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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
Cariaco, one of the communities of the District of Pemba which has welcomed IDPs from Quissanga, Macomia and Muidumbe, held a prevention pf COVID-19 session on 11 April, 2020, which culminated with the distribution of 300 dignity kits for women and girls, after a brief session on GBV prevention and available referral mechanisms.
As a standard procedure technicians from the Provincial Directorates of Gender, Children, and Social Affairs and Health and UNFPA , provided the following materials for the volunteers: buckets, soap, water, gloves, masks, disinfectant liquid, Beneficiary Registration Sheets and delivery slips.
With 52,000 inhabitants, Cariaco is the most populous neighbourhood in the City of Pemba, and has received close to 1500 IDPs, about 200 of which are teenagers. The IDPs are integrated into 7 Neighborhood Units.
Prevention and information programs on SRH and Adolescent Friendly Services should continue to be a priority in the neighbourhoods of Pemba, as the reality of the female IDPs is very challenging as they are exposed to vulnerabilities.
Photo: Alex Muianga/UNFPA Mozambique
The UBC campus is dominated by expansive parking lots as cars are prioritized over real estate value.
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Thousands of Nurses Hold National Day of Action Aug. 5 to Save Lives During COVID-19 and Beyond
As firsthand witnesses and actual victims during this COVID-19 crisis of a health care and economic system that prioritizes money over people, registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU) held on Aug. 5 more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.
#ProtectNurses
#SaveLives
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PORTLAND, Ore. - The strength of the Army Reserve is only as strong as the relationships that support the Soldiers within it. The Army Reserve works to improve the resiliency of those relationships with a chaplain-led program called Strong Bonds.
The 88th Regional Support Command conducts more than 20 Strong Bond events a year, the most recent hosted 32 couples in Portland, Ore., April 4-6.
During the event, participants were given tools and information to enhance communication and healthier relationships with a nationally recognized curriculum called Prevention Relationship Enhancement Program, or PREP. Using this curriculum participants are led through video and workbook-supported discussions on various aspects of communication, personalities and problem solving.
This is especially important for Army Reserve couples according to the 88th RSC Deputy Command Chaplain, Lt. Col. Robert Brady.
“Army Reserve families have a much more complex set of circumstances than their civilian counterparts,” said Brady. “They must balance not only their civilian careers and relationships, but also manage and navigate through deployments, battle assemblies, annual training, schools, and various other military obligations which cause interruptions in life.”
“Additionally, Army Reserve families are typically geographically dispersed and don’t have ready access to resources available on active duty installations such as Army Community Services, behavioral health services, and family life chaplain counseling,” said Brady.
Maj. Virginia Emery, chaplain, 88th RSC Strong Bonds Program manager, said this program is open to and applicable to all couples no matter where they are in their relationships.
“This training is for everyone from newlyweds to those celebrating their 30th anniversary,” said Emery. “It’s also great to have couples who have not been together long to see and gain insights from those who have,” said Emery.
Sgt. Maj. Andrea Jusino and Sgt. 1st Class James Jusino, of the 75th Training Division, are a dual military couple who live in Damascus, Ore. Though married for 31 years, they said the Strong Bonds training benefits them directly as well as gives them tools to help others.
“Many of the things taught at Strong Bonds are applicable in all aspects of life,” said Andrea. “We both have our civilian jobs and children, but we are also Soldiers and can share the tools we have been given with all of them.”
“The communication tools very relevant,” said Andrea. “Life happens and the longer you put something off the more it festers and I think that’s why couples get divorced – because they don’t know how to communicate.”
Although the training is led by chaplains, Strong Bonds is not a ministry event said Emery.
“Strong Bonds is a skills-based training event designed to enhance relationships – regardless of theologies or beliefs,” said Emery. “It is run by chaplains, but the training is not coming from a theological standpoint so that it can reach out to all Army Reserve relationships.”
First Lt. Paulo Quijano, of the 334th Chemical Company, and his husband William reside in Seattle and were married last year upon the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." Like many of the other newlywed couples, they decided to attend the training to learn some useful tools and be able to incorporate them in their relationship early on.
“It’s good that you don’t wait till there is a problem,” said Paulo. “A lot of this program is about being able to identify problems and frame them correctly. If I can identify issues and define them before they become a problem, then we can work on it before it turns into a bigger issue.”
Will said he was surprised and happy that it wasn’t just another class that focused on how to incorporate the Army into your life.
“It’s not just about military skills,” said Will, “but teaches and gives tools on how we can grow as a couple – and how we can improve our marriage.”
According to Brady, the Strong Bonds program has a substantial impact on the force because of what it does and also what it prevents.
“Who cares if you have the best Soldier in the world if he is consumed with a disintegrating relationship,” said Brady. “If you don’t care for the foundations of our military it will suffer. Every leader realizes that it doesn’t matter if you have bullets if you don’t have a shooter who is focused and able to do his job.”
Cpl. Michael Greenman, of the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and his wife Eve reside in Oakridge, Ore., and decided to attend the Strong Bonds event after being told about it at their unit.
Michael and Eve have been married for two years, but have known each other for 22 years. Eve said in that time they had developed a very strong friendship and were gratified by the program’s emphasis on that aspect of relationships.
“One thing that it really enforces is friendship,” said Eve. “You have to have that in a relationship otherwise you don’t have all that special stuff. It’s not just about being married, it’s about being friends – that’s what’s important.”
Everyone can benefit from this type training and it is truly worth the investment said Brady.
“Life is busy and we have to prioritize where we spend our time, but sometimes we take for granted the one person who said I will be there through thick and thin,” said Brady. “If you have made a self-chosen commitment and obligation to try and live out your days with someone else - why wouldn’t you want to invest your time into it any time you had the opportunity.”
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Siobahn Young of the University of Deleware talks about prioritizing math content in courses for elementary preservice teachers during a session at the 2017 NCTM Research Conference.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
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your priorities. - Stephen Covey
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
Thousands of Nurses Hold National Day of Action Aug. 5 to Save Lives During COVID-19 and Beyond
As firsthand witnesses and actual victims during this COVID-19 crisis of a health care and economic system that prioritizes money over people, registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU) held on Aug. 5 more than 200 actions inside and outside hospital facilities in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia to demand that our elected leaders, government, and hospital employers take immediate action to save lives.
#ProtectNurses
#SaveLives
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
The Africa Youth Conference 2018- Unleashing the Potential of Youth: Prioritizing investment in Africa Youth within the Post-2015 Agenda- Organized by the UN Family in Kenya (UN Women, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Environment, UNIC Nairobi) and with Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and YMCA Africa Alliance, gathered youth champions from all corners of Africa will gather, from 23 to 25 October 2018, in Nairobi- Kenya, to discuss the challenges of today’s time, including: how to enhance youth access to sustainable livelihoods through social entrepreneurship; youth engagement in governance/political participation leadership and decision making, with a focus on ensuring active participation and decision making by young women; youth action in preventing violence and other harmful practice against young women and girls; and showcasing and documenting youth-led social innovation addressing development challenges facing youth in Africa.
UNESCO brought on board 11 young champions- young engineers, innovators and educators- from 11 countries- Côte D’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda- to engage in conversations and make their voices and their needs heard, for the Africa they want, tackling both the 7 Aspirations of Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Agenda 2030.
In addition, a panel moderated by UNESCO on United Nations Day, 24 October 2018, from 9 to 10.30 am, looked at opportunities and challenges for youth employment, by creating the pathway for success in Youth Led Enterprise and Business in industry, with founders of social business from Egypt, Nigeria and Uganda.
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One of the significant points of the film Home was its focus on interconnectedness of life; emphasizing that the engine of life is linkage and nothing is self-sufficient. However, the film also stressed that humans have disrupted the equilibrium of Earth through our mass consumption of nonrenewable energy sources, such as oil, and our prioritizing of the economy above the environment. The earliest, and perhaps most devastating example of this abuse of the planet is agriculture. When Homo sapiens emerged 200,000 years ago, they were a fairly stationary people, and it was not until 20,000 years later that they began to migrate after consuming all of the natural resources in their area. One could argue that migration and agriculture both act as the catalysts that turned growing food for survival into mass farming for profit. Agriculture, in turn, gave birth to cities and civilizations due to an increase in profit and population. As we have just broken the population marker of 7 billion, it leaves many people wondering what will happen to us when we run out of space. We can’t just migrate like the early Homo sapiens did, because there is simply no more room left on this planet. In one especially unsettling statistic, the narrator shared that mankind only has 10 years to reverse this trade of consumption and exhaustion before we completely destroy any semblance of the equilibrium the Earth once had.
Simply by entering "Boston" and "sustainability" into Google's search bar, I found a link to Sustainability at BU, a student-run environmental awareness group dedicated to lessening BU's carbon footprint and creating doable, green alternatives for students and faculty. Sustainability at BU tackles large problems on campus, such as electricity and water overuse, waste management, food, recycling, and transportation, but also addresses what each of us can do on a smaller, yet equally important scale, such as buying a reusable mug, walking more and driving less, and taking shorter showers. By starting small and making smart changes to our lives, we in turn educate others about "going green", which is the goal of these environmental groups. Home conveys a message of hope, in that countries around the world are signing pledges against overuse of resources, creating national parks, initiating recycling, and pushing for education and global awareness. I chose this photograph of a young boy near a pond at Kew Gardens in London, England to exemplify the message of hope found in the film. By creating nature sanctuaries and parks, we can allow people to not only witness, but also experience the interconnectedness of life on this planet. We have done so much damage to our planet, but through education and awareness, we may be able to enlighten further generations to learn from our mistakes.
Nurses Across Country to Hold National Day of Action July 21 to Demand Patient, Nurse Protections
The pandemic is not over; employers must address serious safety issues, say nurses
Registered nurse members of National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union and professional association of RNs in the country, will hold a national day of action on Wednesday, July 21, to demand that employers address problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and prioritize patient safety and workplace protections.
Tens of thousands of NNU registered nurses are in the process of bargaining contracts that govern safe patient care conditions and their own workplace safety. RNs say it is crucial to win these protections in writing because employers have proven during the pandemic that they will continue to prioritize the bottom line over occupational and public health and safety. To date, more than 400 RNs have died of Covid.
Beneficiaries taking part of a workshop to produce a community action plan, locally driven process to determine and prioritize the village's needs for funding.
The Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations launched the formulation of the joint strategic partnership framework for the next five years.
The Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted the launch of the joint consultation process, which brought together senior government officials, development partners, representatives from the private sector and civil society to identify the broad priority areas for the cooperation between the UN system and the Government. The prospective collaboration framework will be aligned with the national priorities that are articulated in ‘Azerbaijan: Vision 2020’ development concept, which builds on the country’s latest socio-economic achievements and provides a framework for its transition from a traditional economy to a knowledge-based, competitive and diversified economy.
The new strategy will support the agreed international goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda, a new framework for sustainable development, reaffirming the mutual commitment of the Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations to further deepen partnership and continue working in a concerted and effective manner. It will constitute a robust mechanism to foster coherence, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency within the UN system, and will give a significant attention to achieving results, with a focus on strengthening national Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) capacity and deepening the integration of M&E into national development planning process.
On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will further co-lead the process of the preparation of the next partnership strategy until the end of August together with the United Nations and in consultation with all government and international partners. The strategic directions and expected results of the next partnership framework will be validated tentatively by end-September and endorsed by the Government by December 2014.
Girl Scouts learned the importance of how to stress less and laugh more while playing the “Senior Stress Simulator” board game. The game taught Senior girls how to prioritize important items and manage their time.
Danit Gal, Yenching Scholar at Peking University and the chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Outreach Committee, discusses IEEE’s new initiative to ensure that engineers prioritize ethical considerations when developing autonomous systems.
The character and safety of both North and South Campus have been weakened by construction and open spaces designed to prioritize automobiles and service vehicles over pedestrians. Strategically placed structured parking, simplified vehicular circulation, and a restoration of the essential hierarchy of open spaces can enliven and beautify each campus.
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Doug and Mary Stange are passionate about wildlife and implementing conservation practices to prioritize wildlife habitat on their ranch. Photo taken June 17, 2019 at the Crazy Woman Bison Ranch in Carter County, Montana.
Designed and built by the massive Obrez Corporation under contract from the Independent Systems Alliance, the Mako-Class is a fast pursuit cruiser, prioritizing speed and firepower over armour and flexibility. Makos are highly automated, with only a small bridge crew and essential systems' specialists. This reduces cost but also mission capability. Any Mako damaged even slightly needs to find a shipyard or wait for mobile repair platforms to effectuate repairs.
Makos, with a dozen heavy laser cannons and multiple missile silos are equipped with tremendous offensive capacity, supplemented by a small complement of assault bots. These last are very popular with pirates in the Flagian Sector, who are loathe to risk their own skins in boarding actions. As to how pirates came to be equipped with a military-grade vessel, Obrez Corp. also sells to "private entities".
Makos are used to patrol the ISA's borders and police their systems. They are very useful as orbital bombardment platforms. The Rebellion of Planet 3361 (known to locals as Tribune) was brutally crushed by shelling from six Mako boats, later increased to twelve when the ISS Will of Iron was destroyed by a hijacked ground-based planetary defence cannon.
This ship class has seen a lot of action in the frequent clashes between the ISA and the Sol System Union. Their performance against enemy warships was deemed lackluster, and the process to replace them with the Percheron-Class Cruiser was started in 2325.
Iraq officials trained in assessing oil contaminated sites from the ISIL conflict
•UN Environment conducts a five-day training workshop for 26 national experts from Iraq’s ministries of environment and oil.
•Workshop strengthens national capacity to assess and clean-up oil-contaminated sites from the conflict in Iraq.
•Joint team of trained staff to carry out field-survey of oil contaminated sites after which UN Environment will review survey findings and provide guidance on site prioritization process.
Baghdad, 27 September 2018 –In Iraq’s post-conflict period, characterized by extensive destruction of infrastructure and looting - from oil resources to archaeological artefacts - by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), UN Environment conducted a five-day training workshop on oil-contaminated site assessment in Baghdad from 23-27 September 2018.
The workshop trained 26 national experts from the ministries of environment and oil on practical aspects of oil-contaminated site assessment, with a focus on sampling strategies and techniques. At the end of the event, a package comprising portable oil-contamination analysers and sampling tools, as well as personnel protective equipment was handed over to the Environment Ministry to support the assessment campaign.
“I cannot overstate the need to strengthen the capacity of our environmental experts in assessing contaminated sites and oil activities, and to develop pollution monitoring programmes which represents not only a threat to local communities, but whose impacts will also extend for generations to come’” said Dr. Jassim Humadi, Iraq’s Deputy Environment Minister.
“During the past few years, Iraq has undergone a transformative leap in its oil production driven by large investments. This poses a major capacity challenge for environmental staff to monitor and oversee the industry’s performance, assess the current situation and extrapolate future projections.”
As an immediate follow-up to the workshop, a preliminary field-based mapping survey of oil-contaminated sites in the four conflict-affected governorates (Nineveh, Salah El-Deen, Kirkuk and Diyala) will be conducted by a joint team from Iraq’s ministries of environment and oil in October-November 2018. The survey will aim to identify priority sites for cleanup that pose a serious risk to human health and the environment.
UN Environment is guiding this mapping campaign through the provision of assessment protocols and an initial inventory of around 60 oil-contaminated sites, including satellite image maps. UN Environment will also review the survey findings and provide guidance to the site prioritization process and conducting of detailed assessments.
“We commend UN Environment’s contaminated site assessment training programme, which is assisting environmental institutions in Iraq to fulfill their responsibility in achieving environmental security in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development to protect the environment and the public health of citizens,” added Dr. Jassim.
This is the second training course on contaminated site assessment which UN Environment has held in Baghdad this year to support Iraqi institutions address conflict pollution from the ISIL conflict. The training programme is generously supported by Norway’s Oil for Development Programme and conducted in collaboration with Spiez Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection and ALS Global Laboratory in the United Kingdom.
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About UN Environment
UN Environment is the leading global voice on the environment. It provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UN Environment works with governments, the private sector, civil society and with other UN entities and international organizations across the world.
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William F. Bundy, professor and director of the Gravely Naval Warfare Research Group at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), welcomes participants to a Future Surface Combatant workshop held at NWC in Newport, Rhode Island. The three-day workshop is the second of a series and focused on prioritizing research, development, and innovation efforts to create the Navy's future warship. It also served as an opportunity to support the NWC’s missions of supporting combat readiness and defining the future Navy force by gathering surface warfare community stakeholders to identify technologies and capabilities for future U.S. surface combatants. The first workshop of the series was held at NWC Nov. 16, 2015, and focused on translating core Navy missions into operational and functional capabilities to define sensors, payloads, and operations that will be included in the future ship design. The next workshop is scheduled for later this year.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl/Released)
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf answers questions from the press. As the General Assembly convenes for a new legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf today outlined his agenda, in which he continues to prioritize ensuring that Pennsylvania businesses and workers have a path toward recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, building on bipartisan progress by removing barriers to help everyday Pennsylvanians succeed, and demanding accountability through government reform. Harrisburg, PA – January 28, 2021
this may not make sense to anyone else, maybe it does...but it definitely answers some questions i've been asking myself....i need to stop SLACKING!!!
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~ Heritage conservation I – Movement from intensive economic development to an increased focus in preservation of individual historic landmarks. (Done By: Peh Chu Ming)
What does this picture show?
An ancient temple in Singapore’s Central Business District (CBD)
“The imperatives of a rapidly developing economy dictated the planning agenda” – A line from “A Development City State” by Martin Perry, Lily Kong and Brenda Yeoh.
Indeed, during the mid 1970s, urban conservation was not emphasized upon because of the need to prioritize development back then (Note: Singapore was still a developing country back then!) as a means to propel Singapore to first world status. Urban conservation took on a less visible profile in the government’s plans for the city’s development. The hint of a shift in policy only occurred in 1976 when the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) initiated area-wide studies for conservation opportunities.
The first few urban conservation efforts made by Singapore can be observed in this picture – the conservation of individual cultural or historic landmarks. In the mid 1980s, urban conservation efforts grew in numbers as seen in the government’s increasing interest to save buildings of rich historical backgrounds and heritage and also the realization of policies that were specially directed at the preservation of individual landmarks such as the ancient temple shown in the picture. This was seen as a “token concession” to the importance of conserving the city’s ‘roots’.
Extending the scenario depicted in the picture to other areas of the CBD, traces of conservation efforts as such (preservation of INDIVIDUAL historical landmarks and historically significant buildings) can be observed as well. For example, on the North bank of the Singapore River, various architecturally and historically significant buildings such as the Supreme Court, National Museum and Victoria Theatre are preserved because it is believed that such buildings are ‘valuable collections’ of Singapore’s history during the former colonial times. Similar to the conservation of large civic and cultural districts (e.g. stretches of shophouses that have evolved to be involved in the commercial sector – to be discussed in the next picture! - ), such preservation efforts have too established and enhanced the distinctive qualities of the area as a historical hub of the city. The adaptive reuse of such old buildings can be compared to the new use of traditional shophouses as commercial areas. Both cases show how conserved old buildings can be integrated into the modern landscape and more importantly, how they can be used to help the various commercial establishments now by acting as a ‘retail magnet’.
Apart from the various urban conservation efforts, efforts to IMITATE olden day buildings have too become increasingly ubiquitous as well. For example, the architectural façade of the Raffles Place MRT station is specially built to resemble buildings that originated from the former colonial times. So the question now is: why are such efforts made? Firstly, such features that reveal certain distinctive qualities of the city’s history actually help to enhance the special function of the district as the historical hub of the city. It revitalizes the district as a key cultural and retail magnet of the city.
All in all, the government’s focus on urban conservation has indeed shifted from the 1970s to 1980s. This short commentary reflects the first urban conservation efforts taken by the government – the preservation of individual landmarks and buildings. The next commentary will touch on a closely related form of urban conservation – the conservation of larger cultural districts.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: VP of Science & Technology at Pharmavite Dr. Susan Mitmesser speaks onstage during the Women's Wellness Prioritized session at BlogHer 22 Health on May 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BlogHer)
WOW! Our EMS students participated in a simulated large scale disaster drill this past Wednesday, and the results were impressive! They were dispatched to a mock vehicle accident with multiple patients and as a result, a road rage incident with multiple injuries. Volunteers assisted in playing the roles of victims as our students quickly evaluated, prioritized, treated and packaged these victims for transport. Way to go students! #EMS #MockDisaster
My piece, "Empotty" is about how the prioritization of public washrooms is as much about empathy for others as much as it is about the washroom itself. This poem explores how community members can seek refuge in washrooms, and feel as though it is a space of their own when they are outside. It stresses the fact that to urinate/defecate with privacy and respect is a human right, and that public washrooms can have many more uses that we may not realize. "Empotty" speaks to the notion that doing things for the benefit of the community serves us all.
Sanu Maya Bajracharya, 70, clears debris of and in front of her home.
A key post-earthquake response long prioritized by the Government of Nepal was debris collection and management. This effort is particularly crucial in the worst-affected districts where over 90 percent of the buildings have collapsed. In 2013, to help the Government plan for swift clearance of debris after an earthquake, USAID supported the IOM to work with the Government to develop a debris management plan. This plan pre-identified nine sites for rubble disposal in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
In January 2015, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development formally took ownership of the plan, which provides organizational structure and standardized guidelines for the clearance, removal, staging, reduction, recycling, processing, and disposal of post-earthquake debris in an environmentally responsible manner.