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Carter-Menil Award Honors People of Norway for Peace Efforts
On May 18, as the first steps were taken to enact an agreement for limited Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip and Jericho, former President Jimmy Carter and philanthropist Dominique de Menil were in Oslo honoring Norwegians for their groundbreaking efforts to resolve that conflict and to promote peace world-wide.

A Special Prize of the Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation
Honoring the People of Norway for Their Contribution to Peace.

Atlanta Project Begins Campaign to Stop Violence
Residents of The Atlanta Project (TAP) have teamed with volunteers and civic, business, and service organizations to address the issue of violence in their neighborhoods. All are partners in TAP Into Peace, a long-term campaign to address this critical issue. 

In Perspective: A Place for Faith in Health Reform
There is a large gap between the health enjoyed by Americans and what it could be if our medical skills and knowledge were used effectively. Faith groups constitute an underutilized resource for closing that gap.

Profile: Dan Phillips and Gordon Streeb
Dan Phillips and Gordon Streeb have a lot in common. Both have served as U.S. ambassadors in Africa. Both have spent more than 30 years in the foreign service. And both are on assignment for one year as diplomats-in-residence at The Carter Center of Emory University (CCEU).

Satellite Broadcasts Bring the World to Students' Doorstep
Imagine what U.S. high school students could learn about international affairs by talking with a former president and first lady.

Barnes to Direct Conflict Resolution Program
Harry Barnes, interim director of the Human Rights Program and special adviser at The Carter Center of Emory University (CCEU), has been named director of the Conflict Resolution Program, effective Aug. 1.

Council Witnesses 'Spirit of Democracy' as Voters Elect New President of Panama
Former President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and a 26-member delegation of The Council of Freely Elected Heads of Government traveled to Panama on May 6-9 to help monitor that country's elections.

Loan Fund Will Assist Small Businesses in TAP Neighborhoods
The Atlanta Project (TAP), the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and six area financial institutions have formed the Atlanta Business Community Development Corp. (ABCDC), and its flagship program, the Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund, an $11.5 million small business loan program.

TAP Helps Agencies Reduce Red Tape
Several months before The Atlanta Project (TAP) was launched, former President Jimmy Carter met with more than 100 federal agencies to issue a challenge.

Guyana Tests New Partnerships to Stimulate Economic Development
The Carter Center is testing a new approach to development aid. It is the first effort of the Center's Global Development Initiative (GDI), which fosters partnerships between donor agencies and recipient countries to set priorities for economic development.

Rotarians Honor President Carter for Commitment to World Peace
This spring, former President Jimmy Carter joined Pope John Paul II and former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar as recipients of Rotary International's Award for World Understanding.

Faith Leaders Learn How to Make Their Communities More Healthy
Traditionally, faith groups have led the way in establishing hospitals and healing agencies. Today, the battle for good health also is waged through education, prevention, and public policy. Established in 1993, The Carter Center's Interfaith Health Program (IHP) provides faith groups with information about creative community health models and preventive health care.

Conflict Resolution Program Begins to Ease Tensions in the Baltics
A commitment to reconciling conflicts before they escalate into war has The Carter Center of Emory University's (CCEU's) Conflict Resolution Program involved in efforts to decrease tensions among ethnic groups in the former Soviet Union.

Norway Contributes $1.5 million to Combat Guinea Worm Disease
The government of Norway has contributed $1.5 million to the Guinea worm eradication effort, half to The Carter Center's Global 2000 program and the other half to UNICEF, one of the project's main partners.

A Healthy Start for Children: Every Child By Two Celebrates Three Years of Immunization Partnerships
When an 11-year-old boy in Houston came down with measles this spring, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter took notice and reminded parents the disease is preventable.