of the year at the World Economic Forum on Africa
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Announcing the 2011 North Star Alliance Annual Overview
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2011: A Year in Review [Infographic]
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Laurens Ruster: Great recognition for the great work North Star Al...
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Luke: Hi Adedoyin, Funnily enough I think we (and the d...
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Rosanne Bonanno: Well-earned recognition for all your hard work, Pa...
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JP Bervoets: Congratulations Paul for this incredible achieveme...
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Adedoyin Adedeji: Ya Ya Ya, Mr Luke. I guess the west will love a do...
