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Trying to implement the technique described in this paper for extracting images from scanned documents: www.ee.columbia.edu/ln/dvmm/publications/99/spie-des.pdf
I know I should have gotten a closer shot of the implement itself, but the sky just looked too pretty to leave it out of the picture.
The conference on "SDGs Implementation in Africa - Reflections on a three Year Journey | Kigali, 14 June 2019
Water Quench Project. Community Water Supply Initiative for Rural Sindh Phase II
Location: Taluka Khipro District Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan.
The district Sanghar
lies between 25° to 30° North latitudes and 70° to 13° East longitudes
Project funded by: Salim Adaya's SAYA Foundation
Facilitated by ShaanTech KEPZ team
Implemented by: Local NGO
Completed: July 10th, 2014
Total Number of Water Pumps 10
Villages 10
Effected households 221
Number of beneficiaries 1547
Cost of location research, water quality testing, boring, installation, hand water pump approximately $192.50 each all inclusive.
This example of a Magical Implement from the LN Brigade Chest of Magical Implements references the default email wrapper for the entire PPAN GetActive center. If you forgot to change the email wrapper from the default and sent yourself a PPAN test message, an animated GIF dancing elephant would greet you in your inbox, waving her "Republicans For Choice" flag at you, as if to say, haha, you forgot to change the default wrapper setting. Sadly the animated GIF and email wrapper didn't survive the migration from GetActive to Convio, but she is commemorated in perpetuity by this Magical Implement.
Photos from around Sindh Province in Pakistan, where MCHIP is implementing MNCH Services working towards reducing maternal and newborn mortality. Photographed by Ali Khurshid in July 2013.
Timely and comprehensive chemical facility declarations fundamental to preventing the re-emergence of chemical weapons
From July 25th to July 28th 2018, we were in Herat province, where UNDP has implemented more than 54 livelihoods projects (54 greenhouses, 6 raisin houses, 1 beehive, 1 kitchen garden and 2 rangeland rehabilitations), supported by the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). We also trained 294 farmers on how to process and store food, and protected 76 hectares of land from flooding.
The project, which partners with the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL), improved irrigation for 5,090 hectares of agricultural land and helped communities to repair 4 canals, 6 protection walls, 8 canal intakes, 1 Kariz rehabilitation and 2 water control gates.
During the trip, Napoleon Navarro, UNDP’s Senior Deputy Country Director (programmes) visited several irrigation projects.
“Our people are always grateful. They will appreciate and remember if people take even the smallest obstacle from our path, or lay just one stone to rebuild our country.” a villager told Napoleon during his visit to an irrigation project in Karukh district.
Napoleon also visited other components of the Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), including greenhouses managed by women and a beekeeping farm for women in need, as well as meeting with local people and listening to their concerns.
“We are nothing without agriculture and irrigation,” said another beneficiary in Zindajan district. “So we hope that there are more and more projects like this. They have a great effect on our lives.”
During the visit, the villagers expressed their appreciation by giving Napoleon a turban to wear, an Afghan token of respect. “The turban is also the best thing to protect you from the sun,” said Napoleon. “A cap isn’t good enough!”
Thanks to the project, 800 women & 150 men understand climate-resilient farming and alternative livelihoods. Around 15 women self-help groups are engaged in sustainably profitable livelihoods and 150 farmers have benefitted from increased livestock production through rehabilitation of 400 hectares of degraded rangeland.
Furthermore, UNDP environment projects are helping people adapt and finding jobs in the face of climate change, bringing clean power to rural areas, preparing for natural disasters, establishing and protecting national parks, and conserving biodiversity for future generations.
Photo Ⓒ UNDP / S. Omer Sadaat / 2018
I grabbed it out of the remnant basket at our Wal-mart's fabric counter a while ago, and it came in handy here. Anyway, it was not very long, so made only a very partial overskirt! (Which can be placed where ever, since this is fantasy!)
It was to do this photoshoot, and we have more ideas to implement next time we get a chance.
So this bodice makes up a really nice fairytale princess outift, for those days when you just need one of those!
Pictures taken on an assignment to document Drought resilience of villages where water security projects were implemented.
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General updates journalists and Radio Miraya listeners on the progress made after the signed Peace agreement in Addis Ababa last week.
Speaking at a press conference and live on Radio Miraya on 19th Sept. 2018, Mr. David Shearer said the signing of the Peace Agreement “… is just one step on the long road to peace, but it is an important one because it lays the foundations for what must follow.”
He added that the UN was poised to help the implementation of the agreement, advising parties “there must be an agreed realistic plan to achieve this.”
However, he pointed out that there have been flare-ups of fighting in southern Central Equatoria where CTSAMM is now investigating alleged violation of the ceasefire in the Yei area. “This violence continues to cause immense human suffering,” he said, adding, “this insecurity has also resulted in the direct targeting of UN Peacekeepers.”
He sent a strong message to the local authorities and the Government, saying, “they must establish command and control over the armed forces to stop this kind of unruly behaviour.”
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
Photos from around Sindh Province in Pakistan, where MCHIP is implementing MNCH Services working towards reducing maternal and newborn mortality. Photographed by Ali Khurshid in July 2013.
Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky (aka Shakertown)
Read about all our adventures at quidquidquidquid.blogspot.com!
Tools of the trade or implements that serve this ranch. However, today they are lined up by a fence, dormant like the field below them.
CONICYT y la Subsecretaría de Educación Parvularia darán a conocer detalles de esta iniciativa que ya se está implementando en diez regiones del país. Se incluye capacitación para educadores y un kit de materiales para la realización de 30 actividades en la sala de clases.
Aprender en qué consiste el fenómeno de la refracción de la luz puede ser bastante complejo, sobre todo para niños que aún están en la educación parvularia. Pero ¿qué pasa si se les enseña con una lupa y globos, proyectando en ellos la luz del sol para ver qué pasa? ¿Se revientan o no? ¿Hay diferencia entre apuntar la luz a uno blanco o de otros colores?
Esta es una de las experiencias diseñadas para que los niños y niñas pequeñas aprendan ciencia por medio de la experimentación, una estrategia implementada por CONICYT a través de su Programa Explora, en conjunto con la Subsecretaría de Educación Parvularia. La iniciativa, denominada Tus Competencias en Ciencias (TCC), contempla la realización de 30 actividades de aprendizaje, para ser realizadas por las educadoras de párvulos en la sala de clases, acompañadas por un kit de materiales.
Aunque TCC comenzó a ser ejecutado en educación básica y media en 2007, gracias a la articulación con la recientemente creada Subsecretaría de Párvulos, la iniciativa pudo ahora ser adaptada para su aplicación en educación parvularia, siendo alineada con el curriculum de estudios para su implementación, de manera progresiva, en salas de clases de todo el país.
Este año, en el marco de este relanzamiento, los 12 Proyectos Asociativos Regionales de Explora de CONICYT (PAR) ejecutaron talleres TCC, capacitando cada uno a 215 docentes de Educación Párvulos. Permitirá involucrar, aproximadamente, a 3.225 pequeños.
Christian Nicolai, director Ejecutivo de CONICYT, destaca que esta iniciativa llega en un “momento histórico, tanto para el Ministerio de Educación, por la puesta en marcha de la Nueva Educación Pública, como para CONICYT, que celebra su aniversario número 50”.
En efecto, TCC representa un apoyo para el proyecto de Reforma Educacional y mejora en la calidad de la educación que es impulsado por el gobierno de la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet, como lo demuestra la experiencia del Territorio de Anticipación de Barrancas (Pudahuel, Cerro Navia y Lo Prado), que será dada a conocer mañana.
Patricia Ponce, educadora de Párvulos del Colegio Madre Ana Eugenia, de Pudahuel, es uno de estos ejemplos. Realiza la actividad dos veces a la semana y está sorprendida con la actitud que han tenido, especialmente, las alumnas que más les cuesta poner atención. “Por primera vez las veo motivadas en participar de la clase. Se concentran más y hacen preguntas. Los papás también, piden más antecedentes para trabajar los contenidos con sus hijas, en la casa”, explica.
Mario Hamuy, presidente del Consejo de CONICYT, destaca que Tus Competencias en Ciencias, “fortalece el trabajo de las educadoras y educadores con actividades entretenidas de ciencia, los párvulos podrán tener un rol más protagónico en su proceso de aprendizaje, fomentando desde la infancia temprana actitudes como la exploración y la resolución de problemas”, afirma.
Balones de fútbol sala y baloncesto, estacas, conos, escaleras de habilidades, pelotas medicinales y camisetas, fueron los implementos que entregó este jueves la Secretaría del Deporte en la Unidad Educativa Luis Rivadeneira de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, para las Actividades Deportivas Extraescolares.
El acto contó con la presencia del coordinador Zonal 4, Claudio Alcívar Cedeño; la gobernadora de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Mary Verduga; el rector de la Unidad Educativa Luis Rivadeneira, Ángel Espín, entre otras autoridades.
Persistent Gender Inequality in Iraq Calls for Coordinated Efforts in Developing 2nd National Action Plan on Implementing Resolution 1325
Baghdad, Iraq, 3 October 2018 – Gender inequality continues to prevail in Iraq with worrisome signals that it is deepening, requiring intensified efforts and coordination in developing a new action plan on implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325, UN Representative to Iraq Ján Kubiš said today at the high-level consultation meeting on the development of the 2nd National Action Plan. Although he was encouraged to see progress in the protection pillar and dedicated efforts to strengthen the participation pillar in the National Action Plan, the legacy of the conflict with the terrorist Da’esh continues to hamper steps forward and there are other worrying signs of women being targeted.
Mr. Kubiš condemned the recent attacks against women, including the assassination of two women and the sudden death of two others in the past month, all of them active in political and social spheres. Other civil society activists including women are targeted by social media and political threat campaign, among others for their contacts with foreign embassies. This is unacceptable.
“Only once politically and socially active women are protected and safe, Iraq can claim to be making real progress towards women’s equality and empowerment,” he said.
The development of a new NAP with all the diversity and complexity of issues will require continuous coordination and collaboration across sectors, in particular involving civil society, and drawing from the lessons learned from the previous plan, the Special Representative said.
“By making your deliberations open to the society, by publicly broadcasting them you could mobilise even broader support for your objectives,” Mr. Kubiš said.
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq noted with disappointment that political forces that negotiate the formation of the government do so, again without the participation of women. “We all need to ask: “when the political leaders intend to deliver on their pledges to empower women and advance their rights as a part of the democratic entitlement of all Iraqis thus strengthening equal representation and inclusiveness? The time is now. Otherwise, all the exclamations about commitment to equality of women and values of democracy continue to sound hollow.”
Mr. Kubiš outlined UN efforts in support of women empowerment, noting that UNAMI supports women parliamentarians in their quest to establish a cross-political women’s parliamentary caucus. UNAMI will continue to impress on Political Parties who are key to advancing the participation of women in all processes to include women in their leadership structures, urging men advocates to assume a more prominent role, and parliamentarians to consider gender responsive budget in the next budget law to enhance the implementation of the NAP. The UN will also continue to advocate for the establishment of a dedicated institution in the next government structure with budget and authority to coordinate the implementation of the NAP and national frameworks and policies on WPS.
The UN in Iraq will also mobilise support of the broader international community, including through the International Gender Group from among embassies here in Baghdad, Mr. Kubiš concluded.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Ministerio de la Producción evalúa implementar un CITE Forestal y Agropecuario en la región Cajamarca
El ITP realizó durante dos meses un levantamiento de información y halló que existe una masa crítica de mypes y productores forestales y agropecuarios con una demanda potencial significativa, que necesita ser potenciada a través de servicios tecnológicos.
Este CITE será útil para darle valor agregado a los productos más representativos de la región, en particular aquellos de la cadena láctea.
La ministra de la Producción, Rocío Barrios, se reunió esta mañana con el Gobernador Regional, Mesías Guevara, para dialogar sobre temas relacionados al desarrollo productivo de Cajamarca.
En la reunión, Barrios informó que el Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP) realizó durante dos meses un levantamiento de información en la región y halló que existe una masa crítica de mypes y productores que necesita capacitación y asistencia técnica para potenciarlas y acompañarlas en su ingreso al mercado.
“Queremos materializar un plan de trabajo que permita acompañar a Cajamarca en su desarrollo productivo. Es una región muy rica y con potencial, el desafío es intervenir como Estado para darle valor agregado a sus mejores productos, con la intención que puedan generar empleo y se conviertan en un motor de crecimiento”, destacó.
CITE Forestal y Agroindustrial
La titular de PRODUCE sostuvo que se va evaluar la puesta en marcha de un CITE Forestal y Agroindustrial en la región, que en principio funcione como una Unidad Técnica (UT).
Indicó que en las próximas semanas debería iniciarse la intervención a través de la Red de CITE existente, así como el establecimiento de plazos para la posterior implementación del nuevo CITE, con el apoyo del Gobierno Regional de Cajamarca.
“Solicitamos al GORE que nos permitan un lugar habilitado para el local del CITE y su compromiso de apoyar este proyecto”; añadió.
Asimismo, precisó que desde el próximo mes el ITP podría realizar talleres y capacitaciones en la región a través de CITE Cedepas Norte y CITE madera, así como la posibilidad de que mypes cajamarquinas realicen pasantías.
Actividades protocolares
Durante su visita a Cajamarca, la ministra Rocío Barrios participó en la feria Fongal, que promueve la participación de productores de café y cacao con el objetivo de conquistar nuevos mercados a nivel nacional e internacional.
La tradicional feria agropecuaria, agroindustrial, artesanal y turística de Cajamarca, se realiza del 23 al 30 de julio con la intención de mostrar a la población local y a los turistas nacionales y extranjeros, a los mejores expositores y productores de esta región.
De igual manera, estuvo presente en el lanzamiento de la estrategia Cero Papel, a la cual destacó. “En solo seis meses este GORE está dando un salto digital muy importante y los felicito. La transformación digital permite que estemos comunicados y que los ciudadanos accedan a los servicios desde la comodidad de sus hogares”, finalizó.
UPIC elevates the role that faith-affirming individuals can play in building constructive, peaceful relations between the United States and Pakistan by fostering interpersonal connections, breaking harmful stereotypes, and implementing sustainable and empowering programs in both countries.
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A centerpiece of the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme (NAP-Ag) in Thailand is its support to develop a new five-year Strategy on Climate Change in Agriculture (2017-2021). This is spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) and its Office of Agriculture Economics (OAE). The strategy was unveiled after a series of meetings by a Technical Working Group at a three-day workshop held on 23-25 November 2016 in Bangkok, organized by UNDP.
Over 60 participants from each MOAC line department and 10 participants from academia and civil society were briefed by the Office of the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and GIZ on the status of the National Adaption Plan (NAP) and learned how NAP-Ag programme efforts could support a broader NAP process and align with the Sector Plan. The new strategy focuses on improving evidence and data for informing policy choices, building the capacity of farmers and agri-businesses to adapt, promoting low-carbon development and productivity growth in the sector, and building institutional and managerial capacities to cope with climate change impacts.