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Editorial - NI Civil servants go AWOL.
Cover story - Footprints of Positive Steps getting lost in the sand. A survey by NICVA shows that voluntary and community organisations feel little has changed when it comes to government support for improving the sustainability of the sector. Paul McGill gathers some responses from sector representatives. Pages 10-13
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Profiling communities: a model for social investment. Brendan McDonnell, Kat Healy and Mike Morrissey explain the findings of new research into the methods of profiling communities. Pages 14-15.
Area based initiatives. Paul McGill joined a Belfast audience to hear about change for disadvantaged areas in the UK. Page 16.
Citizen's participation can deliver sustainable world. Nicola Creighton's last article in our series on sustainable development. Page 17.
Health impact of housing. Thomas Carlin explains how a health impact assessment was built into a housing development. Page 18.
Poverty amid plenty. Robin Hanan claims that Irish plans to tackle poverty do not measure up to the job in a society that now has great wealth. Page 19.
Hard to deal with? Nicola O Neill gives the highlights of a new report into recruiting from an increasingly diverse labour pool. Page 20.
Middle East diary. John Sharp writes of his experiences in Palestine and Israel. Page 21.
On the way down the drain. Water charges may have been suspended or even abolished, hoopes Gordon Hewitt. We add advice on non-payment. Pages 22-23.
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