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  Mexico
FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCHES
The Mexico-Guatemala border is a unique region with a constant influx of mostly Central American migrants —those who move to the North to pursue their dearest dreams and those who travel south to return to their places of origin with stories of failure and success. Luis Flores, a Frontier intern from Guatemala, is placed in Tapachula, not far from the Suchiate River, where smuggling of goods and human beings takes place day after day under customs officials’ noses.
   
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  West Africa
CONFLICTS CONTRIBUTE TO SPREADING HIV
“During all the workshops and consultations that I have contributed to, both at national and regional levels, it has transpired that violent conflicts play an important role in the spreading of HIV in Africa”, writes Bertrand Tietcheu from Cameroon. Through his internship he has conducted research and resourced the work of the West Africa Regional Office of the Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA), located in Accra, Ghana.
   
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  Serbia
OPPOSING MILITARISM
Recent conflicts in the Balkans, particularly in the former Yugoslavia, have been frequently attributed to ethnicity and religious factors. Religious symbols and language have been used and abused by the fighting parties. In this context, Frontier intern Rachel Long, from the United States, describes as the greatest achievement of her internship in 2007 her educational work on religious pacifism and progressive religion.
   
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  Haiti
HUMAN RIGHTS AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE
In a context of widespread and chronic poverty, a shortage of public services, and limited educational opportunities, Haitian people with disabilities are severely disadvantaged. A key element in Cuban Frontier interns Ezequiel Batista and Yaniurka Mosquera has been “to tell pastors and church leaders that mission with and among people with disabilities is recognizing their rights, empowering them and transforming our churches into truly inclusive communities”.
   
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  Thailand
INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AND PEACEMAKING IN ASIA
“A basic thrust of religion is to nurture life and create societies for human beings to live in harmony with one another and nature.” Frontier intern Eddy Cahyana, from Indonesia, has explored fundamental principles and practices that nourish both peaceful coexistence and cooperation on social issues among the different religions in Thailand as a way to address exclusive and intolerant religious fundamentalism that is fuelling conflicts in Asia today.
   
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