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Dec. 31, 2015
#AmbPettit: As we conclude a challenging year, I want to say to each of you, that despite its problems, Moldova has immense potential. Your resources, your human capital, your spirit of creativity and hard work – subtract the problems (which are well-known by all), and Moldova could be a prosperous, democratic, European country in a stunningly short period of time. Don’t let a handful of individuals stand in the way of your success. Hold your leaders accountable to the highest standards – they are, after all, supposed to be serving the citizens of this country. Demand that they act #ForTheMoldovanPeople. The roadmap is clear: get back on track with the EU Association Agreement, stamp out corruption, and address economic vulnerabilities.
The United States will always remain a friend and partner of the Moldovan people, and I wish you, the Moldovan people, a happy, healthy, and prosperous year ahead. As we go into 2016, the year when you will mark 25 years of independence, let’s all focus on how we each can #MakeADifference #ForMoldova. I fully believe that we could see a successful Moldova in the foreseeable future, but this period may be the turning point for your country. Don’t lose the opportunity.
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Acum când încheiem un an dificil, vreau să spun fiecăruia dintre dumneavoastră, că, în ciuda problemelor cu care se confruntă, Republica Moldova are un potențial imens. Resursele dumneavoastră, capitalul uman, spiritul de creativitate și munca asiduă – scad din probleme (care sunt bine cunoscute de toți), iar Moldova ar putea deveni o țară prosperă, democratică și europeană într-o perioadă surprinzător de scurtă. Nu lăsați o mână de persoane să stea în calea succesului dumneavoastră. Țineți conducătorii voștri responsabili la cele mai înalte standarde - la urma urmei, ei ar trebui să fie în serviciul cetățenilor acestei țări. Cereți ca ei să acționeze în interesul poporului Moldovei. Foaia de parcurs este clară: revenirea la Acordul de Asociere cu UE, eradicarea corupției, și abordarea vulnerabilităților economice.
Statele Unite vor rămâne mereu un prieten și un partener al poporului Moldovei, și vă doresc dumneavoastră, poporului Moldovei, un an nou fericit, sănătos și prosper. Acum când intrăm în 2016, anul când veți marca 25 de ani de independență, să ne concentrăm toți asupra faptului cum putem fiecare aduce schimbarea pentru Moldova. Am deplina convingere că putem vedea o Moldovă prosperă în viitorul apropiat, dar această perioadă poate fi un punct de cotitură pentru țara dumneavoastră. Nu ratați oportunitatea.
Thanks to the NPLD volunteers who helped make the Glade Run Recreation Area trash clean-up a success!
Photo by Abby Mattson, Natural Resources SCC Intern.
Lunchtime. On school days, the older children come back to the orphanage for lunch, a break that splits their day into two. The younger children attand school only in the morning or afternoon.
Gisimba Memorial Center
June 29, 2006.
Kigali, Rwanda. Africa.
The cafeteria at Gisimba Memorial Center.
Gisimba Memorial Center
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali in Nyamirambo.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 15, 2006.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Official Statement on Name Change
"Sisters of Rwanda has been in operation in Rwanda for 2.5 years. Our original mission was to “ensure justice, equality and economic opportunities for Rwanda’s most vulnerable women”. Over the years we have learned better how to serve this amazing country and the people that dwell within it. We came here to listen and to learn, and as part of the natural maturation of our organization, we have grown into KEZA. Simply put, KEZA is the result of a 2.5 year pilot project called Sisters of Rwanda. “KEZA is a people-inspired luxury fashion house based in Rwanda. We buy top quality fashion goods from non-profit development organizations, generate income for the poor and help to establish Africa’s position in the luxury fashion industry.”
We still work with the very same 43 women that helped build Sisters of Rwanda. And our vision has only strengthened and become more strategic. Sisters of Rwanda has grown up, and we are proud to present KEZA to the world. Welcome to KEZA, “Where ‘they’ become ‘we’”. "
The sisters keep each other company as one of them prepares the charcoal stove for lunch.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
October 3, 2006.
It might be rainy and miserable, but we're still out there getting the job done! Brian and his team at Quartech kickstarted the site preparation for tree planting later this year on this gorgeous property in Gippsland, Vic.
The farm is home to Emma from Glorious Googies and her 1,200 free-range chooks. And this winter it'll undergo a facelift with 37ha of the property revegetated with nearly 30,000 native trees. Emma said "The area we’ve chosen is steep and rugged – and should never have been cleared in the first place. Working with Greenfleet provides us with a great opportunity to leave a legacy beyond what the two of us and our chooks could ever hope to do."
Find out more about how Glorious Googies is working with Greenfleet to turn these hills into a beautiful native forest: www.greenfleet.com.au/News/TabId/264/artmid/2986/articlei...
#GreenfleetForests #Forestinthemaking
A cadre of dedicated volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day with a day of service and outdoor fun on the Green River and at the Price Canyon Recreation Area. Approximately two dozen volunteers from Carbon County Recreation, Sheri Griffith Outfitting, and Fort Lewis College greeted a sunny morning at Swasey’s Boat Ramp. The group spent the day rafting and hiking as they gathered trash and groomed trails along the Green River river corridor. This scenic stretch of the Green River is well-known to locals and tourists as the final leg of the Desolation and Gray Canyons River adventure. The project wrapped up at the Nefertiti Recreation Area, where the volunteers relaxed and enjoyed an autumn picnic.
Photo by BLM Utah.
Sister Virgini prepares the charcoal stove. Earlier I gave her FR300 to buy the bag of charcoal you see here. 56 cents buys enough charcoal for two days.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
October 9, 2006.
There are thousands of street children in Butare. Everyday they scavenge for food. Some make their home in trash heaps boardering the streets. At night, these children burrow beneath blankets of rotted refuse, heads at odd angles to the highway.
Some of these children are orphans, others come from broken or abusive homes, a sobering fact which can turn street life into near sanctuary.
Butare, Rwanda.
Afrika.
July 8, 2006.
Ajdabiya, Libya. An ICRC delegate and a Libyan Red Crescent volunteer talk to stranded Bangladeshis who had been working for a road cleaning firm before fighting broke out in Libya.
© ICRC / J. Björgvinsson / v-p-ly-e-00046h / www.icrc.org
INDIAN OCEAN (June 14, 2019) - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), right, steams alongside Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55) during a photo exercise. John P. Murtha is currently on its first deployment and part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team and is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operation to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer) 190614-N-MT581-1178
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PEARL HARBOR (July 15, 2021) Engineman 2nd Class Mason Bee, from Akron, Ohio, assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), tightens a bolt on a fuel pump prior to the ship taking on fuel, July 15. John P. Murtha is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
Tate and Beth Mason with daughter Maybelle at Saturday's annual California condor release hosted on the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Tate Mason, Education Coordinator for the Peregrine Fund works at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. The Mason family made the long, multi-day trip to northern Arizona to watch the condors fly free.
Photo by Rachel Carnahan, Public Affairs Officer for the BLM Arizona Strip District.
The 2009 gathering coincided with the Solferino Youth Declaration signed that same year on behalf of all Red Cross Red Crescent young volunteers worldwide. The Youth Declaration was prepared with input from almost 500 young people from 150 countries. They agreed to do more, do better and reach further.
Solferino, Italy. Algerian and Afghani young people proudly parade to the opening ceremony of the 2009 Red Cross Red Crescent youth gathering.
© M. Morgan, American Red Cross / www.icrc.org
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2021) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Michael Standridge, from Norwalk, Iowa, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, directs the approach of a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) attached to ACU 1 toward amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) for recovery during exercise Freedom Banner 2021. Freedom Banner is an annual exercise that involves strategic projection of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) and associated combat forces. This year’s iteration supports Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, which is designed to refine how we synchronize maritime operation across multiple Fleets in support of the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
My friend Egide, 16.
I'm looking for sponsors for the children of Gisimba Memorial Center. Please email me at camera_rwanda@yahoo.com if you are interested. You can also contact www.orphansofrwanda.org
Gisimba Memorial Center.
The water tank.
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali, in Nyamirambo.
Rwanda. Afrika.
July 31, 2006.
Peace sings along with gospels on the transistor as her little sister Diana looks on.
Gisimba Memorial Center
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali in Nyamirambo.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 15, 2006.
SAIPAN (Aug.9, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Mason Hicken, from Parker, Colorado, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, front, lowers a fender between a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) attached ACU 1 and the pier in Saipan during exercise Freedom Banner 2021. Freedom Banner is an annual exercise that involves strategic projection of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) and associated combat forces. This year’s iteration supports Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, which is designed to refine how we synchronize maritime operation across multiple Fleets in support of the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
Named to honour people from Gloucestershire who made a difference, including Martin Heath and Emma Hurrell. Gloucester station 2022-03-04
She's holding a ball fashioned from plastic bags and string--
a homemade toy typical of Afrika.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
Nyamirambo, Kigali. Rwanda. Afrika.
June 27, 2006.
SAN DIEGO (April 25, 2020) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Vilma Rodriguez from San Diego, attached to USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), right, gives nebulizer training during a simulated mass casualty drill in the ship’s medical department. John P. Murtha is currently in its homeport at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2021) Quartermaster 2nd Class Jaric Andaya, from San Diego, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, contacts Tinian Port Operations from aboard a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) carrying vehicles and supplies ashore during exercise Freedom Banner 2021. Freedom Banner is an annual exercise that involves strategic projection of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) and associated combat forces. This year’s iteration supports Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, which is designed to refine how we synchronize maritime operation across multiple Fleets in support of the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
Volunteers clean-up trash along 13 miles of the Salmon River from Shoup Bridge Campground to Morgan Bar Campground.
Photo by BLM Idaho.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
Jill Hockaday, Tara Stephens and Ashley Wruth of Alberta, Canada traveled to the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument for the September 26, 2015 annual condor release in which three California condors were released into the wild.
"It's super exciting to be here on the release day and see another species released into the wild," Ashley Wruth said. Wruth, Hockaday and Stephens were all part of a species reintroduction project for the black footed ferret in Canada so the trio changed their original trip plans and traveled to Arizona to witness the release.
Photo by Rachel Carnahan, Public Affairs Officer for the BLM Arizona Strip District.
Germany. Two young German Red Cross volunteers take a break after a day of training at the Medical Hazmat Unit.
© German Red Cross / www.icrc.org
We spent most of the day playing on the floor with toys and dolls.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Kimironko, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
October 9, 2006.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
September 30, 2006.
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2021) Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transport a simulated casualty as part of flight deck firefighting training, July 13. John P. Murtha is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2021) Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) review a flight plan prior to flight quarters during a routine underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 14. John P. Murtha is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
Gisimba Memorial Center.
The girls' dormitory.
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali, in Nyamirambo.
Rwanda. Afrika.
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2021) Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) repair a rubber pipe with banding, July 10. John P. Murtha is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteers from the Vale area and BLM staff helped to clean up and improve the Owyhee River Corridor. Volunteers covered up graffiti, picked up trash and mounted birdhouses at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area. The Owyhee River area is a heavily used recreation area for everything from water activities like river rafting, fishing visiting hot springs, to camping, hiking and horseback riding.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
Join our RISE circle and United Methodist Women everywhere and Stand in the #UMWRedZone and stop human trafficking! We are just two weeks away from one of the biggest trafficking events of the year. Take this opportunity to educate yourselves and see what you can do to stop this travesty. #stophumantrafficking #umw #risecircle #unitedmethdistwomen #redsandproject #umwrise #makeadifference #endslavery
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
For National Public Lands Day, BLM Colorado worked with the Rocky Mountain Back Country Horsemen at Wilson Creek Trailhead in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office to repair 25 feet of fence, install a horse walk-through and a trailhead sign, and trim oak brush along the trail. Six volunteers came out and worked eight hours.
Photo by Cora Whisenhunt, Royal Gorge Field Office Park Ranger.
National Public Lands Day -Great Sierra River Clean-up event was held near Susanville, California.
A group of 16 volunteers removed trash from a section of the Susan River (Great Sierra River Clean-up) and then trimmed brush and picked up litter along a section of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail which is jointly managed by the BLM and Lassen National Forest
The projects were coordinated by the Lassen County Environmental Education Collaborative, a partnership of the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, the Lassen National Forest, Lassen County Office of Education and the Lassen Land and Trails Trust.
Photo by BLM California.