Hotels4Change launch
 INSP
is proud to launch its ' Hotels4Change' project. Hotels4Change is a collaboration between INSP and
Booking.com, Europe's leading online
hotel provider. On every online hotel reservation that is booked through INSP's
Hotels4Change website, approximately 5% of the total amount is transferred to
the INSP, at no extra cost to the customer. INSP supporters are
encouraged to use Hotels4Change for all their hotel bookings, and to spread the
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 INSP Campaign 2010
INSP's
2010 campaign will reach a worldwide readership of over 3 million people next month.
So far, 67 INSP street
papers are taking part in the campaign: 'The future is in your hands'. The
participating papers will all run a visual campaign and accompanying feature in
time for the 17th October - the UN's International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the existence
of street papers around the world and highlight their impact in the fight
against poverty.
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 Helen's marathon
INSP's
Fundraising Officer Helen Harvey will be running the Loch Ness Marathon
with her father this
weekend to raise funds for INSP. The father and daughter team have been
training hard all summer and after completing the Glasgow Half Marathon
earlier this month [pictured], they are now
ready for this amazing challenge! To sponsor Helen and show your support, click here.
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INSP at the Homeless World Cup
 The
Homeless World Cup came to an end in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday, with the hosts
winning both the men's and the women's finals. SNS Editor Danielle Batist was there
for the event, reporting live for the Street News Service. See the SNS blog here and SNS coverage here.
INSP's Executive Director Lisa Maclean [pictured] was also
at the event from her current base in Belo Horizonte, to meet street paper
colleagues and NGOs interested in
starting street papers. Lisa also met with several high-profile potential partners and
supporters, and presented the INSP Networking Trophy to Slovenia on the
day of the finals.
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Development work in Africa
The Big Issue Kenya team with trainer Matthew Tostevin, during a recent journalism training (supported by Reuters), as part of the UNDEF funded project.
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Mangels, INSP's Regional Training and Development Manager (Africa), is
currently preparing for his next round of meetings with African papers as part
of INSP's UNDEF-funded project. Following the successful regional meeting in Cape Town in July, he is
now preparing for training / support visits at the Kenyan and Burundian street
papers. He will also travel to Nigeria to continue work on a feasibility study
to launch a new paper in the region.
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New INSP streetpapers in Asia and Eastern Europe
At
the August INSP board meeting, three  new street papers were approved as INSP
members. The Big Issue Korea launched in July and was represented at the 2010 INSP conference in Melbourne. The Big Issue Taiwan launched in April and joins the now three other street papers in Asia. Lice Ulice from Serbia also launched in July. At
the next meeting the board will review applications from North America.
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INSP office news
This month, SNS Editor Danielle Batist
attended the Reuters Summer Party in London
where she met with various high profile media contacts. Whilst in London, she also met
with Sanjay Suri, Editor-in-Chief of Inter Press Service to discuss the joint media project between INSP and IPS.
INSP's Network Services Manager Maree
Aldam recently attended the Take One Action Film Festival in Edinburgh,
to meet with NGO and media contacts and promote the new SNS website. Maree
also attended the annual conference and AGM of The Poverty Alliance, which
focussed on the European Year for Combating
Poverty and Social Exclusion. Lisa Maclean and Maree Aldam attended the
NIDOS (Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) AGM in Glasgow. Lisa sits on the NIDOS board as
treasurer and INSP have close links with the organisation. INSP's Fundraising Officer Helen Harvey
attended another NIDOS-organised event, to give feedback on the UK Government's
'Poverty Impact Fund', on behalf of INSP.
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Donate online
 Make a difference today by donating online to INSP. Your donation will enable us
to provide much needed employment, training and support to people who,
in many cases, have no other means to survive. Your support could help
to feed families in Kenya or provide warm winter clothes to homeless
vendors in St Petersburg.
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Support us
If you would like to support INSP's projects and ensure our continuing success, please visit our corporate sponsorship page and find out more about our individual projects.
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Book a hotel
Book
your hotels through us and help fight poverty. Hotels4Change a
collaboration between INSP and Booking.com, Europe's leading online
hotel provider. On every online hotel reservation that is booked
through Hotels4Change, approximately 5% of the total amount is
transferred to the INSP, at no extra cost to the customer! Book now!
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In kind support
You
can also support INSP or your local street paper in other ways. If you
have time to spare, equipment that you would like to donate or
expertise to share, please contact us.
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