Conferinta Nationala dedicata Sistemului National de Referire

Ministerul Protectiei Sociale, a Familiei si Copilului (MPSFC) al Republicii Moldova in parteneriat cu Organizatia Internationala pentru Migratie (OIM), Misiunea in Republica Moldova invita reprezentantii mass-media la Conferinta Nationala dedicata Sistemului National de Referire (SNR) pentru identificarea si asistenta persoanelor vulnerabile.
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Kona Biketown Africa

Article PhotoLast summer, 200 bicycles landed in Botswana destined for free distribution to home health care workers treating HIV/AIDS patients in remote rural areas. It was a donation from Kona Biketown Africa — a partnership between Bicycling magazine’s Biketown program, Kona Bicycle Company, and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation (BMS). Kona Biketown emerged from Bicycling’s original Biketown program for giving away free bikes to people in the US in order to promote cycling. With their Africa program, they brought together Kona bike designers who could develop a locally-appropriate bicycle for the rough terrain of the backcountry, as well as the power of a large philanthropic organization like BMS to get the program moving. Kona’s Design Group, normally employed in the design of world cup racing caliber bikes, teamed with African experts and other bicycle industry manufacturers in the research and design of the AfricaBike. The result was a simple, durable, comfortable and effective means of transportation that could handle all of the unique social and environmental challenges Africa presents. The bikes revolutionized the home health care workers’ productivity and effectiveness, enabling them to multiply the number of patients they could see in a single day by five or six. But although the… (more)

(Posted by Sarah Rich in Sustainable Development at 12:58 PM)

Edible Gardens, School Lunches and Student Action at Zuni Public High School

Article PhotoZuni, New Mexico, is the largest traditional Pueblo in New Mexico — a sovereign, self-governed nation with 12,000 residents and its own school system. The Zuni Public School District, as explained on the ZPSD website, “is the first Indian-controlled, independent public school system in the nation, established by the Tribal members to meet the needs of their children…It is a unique and progressive educational system that has been undergoing extensive restructuring in organizational and instructional areas so educational needs of all children can be effectively met.” But progressive as it may be academically, the school system hasn’t matched their advancements in the way they run the cafeteria. At Twin Buttes High School, lunches have always been devoid of fresh fruits and vegetables, and offered no vegetarian options, a cause of widespread but rarely expressed dissatisfaction among the students — until one kid took a stand. An article from the non-profit youth media and advocacy organization, What Kids Can Do, tells the story of 17-year-old Alex Jamon’s leadership in uncovering the concerns of his classmates about their own nutrition, and developing a solution that feeds the student body in more ways than one: “Traditionally, Zuni food has a special quality,” Alex… (more)

(Posted by Sarah Rich in Education at 11:38 AM)

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