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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:29:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Africa</category><category>Appalachia</category><category>China</category><category>Tibet</category><category>community health</category><category>documentary</category><category>Ethiopia</category><category>Everest</category><category>Haiti</category><category>Nepal</category><category>Peru</category><category>West Virginia</category><category>children</category><category>conservation</category><category>education</category><category>empowerment</category><category>healthcare</category><category>learning</category><category>peacebuilding</category><category>radio</category><category>research</category><category>voices</category><category>women</category><category>#konbitbiblyotek</category><category>Afghanistan</category><category>Australia</category><category>Awra Amba</category><category>Brexit</category><category>Canada</category><category>Chao Erh-Feng</category><category>Cite Soleil</category><category>England</category><category>George Rupp</category><category>God</category><category>Himalayas</category><category>Liberia</category><category>OpenStreetMap</category><category>Russia</category><category>SEED-SCALE</category><category>Scotland</category><category>Somalia</category><category>Somaliland</category><category>South Africa</category><category>Stereotypes</category><category>Success Mapping</category><category>UNICEF</category><category>WHO</category><category>Waldorf</category><category>Zumra</category><category>assessment</category><category>birds</category><category>coal</category><category>communitarianism</category><category>community</category><category>community resilience</category><category>composting</category><category>conflict resolution</category><category>environment</category><category>experiential education</category><category>feedback</category><category>future generations</category><category>health</category><category>individualism</category><category>masters</category><category>maternity</category><category>mothers</category><category>mothers day</category><category>natural history</category><category>ornithology</category><category>outback</category><category>pedagogy</category><category>pendeba</category><category>personal development</category><category>pollution</category><category>public health</category><category>puddles</category><category>rain</category><category>recycling</category><category>religion</category><category>religious communities</category><category>rural</category><category>schools</category><category>study abroad</category><category>swami</category><category>terrorism</category><category>webinar</category><title>Equity &amp;amp; Empowerment</title><description>Future Generations University Blog: highlighting the interests and successes of all involved in our world-changing program</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>69</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-1082428785302360112</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-04-17T08:22:04.309-07:00</atom:updated><title>How to Equip Yourself to Make the Change You Wish to See</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  10. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;From January 10th-22nd of this year, Professor Daniel C. Taylor guided several participants through&amp;nbsp;a unique learning experience in India.&amp;nbsp;Here, they learned&amp;nbsp;about Gandhi&#39;s powerful, non-violent method of social change and how they could apply it to their own work while visiting sites that played key&amp;nbsp;roles in the Mahatma&#39;s own life and journey to becoming a leader for change.&amp;nbsp;One of the participants in this certificate course, Tonny Muteesasira of Uganda, shares his impressions of the course...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  23. &lt;em style=&quot;font-family: lora, georgia, &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.” –Mahatma Gandhi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  25. &lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Working with Professor Taylor, a renowned scholar and practitioner of social change, we explored Gandhi&#39;s approach for motivating others to come together to affect positive social change and Taylor&#39;s theory of&amp;nbsp;SEED-SCALE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  29. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOMLrxrDaW8LXF8Ed_ipQ_6oR5hX1yl6JAVtku8r-iTSGPoImzs_G-Xam89nCTsOfJaA2-2LjVpmkIRZTyaWSV8QyJlKtmy-dPmavLFzZZmIjd2ZVoMxdwucg0Q1fGBHYjUzqtCh5h7M/s1600/India+blog+5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;240&quot; data-original-width=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOMLrxrDaW8LXF8Ed_ipQ_6oR5hX1yl6JAVtku8r-iTSGPoImzs_G-Xam89nCTsOfJaA2-2LjVpmkIRZTyaWSV8QyJlKtmy-dPmavLFzZZmIjd2ZVoMxdwucg0Q1fGBHYjUzqtCh5h7M/s1600/India+blog+5.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  30. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Learning on the front porch of Gandhi&#39;s Sevagram Ashram&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  32. &lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;From this study tour to India, I came to an understanding that, if we take action and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;embrace equal values among ourselves in the community, the idea of “Ahimsa,” explained by Gandhiji as calling for equality and respect of life, would mean a lot for the generations to come and all stakeholders in any given community. In his push for self-rule, he developed this concept of Swaraj, where he urged all Indian, Muslims and Hindus alike, to take action as one people. This was necessary if they were to achieve the idea of self-rule as a country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  33. &lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The concept of Satyagraha was pivotal to designate a determined but nonviolent&amp;nbsp;resistance to evil. Taking action does not mean getting violent and the idea of Satyagraha can easily apply in our development work that we do every day. At one point, Gandhi quoted, “An eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind.” This was true then and even now because if we are to respect life and encourage equality on the basis that we all have equal values, we have to embrace the concept of Satyagraha that calls for non-violence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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  35. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The grounds of the Sevagram Ashram, where Gandhi went to rest and teach.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  39. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwiujQk4Lw1fKweq4I2-rP38VtfsTdie_dTngyMjTLo7-kqDamf1OHCP4UWpE-uHq3zzA2AUbNFedoaML-0_LLiYDUfCKT-TIsvtx8W_BvLHH9TdRoUNagu-4_Xvau52kIXB0nKkjbzE/s1600/India+blog+4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwiujQk4Lw1fKweq4I2-rP38VtfsTdie_dTngyMjTLo7-kqDamf1OHCP4UWpE-uHq3zzA2AUbNFedoaML-0_LLiYDUfCKT-TIsvtx8W_BvLHH9TdRoUNagu-4_Xvau52kIXB0nKkjbzE/s200/India+blog+4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  40. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Spinners at ashram making khadi,&lt;br /&gt;
  41. a homespun fabric that became&lt;br /&gt;
  42. symbolic of India&#39;s freedom&lt;br /&gt;
  43. movement.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  45. &lt;br /&gt;One of the key takeaways is truth (Satya). To Gandhi, “Nothing is or exists in reality except&amp;nbsp;Truth.” Truth&amp;nbsp;is a core principle in all that we practice and is the only way to gain respect among all stakeholders in communities.&amp;nbsp;Truth is an energizing force that can ignite action.&amp;nbsp;Strong leadership is influenced by practicing truth. As we work with communities/cooperatives in truth, we must actively listen to their concerns, find out their aspirations&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;their common intentions, respects, and most importantly, build from it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If practitioners/development experts&amp;nbsp;build from truth and successes rather than impose their views on the local population, then projects become successful and grow to scale. Working in truth requires participatory&amp;nbsp;evidence&amp;nbsp;in which the community works collaboratively to gather evidence, build consensus and make informed decisions about actions. Beyond that, it requires gathering evidence as the project moves forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  46. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdPxvlTL5mquHuzHT0wIvf1o6ajUMgykTKI9Y8nCzmk4MV_RhLMeHycDp2LQ_mD127eAAfy9gJWavqWEWIlj9B6ur5x5TNU-zllDgWbkCca2rfgKCJ-JK9zXOMFCC6Yv4ll7Qo_v0j-8/s1600/India+blog+2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;240&quot; data-original-width=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdPxvlTL5mquHuzHT0wIvf1o6ajUMgykTKI9Y8nCzmk4MV_RhLMeHycDp2LQ_mD127eAAfy9gJWavqWEWIlj9B6ur5x5TNU-zllDgWbkCca2rfgKCJ-JK9zXOMFCC6Yv4ll7Qo_v0j-8/s1600/India+blog+2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  47. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The site of Gandhi&#39;s cremation&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  49. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We explored the importance of communication within communities, since communities involve groups that have something in common and always intend to act together. As development experts try to push agendas through, they have to focus on identifying something that people share in common and drive them to act together for a common goal. Therefore, to be able to build on the successes of the community, all development experts have to be able to answer questions such as:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  53. Participants discussing how the events&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  55. of the past are still affecting the present on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  57. the steps of the Jama Masjid&lt;/div&gt;
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  60. &lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  62. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  63. &lt;/div&gt;
  64. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  65. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What is the message they are trying to carry and to whom are these messages are being addressed?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Has the message being carried been understood?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Has the message connected to action?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;How can the message get delivered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  66. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;
  67. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  68. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;
  69. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;As for any development practitioner, the focus on the respect of the values of the communities enhances projects’ performances. Community values like culture, communication, health, religious, and political values have to be respected so as to cultivate a sense of community and belonging.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was so impressed with all these wonderful messages to take back to my organization. At Africa Development Promise, we continuously evolve and practice truth. We work closely with the women&#39;s cooperatives building on what they already know and supporting their actions to be able to achieve economic independence. &amp;nbsp;If we decided not to take action, there would be minimal/no women empowerment in the areas we have reached in the rural district of Wakiso, Uganda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  70. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  71. &lt;/div&gt;
  72. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  73. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;
  74. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;We always need to scratch the itching issues and not perform on dictated moves by governments or donors. There we will be able to put a strong and positive hand to contribute to the sustainable development goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  75. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  77. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  78. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm7_n9U3oc2w92UkYbxoVjJlmDq1Ubgj3tGSo-XNDK45tmARRP13hpENKjWu6Sve5W6bUOzz95Wsk8nrtC5YLy1GtFWpQZA0VJZfa4du9tsgIthIGc9f7aYw70Z05gRZJqkmrjDrXZew/s1600/India+blog+1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm7_n9U3oc2w92UkYbxoVjJlmDq1Ubgj3tGSo-XNDK45tmARRP13hpENKjWu6Sve5W6bUOzz95Wsk8nrtC5YLy1GtFWpQZA0VJZfa4du9tsgIthIGc9f7aYw70Z05gRZJqkmrjDrXZew/s320/India+blog+1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  80. &lt;div style=&quot;color: grey; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;
  81. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;lora&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;For more on Tonny’s work, visit Africa Development Promise’s webpage at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.africadevelopmentpromise.org/staff.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #00add8;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.africadevelopmentpromise.org/staff.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  86. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2018/04/how-to-equip-yourself-to-make-change.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FQdqx_6VmQ-G6g7_ZY8WLWb8lqQoZRiKvPLJrB6gUaSqhTGZeDWyzYvvexbq65mnGT4hzxtD10xN9T17P_uoDkZuPkj-hI06FLe2LPa3Ixov5L4XPCQql-Ecn7_YJ47Jriq6fCZAStM/s72-c/Arches.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-5871412071676844352</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-03-11T08:44:58.976-07:00</atom:updated><title>Greetings from the Western Hemisphere Alumni!</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  87. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Did you know that upon graduating, every &lt;a href=&quot;http://future.edu/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;Future Generations University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; alumni joins a &lt;a href=&quot;http://future.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;global network&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of social change practitioners from around the world? Within Future Generations Center for Research and Practice, alumni belong to 3 regions (Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere), and are each represented on the Board of Trustees by one of their own.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  88. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  89. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  90. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  91. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This week, the alumni representative for the Western Hemisphere, Ellen Romm Lampert, gives us an introduction to some of its diverse members and their work!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  92. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  93. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;__________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  94. &lt;br /&gt;
  95. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  96. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Hi! My name is Ellen Romm Lampert, and I am presently the
  97. Future Generations representative for the wonderful and diverse Western
  98. Hemisphere Alumni.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  99. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  100. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD21SaU8cKwnvBWnW-i3UsnRTwU9CBp35aVBeUFIH-qOa3_rl7ZmC6WxYZbowRzOj4u2WRlmZv5h06K8YubXI-3qq5PPC1LQuPEC7aHUJOFLqx4iUkbPztCUyVXFGSZIiynZVpcFPCGU/s1600/blog1.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;885&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD21SaU8cKwnvBWnW-i3UsnRTwU9CBp35aVBeUFIH-qOa3_rl7ZmC6WxYZbowRzOj4u2WRlmZv5h06K8YubXI-3qq5PPC1LQuPEC7aHUJOFLqx4iUkbPztCUyVXFGSZIiynZVpcFPCGU/s320/blog1.png&quot; width=&quot;314&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  101. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  102. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Although the Western Hemisphere Alumni group has the
  103. smallest number of members, we have by far the largest geographical area. Just
  104. look at a map! Western Hemisphere Alumni hail from North America, the
  105. Caribbean, Central America and South America, including Canada, the U.S.,
  106. Nicaragua, Haiti, Guyana, Peru, and Bolivia. We speak English, Spanish, French, and
  107. quite a few localized languages, as well. This blog introduces a few of our
  108. very dynamic female alumni. A future post will introduce some of our male
  109. alumni.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  110. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  111. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;__________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  112. &lt;br /&gt;
  113. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  114. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;Meet Yamini Bala&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  115. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  116. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4wWIrv7ocbBFeabwl13BW1-N3LqS4n4ssR16y1WX239DIa_cHcnUmBcNAk1lGYZ3r4g3G6fg6uVzuxUzEfIQhFKhsAQvK-yT1XtNPAwaaHgYEtv4Tgw_46V_mCh4zvbD6Y4LD_2CMKQ/s1600/blog+4.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4wWIrv7ocbBFeabwl13BW1-N3LqS4n4ssR16y1WX239DIa_cHcnUmBcNAk1lGYZ3r4g3G6fg6uVzuxUzEfIQhFKhsAQvK-yT1XtNPAwaaHgYEtv4Tgw_46V_mCh4zvbD6Y4LD_2CMKQ/s320/blog+4.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  117. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yamina in &quot;Big Red,&quot; pictured right, with all of her new friends!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  118. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  119. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  120. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Yamini is originally from Upstate New
  121. York. At present she lives in Chicago and works as the administrator for three
  122. Montessori pre-schools, while considering what to do next. Yamini completed the
  123. Future Generations Masters degree in Applied Community Change in 2007,
  124. graduating in Bhutan. For a brief period she ran her own very innovative high
  125. school in Chicago, and then, in October of 2014…Yamini joined the University of
  126. Alaska Fairbanks research team on the Velvet Ice Expedition, to do fieldwork on
  127. the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet). Yamini became part of the team through
  128. PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Collaborating), a program which takes
  129. teachers and places them with scientists in real, multi-week research projects
  130. in the polar regions. The concentration for Yamini’s team was to focus on the
  131. microstructures that comprise ice crystals in the WAIS, putting down
  132. instruments in the bore hill. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Yamini’s additional
  133. tasks were to produce a K-12 curriculum in relation to the team’s research and to
  134. write blog posts documenting the trip.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  135. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  136. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In December 2014, Yamini’s team met up at the Antarctic Center in Christchurch, New Zealand, where they were issued ECW (Extreme Cold
  137. Weather) gear that included a 20- lb. “Big Red,” the Canada Goose Expedition
  138. Parka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  139. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  140. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjikUUx1INuIisNoxxVS3Wq-U98Bgb1Oe82Uzb1la3lyV3wGekdmdFXCmOklhJAmShMAQwjyZSx78n1eHrKFKTR6XaZdk7pMD7rUrLisxszp-c1-3AxnIldDZrhjj0eDi7pyQaWM5Jis/s1600/blog+3.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjikUUx1INuIisNoxxVS3Wq-U98Bgb1Oe82Uzb1la3lyV3wGekdmdFXCmOklhJAmShMAQwjyZSx78n1eHrKFKTR6XaZdk7pMD7rUrLisxszp-c1-3AxnIldDZrhjj0eDi7pyQaWM5Jis/s400/blog+3.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  141. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  142. The team flying from Christchurh to McMurdo Sound.&lt;/div&gt;
  143. &lt;div&gt;
  144. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  145. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  146. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  147. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  148. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;To read more about Yamina and the team&#39;s adventures, visit the following links:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  149. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  150. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures&quot;&gt;https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures&lt;/a&gt;.
  151. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  152. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  153. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.polartrec.com/resources/event/yamini-bala-and-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures-expedition-webinar-2&quot;&gt;https://www.polartrec.com/resources/event/yamini-bala-and-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures-expedition-webinar-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  154. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  155. &lt;/div&gt;
  156. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  157. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/goog_575668983&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyIKWTMnwI&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyIKWTMnwI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  158. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  159. &lt;/div&gt;
  160. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  161. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures/journals/2014-12-06&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-microstructures/journals/2014-12-06&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  162. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  163. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJccgyvjmnjd8AsncPHHAnscXFvf1co2wayjGe0dzMGaqqZPtaIXfDh24djYyRfzzZ-OJ14uky5hcFSvX6l7Na0doMMkD6AJ9bNBxba07i9fOY3GwgjlhRS0_n_6zrRni6GeVm49Aq7OA/s1600/blog+5.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;800&quot; data-original-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJccgyvjmnjd8AsncPHHAnscXFvf1co2wayjGe0dzMGaqqZPtaIXfDh24djYyRfzzZ-OJ14uky5hcFSvX6l7Na0doMMkD6AJ9bNBxba07i9fOY3GwgjlhRS0_n_6zrRni6GeVm49Aq7OA/s320/blog+5.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  164. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  165. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You can find a more traditional chronicle of the team’s two-month
  166. stay in Antarctica on Facebook, at&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/VelvetIceExpedition/&quot;&gt;Velvet Ice Expedition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Yamini herself does not
  167. have a Facebook page, but you can find her on Twitter &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;@frozenyamini&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  168. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  169. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;__________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  170. &lt;br /&gt;
  171. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  172. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;Meet Mavis Joan Windsor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  173. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  174. &lt;/div&gt;
  175. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  176. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  177. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxEW_XyzFzOkpuTlSlxuLlYIVPxO8v8rLoc2nX5uu3rSmJ0j6FzMuRf4cpXZdUn3AT9pIVJMv9ynKMG5a9ZCt9iwrl50G5LBCbYNFVD8CtsyDSPTc4LMv-jwdTH38pEmXv2cPPza0sDA/s1600/blog+1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;960&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxEW_XyzFzOkpuTlSlxuLlYIVPxO8v8rLoc2nX5uu3rSmJ0j6FzMuRf4cpXZdUn3AT9pIVJMv9ynKMG5a9ZCt9iwrl50G5LBCbYNFVD8CtsyDSPTc4LMv-jwdTH38pEmXv2cPPza0sDA/s320/blog+1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  178. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  179. Mavis harvesting seaweed. The Heiltsuk are&lt;/div&gt;
  180. &lt;div&gt;
  181. traditionally a seafaring people; from April to&lt;/div&gt;
  182. &lt;div&gt;
  183. late May, tribal members sail out to pick seaweed.&lt;/div&gt;
  184. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  185. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  186. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  187. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  188. &lt;/span&gt;Mavis lives in Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada, on an island north
  189. of Vancouver and south of Alaska. Mavis is a member of the Heiltsuk First
  190. Nation. &lt;span style=&quot;background: white; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Heiltsuk People have inhabited the central coast of
  191. British Columbia for 14,000 years. Today 1200 tribal members live on the
  192. Heiltsuk reserve and 900 live off reserve. Mavis is the head social worker for
  193. her tribe, and in this capacity has instituted summer camps for young people to
  194. learn about and preserve traditional tribal skills and language. Talk to Mavis,
  195. and she can tell you all about Heiltsuk festivals, traditional foods, medicine
  196. and dress. Listening to Mavis talk about her traditional tribal culture is an
  197. education. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  198. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  199. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  200. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  201. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Mavis completed her Masters degree in Applied Community Change and
  202. Conservation in 2007, graduating in Bhutan. Some of you may be acquainted with
  203. two additional members of Mavis’ family. Kelly Brown (class of 2005) is Mavis’
  204. brother-in-law, and Lori Mason is her niece.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  205. &lt;br /&gt;
  206. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  207. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRvIUPS2A1_T9dVNHpzAxnv-k5kv2aYFO_G4fJZzpvEQGcpZMGYPWyH2egIACJzQfvQ8SvUTcUOxnskfCTzgrmCHAgRVLNTa-lnjgvW1ZF8Po-BLP629wDKoQ1MyXDzZuTHbekG3UlgQ/s1600/blog+4.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;453&quot; data-original-width=&quot;604&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRvIUPS2A1_T9dVNHpzAxnv-k5kv2aYFO_G4fJZzpvEQGcpZMGYPWyH2egIACJzQfvQ8SvUTcUOxnskfCTzgrmCHAgRVLNTa-lnjgvW1ZF8Po-BLP629wDKoQ1MyXDzZuTHbekG3UlgQ/s200/blog+4.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nqD6NI1UiD-u6dfCAjheVLN1kjg71OcXdaksXEOr3jsCeSXK3vsoX6brHkS7ArYqxpAzKZ9LG4xlmNh2J2k9RGnbnb4rD6pA1dMmwiudnL-DaYCubQRjLTrIjuuf1lkCQZ4yA-gDFd0/s1600/blog+3.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nqD6NI1UiD-u6dfCAjheVLN1kjg71OcXdaksXEOr3jsCeSXK3vsoX6brHkS7ArYqxpAzKZ9LG4xlmNh2J2k9RGnbnb4rD6pA1dMmwiudnL-DaYCubQRjLTrIjuuf1lkCQZ4yA-gDFd0/s200/blog+3.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  209. Traditional tribal journey from Bella Bella to Cowichan, and teaching the youth to preserve their traditions.&lt;/div&gt;
  210. &lt;div&gt;
  211. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  212. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  213. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN996INPgt5Fd3WG6_1SNKIsfYRpml9Y6n0M42dLBAzLgUq53CRwCyfxcBA3rgm2Sv9DttLHsSMDVZdL4Pet7DZpq-rA2f6sYPsVwhTuyMD8OYLZrMUG_yY43Wy2DZbMBM8YgovBnNjU/s1600/blog+2.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1060&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;211&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN996INPgt5Fd3WG6_1SNKIsfYRpml9Y6n0M42dLBAzLgUq53CRwCyfxcBA3rgm2Sv9DttLHsSMDVZdL4Pet7DZpq-rA2f6sYPsVwhTuyMD8OYLZrMUG_yY43Wy2DZbMBM8YgovBnNjU/s320/blog+2.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  214. &lt;div&gt;
  215. Mavis in traditional tribal dress.&lt;/div&gt;
  216. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  217. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  218. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  219. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nqD6NI1UiD-u6dfCAjheVLN1kjg71OcXdaksXEOr3jsCeSXK3vsoX6brHkS7ArYqxpAzKZ9LG4xlmNh2J2k9RGnbnb4rD6pA1dMmwiudnL-DaYCubQRjLTrIjuuf1lkCQZ4yA-gDFd0/s1600/blog+3.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  220. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You can find Mavis on Facebook, at Mavis J. Windsor. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  221. &lt;br /&gt;
  222. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  223. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  224. __________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  225. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  226. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-ingiUpDBJ2Niej4-HaxazSxMjZ5IiKxyzYa-bp8jBPnBb5GejCHgGYCCkqmgK-_MpOAlfhiL14Zt_2fZLrzZFphkEZs8uoYbqJQCpPY2qB_uKdh8l3egMTYq1cgHvujwQ0zoXeKqkg/s1600/blog1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;Meet Ellen Romm Lampert&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  227. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  228. &lt;/div&gt;
  229. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  230. &lt;/div&gt;
  231. &lt;br /&gt;
  232. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  233. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfXb7iWO1YbJg-6r_wHZyqhIuirkUwaHhuEmt4c4GIFPxvRinVbyULPiwB1_fCTF1J-vU-ETzuwyrHVsXdKwX6ZVYj3bps3ai6apjYu7Q9w_KNGTrP3nx0SxrZStsOqwLaIvjOiNrOuM/s1600/Capture.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;687&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1353&quot; height=&quot;162&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfXb7iWO1YbJg-6r_wHZyqhIuirkUwaHhuEmt4c4GIFPxvRinVbyULPiwB1_fCTF1J-vU-ETzuwyrHVsXdKwX6ZVYj3bps3ai6apjYu7Q9w_KNGTrP3nx0SxrZStsOqwLaIvjOiNrOuM/s320/Capture.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  234. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  235. Ellen and the Taos Pueblo near where she&lt;/div&gt;
  236. &lt;div&gt;
  237. lives in New Mexico.&lt;/div&gt;
  238. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  239. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  240. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  241. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  242. &lt;/span&gt;It is entirely possible that I am the oldest alum of Future Generations.
  243. The past 69 years have been action-packed. At present I live in Santa Fe, New
  244. Mexico. A lot of people, Americans included, have no idea that New Mexico is in
  245. the geographical center of the U.S.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The
  246. nation of Mexico is about a four-hour drive away from my home. We have a lot of
  247. bi-national families in our geography and, as these people often say, “We never
  248. crossed the border, it crossed us!” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  249. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  250. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I completed my Master&#39;s degree in Applied
  251. Community Change and Conservation in the class of 2007, graduating in Bhutan.
  252. My thesis was on the border problems we currently experience on the New Mexico
  253. / Mexico border. As a state in the U.S., New Mexico is an anomaly. In addition
  254. to our two official languages – English and Spanish – our election ballots
  255. include four indigenous languages. Until recently I was a consultant to the
  256. U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the
  257. largest official professional exchange program run by the U.S. government. My
  258. job was to make appointments for special guests of the U.S. government and
  259. escort them to meet their counterparts in New Mexico, and then write up the
  260. summaries of their visits. These visits were generally of 5 days duration.
  261. During my years with the IVLP, I was in charge of groups from Asia, Africa, and
  262. Central and South America. The groups consisted of anywhere from two to twenty
  263. guests who were invited on a tour of 4 – 5 cities. Every few months I visited
  264. the agencies in Washington D.C. responsible for the overall tours for these
  265. guests, to assess the agenda requirements for each visit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  266. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  267. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  268. &lt;/div&gt;
  269. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;
  270. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  271. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;Like many Americans, I have lived a transient life.
  272. Originally, I am from Hollywood, California and I attended university in Mexico
  273. City, and lived in Japan and worked in West Africa and South America. Returning
  274. to Los Angeles in the 1980s, I worked as a California Arts Council
  275. Artist-in-Social Institutions - working in the juvenile prison system, running
  276. a wall murals project. After leaving Los Angeles definitively, I spent 16 years
  277. in Germany, where I was initially a professor of visual arts at the University
  278. of Cologne, and then foreign languages editor at Ballett International, and
  279. finally the CEO of a company I built in the foreign-languages sector. In 2000 I
  280. returned to the U.S., wondered where I should live, and landed in Santa Fe.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  281. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  282. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1qfi1Hv5wItAlQxHTlhNxQgwOL0kcSAcbvAfX272ea_b5fXHxEd6Yamla3_Pw1J3rkFfgFc8TjcYZ2JatGFK3jGiQWLRM71ISSdxy6OHY2dXwZ6xBTYNX1SWU64h7MLQSOhcOiKpG7k/s1600/blog+3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1009&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1qfi1Hv5wItAlQxHTlhNxQgwOL0kcSAcbvAfX272ea_b5fXHxEd6Yamla3_Pw1J3rkFfgFc8TjcYZ2JatGFK3jGiQWLRM71ISSdxy6OHY2dXwZ6xBTYNX1SWU64h7MLQSOhcOiKpG7k/s400/blog+3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  283. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Work from when Ellen was living in Abidjan in 1981.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  284. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  285. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  286. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  287. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  288. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwH8f55_CkooxXaxjvuMmUnwWQa0PIrHsrt_A5EFdBSF9jCyq8jjwTSpoYx-mbgqiuRVu9an3Q3w-sQBPvaBRleEbT-7smJVOkoU22O_uie3rKdFVSVuz8dnQEGIu4kDbHfFrBy_HU1Wo/s1600/blog+9.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;585&quot; data-original-width=&quot;936&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwH8f55_CkooxXaxjvuMmUnwWQa0PIrHsrt_A5EFdBSF9jCyq8jjwTSpoYx-mbgqiuRVu9an3Q3w-sQBPvaBRleEbT-7smJVOkoU22O_uie3rKdFVSVuz8dnQEGIu4kDbHfFrBy_HU1Wo/s400/blog+9.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  289. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  290. Ellen&#39;s prison students in California, 1987.&lt;/div&gt;
  291. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  293. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  294. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  295. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  296. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  297. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E5JAuCpeckKcIgSgX5hMnKSprxYqljafy3Ve9dheoz1hvuegSOaj1UUUmDvni1rndQSr-xxrZ_Q9M57P8PPjeu5n-QJ1w-KMaQjPtPdcHqjiE2MGUao9GuqgnjdX9EEC4rOFlSVaqbg/s1600/blog+5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;700&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1028&quot; height=&quot;271&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E5JAuCpeckKcIgSgX5hMnKSprxYqljafy3Ve9dheoz1hvuegSOaj1UUUmDvni1rndQSr-xxrZ_Q9M57P8PPjeu5n-QJ1w-KMaQjPtPdcHqjiE2MGUao9GuqgnjdX9EEC4rOFlSVaqbg/s400/blog+5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  298. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  299. In 1990 in Hanover, Germany, Ellen (bottom right) worked with this&lt;/div&gt;
  300. &lt;div&gt;
  301. group of high school students to create a mural at a train station.&lt;/div&gt;
  302. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  303. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  304. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  305. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6iGPnIJDAfjVC5_Bx0Sdyv13Rxvrq10IDEy0q8aGLnZrceScH3OHAse47Q04gpr-NVjnyeEMmsCQE-b4drDnn0i_1schSuyZVrUNZjufempsCNniLwcNDqCyW9vrvXxAoxe8c1PoQ58/s1600/blog+6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  306. &lt;br /&gt;
  307. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  308. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEB_2_iCiw_oCumEcF3ox7Zg3zIVua_9tCmfykAAJx1KgKVXr99NehPkcaw7buXfFVuFp8p7iPzmCB02oGvKlkG1SnNqp71XfK13HzwEmg1xkyVefmyXie2SlMGFeriiOsh75WfmUJnU/s1600/Capture.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;558&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;138&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEB_2_iCiw_oCumEcF3ox7Zg3zIVua_9tCmfykAAJx1KgKVXr99NehPkcaw7buXfFVuFp8p7iPzmCB02oGvKlkG1SnNqp71XfK13HzwEmg1xkyVefmyXie2SlMGFeriiOsh75WfmUJnU/s400/Capture.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  309. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  310. Ellen on the day the Berlin Wall came down-- she had been lecturing&lt;/div&gt;
  311. &lt;div&gt;
  312. nearby, so she and her daughter made a trip to watch.&lt;/div&gt;
  313. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  315. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  316. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;So what do I do now, here in Santa Fe, with a degree in
  317. Applied Community Change and Conservation? I run &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/slowfoodsantafe/&quot;&gt;Slow Food Santa Fe&lt;/a&gt;. We are
  318. members of the international &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.slowfood.com/&quot;&gt;Slow Food&lt;/a&gt; organization, headquartered in Italy.
  319. The overall mission of Slow Food is, “Good, Clean and Fair.” Our specific mission
  320. in Santa Fe is food literacy, that is to say, education about accessible
  321. nutrition and localized consumption. My state, New Mexico, is the poorest state
  322. in the U.S. and New Mexico is an agrarian state, with a normal rainfall of only
  323. 7 inches per year. With such a restricted water supply, our farmers are very
  324. adept at what is called “dry farming,” but they do not produce enough crop to
  325. make New Mexico food sovereign. Food and water security, and chronic hunger,
  326. are big and constant topics in New Mexico. We do have a complete system of
  327. organic farmers’ market, supported by the state government. That is a start.
  328. And we have a great crew of people who work on maintaining the watershed. The
  329. autonomous indigenous nations in New Mexico (there are 19 of them) have begun
  330. to make themselves food sovereign. It is perhaps easier in that context,
  331. because these indigenous nations are so tiny.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  332. &lt;/span&gt;My group is involved in disseminating information and fomenting
  333. discussion about the best way to access and maintain optimal nutrition.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  334. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  335. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;You can find me on Facebook at Ellen Romm Lampert.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  336. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  337. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;You can find Slow Food Santa Fe on Facebook at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/slowfoodsantafe/&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/slowfoodsantafe/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  338. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  339. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;You can find Slow Food International at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slowfood.com/&quot;&gt;www.slowfood.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  340. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  341. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;You can find Slow Food USA at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slowfoodusa.org/&quot;&gt;www.slowfoodusa.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  342. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  343. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; __________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  344. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  345. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;helvetica&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Many thanks to Ellen for putting together this week&#39;s entry and for sharing even more of the Future Generations Family with us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  346. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  347. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  348. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2018/03/greetings-from-western-hemisphere-alumni.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD21SaU8cKwnvBWnW-i3UsnRTwU9CBp35aVBeUFIH-qOa3_rl7ZmC6WxYZbowRzOj4u2WRlmZv5h06K8YubXI-3qq5PPC1LQuPEC7aHUJOFLqx4iUkbPztCUyVXFGSZIiynZVpcFPCGU/s72-c/blog1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-6147057207078416911</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-02-27T16:49:52.439-08:00</atom:updated><title>Participatory Research and Plant Breeding in Honduras: Improving Livelihoods, Transforming Gender Relations</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Did you know that &lt;a href=&quot;http://future.edu/&quot;&gt;Future Generations University&lt;/a&gt; regularly hosts live research seminars with development professionals of all backgrounds from around the world?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  349. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  350. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Check out the recording of February&#39;s seminar below on participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras, and learn how its being used to improve&amp;nbsp;livelihoods while transforming gender roles!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  351. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  352. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/futuregenerationsuniversity/&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; to keep posted on the dates of upcoming seminars and for information on how to join in!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  353. &lt;br /&gt;
  354. &lt;br /&gt;
  355. &lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGHAttVB-Rc&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  356. &lt;br /&gt;
  357. &lt;br /&gt;
  358. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This seminar is presented by Dr. Sally Humphries,&amp;nbsp;Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph in&amp;nbsp;Ontario.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  359. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;_____________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  360. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  361. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  362. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVk5XQNCc3kqI2mAKvCW2puyhIFTYQQDUgGwSrA5wdbPtZjqlAcn8uFc_8DogkJGSNFwQI7HJQy1DvioHrhThgTbwjNHH_m__tTaAgcBcwy9qudFKsY30Hp-W1v-P0RJwyP8USzRRMO0/s1600/Sally.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;158&quot; data-original-width=&quot;119&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVk5XQNCc3kqI2mAKvCW2puyhIFTYQQDUgGwSrA5wdbPtZjqlAcn8uFc_8DogkJGSNFwQI7HJQy1DvioHrhThgTbwjNHH_m__tTaAgcBcwy9qudFKsY30Hp-W1v-P0RJwyP8USzRRMO0/s320/Sally.jpg&quot; width=&quot;241&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  363. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 70.8pt;&quot;&gt;
  364. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Sally was director of the international development studies program at Guelph for 12 years.&amp;nbsp; She has worked with Honduran researchers for 25 years to support a program in farmer participatory research. The Honduran NGO Foundation for Participatory Research with Honduran Farmers (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;FIPAH)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;, emerged out of this work and is today a well-respected organization, both locally and regionally.&amp;nbsp; Sally worked for the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) between 1991-94 and helped to adapt one of the methodological approaches developed in CIAT, known as the CIAL methodology, to conditions in Honduras, where it is widely, and successfully, used today.&amp;nbsp; FIPAH, Sally, and her students, have published a variety of articles/chapters/reports on this experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  365. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2018/02/participatory-research-and-plant.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/IGHAttVB-Rc/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2950893643223452882</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-01-07T14:35:56.361-08:00</atom:updated><title>Alumni Update: Anthony Kadoma</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  366. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;This week, we hear from Anthony Kadoma, a Future Generations University alumnus working in Uganda. Anthony began his MA journey in 2012 with a focus in Peacebuilding. Throughout, he maintained continuous engagement with his existing community work in Kyenjojo district, in western Uganda. Anthony says that learning with and from the community was crucial during his studies, as it was where he put into practice what he was learning. Read on to learn more about Anthony&#39;s work and experience!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  367. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  368. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  369. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-linespan: 3; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-height-rule: exactly;&quot;&gt;
  370. &lt;table align=&quot;left&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;
  371. &lt;tbody&gt;
  372. &lt;tr&gt;
  373.  &lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 62.05pt; margin: 0px; page-break-after: avoid; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  374. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  375. &lt;/td&gt;
  376. &lt;/tr&gt;
  377. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  378. &lt;/div&gt;
  379. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In 2014, Anthony implemented a project on developing guidelines for disseminating practicum
  380. findings at the community level. During this project, practicum findings on the topic
  381. “&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Adapting Poverty Reduction Strategies at
  382. Individual, Household and Community Level: Practicum Research Conducted in
  383. Nyamanga Parish, Bufunjo Sub-county in Kyenjojo district, Western Uganda&lt;/i&gt;” were
  384. presented to the community members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  385. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  386. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  387. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  388. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZsN1xVw-7C4hFqrkJioMPVHNjJ5NP4-mBCiBphKoverulNb8zt0IKdBJSRk9D5EoPxWpuPC7kQxxnmoEaaGdWkaqepcBfpNadceKtRiniUlVy-FlxAjClw7lBmr4ROHgAswRHg8eVds/s1600/AnthonyBlog6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;683&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZsN1xVw-7C4hFqrkJioMPVHNjJ5NP4-mBCiBphKoverulNb8zt0IKdBJSRk9D5EoPxWpuPC7kQxxnmoEaaGdWkaqepcBfpNadceKtRiniUlVy-FlxAjClw7lBmr4ROHgAswRHg8eVds/s400/AnthonyBlog6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  389. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Listening attentively to issues raised by local community members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  390. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  391. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;
  392.  
  393.  
  394. &lt;br /&gt;
  395. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-linespan: 3; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-height-rule: exactly;&quot;&gt;
  396. &lt;table align=&quot;left&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;
  397. &lt;tbody&gt;
  398. &lt;tr&gt;
  399.  &lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 62.05pt; margin: 0px; page-break-after: avoid; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  400. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  401. &lt;/td&gt;
  402. &lt;/tr&gt;
  403. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  404. &lt;/div&gt;
  405. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In
  406. 2016, a project on the introduction of SEED-SCALE to community health workers to
  407. facilitate community development was implemented. In this project, over 40 community
  408. health workers as well as local leaders and politicians were purposively identified
  409. and trained to facilitate SEED-SCALE processes in their respective communities.
  410. This was a major project that brought on board so many community members in the
  411. district as more and more people got to hear of and learn about the concept of SEED-SCALE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  412. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  413. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ-MAIFYTfHcMlKVrvdGbGkjOdsOOisU-MbJzrh4a9k0KsyiZGkQjMu0Q-j36z51RMOSz4VDSjZlQakAYJ_xIdiJctdY5skA_pD8ntfUits47oStEjqgy2yC-zMhuUIINzfRnsR6Nrq8/s1600/AnthonyBlog5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ-MAIFYTfHcMlKVrvdGbGkjOdsOOisU-MbJzrh4a9k0KsyiZGkQjMu0Q-j36z51RMOSz4VDSjZlQakAYJ_xIdiJctdY5skA_pD8ntfUits47oStEjqgy2yC-zMhuUIINzfRnsR6Nrq8/s400/AnthonyBlog5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  414. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  415. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A cross-section of community health workers and sub-county officials who attended a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  416. &lt;div&gt;
  417. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;training on Seed-Scale in Bufunjo, sub-county in October 2016.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  418. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  419. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  420. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  421. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  422. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  423. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;As
  424. a result of the above project, the following results were achieved:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  425. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  426. &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;square&quot;&gt;
  427. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Over 1,575 people were reached
  428.     with training and knowledge on SEED-SCALE and how it operates. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  429. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Group formation and
  430.     strengthening in the target communities where over 15 new groups were
  431.     formed. Old groups have been re-energized and got more committed to work
  432.     together as a team to realize their set objectives.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  433. &lt;/ul&gt;
  434. &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;square&quot;&gt;
  435. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;More group members are taking
  436.     act&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;ion together, this has led to increased use of their human energy in activities
  437.     like local road repairs, construction of kitchens, dry racks, fish pond construction,
  438.     and starting savings groups.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  439. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The sub-county leadership is
  440.     actively involved and assists community members in advancing their
  441.     perceived agenda.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  442. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;There is empowerment strengthening especially
  443.     among the people who are members of the groups through their active
  444.     engagements in community related activities.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  445. &lt;/ul&gt;
  446. &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;square&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  447. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-linespan: 3; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-height-rule: exactly;&quot;&gt;
  448. &lt;table align=&quot;left&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot;&gt;
  449. &lt;tbody&gt;
  450. &lt;tr&gt;
  451.  &lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 62.05pt; margin: 0px; page-break-after: avoid; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  452. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  453. &lt;/td&gt;
  454. &lt;/tr&gt;
  455. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  456. &lt;/div&gt;
  457. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The
  458. latest effort to promote and engage community members in the process of
  459. development is under a project called &quot;Documenting the Process of Community
  460. Change in Kandama village Bufunjo Sub-county, Kyenjojo district western Uganda&quot;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  461. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;This
  462. process of documenting community change is useful in understanding how change
  463. happens at the local level. For this change to happen as stated in the
  464. SEED-SCALE principles. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  465. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  466. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  467. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  468. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  469. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  470. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLNYHg2iK1HhSGEHBrNCrA8_-Ld2fd8d_DtjNmmmqn_3S1zpW3M7d9xBypr3OeGxSf4bRRmzMJW7ZifSdZPSc9dimiMcchMLLAmfVpeN_As0RGVkt5vm5z3RTME0OQoWG-ezQszFnpoA/s1600/AnthonyBlog4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;961&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;192&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLNYHg2iK1HhSGEHBrNCrA8_-Ld2fd8d_DtjNmmmqn_3S1zpW3M7d9xBypr3OeGxSf4bRRmzMJW7ZifSdZPSc9dimiMcchMLLAmfVpeN_As0RGVkt5vm5z3RTME0OQoWG-ezQszFnpoA/s320/AnthonyBlog4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  471. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Rwenjaza Yahura Yehoza (Savings and Loans) association members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  472. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  473. &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The process of community change:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  474. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  475. &lt;ol start=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;
  476. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As
  477.     stated in Just and Lasting Change (2016), each community is unique and
  478.     therefore, community change is a gradual process and is difficult to
  479.     notice it if it happens in communities where there is some development
  480.     already. However, for one which is still developing of which Kandama is one
  481.     of them any change that occur it is easily noticeable. For instance, when
  482.     a home puts up a drying rack, pit latrines, eating three meals, balanced
  483.     diet among others.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  484. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The
  485.     guiding principle in this process of change is the rising quality of life.
  486.     This happens when homes are shifting from small huts which are grass
  487.     thatched to iron roofed, and then to semi-permanent houses, increasing
  488.     number of school going children and ensuring that they stay and complete
  489.     basic levels. For our case in Uganda that is primary seven. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Also, working towards increasing personal
  490.     and household income. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  491. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Effort
  492.     were made in the initial stages of my engagement with the communities to
  493.     ensure that people are mobilized and are able to identify and work towards
  494.     achieving their felt needs, gather voice and demand for quality service
  495.     delivery from the duty bearers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  496. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Then,
  497.     people start to coalesce around issues that affect them as a group and
  498.     community. A case in point are groups of savings and loans, farmers groups
  499.     and service provision. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  500. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The
  501.     selected coordinating committee members have continued to engage the
  502.     community members in their own development.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  503. &lt;/ol&gt;
  504. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  505. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  506. &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Efforts undertaken so far to support
  507. community development and how I have used SEED-SCALE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  508. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  509. &lt;ol start=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;
  510. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Kandama
  511.     village is one of the villages in Bufunjo sub-county where I have worked
  512.     previously. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;My entry point to this
  513.     community was through the Community Health Worker who was identified and
  514.     trained alongside others to facilitate community development using the
  515.     seed-scale approach. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  516. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The
  517.     process started with the training of the village ‘influential person’ the
  518.     Community Health Workers. This training did not only introduce the concept
  519.     of seed-scale to the community but also to the community leaders such the
  520.     village chairperson, the parish chiefs who are by the laws of Uganda
  521.     supposed to spearhead the development process at that level.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  522. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In
  523.     an effort to strengthen community development and change &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Local
  524.     Coordinating Committees&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; were selected to work alongside the
  525.     community health worker and the community members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  526. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;I
  527.     have personally visited and trained the formed groups in the community
  528.     comprising of both men and women. These groups are considered as the
  529.     engine for community change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  530. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Conducted
  531.     household visits to build capacity of the community members to
  532.     continuously monitor themselves in my absence for sustained progress to be
  533.     achieved. Some are to act as role models to energize the rest of the
  534.     community members. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  535. &lt;/ol&gt;
  536. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  537. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  538. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  539. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou8G6S1pXn5qZaetaQZRisiNN4qoDmidFoxav98Ug0be-yNGANQf4HM6ZAXEQCe-eiPtrDyELlRf-2OqggylB8vREELFGEIOdLz3pt3pGVylReHYpwhvIENm8rGMqWxe6CwWJu7ms6xw/s1600/AnthonyBlog3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;299&quot; data-original-width=&quot;448&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou8G6S1pXn5qZaetaQZRisiNN4qoDmidFoxav98Ug0be-yNGANQf4HM6ZAXEQCe-eiPtrDyELlRf-2OqggylB8vREELFGEIOdLz3pt3pGVylReHYpwhvIENm8rGMqWxe6CwWJu7ms6xw/s400/AnthonyBlog3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  540. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Future Generations University Alumni visiting one of the households in Kandama villages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  541. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  542. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  543. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  544. &lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;
  545. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Community
  546.     members have woken up and are more conscious of their surroundings. They
  547.     have started questioning &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;why they are the way they are&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
  548.     as expressed by the community health worker “&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Our people are now sharp and they can ask very important questions
  549.     especially to politicians and government workers. They no longer want to
  550.     be deceived like it was in the past&lt;/i&gt;”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  551. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Since
  552.     seed-scale promotes the use of human energy, group formation has been a
  553.     key activity and highly encouraged among the community members. “&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;I’ve observed that community members
  554.     can better monitor the activities of their fellow community members because
  555.     they live with them and they are able to see most of the things that they
  556.     do everyday”&lt;/i&gt;. This juxtaposed with external monitors it works better
  557.     and is sustainable.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  558. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Three
  559.     way partnership as emphasized in seed-scale is already taking place in Kandama
  560.     community. This is because the alumni is a change and external agent, trained
  561.     the local political leadership to work with the community members as well
  562.     as working with community groups. Over time, the external agent and the
  563.     political leadership role is slowly withdrawing and the community
  564.     leadership is taking root through the selected local coordinating
  565.     committee which is now mandated to spearhead any other activities
  566.     alongside community members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  567. &lt;/ol&gt;
  568. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  569. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP1_1wCw6Hw-jcQngzsPTvnduSDMd2SrqzHfUPDGuT-gRC1eHt5hhFhAzkV2_PxAjyQlQRj-CFIEfTkU3s0mcRymX_ePW2TEWGreO5JacqOdhBFdRRc7Jwaq3fS4YaaO8tKnmsC9WMBM/s1600/AnthonyBlog2.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;362&quot; data-original-width=&quot;623&quot; height=&quot;231&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP1_1wCw6Hw-jcQngzsPTvnduSDMd2SrqzHfUPDGuT-gRC1eHt5hhFhAzkV2_PxAjyQlQRj-CFIEfTkU3s0mcRymX_ePW2TEWGreO5JacqOdhBFdRRc7Jwaq3fS4YaaO8tKnmsC9WMBM/s400/AnthonyBlog2.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  570. &lt;br /&gt;
  571. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  572. &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Impact of the work done
  573. so far &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  574. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  575. &lt;ol start=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;
  576. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Several
  577.     groups have been formed and continue to be formed to discuss challenges
  578.     and opportunities that the communities are presented with. Because of good
  579.     organisation, some communities have become role models as others come to
  580.     learn from them. “&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;I have had people
  581.     coming to this community and appreciate what is happening as everyone is
  582.     now focused at doing things that can improve their living standards&lt;/i&gt;”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  583. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As
  584.     people started meeting and discussing issues that affect them they even
  585.     started suggesting possible solutions. This started the process of holism
  586.     where most aspects of life were advancing. For example, when groups were
  587.     made mostly with women, they got registered and accessed government
  588.     support&lt;a href=&quot;file:///C:/Users/Megan/Desktop/Anthony%20blog.doc#_ftn1&quot; name=&quot;_ftnref1&quot; style=&quot;mso-footnote-id: ftn1;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  589.     say of improved seed varieties. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  590. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;There
  591.     is noted increase in enthusiasm to use human energy “&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;In the last two years I have seen a lot of changes in our
  592.     community as people started being organized into group&lt;/i&gt;”. People used
  593.     to complain that they have been neglected by those in power but now are
  594.     appreciating the fact that themselves can do something to change their
  595.     ways of living. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  596. &lt;li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;There
  597.     is establishment of local leadership in form of coordinating committees which
  598.     is not only voluntary but also annually held.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  599. &lt;/ol&gt;
  600. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  601. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-linespan: 3; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: dropcap-dropped; mso-height-rule: exactly;&quot;&gt;
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  603. &lt;tbody&gt;
  604. &lt;tr&gt;
  605.  &lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 62.05pt; margin: 0px; page-break-after: avoid; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  606. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  607. &lt;/td&gt;
  608. &lt;/tr&gt;
  609. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  610. &lt;/div&gt;
  611. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Finally
  612. the question that remains is how to promote positive growth in your community,
  613. identifying the local resources and success for scaling up, how to keep people
  614. motivated to take local action for sustained development.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  615. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  616. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;file:///C:/Users/Megan/Desktop/Anthony%20blog.doc#_ftnref1&quot; name=&quot;_ftn1&quot; style=&quot;mso-footnote-id: ftn1;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; Government programs such as NAADS and Operation Wealth Creation do target community groups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  617. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  618. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  619. &lt;div&gt;
  620. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  621. &lt;div&gt;
  622. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  623. &lt;br /&gt;
  624. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 115%; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  625. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgru1pPUR4J0SSdUPpHWZfabOIHkE6o3Pv1rDJq1_yjGoQWeM1yqwQwZ5M_QlBDNZOOR3XcqHofMkWMrYQ18-VVQkUWBmD33e1NxBMZBvgVsv3-D8gRzchYEXsCANw7YUaq6PaF55o8IVU/s1600/AnthonyBlog.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;278&quot; data-original-width=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgru1pPUR4J0SSdUPpHWZfabOIHkE6o3Pv1rDJq1_yjGoQWeM1yqwQwZ5M_QlBDNZOOR3XcqHofMkWMrYQ18-VVQkUWBmD33e1NxBMZBvgVsv3-D8gRzchYEXsCANw7YUaq6PaF55o8IVU/s1600/AnthonyBlog.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Anthony Kadoma is a
  626. Social Change and Community Development Specialist with a Masters of Arts
  627. Degree in Applied Community Change and Peacebuilding (October 2013) from Future
  628. Generations University WV USA and a Bachelors Degree of Adult and
  629. Community Education (2006) from Makerere University Kampala Uganda. Anthony has
  630. since 2007 had consistent work experience in areas of consultancy and community
  631. engagements primarily focusing on how to improve peoples’ livelihoods through
  632. devising ways and means on how they can work collectively as individuals,
  633. households and communities. His career objective is to contribute to the body
  634. of knowledge where innovation, creativity and growth are given room to flourish
  635. in a global community using the SEED-SCALE development approach that puts
  636. emphasis on the use and development of human energy which is a universal
  637. resource to all mankind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  638. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element: footnote-list;&quot;&gt;
  639. &lt;hr align=&quot;left&quot; size=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;33%&quot; /&gt;
  640. &lt;div id=&quot;ftn1&quot; style=&quot;mso-element: footnote;&quot;&gt;
  641. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 13px;&quot;&gt;
  642. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  643. &lt;/div&gt;
  644. &lt;/div&gt;
  645. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2018/01/alumni-update-anthony-kadoma.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZsN1xVw-7C4hFqrkJioMPVHNjJ5NP4-mBCiBphKoverulNb8zt0IKdBJSRk9D5EoPxWpuPC7kQxxnmoEaaGdWkaqepcBfpNadceKtRiniUlVy-FlxAjClw7lBmr4ROHgAswRHg8eVds/s72-c/AnthonyBlog6.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-3962300671942752818</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-12-24T16:01:05.313-08:00</atom:updated><title>Holiday Greeting from the President of Future Generations University</title><description>&lt;br /&gt;
  646. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  647. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1wUJR8ZTy9DmIX9zmL_Zd7KSbAQyRqBhlQu4yy_FckkJiAjShL2112uiJ2OnkCUVOoezZ3osqVFCmcm31UYckSlfezTAr7u6lqCxnc_y9EIpOPBsFQd0C_W-gzWBzUZOCigdtNPyvuc/s1600/Instagram+Post.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1wUJR8ZTy9DmIX9zmL_Zd7KSbAQyRqBhlQu4yy_FckkJiAjShL2112uiJ2OnkCUVOoezZ3osqVFCmcm31UYckSlfezTAr7u6lqCxnc_y9EIpOPBsFQd0C_W-gzWBzUZOCigdtNPyvuc/s320/Instagram+Post.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  648. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  649. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Dear
  650. Future Generations Family, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  651. &lt;br /&gt;
  652. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  653. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;As 2017 comes to an end, we take
  654. pause to think about all for which we are grateful. We also look to 2018 and
  655. what we hope the new year may bring for our organization and for the world. In both
  656. cases, the continued friendship of our supporters is a large part of the
  657. answer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  658. &lt;br /&gt;
  659. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  660. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;As a
  661. world-circling organization, you, our Future Generations family, is what
  662. sustains us and knits us together. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;We’ve
  663. thrived over the past year because of your support. Our global team grows with
  664. the great work of so many.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  665. &lt;br /&gt;
  666. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  667. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;We look forward to another year
  668. of this partnership as we all draw inspiration from those working around the
  669. world to bring peace and sustainability in those places most in need. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  670. &lt;br /&gt;
  671. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  672. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Future
  673. Generations thanks all who have helped grow a universe of learning for the
  674. greater good, and wishes you a joyous holiday season and a new year filled with
  675. peace and happiness. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  676. &lt;br /&gt;
  677. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  678. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Happy
  679. Holidays!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  680. &lt;br /&gt;
  681. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  682. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Dan’l &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  683. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/12/holiday-greeting-from-president-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1wUJR8ZTy9DmIX9zmL_Zd7KSbAQyRqBhlQu4yy_FckkJiAjShL2112uiJ2OnkCUVOoezZ3osqVFCmcm31UYckSlfezTAr7u6lqCxnc_y9EIpOPBsFQd0C_W-gzWBzUZOCigdtNPyvuc/s72-c/Instagram+Post.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-8449260593672902946</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-12-04T13:15:55.592-08:00</atom:updated><title>Meet Kelli Fleming: Future Generations University&#39;s new Assistant Professor and Director of Learning Management!</title><description>
  684.  
  685. &lt;br /&gt;
  686. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  687. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpG8XCqOyyEva39QBqw4lK-QRWSkabOA9zeOklGaOGPfRFK7l27xcrLfPq0VlB7jMAvAhvAs_ATFzOOshftKdKNpsPis2NtTQduA__MuOEk8h5dnmQCJkT_XGUdziPoXMjJuWG_ADV3Q/s1600/kelly-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1149&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpG8XCqOyyEva39QBqw4lK-QRWSkabOA9zeOklGaOGPfRFK7l27xcrLfPq0VlB7jMAvAhvAs_ATFzOOshftKdKNpsPis2NtTQduA__MuOEk8h5dnmQCJkT_XGUdziPoXMjJuWG_ADV3Q/s320/kelly-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;228&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  688. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px;&quot;&gt;
  689. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  690. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px 48px;&quot;&gt;
  691. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpG8XCqOyyEva39QBqw4lK-QRWSkabOA9zeOklGaOGPfRFK7l27xcrLfPq0VlB7jMAvAhvAs_ATFzOOshftKdKNpsPis2NtTQduA__MuOEk8h5dnmQCJkT_XGUdziPoXMjJuWG_ADV3Q/s1600/kelly-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Having grown up in Surkhet, Nepal, Kelli has long been aware of Future Generations from its work there. She went on to pursue a Master&#39;s in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University and has held a number of different roles in higher education throughout the years with her latest being in the online distance learning world. She has focused on the pedagogical approach to this unique field, finding the best ways to teach online in an interactive and engaging manner with her global audience in mind.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  692. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px 48px;&quot;&gt;
  693. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For the last 7 years, Kelli lived in New Zealand (as shown in her beautiful photos accompanying this entry) with her husband and their two young boys. There, she took on tailoring the online learning experience to fit mid-career global professionals for a program run by the University of Otago at its medical school in Wellington. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  695. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTryCalTqTzCBtPBKU6ABajWg5gCVLqS7kvlw9u73gR0CfBGF-FDvw7RCEV3m9-eHYgyV8bb9H1_A4BRoc_V_V6fLkgCN6UU_SWEHU3ELN4tf9lerXp3ldVU77giLSGVE3FplK4YH3G4s/s1600/Kelli2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;480&quot; data-original-width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTryCalTqTzCBtPBKU6ABajWg5gCVLqS7kvlw9u73gR0CfBGF-FDvw7RCEV3m9-eHYgyV8bb9H1_A4BRoc_V_V6fLkgCN6UU_SWEHU3ELN4tf9lerXp3ldVU77giLSGVE3FplK4YH3G4s/s320/Kelli2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  697. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;She worked with the aviation medicine program, which was fully online and taught the principles of the subject to general practitioners all over the world. Once a year, the program &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;hosted week-long site visits to learn best practices from major airlines. The emphasis on building learning around these face-to-face interactions shares a purpose very similar to that of Future Generations residentials.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  699. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kelli notes that although the content of her past program is very different from the Future Generations Master’s program, there are many similarities upon which she’s excited to build. Her experience with a fully online program fits very well with Future Generations move to make residentials optional, and she is already very familiar with the learning platforms used here (Moodle and Zoom).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  701. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  703. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoxwc7wd10T9Ypoh5xRaw6qTiDUQ7sc-Zhbhu8XeUx0Eb5fuWHyuePgfaRmIDf3Ao-U5gJ33D9l_u8wQ7WHdiflSEdku1I7ndIuIP6O5QMbjTh9Rb8-KB8ZBJz8gMZU3_O8ZaEfbzTzg/s1600/Kelli3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;405&quot; data-original-width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;223&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoxwc7wd10T9Ypoh5xRaw6qTiDUQ7sc-Zhbhu8XeUx0Eb5fuWHyuePgfaRmIDf3Ao-U5gJ33D9l_u8wQ7WHdiflSEdku1I7ndIuIP6O5QMbjTh9Rb8-KB8ZBJz8gMZU3_O8ZaEfbzTzg/s400/Kelli3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  704. &lt;br /&gt;
  705. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px 48px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  706. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;“I knew nothing about aviation medicine,” Kelli says, “but a lot about teaching online isn’t necessarily in the content. Much of what makes it a fruitful platform is the scaffold around which you build the learning. And that&#39;s what I&#39;m here to help facilitate for Future Generations.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  710. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Kelli and her family moved back to the United States in the summer to be closer to their larger families and currently reside in Blacksburg, VA. On what appealed to her about seeking to join Future Generations, Kelli says, &quot;I&#39;ve always lived sort of an international life, so I was excited about being able to live in Blacksburg while remaining involved in the global education world. I also really like the idea of a dedicated non-profit that&#39;s doing some big things from a small place in the U.S. for other small places around the world. I&#39;m looking forward to working with others focused on global community.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  712. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Bringing her background work to play in the Future Generations context, Kelli will be leading project management and tech support for our learning management systems, as well as working with staff on the assessment front to develop innovative learning activities to showcase in students&#39; e-portfolios.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  714. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cDrzvpX7lk2dxNBA9NFgk3DvX6XYRyqzhKhsI6p4EEdj1Upw0cdRBl4WG2PegQn_hqX2gyYEkbXWu8tlFshIBkol0_JkAwKL0wg4yjLh-Yb3nsCd7Q2ISg4HODUXhmoXljn9YXG2tPI/s1600/Kelli1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cDrzvpX7lk2dxNBA9NFgk3DvX6XYRyqzhKhsI6p4EEdj1Upw0cdRBl4WG2PegQn_hqX2gyYEkbXWu8tlFshIBkol0_JkAwKL0wg4yjLh-Yb3nsCd7Q2ISg4HODUXhmoXljn9YXG2tPI/s320/Kelli1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The removal of mandatory residentials, Kelli notes, changes where the teaching energy goes. She will help maximize online activities so that they remain inviting for students. It’s important in a blended platform like ours that someone be in place to keep that energy going. Some keys to this will be in the development of new teaching artifacts, implementation of effective online simulations, and by keeping up the engagement in online forums. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  716. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  718. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;With online learning, there is an ever-present challenge to create a learning community that keeps students involved through methods other than traditional classroom setting. However in many ways, Kelli likes to think online learning can be made to be even more advantageous than classroom learning. It leads the way to innovation and opens the opportunity to learn from others around the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  722. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG9VsKrPODQstYXRJbq01_mcU1K4BSA97nohqxUPu29AQCk7M1jiNARaBRfRSRcbW24ZhkhY7nA6oxh3tuf0d1apt3aSVe8cZPqGvpN_ke0bkC3S2rl_ZkHO8-FDrzcZ80E25zuQ6Tw8/s1600/Kelli5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;350&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;86&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG9VsKrPODQstYXRJbq01_mcU1K4BSA97nohqxUPu29AQCk7M1jiNARaBRfRSRcbW24ZhkhY7nA6oxh3tuf0d1apt3aSVe8cZPqGvpN_ke0bkC3S2rl_ZkHO8-FDrzcZ80E25zuQ6Tw8/s400/Kelli5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  724. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  726. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;One of the things our new Learning Management Director finds the most rewarding is supporting students that already have very busy, full lives and helping them to work their ongoing education into their life balance. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  728. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  730. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;Kelli looks forward to laying a foundation with the upcoming Class 2019 that will lead to the best student experience possible and to tailoring a learning platform that doesn’t make students feel as though they’re being held back by the technology, but rather guided forward by it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  734. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Future Generations is very excited to be taking this step forward with Kelli leading the charge-- please join us in extending her the warmest of welcomes!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  735. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/12/meet-kelli-fleming-future-generations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpG8XCqOyyEva39QBqw4lK-QRWSkabOA9zeOklGaOGPfRFK7l27xcrLfPq0VlB7jMAvAhvAs_ATFzOOshftKdKNpsPis2NtTQduA__MuOEk8h5dnmQCJkT_XGUdziPoXMjJuWG_ADV3Q/s72-c/kelly-2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-6938417210199458944</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-11-19T08:34:08.902-08:00</atom:updated><title>Practicing Conflict Management &amp; More in Africa</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  738. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  739. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  740. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;This week on the blog, Future Generations alumnus J&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;onathan Tim Nshing shares with us some of the impressive work he&#39;s completed, as well as details a particular project he and another graduate undertook after winning an alumni collaboration grant from the Global Network...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  742. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  744. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  745. &lt;h4 style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  746. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;
  747. Jonathan&#39;s Background with Future Generations:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  749. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  750. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  751. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  752. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z5NWKHSNAiEztAEqX0grE6GfNLp9oX86VbiO7gydLmWPwoNleDrYNsQdeqTCK9GmhSCBofoFp8-TYISwK21Pic9Sx38eU7BbPNP28zPGCE4pAdbNrhQUV7GLjlpJ2T9E-C_083VTHAM/s1600/jonathanblog.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;647&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1192&quot; height=&quot;173&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z5NWKHSNAiEztAEqX0grE6GfNLp9oX86VbiO7gydLmWPwoNleDrYNsQdeqTCK9GmhSCBofoFp8-TYISwK21Pic9Sx38eU7BbPNP28zPGCE4pAdbNrhQUV7GLjlpJ2T9E-C_083VTHAM/s320/jonathanblog.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  753. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Jonathan&#39;s Master&#39;s Practicum Thesis&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  754. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  755. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Recently, I carried out a project with the support of
  756. Future Generations University called Promotion of Peace Awareness Among
  757. Youths in Cameroon. More information on this work can be found on the Facebook page of the Cameroon
  758. Youth Partnership (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com-cameroon-youth-partnership/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com-cameroon-youth-partnership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;). This project was
  759. funded by the Davis Projects for Peace, USA and was carried out in 2015.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  760. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z5NWKHSNAiEztAEqX0grE6GfNLp9oX86VbiO7gydLmWPwoNleDrYNsQdeqTCK9GmhSCBofoFp8-TYISwK21Pic9Sx38eU7BbPNP28zPGCE4pAdbNrhQUV7GLjlpJ2T9E-C_083VTHAM/s1600/jonathanblog.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  761. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  762. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Last
  763. year 2016, I and another alumnus, Uchenna Rowland, implemented a similar project entitled: &quot;&lt;i&gt;Documenting
  764. and Analyzing Traditional Conflict Management Techniques in Africa. Case Study:
  765. Nigeria and Cameroon,&lt;/i&gt;&quot; which was funded by an Alumni Frant awarded annually by Future Generations
  766. Global Network. This project valorized African traditional methods and institutions of
  767. conflict management. We also came up with a procedural manual on traditional conflict
  768. management techniques in Africa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  769. &lt;br /&gt;
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  772. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSm0uq6l4Gw8AgCTii6bE-pLwmsnMMWJklJrhnaF__FgPDsS4qvt5uuU-vpgJ7x2GNhqFzEk1rCZkZDAltDJpJZT3TSY4eG-lyBNQDXJecS9V_JFEjhWiK1HGN2DD68kf1vEm3amo8ic/s1600/jonathanblog2.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;194&quot; data-original-width=&quot;212&quot; height=&quot;182&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSm0uq6l4Gw8AgCTii6bE-pLwmsnMMWJklJrhnaF__FgPDsS4qvt5uuU-vpgJ7x2GNhqFzEk1rCZkZDAltDJpJZT3TSY4eG-lyBNQDXJecS9V_JFEjhWiK1HGN2DD68kf1vEm3amo8ic/s200/jonathanblog2.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  773. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  774. &lt;b&gt;Nexus Fund&lt;/b&gt; builds &amp;amp; strengthens local&lt;/div&gt;
  775. &lt;div&gt;
  776. communities to help prevent mass attrocities&lt;/div&gt;
  777. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  779. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I completed another related project in March of 2017, entitled “&lt;i&gt;Deconstructing the
  780. Terrorist Narrative among Young People in Cameroon&lt;/i&gt;,&quot; funded by the Nexus Fund,
  781. USA. We came out of it with findings indicative of the process of radicalization of
  782. young people in Cameroon and produced the working document “Youth
  783. De-Radicalization Compendium.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  784. &lt;br /&gt;
  785. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  786. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;At the moment,&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;we are implementing another
  787. project funded by the Future Generations Global Network on the provision of two
  788. hand pumps to the Garyea Community in Liberia and the extension of the Nboung
  789. Water Network in Nboung-Nkwen, Bamenda.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  795. &lt;h4 style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  796. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;
  797. Liberia:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  798. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  799. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  800. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Garyea Town is part
  801. of the Yelequelleh District, Gbartala, Bong County. It has been in existence
  802. as a community for more than fifty years. The community has 11 households with
  803. a population of 1350 persons. Of that number, 37% are females. The town has
  804. seven satellite villages with a population of 300 persons. Garyea geographical
  805. position has remain a challenge for the community for many years. It is located
  806. on a mountain of rocks making it difficult for the people to access water for
  807. survival. In fact like other communities where water are found in creeks and
  808. streams and serve as point for drinking, Garyea source of water comes from the
  809. rocks on the mountains which for many reasons are insufficient, dirty, and
  810. difficult to get. As the community seeks new source of water for drinking, so
  811. are they exposed to many water borne diseases.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  812. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  813. &lt;br /&gt;
  814. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  815. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The project is
  816. designed to rehabilitate a damaged pump and also construct a new pump for the
  817. community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The project will provide
  818. resources for training of pump mechanics and technicians as part of the
  819. Community WASH Committee so that maintenance will be guaranteed going
  820. forward.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The project will provide
  821. training and awareness in the areas of gender, environment, disabilities, and
  822. WASH. The project is inclusive of water and sanitation awareness for the
  823. community. The project will work with existing leadership on the grounds like
  824. the CWC to provide leadership for project implementation.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The project is expected to last for one year
  825. to be turned over to the community. The project will be implemented using a
  826. tripartite memorandum of understanding between DCS, local community and the
  827. Bong County WASH Office.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  829. &lt;/h4&gt;
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  832. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  833. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;
  834. Cameroon:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  835. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  836. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Nboung village is one
  837. of the neighborhoods or villages located in the Bamenda III Sub-Division in
  838. Mezam Division of the North West Region. It is about 15 minutes drive from
  839. Bamenda City, situated along the road from Bambui Four Corners to Nforya in
  840. Bafut SubDivision. It has an estimated population of 1000 inhabitants. The
  841. village has never had pipe-borne water. The villagers trek for as much as 2
  842. kilometres to access water from open streams and sometimes they rely on wells
  843. that are hardly treated and not safe for drinking, as such they are exposed to
  844. water- borne diseases such as diarrhea, cholera among others. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  845. &lt;br /&gt;
  846. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  847. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This project aims at
  848. supporting the extension of the Nboung Water Project Piping network in Nkwen
  849. Bamenda. This village does not have pipe borne water but have succeeded to
  850. build their catchment and a water storage tank. What is left is the extension
  851. of the piping network from the catchment area to the village square over a distance
  852. of 1.5 kilometres. The inhabitants of the village will then be able to connect
  853. the water from the main water network or grid into their homes. The village
  854. water committee will thereafter construct seven stand taps around the village&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  855. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  856. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  857. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  858. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;_______________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  859. &lt;/div&gt;
  860. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  861. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The following&amp;nbsp; are photos of the
  862. project that we are currently doing with funding from Future Generations Global
  863. Network, which includes the construction of two hand pumps in Garyea County, Liberia and extension
  864. of water supply in Nboung, Cameroon:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  865. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  866. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  867. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg9GDivk14BL7-WiDuz-D-Sq9ro-4Bimd24pojcUcxyGVd9vV7f7fMwp2bm1GDFQLhdGey1Ycs2p2Zx2aTXl-nG8jZUCATjV1wsk6ybvNo1qAqg5nuDNSWv59BMlRhB7Jb8BU4MZWt8g/s1600/Liberia.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;858&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1428&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyg9GDivk14BL7-WiDuz-D-Sq9ro-4Bimd24pojcUcxyGVd9vV7f7fMwp2bm1GDFQLhdGey1Ycs2p2Zx2aTXl-nG8jZUCATjV1wsk6ybvNo1qAqg5nuDNSWv59BMlRhB7Jb8BU4MZWt8g/s400/Liberia.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  868. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Hand pump construction in Garyea County, Liberia&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  869. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  871. &lt;/div&gt;
  872. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  873. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dwjQQO4THtz3X99ySARAImLZ83uhm5pFMGqdWmMVmxSVD6bXDEInZ-OPSctwj8t9fk8le4QuVXQgxNSY_Gs4K-iKQFe7ug5-m0QEhG9n7B5oVy6jsArHkwSHuBbhqFcygDVuX647iPo/s1600/Cameroon.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;675&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dwjQQO4THtz3X99ySARAImLZ83uhm5pFMGqdWmMVmxSVD6bXDEInZ-OPSctwj8t9fk8le4QuVXQgxNSY_Gs4K-iKQFe7ug5-m0QEhG9n7B5oVy6jsArHkwSHuBbhqFcygDVuX647iPo/s400/Cameroon.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  874. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Water supply extension in Nboung, Cameroon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  875. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  876. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  877. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  878. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;_______________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  879. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  880. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uR_wx7HKLSvyQ7ArezOLReUXua5_jJZYkGn91Qtgcih_YOGB7lcRvymYkH6p9idfCSY88-s09LF8mXyMbiXyRaIVnkVO0QrxlC3MkkohcsUnUTVlurN7SUVULkY0JAMlgdbOfTOJghc/s1600/Jonathan.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1183&quot; data-original-width=&quot;805&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uR_wx7HKLSvyQ7ArezOLReUXua5_jJZYkGn91Qtgcih_YOGB7lcRvymYkH6p9idfCSY88-s09LF8mXyMbiXyRaIVnkVO0QrxlC3MkkohcsUnUTVlurN7SUVULkY0JAMlgdbOfTOJghc/s320/Jonathan.jpg&quot; width=&quot;217&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog was contributed by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Jonathan Tim Nshing, a member of Future Generations University&#39;s Class of 2015. As a school counselor by training, Jonathan has over thirteen years of service, having worked with schools, youth groups and local communities in the North West Region of Cameroon. It is also important to note that Jonathan is the founder of the Cameroon Youth Partnership. Cameroon Youth Partnership is a community-based organization aimed at the empowerment of young people through offering them information and counseling on youth related issues such as jobs, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, peace advocacy, and fighting violence in all its forms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  881. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  882. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  883. &lt;/h3&gt;
  884. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  885. CONTACT
  886. INFORMATION&lt;/h4&gt;
  887. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  888. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;If you wish to support the work of the Cameroon
  889. Youth Partnership, please contact: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/null&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;cayopnet@yahoo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:jnshing@future.edu&quot;&gt;jnshing@future.edu&lt;/a&gt;. Y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;ou may also contact
  890. Future Generations on our behalf. If you wish to specifically support the water
  891. projects in Liberia and/or Cameroon, contact Future Generations or Future Generations
  892. Global Network.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  893. &lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/11/practicing-conflict-management-more-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z5NWKHSNAiEztAEqX0grE6GfNLp9oX86VbiO7gydLmWPwoNleDrYNsQdeqTCK9GmhSCBofoFp8-TYISwK21Pic9Sx38eU7BbPNP28zPGCE4pAdbNrhQUV7GLjlpJ2T9E-C_083VTHAM/s72-c/jonathanblog.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-7212580863799068219</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-11-05T07:12:46.405-08:00</atom:updated><title>Graduation Reflections</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  894. &lt;/div&gt;
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  897. &lt;/div&gt;
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  901. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  902. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;Today on the blog, our Chief Academic Officer, Christie Hand, takes the time to share with us just how special the last residential and Commencement were for the Class of 2017...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  904. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  906. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6QnpX6V6zVL-HVihZt_gB7XQh4EhTe-Zgb7Kik3HXitsE_ykdHFAdMV6yDwRDBX9kmi0H5fdawzvv-abGVm0mMTThjmcDI0esJ1ar-FYnJNDtWNZP_gmyMjpmZT3LKuwXh_OyhYaeHc/s1600/DSC_9397.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;743&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;185&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6QnpX6V6zVL-HVihZt_gB7XQh4EhTe-Zgb7Kik3HXitsE_ykdHFAdMV6yDwRDBX9kmi0H5fdawzvv-abGVm0mMTThjmcDI0esJ1ar-FYnJNDtWNZP_gmyMjpmZT3LKuwXh_OyhYaeHc/s400/DSC_9397.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  908. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  910. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; There is
  911. nothing quite like the privilege of spending two intense weeks with Future
  912. Generations University students on one of their field residentials.&amp;nbsp; I just returned from the Philippines where
  913. nineteen students in the Class of 2017 – from the three regional cohorts of
  914. Africa, Himalaya, and Appalachia - gathered for their Term IV residential and
  915. for the celebration of Commencement.&amp;nbsp; The
  916. setting was perfect – the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction’s beautiful
  917. James Yen Center in Silang, Cavite, just south of Manila.&amp;nbsp; Dr. James Yen, the founder of IIRR, was
  918. passionate about participatory and people-centered development.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Likewise, Future Generations students are
  919. passionate about making a positive impact in their communities.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  921. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  923. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The
  924. residential began with four days of instruction and practice in Building
  925. Bridges through Intergroup Dialogue, facilitated by U.S. Institute of Peace
  926. instructors, Dr. Alison Milofsky and Ariana Barth.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Students worked on skills in active
  927. listening, examining beliefs and assumptions, and negotiating identity as they
  928. prepared to facilitate their own dialogue.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  929. &lt;/span&gt;Building on the trust developed over their past two years together, they
  930. were able to navigate sensitive issues which often involved sharing on a deep
  931. personal level.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  935. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45qmDWwk4Hpo2Wz_JJ87yHcoMGAlFNKIT1J2MVA8n9HIl6mavgbTc6XSGTVAeuFgsKevkl6UgznuBBFI2qUGVD30CEP4-fifUDIIheu_M6iJg6tAFYdsz135DRcX17c-oXKDgY3JJ0Do/s1600/P1030383.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45qmDWwk4Hpo2Wz_JJ87yHcoMGAlFNKIT1J2MVA8n9HIl6mavgbTc6XSGTVAeuFgsKevkl6UgznuBBFI2qUGVD30CEP4-fifUDIIheu_M6iJg6tAFYdsz135DRcX17c-oXKDgY3JJ0Do/s200/P1030383.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvemQQU1rQvUskOOrXTIH-ixlsoaQTMTy8AmhE7NZJZvHankc23ulc-9SpvK8_4ntQ3KRECz8rVDwV38VmdY26V4p-0duMzkptFlZXUUlITi80gvUC0tm90AFSiCCXWVdnwtdIvY8jgE0/s1600/P1030434.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvemQQU1rQvUskOOrXTIH-ixlsoaQTMTy8AmhE7NZJZvHankc23ulc-9SpvK8_4ntQ3KRECz8rVDwV38VmdY26V4p-0duMzkptFlZXUUlITi80gvUC0tm90AFSiCCXWVdnwtdIvY8jgE0/s200/P1030434.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  938. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Following
  939. the dialogue course, students enjoyed a two-day field visit to Taal Lake and
  940. Volcano Protected Area, meeting with the NGO Pusod, which has ambitious goals
  941. of ensuring a pollutant-free and sustainable ecosystem of Taal Lake and a
  942. disaster preparedness plan for the people on and around Volcano Island.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Pusod is run by a small, and very capable,
  943. team under the leadership of Executive Director Ann Hazel.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;One of the highlights was crossing by boat to
  944. Volcano Island where we hiked or road on horseback (some of us did both!) up to
  945. the crater.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steam escaping from vents at
  946. the top reminded us that it is still an active volcano, and is eventually due
  947. for an eruption.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  955. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Back in the
  956. classroom at the Yen Center, students enjoyed four days of Strategic Leadership
  957. instruction with Dr. Ben Lozare, Director for Training and Capacity Building at
  958. Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Communications Programs.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Ben has been co-teaching the leadership
  959. course with Dr. Henry Mosely since Future Generation’s first Master’s cohort. Henry,
  960. unfortunately, could not make it to the Philippines, but Ben had no problem engaging
  961. students the whole time with his passion, his stories, and wisdom gained over
  962. many years of experience in international development. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Particularly appropriate was the recounting of
  963. his involvement in the nonviolent People’s Power Movement in the Philippines
  964. during the 1980’s, which led to the departure of President Marcos, and laid the
  965. foundation to the leadership and communications principles which Ben ascribes
  966. to and teaches.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Students came away from
  967. the course with a deeper understanding of shared vision and the role that socially
  968. accepted fiction plays in their community work.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  977. Disaster Risk Reduction was the final course of the residential, taught by IIRR
  978. President Isaac Bekalo and trainer Wilson Barbon.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As this is an area of expertise for IIRR,
  979. they were able to share frameworks for assessing hazard prevention and
  980. mitigation as well as analyzing community vulnerability and disaster risk.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A half-day field visit to Rosaria, on Manila
  981. Bay, helped students to put the principles in context as this area is in particular
  982. danger from typhoons. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers are
  983. trained to respond to typhoon warnings, mobilizing the community and ensuring
  984. prompt evacuation to higher ground. They also train youth in disaster
  985. preparedness skills and strategies.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  994. climax of the residential?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Celebrating
  995. the graduation of students who, after 20 months of hard work, earned their MA
  996. in Applied Community Change.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In a
  997. ceremony highlighting student diversity and unity, each of the regional cohorts
  998. chose a speaker and a song to share.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  999. &lt;/span&gt;Zerihun Damenu, Director of IIRR’s Ethiopia country program, spoke for
  1000. the Africa Cohort followed by the song Africa Unity presented by all 12
  1001. students representing Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia, and Ghana.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mone Gurung, Program Coordinator for Future
  1002. Generations Arunachal, spoke for the Himalayan Cohort, followed by the Nepali
  1003. song &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Hami Bikaska Sahajkarta Haun &lt;/i&gt;(We
  1004. are development facilitators) powerfully led by Bhim Nepali and accompanied by
  1005. other Indian (from Arunachal Pradesh) and Nepali students.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Ashley Akers of West Virginia represented the
  1006. Appalachian Cohort with her speech and signing of a portion of Martin Luther
  1007. King Jr.’s “moving forward” speech:&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“If
  1008. you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then
  1009. crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Country
  1010. Roads&lt;/i&gt; was appropriately chosen as the Appalachian student song but was
  1011. given an international flair with students and faculty from around the globe
  1012. joining in.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1017. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; As students
  1018. crossed the stage to receive their Master’s hood (green and blue lining for the
  1019. school colors with citron for the field of social work), their diploma, and to shake
  1020. hands with Future Generations University President Daniel Taylor and IIRR
  1021. President Isaac Bekalo, we realized that this was not a completion as much as a
  1022. commencement, or even a continuation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  1023. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;They were recruited into the program as community change agents and they
  1024. would continue to facilitate transformation in their communities, equipped now
  1025. with tools and skills that they didn’t have before.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;As alumni of Future Generations University,
  1026. they join a Global Network of alumni and community practitioners, who will
  1027. continue to challenge and encourage them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1036. you to the Future Generations students for the privilege of working with you,
  1037. and thank you to the community members, family members, and faculty who have
  1038. inspired each of our students.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A special
  1039. shout out also to the Regional Academic Directors, Nawang Gurung (Nepal), Firew
  1040. Kefyalew (Ethiopia), and Luke Taylor-Ide (West Virginia) for guiding and
  1041. mentoring the Class of 2017 throughout the full two years. May we all continue
  1042. to move forward in the work to which we are called.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1044. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;_________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1046. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHQ5Rt1dSf9aoDRPO5pJIGP1eW0U58sWU0bUE78VquupHAumGuxS-Ybb_Vrp_OJ5TCmx57vwR-mFtV5cg89SyYHmT2pOz0YysLTUcmfNMCML0IHWPvWKu-rPA7llyECFj4229T8Dwqb0/s1600/DSC_9678.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1060&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHQ5Rt1dSf9aoDRPO5pJIGP1eW0U58sWU0bUE78VquupHAumGuxS-Ybb_Vrp_OJ5TCmx57vwR-mFtV5cg89SyYHmT2pOz0YysLTUcmfNMCML0IHWPvWKu-rPA7llyECFj4229T8Dwqb0/s200/DSC_9678.jpg&quot; width=&quot;131&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;Christie is committed to ensuring that higher education is relevant and accessible to all. The benefits and opportunities available through education should not be for a select few. Towards this end, she is enthusiastic about trying new models and approaches which help to increase the reach of higher education and enable greater success.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;Her style is that of facilitation, empowering students to take responsibility for their own learning, and becoming life-long learners. Christie has been working at Future Generations University since 2007.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1152. &lt;/style&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/11/graduation-reflections.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6QnpX6V6zVL-HVihZt_gB7XQh4EhTe-Zgb7Kik3HXitsE_ykdHFAdMV6yDwRDBX9kmi0H5fdawzvv-abGVm0mMTThjmcDI0esJ1ar-FYnJNDtWNZP_gmyMjpmZT3LKuwXh_OyhYaeHc/s72-c/DSC_9397.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2331689967562141928</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-10-30T10:20:25.846-07:00</atom:updated><title>The Future and the Appalachians </title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1153. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;For the Central Appalachians, including our home state of
  1154. West Virginia, the future needs to look very different from the past. The
  1155. region’s historic reliance on the coal industry to support family livelihoods,
  1156. and to support government services, no longer works.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;The future demands a new economic model, but
  1157. where do you get one? Professor Mike Rechlin weighs in on an innovative way he&#39;s led Future Generations in approaching this task...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1159. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1161. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h3K0JdpuDfsW4sJW7RIIas3g8Wgf53J0FW7inunq2T4oSzlZz_Fjy5M2-JXd43k5xwVLS02UkuAk7sKOz3IvP45essBb0gu0-FZN26LqJRVKrneH2pZ_7KhaCLeIe8RGpS038tVsPj8/s1600/Maple+Course+-+5.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;480&quot; data-original-width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h3K0JdpuDfsW4sJW7RIIas3g8Wgf53J0FW7inunq2T4oSzlZz_Fjy5M2-JXd43k5xwVLS02UkuAk7sKOz3IvP45essBb0gu0-FZN26LqJRVKrneH2pZ_7KhaCLeIe8RGpS038tVsPj8/s320/Maple+Course+-+5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1162. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Class members on the first day of the Sap Collection Residential&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1163. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  1165. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You can start by looking at what works, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;build on
  1166. that success&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You can replace the
  1167. energy found in coal with the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;human energy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; to innovate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;You
  1168. can develop &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;partnerships&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; between not-for-profits, government and people
  1169. eager to see change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;If that sounds like
  1170. part of the mantra of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: green; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt; University; well, that’s because it
  1171. is.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;And maybe that’s why West
  1172. Virginia’s newest University just might be in the “sweet spot” when it comes to
  1173. the future and the Appalachians.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1178. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Participant Karen Milnes measuring trees&lt;br /&gt;with a diameter tape&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1181. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;When Future Generations Graduate School Dean Mike Rechlin
  1182. retired from his duties on North Mountain, he planned on moving on up to his
  1183. home in New York State. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Instead he moved
  1184. his activity up to the backside of Spruce Knob to help establish the Dry Fork
  1185. Maple Works.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Seeing the potential for
  1186. growth of a new industry in the State, one that sustainably used a renewable
  1187. forest resource, Mike help organize the West Virginia Maple Syrup Producers
  1188. Association (WVMSPA).&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Fast forward 2
  1189. years, and applying that mantra of build on success, rely on human energy, and
  1190. develop partnerships, he is now helping the West Virginia Department of
  1191. Agriculture (WVDA) to develop this growing sector of the State’s economy.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It’s also why &lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;Future
  1192. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: green;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt; University is partnering
  1193. with the WVDA and it’s Warriors and Veterans in Agriculture program to offer a
  1194. course titled &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Maple Sap Collection and
  1195. Syrup Processing.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1197. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1199. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1201. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This past September, Mike crisscrossed the State offering
  1202. seven &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Maple Syrup Production&lt;/i&gt; seminars
  1203. to over 75 interested participants.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  1204. &lt;/span&gt;Through &lt;u&gt;partnerships&lt;/u&gt; developed by&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Future&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: green; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;with the WVDA, the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance, the WVMSPA,
  1205. and West Virginia University, those interested in moving into this industry are
  1206. now enrolled in the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Maple Sap Collection
  1207. and Syrup Processing &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Course.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  1208. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Completing this course will require participants to enter into a
  1209. mentoring relationship with a syrup producer already &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;successfully &lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;established
  1210. within the State.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;The seminars, the
  1211. course, and the WVMSPA are all driven by a palpable sense of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;human energy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;
  1212. eager to see change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1216. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;As course
  1217. participant and army veteran Jeremy Ray said last weekend at the courses first
  1218. residential, “nothing is happening in Nicholas County, where I live (and whose
  1219. property butts up against a closed coal mine). I just want to get something
  1220. going, to make it better.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1246. Interested in this unique learning and entrepreneurship opportunity? Visit&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/goog_1133488311&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://learn.future.edu/local/staticpage/view.php?page=maple_cert&quot;&gt;https://learn.future.edu/local/staticpage/view.php?page=maple_cert&lt;/a&gt; or call the office at &lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;304-358-2000&lt;/span&gt; to find out more pricing and enrollment options!&lt;/div&gt;
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  1410.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1411.   Name=&quot;List Bullet 2&quot;/&gt;
  1412.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1413.   Name=&quot;List Bullet 3&quot;/&gt;
  1414.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1415.   Name=&quot;List Bullet 4&quot;/&gt;
  1416.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1417.   Name=&quot;List Bullet 5&quot;/&gt;
  1418.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1419.   Name=&quot;List Number 2&quot;/&gt;
  1420.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1421.   Name=&quot;List Number 3&quot;/&gt;
  1422.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1423.   Name=&quot;List Number 4&quot;/&gt;
  1424.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1425.   Name=&quot;List Number 5&quot;/&gt;
  1426.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;10&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Title&quot;/&gt;
  1427.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1428.   Name=&quot;Closing&quot;/&gt;
  1429.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1430.   Name=&quot;Signature&quot;/&gt;
  1431.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;1&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot;
  1432.   UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;/&gt;
  1433.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1434.   Name=&quot;Body Text&quot;/&gt;
  1435.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1436.   Name=&quot;Body Text Indent&quot;/&gt;
  1437.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1438.   Name=&quot;List Continue&quot;/&gt;
  1439.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1440.   Name=&quot;List Continue 2&quot;/&gt;
  1441.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1442.   Name=&quot;List Continue 3&quot;/&gt;
  1443.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1444.   Name=&quot;List Continue 4&quot;/&gt;
  1445.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1446.   Name=&quot;List Continue 5&quot;/&gt;
  1447.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1448.   Name=&quot;Message Header&quot;/&gt;
  1449.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;11&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Subtitle&quot;/&gt;
  1450.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1451.   Name=&quot;Salutation&quot;/&gt;
  1452.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1453.   Name=&quot;Date&quot;/&gt;
  1454.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1455.   Name=&quot;Body Text First Indent&quot;/&gt;
  1456.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1457.   Name=&quot;Body Text First Indent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1458.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1459.   Name=&quot;Note Heading&quot;/&gt;
  1460.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1461.   Name=&quot;Body Text 2&quot;/&gt;
  1462.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1463.   Name=&quot;Body Text 3&quot;/&gt;
  1464.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1465.   Name=&quot;Body Text Indent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1466.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1467.   Name=&quot;Body Text Indent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1468.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1469.   Name=&quot;Block Text&quot;/&gt;
  1470.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1471.   Name=&quot;Hyperlink&quot;/&gt;
  1472.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1473.   Name=&quot;FollowedHyperlink&quot;/&gt;
  1474.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;22&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Strong&quot;/&gt;
  1475.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;20&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Emphasis&quot;/&gt;
  1476.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1477.   Name=&quot;Document Map&quot;/&gt;
  1478.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1479.   Name=&quot;Plain Text&quot;/&gt;
  1480.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1481.   Name=&quot;E-mail Signature&quot;/&gt;
  1482.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1483.   Name=&quot;HTML Top of Form&quot;/&gt;
  1484.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1485.   Name=&quot;HTML Bottom of Form&quot;/&gt;
  1486.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1487.   Name=&quot;Normal (Web)&quot;/&gt;
  1488.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1489.   Name=&quot;HTML Acronym&quot;/&gt;
  1490.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1491.   Name=&quot;HTML Address&quot;/&gt;
  1492.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1493.   Name=&quot;HTML Cite&quot;/&gt;
  1494.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1495.   Name=&quot;HTML Code&quot;/&gt;
  1496.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1497.   Name=&quot;HTML Definition&quot;/&gt;
  1498.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1499.   Name=&quot;HTML Keyboard&quot;/&gt;
  1500.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1501.   Name=&quot;HTML Preformatted&quot;/&gt;
  1502.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1503.   Name=&quot;HTML Sample&quot;/&gt;
  1504.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1505.   Name=&quot;HTML Typewriter&quot;/&gt;
  1506.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1507.   Name=&quot;HTML Variable&quot;/&gt;
  1508.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1509.   Name=&quot;Normal Table&quot;/&gt;
  1510.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1511.   Name=&quot;annotation subject&quot;/&gt;
  1512.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1513.   Name=&quot;No List&quot;/&gt;
  1514.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1515.   Name=&quot;Outline List 1&quot;/&gt;
  1516.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1517.   Name=&quot;Outline List 2&quot;/&gt;
  1518.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1519.   Name=&quot;Outline List 3&quot;/&gt;
  1520.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1521.   Name=&quot;Table Simple 1&quot;/&gt;
  1522.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1523.   Name=&quot;Table Simple 2&quot;/&gt;
  1524.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1525.   Name=&quot;Table Simple 3&quot;/&gt;
  1526.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1527.   Name=&quot;Table Classic 1&quot;/&gt;
  1528.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1529.   Name=&quot;Table Classic 2&quot;/&gt;
  1530.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1531.   Name=&quot;Table Classic 3&quot;/&gt;
  1532.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1533.   Name=&quot;Table Classic 4&quot;/&gt;
  1534.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1535.   Name=&quot;Table Colorful 1&quot;/&gt;
  1536.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1537.   Name=&quot;Table Colorful 2&quot;/&gt;
  1538.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1539.   Name=&quot;Table Colorful 3&quot;/&gt;
  1540.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1541.   Name=&quot;Table Columns 1&quot;/&gt;
  1542.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1543.   Name=&quot;Table Columns 2&quot;/&gt;
  1544.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1545.   Name=&quot;Table Columns 3&quot;/&gt;
  1546.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1547.   Name=&quot;Table Columns 4&quot;/&gt;
  1548.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1549.   Name=&quot;Table Columns 5&quot;/&gt;
  1550.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1551.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 1&quot;/&gt;
  1552.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1553.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 2&quot;/&gt;
  1554.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1555.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 3&quot;/&gt;
  1556.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1557.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 4&quot;/&gt;
  1558.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1559.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 5&quot;/&gt;
  1560.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1561.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 6&quot;/&gt;
  1562.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1563.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 7&quot;/&gt;
  1564.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1565.   Name=&quot;Table Grid 8&quot;/&gt;
  1566.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1567.   Name=&quot;Table List 1&quot;/&gt;
  1568.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1569.   Name=&quot;Table List 2&quot;/&gt;
  1570.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1571.   Name=&quot;Table List 3&quot;/&gt;
  1572.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1573.   Name=&quot;Table List 4&quot;/&gt;
  1574.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1575.   Name=&quot;Table List 5&quot;/&gt;
  1576.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1577.   Name=&quot;Table List 6&quot;/&gt;
  1578.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1579.   Name=&quot;Table List 7&quot;/&gt;
  1580.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1581.   Name=&quot;Table List 8&quot;/&gt;
  1582.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1583.   Name=&quot;Table 3D effects 1&quot;/&gt;
  1584.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1585.   Name=&quot;Table 3D effects 2&quot;/&gt;
  1586.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1587.   Name=&quot;Table 3D effects 3&quot;/&gt;
  1588.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1589.   Name=&quot;Table Contemporary&quot;/&gt;
  1590.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1591.   Name=&quot;Table Elegant&quot;/&gt;
  1592.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1593.   Name=&quot;Table Professional&quot;/&gt;
  1594.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1595.   Name=&quot;Table Subtle 1&quot;/&gt;
  1596.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1597.   Name=&quot;Table Subtle 2&quot;/&gt;
  1598.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1599.   Name=&quot;Table Web 1&quot;/&gt;
  1600.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1601.   Name=&quot;Table Web 2&quot;/&gt;
  1602.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1603.   Name=&quot;Table Web 3&quot;/&gt;
  1604.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1605.   Name=&quot;Balloon Text&quot;/&gt;
  1606.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;39&quot; Name=&quot;Table Grid&quot;/&gt;
  1607.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1608.   Name=&quot;Table Theme&quot;/&gt;
  1609.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1610.   Name=&quot;Note Level 1&quot;/&gt;
  1611.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1612.   Name=&quot;Note Level 2&quot;/&gt;
  1613.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1614.   Name=&quot;Note Level 3&quot;/&gt;
  1615.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1616.   Name=&quot;Note Level 4&quot;/&gt;
  1617.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1618.   Name=&quot;Note Level 5&quot;/&gt;
  1619.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1620.   Name=&quot;Note Level 6&quot;/&gt;
  1621.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1622.   Name=&quot;Note Level 7&quot;/&gt;
  1623.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1624.   Name=&quot;Note Level 8&quot;/&gt;
  1625.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot;
  1626.   Name=&quot;Note Level 9&quot;/&gt;
  1627.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Placeholder Text&quot;/&gt;
  1628.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;1&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;No Spacing&quot;/&gt;
  1629.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading&quot;/&gt;
  1630.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List&quot;/&gt;
  1631.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid&quot;/&gt;
  1632.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1&quot;/&gt;
  1633.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2&quot;/&gt;
  1634.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1&quot;/&gt;
  1635.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2&quot;/&gt;
  1636.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1&quot;/&gt;
  1637.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2&quot;/&gt;
  1638.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3&quot;/&gt;
  1639.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List&quot;/&gt;
  1640.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading&quot;/&gt;
  1641.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List&quot;/&gt;
  1642.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid&quot;/&gt;
  1643.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1644.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1645.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1646.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1647.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1648.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1649.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Revision&quot;/&gt;
  1650.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;34&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1651.   Name=&quot;List Paragraph&quot;/&gt;
  1652.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;29&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Quote&quot;/&gt;
  1653.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;30&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1654.   Name=&quot;Intense Quote&quot;/&gt;
  1655.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1656.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1657.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1658.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1659.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1660.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1661.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1662.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1663.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1664.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1665.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1666.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1667.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1668.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1669.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1670.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1671.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1672.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1673.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1674.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1675.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1676.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1677.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1678.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1679.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1680.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1681.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1682.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1683.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1684.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1685.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1686.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1687.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1688.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1689.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1690.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1691.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1692.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1693.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1694.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1695.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1696.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1697.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1698.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1699.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1700.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1701.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1702.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1703.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1704.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1705.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1706.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1707.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1708.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1709.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1710.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1711.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1712.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1713.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1714.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1715.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1716.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1717.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1718.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1719.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;60&quot; Name=&quot;Light Shading Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1720.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;61&quot; Name=&quot;Light List Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1721.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;62&quot; Name=&quot;Light Grid Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1722.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;63&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 1 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1723.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;64&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Shading 2 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1724.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;65&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 1 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1725.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;66&quot; Name=&quot;Medium List 2 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1726.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;67&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 1 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1727.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;68&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 2 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1728.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;69&quot; Name=&quot;Medium Grid 3 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1729.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;70&quot; Name=&quot;Dark List Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1730.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;71&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Shading Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1731.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;72&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful List Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1732.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;73&quot; Name=&quot;Colorful Grid Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1733.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;19&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1734.   Name=&quot;Subtle Emphasis&quot;/&gt;
  1735.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;21&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1736.   Name=&quot;Intense Emphasis&quot;/&gt;
  1737.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;31&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1738.   Name=&quot;Subtle Reference&quot;/&gt;
  1739.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;32&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot;
  1740.   Name=&quot;Intense Reference&quot;/&gt;
  1741.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;33&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Book Title&quot;/&gt;
  1742.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;37&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot;
  1743.   UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;Bibliography&quot;/&gt;
  1744.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;39&quot; SemiHidden=&quot;true&quot;
  1745.   UnhideWhenUsed=&quot;true&quot; QFormat=&quot;true&quot; Name=&quot;TOC Heading&quot;/&gt;
  1746.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;41&quot; Name=&quot;Plain Table 1&quot;/&gt;
  1747.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;42&quot; Name=&quot;Plain Table 2&quot;/&gt;
  1748.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;43&quot; Name=&quot;Plain Table 3&quot;/&gt;
  1749.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;44&quot; Name=&quot;Plain Table 4&quot;/&gt;
  1750.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;45&quot; Name=&quot;Plain Table 5&quot;/&gt;
  1751.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;40&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table Light&quot;/&gt;
  1752.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light&quot;/&gt;
  1753.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2&quot;/&gt;
  1754.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3&quot;/&gt;
  1755.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4&quot;/&gt;
  1756.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark&quot;/&gt;
  1757.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful&quot;/&gt;
  1758.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful&quot;/&gt;
  1759.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1760.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1761.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1762.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1763.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1764.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1765.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1766.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1767.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1768.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1769.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1770.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1771.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1772.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1773.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1774.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1775.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1776.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1777.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1778.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2&quot;/&gt;
  1779.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1780.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1781.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1782.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1783.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1784.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1785.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1786.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1787.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1788.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3&quot;/&gt;
  1789.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1790.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1791.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1792.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1793.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1794.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1795.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1796.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1797.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1798.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4&quot;/&gt;
  1799.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1800.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1801.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1802.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1803.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1804.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1805.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1806.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1807.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1808.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5&quot;/&gt;
  1809.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1810.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1811.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 2 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1812.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 3 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1813.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 4 Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1814.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1815.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot;
  1816.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1817.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot;
  1818.   Name=&quot;Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6&quot;/&gt;
  1819.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 1 Light&quot;/&gt;
  1820.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 2&quot;/&gt;
  1821.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 3&quot;/&gt;
  1822.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 4&quot;/&gt;
  1823.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 5 Dark&quot;/&gt;
  1824.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;51&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 6 Colorful&quot;/&gt;
  1825.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;52&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 7 Colorful&quot;/&gt;
  1826.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;46&quot;
  1827.   Name=&quot;List Table 1 Light Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1828.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;47&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 2 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1829.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;48&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 3 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1830.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;49&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 4 Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
  1831.  &lt;w:LsdException Locked=&quot;false&quot; Priority=&quot;50&quot; Name=&quot;List Table 5 Dark Accent 1&quot;/&gt;
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  2018. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-future-and-appalachians.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h3K0JdpuDfsW4sJW7RIIas3g8Wgf53J0FW7inunq2T4oSzlZz_Fjy5M2-JXd43k5xwVLS02UkuAk7sKOz3IvP45essBb0gu0-FZN26LqJRVKrneH2pZ_7KhaCLeIe8RGpS038tVsPj8/s72-c/Maple+Course+-+5.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2458704977802986302</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-10-08T08:21:42.968-07:00</atom:updated><title>Alumni Feature: Meaghan Gruber</title><description>&lt;br /&gt;
  2019. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2020. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Today on the blog, we hear from Meaghan Gruber, an alumna of the Class of 2014. Meaghan discusses how her Future Generations education has aided her work in her field and how it still comes into play in her current role with Cacao&amp;amp;Terra Nicaragua. Meaghan has also been the recipient of two Alumni Collaboration Grants from the Global Network. Read on to find out more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2028. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Meaghan credits her education
  2029. with Future Generations University for challenging her to think outside the box
  2030. in her work. When she started her Master’s, she was working with an NGO that
  2031. worked towards development across several different sectors. Future
  2032. Generations’ inherently multi-sectoral approach allowed her to apply what she
  2033. was learning directly to her work, team, and community, thereby enhancing her
  2034. success in her work and enabling her team to more effectively evaluate their
  2035. next steps. The most beneficial aspect of the program for her was the diversity
  2036. of her fellow Master’s students. She says that this led to thinking about new
  2037. ideas in different ways, creatively collaborating across the world, and
  2038. understanding similarities in challenges and how those challenges may be
  2039. addressed.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Most importantly, Meaghan
  2040. says, “They taught me new ways to see the world—for that, I am forever
  2041. indebted.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2044. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;She again applied this basis to
  2045. her action research Practicum, which looked at community voice within a
  2046. proposed health clinic plan in a rural community. Applying her knowledge of the
  2047. three-way partnership, she provided invaluable research on behalf of her NGO,
  2048. which was then able to work successfully with the community, other NGOs, Ministry
  2049. of Health, and government to launch the project. Meaghan says that it’s given
  2050. her a great sense of pride to know that her practicum work wasn’t just another
  2051. proposed development project pushed onto a community, but rather a
  2052. collaborative effort based on community energy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2055. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Most recently, she’s been
  2056. working on a social enterprise called Cacao&amp;amp;Terra Nicaragua that focuses on
  2057. reforestation via the planting of cacao, as well as produces value-added
  2058. fine-quality chocolate. This is completed in partnership with communities,
  2059. cooperatives, and government. Says Meaghan, “I’m constantly inspired by the
  2060. organization, determination, and creativity that I witness on a daily basis in
  2061. my work.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2067. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2069. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Of SEED-SCALE, Meaghan makes
  2070. frequent use in her work, as she feels that many parts of this theory are
  2071. essential for positive and sustainable community change. In her work, the
  2072. principles of working with human energy, building from success, and using
  2073. three-way partnerships are always used. Meaghan had observed that often NGOs or
  2074. individuals work alone in communities or without fully involving the community
  2075. or other actors, leading to failed projects. She asserts that working
  2076. collaboratively with all actors represented ensures a much more sustainable
  2077. future for the projects and the communities that make use of this approach. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2080. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Building from success and
  2081. learning from the successes of others has enabled Meaghan to take informed next
  2082. steps that have brought her work to SCALE. From having applied SEED-SCALE in their
  2083. work with cacao plantations and chocolate making, her team is now working in
  2084. collaboration with new associations and co-operatives that are working together
  2085. in chocolate-making and sustainable livelihood alternatives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2089. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E94jO8xCyogpr1-a6nejUTS7aAAI2-qCK2o9QrS9N_fptxxDNbdKP4zam3ehLWgnyTAdXt3RKvQOJsz6vNcrJsMhPBkuWP5ojdvphs5IA8Xc7NzmfQiz2k651z6kT5h7rBbQfHu23o0/s1600/meaghan6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E94jO8xCyogpr1-a6nejUTS7aAAI2-qCK2o9QrS9N_fptxxDNbdKP4zam3ehLWgnyTAdXt3RKvQOJsz6vNcrJsMhPBkuWP5ojdvphs5IA8Xc7NzmfQiz2k651z6kT5h7rBbQfHu23o0/s200/meaghan6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET12QmY2iwbEZHKP07WeU-l8Lji-Yk6NfwzWAKlIOToiCbvIQWFL5Ecety79xR3hKHM8R9nnpDlX8dpddjeert24PSxLZiAiv1i5CvovLU5PtX1FoWmBR6VKlXs7OpKAyewA0REODjE4/s1600/meaghan4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET12QmY2iwbEZHKP07WeU-l8Lji-Yk6NfwzWAKlIOToiCbvIQWFL5Ecety79xR3hKHM8R9nnpDlX8dpddjeert24PSxLZiAiv1i5CvovLU5PtX1FoWmBR6VKlXs7OpKAyewA0REODjE4/s200/meaghan4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2092. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;One of the most rewarding parts
  2093. of this process for Meaghan has been seeing how her work has sparked behavior
  2094. change using SEED-SCALE. By focusing on community change via the planting of
  2095. cacao and chocolate making in the northern region of Nicaragua and with the
  2096. award of a Future Generations Alumni Collaboration Grant, Meaghan’s work has
  2097. not only aided in reforestation efforts, but has also evolved into making value-added
  2098. products with cacao. The progression towards chocolate-making has given Meaghan
  2099. the opportunity to work closely with young people from Waslala, Nicaragua, as
  2100. well as different actors in the area. Meaghan’s position of being from the
  2101. United States but having been settled in Nicaragua for the last 10 years has also
  2102. allowed her to aid the company in forging connections, improving communications,
  2103. and product distribution, thereby further bringing this project to SCALE.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2106. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlBOAqihTjGE8HSCfVqc9XwG2z6i6-Dkg7AlP2MVxYofTEKmGrUj7cdLbBX50IR7mEmUFmMCZN91gbgutUuLLLVO9NeT7n5yPv77Bx5BTU_XOCQQshaExJ-ScBzlrCus8urBwBSU1CvM/s1600/meaghan7.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlBOAqihTjGE8HSCfVqc9XwG2z6i6-Dkg7AlP2MVxYofTEKmGrUj7cdLbBX50IR7mEmUFmMCZN91gbgutUuLLLVO9NeT7n5yPv77Bx5BTU_XOCQQshaExJ-ScBzlrCus8urBwBSU1CvM/s1600/meaghan7.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlBOAqihTjGE8HSCfVqc9XwG2z6i6-Dkg7AlP2MVxYofTEKmGrUj7cdLbBX50IR7mEmUFmMCZN91gbgutUuLLLVO9NeT7n5yPv77Bx5BTU_XOCQQshaExJ-ScBzlrCus8urBwBSU1CvM/s200/meaghan7.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyaQKGzWpRuxb7aCqzJ2DCJIigekNS4UuTYzWWcCCOc4rFSp9zXYcf5z-PSQaovsTeuE_LCpAKVd4nT28reEch_LPcvo3LS3hLhMtzJnh9v7DuFWz2nxEbg6XjGJJOQZKwclpfEkM8kM/s1600/meaghan3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyaQKGzWpRuxb7aCqzJ2DCJIigekNS4UuTYzWWcCCOc4rFSp9zXYcf5z-PSQaovsTeuE_LCpAKVd4nT28reEch_LPcvo3LS3hLhMtzJnh9v7DuFWz2nxEbg6XjGJJOQZKwclpfEkM8kM/s200/meaghan3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2110. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px;&quot;&gt;
  2111. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;To learn more about Cacao&amp;amp;Terra Nicaragua, please visit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://chocolatenicaragua.com/&quot;&gt;https://chocolatenicaragua.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2113. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Or check them out and follow on Facebook: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/catenicsa&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/catenicsa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2117. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX2HXW08jN96RqeFUPSw0E9bST4MR0REPKIo0E8o0d-pVXY0uQoZ5yCqknbyPwfWEu8AWLbSxCvXKvzHkT2_Ln3Ld6zeXsdjZ0_3OyoSQQjjuckJKVKOpSR9KfdE2KzRqI7EwEtTCllU/s1600/meaghan1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX2HXW08jN96RqeFUPSw0E9bST4MR0REPKIo0E8o0d-pVXY0uQoZ5yCqknbyPwfWEu8AWLbSxCvXKvzHkT2_Ln3Ld6zeXsdjZ0_3OyoSQQjjuckJKVKOpSR9KfdE2KzRqI7EwEtTCllU/s320/meaghan1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2119. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Meaghan was first drawn to community change work when she travelled to the northern mountains of Nicaragua in the early 2000s. It was here that she began to question how lives could improve in areas such as the one she was visiting; areas that are poor in resources, but infinitely rich in the quality of its people and their collective capabilities.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;After dedicating her university years to studying the socio-economic and historical contexts that had given rise to the conditions present in rural Nicaragua, she returned and began working with NGOs that were focused on water access, school building, scholarship programs, and alternative income programs. Throughout, she remained the most inspired by the people she encountered in her work and the communities that were working together to improve life for their children. This prompted her to begin her journey with Future Generations. We&#39;re proud to have such an exemplary individual among our alumni and continue to be inspired by her scaling up of her work.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2122. &lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/10/alumni-feature-meaghan-gruber.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnZPLP-H9WcaxvRkVvM69ZhbYKKWV8cqR09tCV2qd2FyFRoIj_1CRhOrTOsdWw1fnpOhR-GoHY5i2NA7ffc5u5_eKuNPH42Iihau57S7PBfrC7sbu5TbdtIYUilz_jEeK1R6v5VHqXTU/s72-c/meaghan2.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2975662181362278288</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-09-24T07:28:03.053-07:00</atom:updated><title>Happy Dashain from Future Generations!</title><description>&lt;h3 class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2123. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;A greeting from Himalayan Regional Academic Director and Assistant Professor, Mr. Nawang Singh Gurung:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2124. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2125. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2126. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2127. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dear respected Future Generations University network and global family members, alumni, friends, and communities around the world,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2128. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2129. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2130. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2131. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;HAPPY DASHAIN AND DEEPAWALI (TIHAR) TO ALL!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2132. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2133. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2134. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2135. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Future Generations is a globally united family, and it may be of interest to learn about a different culture&#39;s religion, beliefs and values! So, I’m sharing a bit about a very special holiday I celebrate in Nepal, Dashain and Deepawali. Dashain has been celebrated since ancient times as the longest-lasting national festival in Nepal. (Similar traditions are also celebrated in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, and parts of India).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2136. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2137. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2138. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2139. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dashain is the most auspicious festival of the Nepalese people. During Dashain, relatives from abroad countries come home to celebrate. It starts from&amp;nbsp;Ghatastamna in last week of September (which falls on today!) The main day of Dashain is&amp;nbsp;Bijaya Dashami (&lt;span class=&quot;aBn&quot; data-term=&quot;goog_764618688&quot; tabindex=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;aQJ&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;Sept. 30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2140. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2141. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2142. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2143. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;After the unification of Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah (c. late 1700s), a modern Nepal and a new tradition was set by bringing&amp;nbsp;Phulpati&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Jamara&amp;nbsp;&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;to our capital, Kathmandu, from the Gorakhkali Temple by a Magar priest. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2144. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2145. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2146. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2147. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;According to Hindu mythology, a demon called “Mahisasur” had caused pain and suffering amongst humans. Then the goddess Durga Bhawani killed the demon to relieve the humans. In other myths, it is celebrated after the victory of our god, Rama, over the Ravan (devils). In all accounts, Dashain is a festival symbolizing the triumph of truth over evil. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2148. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2149. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2150. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2151. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The worshipping of the Nawadurga Bhawani (Taleju Temple) during the Nawaratra (nine nights of worship) from Ghatastapana &amp;nbsp;is an ancient tradition. It is mentioned in the Devi-Puran: &quot;Ram had proposed of launching war against Rawan in Lanka on the occasion of Bijayadashami in Ashwin Shukla Nawaratri.&quot; Similarly, it is mentioned in the Padma-Puran:  &quot;Rama had killed Rawan on the day of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2152. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2153. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Chaitra Shukla Chaturdashi.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2154. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2155. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2156. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2157. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;People of any caste, whether Hindu or Buddhist, take&amp;nbsp;Tika (blessings of abundance)&amp;nbsp;from senior family members in order of precedence after worshipping the god Durga and all their machines -- like vehicles, computers and other gadgets they use daily to earn a living.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2158. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2159. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2160. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2161. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;---&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2162. &lt;div class=&quot;m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mf m_8186565772682618619gmail-_1mj&quot;&gt;
  2163. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Happy Dashain and Deepawali to all our students, staff, and friends who will be celebrating this week!&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2168. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/09/happy-dashain-from-future-generations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/eJ3oXCJzJag/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-6738229148413506153</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-11-17T12:25:38.269-08:00</atom:updated><title>Musings of a Naturalist IV: Loango: An Elephant Eden</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2169. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;We were edging
  2170. along the Rembo Ngowe river in a small outboard, hugging the east bank in hopes
  2171. of seeing a Giant Kingfisher or the Palm-nut Vulture, when we rounded a bend to
  2172. suddenly come head to head with a magnificent Forest Elephant feeding on a
  2173. grassy peninsula, its yellowish and relatively straight tusks nearly touching
  2174. the ground.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The animal stopped chewing, surveyed
  2175. the situation, and deciding that we were too close for comfort, slowly backed
  2176. away, disappearing rear-end first into a curtain of green...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2177. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2178. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2179. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2180. &lt;/div&gt;
  2181. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2182. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We encountered the
  2183. elephant &lt;span style=&quot;color: #660066; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;in &lt;/span&gt;Loango, a 1550 square kilometer
  2184. national park that fronts on the Atlantic Ocean in Gabon and we were here to
  2185. learn about the Congo Rainforest Biome as well as hear about Gabon’s
  2186. conservation successes. Loango has been called the ‘Eden of Africa’ and this
  2187. may be the case, but Eden, like Shangri-La, is an overused word, one that connotes
  2188. varying images to different people. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Eden,
  2189. to me, brings up a vision of a garden paradise where food supplies are
  2190. inexhaustible, where plants and animals exist in balance, where animals roam
  2191. without fearing man, a place of peace and beauty.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Such may exist in one’s mind, but certainly
  2192. not in western Gabon – at least not as yet&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4f81bd; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2193. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2194. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4f81bd; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2195. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2196. &lt;/div&gt;
  2197. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2198. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;However, if we
  2199. were to say that Loango is an Elephant Eden we would not be far wrong, for Loango
  2200. is indeed an elephant sanctuary, a place with a fairly uniformly hot climate, copious
  2201. quantities of food, and with protection from hunters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2202. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2203. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2204. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2205. &lt;/div&gt;
  2206. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2207. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mD-iY2SzArAX3TU_IlHyKAEwTGolsWbaRgnOf9gQ1NKmWmBBaV2vTlOBf5Kv4Eb9kwqqbqiYgZ0qdEhLuAgvC6Jvy4nON6wFkCYrKeGISoi4jF2_ILUJHgRrpg2uAezHp0lerqy_neI/s1600/TUSKER.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1526&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mD-iY2SzArAX3TU_IlHyKAEwTGolsWbaRgnOf9gQ1NKmWmBBaV2vTlOBf5Kv4Eb9kwqqbqiYgZ0qdEhLuAgvC6Jvy4nON6wFkCYrKeGISoi4jF2_ILUJHgRrpg2uAezHp0lerqy_neI/s320/TUSKER.jpg&quot; width=&quot;305&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2209. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;We rounded a bend in a small outboard to suddenly surprise a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2210. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2211. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Forest Elephant, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;m_8416027696702600358xbe&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Loxodonta cyclotis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;m_8416027696702600358xbe&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;feeding on a grassy peninsula&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2212. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2213. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;poking into the slow-moving Rembo Ngowe river. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;While this animal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2214. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2215. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;did &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;n&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;ot show &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;alarm, it did stop eating and slowly backed into &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;the forest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2216. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2217. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The white &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;bar at the lower left-hand edge of this picture &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;shows &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;the rim&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2218. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2219. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;of our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;boat and indicates how close we were to this magnificent creature.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2220. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2221. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2222. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2223. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As it was, I was
  2224. surprised that this elephant backed into the forest as I couldn’t remember seeing
  2225. elephants departing in this way - Savanna and Indian elephants usually swing
  2226. around before fleeing. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;In addition, I
  2227. had never been suddenly this close to a wild elephant without it showing considerable
  2228. alarm. This morning there was no sign of aggression, no ears tilting forward,
  2229. no trunk in the air, no trumpeting. This certainly spoke of the splendid
  2230. protection afforded by the park and that the animal had not had bad encounters
  2231. with humans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2232. &lt;br /&gt;
  2233. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2234. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2235. &lt;br /&gt;
  2236. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2237. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The elephants that
  2238. roam in Loango are Forest Elephants (&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Loxodonta
  2239. cyclotis&lt;/i&gt;), a species that a DNA study published in 2001, showed was
  2240. different from Savanna Elephants. Subsequent papers have confirmed this
  2241. separation, and indeed the elephant in front of us did have a distinctive ‘feel’
  2242. to it. The tusker, even though fully mature and somewhat aged, did not seem
  2243. inordinately large even at our close range and it also appeared to be a dark. We
  2244. had read that the tusks of a Forest Elephant (when compared with a Savanna
  2245. species), are straighter and yellower and ears are smaller, rounder. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A Forest Elephant also has four, not five,
  2246. toes, but we were so taken with the encounter that we forgot to count.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In any case, the toes were well hidden in the
  2247. grass.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2248. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2249. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2250. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2251. &lt;/div&gt;
  2252. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2253. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The
  2254. characteristics of these Gabon elephants are adaptations to a&lt;span style=&quot;color: green; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;dense forest habitat, where small size would be
  2255. useful, where relatively straight tusks would help to lift impeding vegetation
  2256. out of the way, and where ear size, a part of their cooling system, would not
  2257. be as necessary in forest shade as in open grasslands. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;In addition, a darker skin would blend with
  2258. the darks of forest shade. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;But why four
  2259. and not five toes? &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I have no idea.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2260. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2261. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2262. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2263. &lt;/div&gt;
  2264. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2265. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Furthermore these
  2266. elephants, as befitting their habitat, do not associate in large herds. During
  2267. our time in Gabon, we encountered solitary animals, or a mother with a calf, or
  2268. small groups of four or five animals. The largest gathering we saw was eight
  2269. individuals clustered around a clump of trees in the middle of a wide, green
  2270. marsh. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Elephants also seek out clearings
  2271. in the forest, locally called &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;bais&lt;/i&gt;,
  2272. where they are perhaps attracted by the soil’s mineral composition and where
  2273. they associate with others,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2274. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2275. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2276. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2277. &lt;/div&gt;
  2278. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2279. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Forest elephants
  2280. move seasonally, frequenting soggy marshlands during the dry season and moving
  2281. back into the lowland rain forests when the wet returns and the marshes
  2282. flood.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While in the marshlands, elephants
  2283. feed on a variety of grasses and rushes, including papyrus, and in the forest
  2284. they consume a wide variety of leaves, bark, and fruit. Some forest trees benefit
  2285. from the presence of the elephants as the animals eat the fruit and then
  2286. distribute seeds over wide areas. Indeed the seeds of some trees, including the
  2287. 30-meter tall Navel Fruit, &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Omphalocarpum&lt;/i&gt;
  2288. in the Sapotaceae family, germinate only if they have passed through the animal’s
  2289. digestive system. In addition, the health of a forest may be assisted by the
  2290. elephants breaking off branches and trampling the undergrowth to help light
  2291. reach the ground and foster plant growth.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  2292. &lt;/span&gt;In some parts of West Africa, the original forest composition has
  2293. noticeably changed following the disappearance of elephants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2294. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2295. &lt;/div&gt;
  2296. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2297. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2298. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2299. &lt;/div&gt;
  2300. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px 48px 0px 42px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2301. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;(Navel Fruit trees are part of what has been called the
  2302. Megafaunal Syndrome which theorizes that in past ages very large fruit may have
  2303. evolved in order to attract very large animals (the megafauna) and thus assist
  2304. in wide seed dispersal (for more see &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Megagardeners
  2305. of the Forest – the role of elephants in seed dispersal&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;, by Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz and Stephen Blake in Acta Oecologica, posted
  2306. online 22 Feb 2011).)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2307. &lt;br /&gt;
  2308. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2309. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2310. &lt;br /&gt;
  2311. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2312. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdENaG0-cpog1B7SQ-wZiukFyHyQh3uvhsjxyHVVxDr0CKzGcXEaMDkC-oS-pgww8S_p66n2Z51W_rTGS9Brpha53NDyVCFgRvKWMuGuh-PUaou1XasVUI0SQc88exfB2rGxOnMzxov8g/s1600/FOREST+ELEPHANT.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2313. &lt;div&gt;
  2314. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdENaG0-cpog1B7SQ-wZiukFyHyQh3uvhsjxyHVVxDr0CKzGcXEaMDkC-oS-pgww8S_p66n2Z51W_rTGS9Brpha53NDyVCFgRvKWMuGuh-PUaou1XasVUI0SQc88exfB2rGxOnMzxov8g/s1600/FOREST+ELEPHANT.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1099&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;219&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdENaG0-cpog1B7SQ-wZiukFyHyQh3uvhsjxyHVVxDr0CKzGcXEaMDkC-oS-pgww8S_p66n2Z51W_rTGS9Brpha53NDyVCFgRvKWMuGuh-PUaou1XasVUI0SQc88exfB2rGxOnMzxov8g/s320/FOREST+ELEPHANT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2315. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Any thought of
  2316. elephants immediately brings to mind the grim straits that the Forest Elephant
  2317. and all elephant species face. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Elephants
  2318. need space but with habitat loss and fragmentation this is a fast diminishing
  2319. commodity.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Besides space, rampant
  2320. poaching is a dire on-going threat that will be eliminated only when human
  2321. needs are adequately met and when there is no market for ivory - or bush
  2322. meat.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There are many on-going efforts
  2323. to deal with poaching so we retain the hope that elephants will indeed survive
  2324. in the wild.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2325. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2326. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2327. &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: green; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Gabon had received
  2328. little conservation attention and Loango was almost unknown&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;until zoologist Michael Fey’s well-publicized on-foot transect
  2329. across the Congo Basin, a journey that ended in Loango in 2000. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;With Longo now on the map, the forward
  2330. thinking prime minister, Omar Bongo, created the National Agency for National
  2331. Parks in 2002, and this body decided to protect thirteen areas of special
  2332. biological interest as national parks. These now occupy ten percent of Gabon’s
  2333. land area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2334. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2335. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;While elephants,
  2336. as a charismatic group, attract special conservation interest, their protection
  2337. and the retention of their habitat also benefits many other species which, in
  2338. Gabon, includes Lowland Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Red River Hogs, African Gray
  2339. Parrots, and Slender-snouted Crocodiles, all indicator species of the Congo
  2340. Rainforest Biome. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;And also benefitting
  2341. from habitat protection are Giant Kingfishers, Palm-nut Vultures, and the
  2342. African Rock Python, species I had previously encountered in other areas of
  2343. Africa – but never in these numbers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2344. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2345. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2346. &lt;br /&gt;
  2347. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2348. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpUpLIJptuz1Uapt3JsMsUToArSMj5rbzZsUX_BWYCf0evsXPtkCrV9Sp_XcJOUqQkbNjAtt89VcP2gjf43Kxh0iqznODWT2Ihnf8HxR2j2eT8SvUglRnXsJrLVIuKuY0GH8_-haN-SM/s1600/RED+RIVER+HOGS.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1150&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;230&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpUpLIJptuz1Uapt3JsMsUToArSMj5rbzZsUX_BWYCf0evsXPtkCrV9Sp_XcJOUqQkbNjAtt89VcP2gjf43Kxh0iqznODWT2Ihnf8HxR2j2eT8SvUglRnXsJrLVIuKuY0GH8_-haN-SM/s320/RED+RIVER+HOGS.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2349. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The Red River Hog, &lt;i&gt;Potamochoerus porcus&lt;/i&gt;, is one of 19 species is the family Suidae. These hogs search the forest floor in tropical rainforests of West Africa and are found from the Congo Basin west to Guinea. Their preferred habitat is good forest as well as open edges of streams and marshes where they search for tubers, fruit fallen from trees, and even carrion.&amp;nbsp; In addition they look for the balls of forest elephant feces which they break apart to feed on the undigested seeds of trees such as &lt;i&gt;Balanites&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;wilsoniana&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;While Wild Red River Hogs usually roam in small groups of up to ten animals, the large assemblages seen in Loango indicates fine habitat and good protection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2350. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2351. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2352. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In the bird world,
  2353. African Gray Parrots are perhaps the most accomplished mimics of the human
  2354. voice but in the wild they don’t sound like humans at all. On the first morning
  2355. at the Loango Lodge, I stepped outside my cottage to hear a melodic chorus some
  2356. distance to the left.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Those wonderful,
  2357. mellow voices at varying pitches, sounded like orioles. But several orioles
  2358. singing together?&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Most unlikely.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This was a puzzle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2359. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2360. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2361. &lt;br /&gt;
  2362. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2363. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;But not a puzzle for
  2364. long as I was soon told that these were African Gray Parrots talking.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Parrots singing like orioles? &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Seemed most improbable, as members of the
  2365. parrot family screech and squawk. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;But
  2366. sing? &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;No way! &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;So I walked over to the trees where the birds
  2367. were moving about and sure enough: Gray Parrots.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2368. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2369. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2370. &lt;br /&gt;
  2371. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2372. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In the bird world,
  2373. Grays are perhaps the best imitators of the human voice (Talking Mynas are a
  2374. close second) and Alex a captive Gray, one of the most famous representatives
  2375. of its species, was taught to ‘say’ over 100 words. But not only that, this
  2376. remarkable bird seemed to understand what the words meant. Additionally, it was
  2377. demonstrated that Alex could count up to six and could recognize seven
  2378. different colors (for a splendid biographical account see: &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Alex and Me&lt;/i&gt; by Irene Pepperberg, first published in 2008 by HarperCollins).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2379. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2380. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2381. &lt;br /&gt;
  2382. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2383. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Gray parrots are
  2384. much in demand as caged birds – and this poses a dilemma for this parrot, as it
  2385. does for all cage bird species. In the past the capturing of wild birds (often
  2386. chicks or eggs robbed from the nest) has been a income source for some but these
  2387. days with tightened regulations through CITES treaties, heightened publicity of
  2388. illegal acts, and well trained customs officials, the illegal bird trade has diminished
  2389. - not finished but much reduced.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2390. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2391. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2392. &lt;br /&gt;
  2393. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2394. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;One good way to
  2395. impede nefarious wildlife activities is to recruit the best village ‘poachers,’
  2396. and train them as ecotourism guides. When the economic benefit of guiding
  2397. outweighs remuneration from poaching, the same hunters often make outstanding
  2398. wardens. We saw this in action in Piaui State in Brazil where income is
  2399. generated by showing visitors the stunning Hyacinth Macaw.&lt;span style=&quot;color: #da0058; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2400. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2401. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #da0058; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2402. &lt;br /&gt;
  2403. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2404. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Iguela Lagoon, a
  2405. large fresh water lake with brackish water towards the Atlantic Ocean, is a
  2406. special feature of the northwestern part of the park. Much of the territory
  2407. immediately around the lake is marshland, waterlogged during the rainy season,
  2408. but transformed into vast grassy swards in the dry season. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Slightly raised terrain inland from the lagoon,
  2409. often small ridges, support stands of tropical forest in which animals such as
  2410. White-nosed Monkeys and the Red River Hogs live.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Forest elephants are at home in either
  2411. terrain and when green grasses sprout during the dry season elephants emerge
  2412. from the forest into the marshes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2413. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2414. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2415. &lt;br /&gt;
  2416. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2417. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2418. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Even during the
  2419. short dry period, the time when we were in the park, the water channels running
  2420. into Iguela Lagoon remain filled, but with banks exposed enough to host rows of
  2421. palms, their long leaves often drooping over the water. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;And with the palm canopy punctuated by tall
  2422. trees, this is a perfect habitat for the Palm-nut Vulture (&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Gypohierax angolensis&lt;/i&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2423. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  2424. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2425. &lt;br /&gt;
  2426. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2427. &lt;/div&gt;
  2428. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  2429. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2430. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2431. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2432. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2433. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1zNXdzolgsud4twdKWOLAlyUw447G3m-WHct7yswJHWi13Alc7PPEPnCFe6WIbupvL745i62dY5I1-d-4WQySaEQmLouNcE8dEwP_pnwforlaeIbQr5XHLUYOZ_VO79qkxHeJYKWmPQ/s1600/PALM-NUT+VULTURE.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1162&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;290&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1zNXdzolgsud4twdKWOLAlyUw447G3m-WHct7yswJHWi13Alc7PPEPnCFe6WIbupvL745i62dY5I1-d-4WQySaEQmLouNcE8dEwP_pnwforlaeIbQr5XHLUYOZ_VO79qkxHeJYKWmPQ/s400/PALM-NUT+VULTURE.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2434. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The Palm-Nut Vulture (&lt;i&gt;Gypohierax angolensis&lt;/i&gt;), a raptor primarily of wet equatorial forests in western Africa, might best be called a vulturine eagle for its head is totally feathered, save for red facial skin, and the bird features acrobatic aerial courtship displays, rolling and diving. Besides the bird sometimes attacks living prey, occasionally picking disabled fish off the surface of the water or eyeing the occupants of a chicken coop. This vulturine eagle does feed on carrion but its primary food source is nuts of &lt;i&gt;Elaeis&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Raphia&lt;/i&gt; palms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2435. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2436. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2437. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Eagles and Old
  2438. World vultures are closely related and the Palm-Nut Vulture looks and acts like
  2439. a black-and-white eagle, especially in aerial courtship displays and when
  2440. attacking live creatures such as chickens. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Their name is appropriate as these birds feed
  2441. primarily on the nuts of the palms (especially &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Elaeis&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Raphia&lt;/i&gt;), but
  2442. they also consume dead fish - as do American Bald Eagles and the African
  2443. Fishing Eagles.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;During our Gabon visit
  2444. we did not see this species scavenge and thus the name Palm-nut Vulturine Eagle
  2445. would be appropriate, or perhaps the alliterative &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Vegetarian*&lt;/span&gt; Vulture would be at least partly applicable.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2446. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2447. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2448. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2449. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Gabon is also a
  2450. stronghold for the Slender- snouted Crocodile &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Mecistops cataphractus&lt;/i&gt;, one of four African crocodilian species.
  2451. This rainforest reptile thrives best in shaded, aquatic situations and is known
  2452. from the Congo Basin and surrounding regions as well as living in rainforest
  2453. patches that extend west along the African coast to as far as Senegal. The
  2454. crocodiles living in far western Africa may well represent a separate
  2455. species.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Whatever, population numbers
  2456. are uncertain but the crocodile is usually listed as critically endangered and Gabon
  2457. likely harbors one of the highest concentration of this species with Loango and
  2458. its Iguela Lagoon and the shaded waterways is one of the best hopes for this
  2459. species.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2460. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2461. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2462. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2463. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdWBd_odoveW4bGtfx2omb94DGFTW2UxneSMCgnVlXGrZ3gUHN4dwsTbm4XVhg36gGQ83zXUKVSblgl6b8ybZJxkBxdrK_rrRBhmzz52BezAo0XZSd_FnMbeliEKRYDXtl9cip1sL1nk/s1600/SLENDER-SNOUTED+CROCODILE.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1097&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;219&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdWBd_odoveW4bGtfx2omb94DGFTW2UxneSMCgnVlXGrZ3gUHN4dwsTbm4XVhg36gGQ83zXUKVSblgl6b8ybZJxkBxdrK_rrRBhmzz52BezAo0XZSd_FnMbeliEKRYDXtl9cip1sL1nk/s320/SLENDER-SNOUTED+CROCODILE.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2464. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;On occasion, most crocodiles like to haul out of the water to spend time on dry land. However, few exposed banks exist along the Mpivie or other rivers in lowland Gabon, so Slender-snouted reptiles often clamber up trunks of dead trees fallen into the river.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2465. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2466. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2467. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2468. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This, small,
  2469. long-snouted crocodile (adults rarely run to more than three meters in length)
  2470. is a fish eater, the snout slashing sideways when detecting prey.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It also supplements its diet with aquatic
  2471. reptiles (turtles are a favorite) and the occasional bird or mammal.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;From time to time, crocodiles like to haul out
  2472. of the water but as very few open banks exist in Loango, the reptiles climb onto
  2473. protruding logs, often managing to clamber up a dead tree trunk sticking out of
  2474. the water at a slant of up to 25 degrees.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  2475. &lt;/span&gt;In Loango the reptiles are not hunted for their meat or skins (as they are
  2476. in many areas of this biome) so the animals we encountered were remarkably tolerant
  2477. of our approach. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;However, if our boat floated
  2478. too close for comfort, the crocodiles suddenly launched off the logs and belly
  2479. flopped into the water.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2480. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2481. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2482. &lt;br /&gt;
  2483. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2484. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This crocodile is
  2485. a mound nester, and towards the beginning of the rainy season a female will
  2486. gather vegetation into a pile on the bank and then lay around 20 large eggs in
  2487. the mound. These eggs take a long time to hatch, one report listed 110 days, during
  2488. which period&lt;span style=&quot;color: #365f91; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;the female stays near the nest but does not assist with
  2489. incubation. However, when the youngsters begin to cheep as the eggs hatch, the
  2490. female digs into the mound to free her offspring so they can swim out into the
  2491. flooded&lt;span style=&quot;color: #365f91; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;marshes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #365f91; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2492. &lt;br /&gt;
  2493. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2494. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2495. &lt;br /&gt;
  2496. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2497. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoZVOUNuK7FaZ-4OZ93RYBHz8tbrgy4UsjsrBWm2AwEIUAwO-EhSXgwwxR-wgN2RW7rwNgLYQvJqoN5QyniUHfMKW8xh7Ny7w8Iu1zcfu7Qc2V6TNY5eO1BQBUP6ISkvff9hPvXJYNd8/s1600/MPIVI+CHANNEL+IN+FOREST.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1069&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoZVOUNuK7FaZ-4OZ93RYBHz8tbrgy4UsjsrBWm2AwEIUAwO-EhSXgwwxR-wgN2RW7rwNgLYQvJqoN5QyniUHfMKW8xh7Ny7w8Iu1zcfu7Qc2V6TNY5eO1BQBUP6ISkvff9hPvXJYNd8/s320/MPIVI+CHANNEL+IN+FOREST.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2498. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
  2499. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The slow-moving, shaded Mpivie River is ideal habitat for Slender-snouted Crocodiles as it supports a splendid fish population and there is ample shade from the &lt;i&gt;Eleias&lt;/i&gt; palms and other trees lining the channel. This habitat is also much favored by kingfishers as well as the African Finfoot and the large, Pell’s Owl, both rare bird species. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2500. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2501. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2502. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2503. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Gabon’s thirteen national
  2504. parks are the ‘top down’ variety, reserves imposed by officials on areas of
  2505. special conservation interest. One does need to start somewhere but in the long
  2506. run, the top-down system has been effective - over the long haul - mostly where
  2507. initiation has been followed by strong community outreach and where people
  2508. living in or near the protected areas are incorporated into the economic
  2509. benefits of the conservation plan. Without community cooperation, and the members
  2510. assisting in surveillance to help maintain their economic asset, most plans
  2511. don’t succeed, or succeed only if governments invest huge amounts of money in
  2512. order to patrol the area.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2513. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2514. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2515. &lt;br /&gt;
  2516. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2517. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;No two
  2518. conservation areas are alike so programs need to be flexible and adapt to what
  2519. works within the given context, and in Gabon we can be thankful both for the
  2520. government initiatives and also for the evolution of conservation thinking has
  2521. led to a point where locals are included, not excluded, in plans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2522. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2523. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2524. &lt;br /&gt;
  2525. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2526. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNoqD1zwPzf1XXu_A9TnHJA9LjCaBHbIptucLOoHolGwLea3YdpNCfHJb-bU40vN5xZ2XTY_VLP4OiL_15Y3hIpqo_rDdLztQxb5DLgJz3l-HHWz1mN6eahXsa3oQ6S5EO3fLRanSh0A/s1600/FISHING+CATCH.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1217&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNoqD1zwPzf1XXu_A9TnHJA9LjCaBHbIptucLOoHolGwLea3YdpNCfHJb-bU40vN5xZ2XTY_VLP4OiL_15Y3hIpqo_rDdLztQxb5DLgJz3l-HHWz1mN6eahXsa3oQ6S5EO3fLRanSh0A/s320/FISHING+CATCH.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2527. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2528. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Much of the terrain inland from Gabon’s southern Atlantic coast features a mosaic of lagoons and waterways, and the people living here are masterful fishermen. &amp;nbsp;Hunting in Loango National Park is not permitted but fishing for local consumption is allowed, the operations supervised by park authorities. This mid-afternoon image shows a park ranger recording the ‘take’, which includes catfish and other freshwater species while staff from the Akaka tented camp bargain for dinner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2529. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2530. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2531. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2532. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A multiuse concept
  2533. covering areas of special significance, initially voiced in the 1970s, works
  2534. well in many places. This scheme envisions three zones - or adaptations
  2535. thereof. A core zone is a strictly protected area where entry is granted by
  2536. special permission. This is surrounded by a buffer zone where limited, sustainable
  2537. use activities, including low impact tourism and recreation is promoted. And all
  2538. are flanked by an outlying transition zone in which people live and where
  2539. sustainable economic activity, such as ecotourism lodges or selected logging,
  2540. is encouraged and where various stakeholders work together to ensure a
  2541. long-term, on-going benefit to the people in the area.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2542. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2543. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2544. &lt;br /&gt;
  2545. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2546. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Gabon still has a
  2547. long road ahead to reach the point where their national parks are protected for
  2548. the long term, but a fine start has been made so future generations of
  2549. elephants as well as people can be thankful for the vision and the effort that
  2550. is evident today&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2551. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2552. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;_______________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2553. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2554. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2555. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2556. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0FUbfqGXX9ruNf8nl3g56vCW7Mm4UsJBZUdF-He2oZmQY4NtHjG3gJ62G39h81uM37cRP-m8UWW1Xffeo0qwOA3W6WcmsXz_70-KJeBoqZhIH0ErmqOKOCmJMnl39BWpWbGRLvrW5KY/s1600/Staff+Member+of+Loango+Lodge+and+Bob+.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1067&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0FUbfqGXX9ruNf8nl3g56vCW7Mm4UsJBZUdF-He2oZmQY4NtHjG3gJ62G39h81uM37cRP-m8UWW1Xffeo0qwOA3W6WcmsXz_70-KJeBoqZhIH0ErmqOKOCmJMnl39BWpWbGRLvrW5KY/s320/Staff+Member+of+Loango+Lodge+and+Bob+.jpg&quot; width=&quot;213&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2557. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  2558. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Pictured is Dr. Fleming with a staff member of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2559. &lt;div&gt;
  2560. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Loango Lodge; the photo was taken on‘Gorilla Island’&amp;nbsp;near the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2561. &lt;div&gt;
  2562. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Loango National Park where there is a rehab center for rescued gorillas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2563. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2564. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2565. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog piece and photos make up the fourth installment in our Musings of a Naturalist series,&amp;nbsp;courtesy of our own Dr. Robert (Bob) Fleming: Professor Equity and Empowerment/ Natural History. Having grown up in the foothills of the Himalayas in India, Bob has long been interested in the beauty of nature. This progressed into a fascination with natural history and cultural diversity, leading him to obtain his Ph.D. in zoology. He has&amp;nbsp; explored many of the planet&#39;s special biological regions, ranging from the Namib Desert in Africa to the Tropical Rainforest of the Amazon, and the Mountain Tundra biome of the Himalayas. He has worked for the Smithsonian&#39;s Office of Ecology and the Royal Nepal Academy and, along with his father and Royal Nepal Academy Director-Lain Singh Bangdel, he wrote and illustrated &quot;Birds of Nepal,&quot; the first modern field guide to the birds of the region. In addition to his work with Future Generations, Bob is the director of Nature Himalayas, a sole proprietorship that he began in 1970. Through this company, Bob has led some 250 outings. He currently lives in the temperate rainforest of western Oregon in the USA&#39;s Pacific Northwest.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2566. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2567. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Many thanks to Dr. Fleming for another&amp;nbsp;great contribution!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/09/musings-of-naturalist-iv-loango.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mD-iY2SzArAX3TU_IlHyKAEwTGolsWbaRgnOf9gQ1NKmWmBBaV2vTlOBf5Kv4Eb9kwqqbqiYgZ0qdEhLuAgvC6Jvy4nON6wFkCYrKeGISoi4jF2_ILUJHgRrpg2uAezHp0lerqy_neI/s72-c/TUSKER.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-3793187273717692022</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-09-07T08:33:53.919-07:00</atom:updated><title>Using the SEED-SCALE Model to Assess Access to Education in Engikaret, Tanzania</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2568. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2569. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;To bridge academic research with field research conducted in Engikaret, Tanzania, Taylor Lee presents her findings in regards to access to education and the role it plays there. Using the SEED-SCALE model and associated core principles outlined in &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/just-and-lasting-change&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Just and Lasting Change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, she used her research to evaluate Engikaret&#39;s access to education, operating on her belief in its ability to increase opportunities for individuals living in rural, resource-poor environments. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Observation and personal communication led Taylor’s investigation with Maasai community members, government agents, parents and youth of the community, as well as community liaisons operating through or in conjunction with Nyayo Discovery. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;She primarily focused on the general community&#39;s understanding of access to education and how this pertains to community opportunities and well-being...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2570. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2571. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2572. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2573. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEhBMn-rUjtZoic35eEBUI7LIolUXZXS_Hui8mYs66PBXA3D4v-7CS7KjCvzmjDL_mIA76GJoy4zph_AUfpNCDq8Az-Rq8h572T2PsFmRycrdL-FXYWPg2WUXJHHT7J9mWEXimkOMRUk/s1600/taylor+photo+3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEhBMn-rUjtZoic35eEBUI7LIolUXZXS_Hui8mYs66PBXA3D4v-7CS7KjCvzmjDL_mIA76GJoy4zph_AUfpNCDq8Az-Rq8h572T2PsFmRycrdL-FXYWPg2WUXJHHT7J9mWEXimkOMRUk/s400/taylor+photo+3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2574. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  2575. 7th Year Students at ECPS.&lt;/div&gt;
  2576. &lt;div&gt;
  2577. Core Teachers: Sion and Priska.&lt;br /&gt;
  2578. Guest Teacher:Taylor&lt;/div&gt;
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  2582. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2585. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2586. &lt;br /&gt;
  2587. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2588. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Social change within a community can only be sustained when multi-layered partnerships are organized in the context of community &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;empowerment&lt;/i&gt;, wherein the needs and wants of the community are center to the movement. Such is the case with access to education in rural Tanzania. The Maasai of Engikaret have been empowered over the last decade through shifting social values to promote access to education for the community’s youth. I bore witness to partnerships between local leaders, regional government, and outside agencies; all of which empower the Maasai of Engikaret to continuously improve access to education to the benefit of the community’s overall health and well-being.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2590. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2592. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Principle One: Rising Aspirations Lead to Action&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2593. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b2000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Maasai of Engikaret live in a resource-poor and geographically isolated area, with an estimated population of 4,000. While resistant to overt cultural change, I found the Maasai of Engikaret open and willingly promote formal education as a means to generate opportunities within the community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The community&#39;s openness to supporting formal education (such as enrollment in primary school) reflects Principal One of the SEED-SCALE model, which asserts that when promoting sustainable community programs, such as access to education, assessment leading to action should begin with evaluating the strengths of the community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2594. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2595. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Within these strengths, I could see the hopes and dreams of parents wanting their youth to have the opportunity to attend primary school. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;As evidence, Engikaret has two primary schools. New Vision Primary School is a privately funded, faith-based school whereas Engikaret Community Primary School (ECPS) is a government funded, public school.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While there are resource discrepancies between the two schools, the focus of my observations leads me to conclude that within the larger community context, there is a community-driven want to provide access to education for the youth of the area. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Further, within the parameters of Principle One, is the need to assess how communities understand education as it relates to community health and well-being.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2596. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Officially, the community supports education, at least through the primary grades for the majority of the community&#39;s children.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I gleaned this informal information through participation in multiple Maasai community discussions. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I had ample opportunities to meet with the mamas of Engikaret, who repeatedly stated that they want their children, regardless of gender, to be in school. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;While the position presented by the mamas highlights how the Engikaret Maasai have embraced social change through the verbal promotion of education, it is of interest that there are school-aged youth, primarily girls, who are not enrolled in either of the community&#39;s primary schools. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;This observation led me to inquire about the rates of girl to boy enrollment within the public school system of Engikaret. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Interviews with the public school teachers confirmed that more males are enrolled and supported in school attendance than girls. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Perhaps this reflects traditions that &quot;might create obstacles to healthy change.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2597. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2598. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;Evaluating challenges to healthy change does not mean to focus on the negative; rather Principle One acknowledges that when assessing community strengths one should not &quot;ignore problems.&quot; I suspect part of the reason for lower girl enrollment stems from the Maasai&#39;s traditional gender roles.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Traditional expectations of Maasai women are focused on marriage, child rearing, and home duties rather than on building gender equality through access to education.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It is not to say the community does not embrace healthy change-- from my observations of the Level Seven class at ECPS, I saw more female students enrolled than I had initially expected.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Within the Level Seven class ,I calculated 43% of students were female, compared to 57% male.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This data reflects a 23% increase in girl enrollment rates within the last generation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2599. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2600. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2601. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Another obstacle I observed with regards to youth accessing education surrounds the initial rollout of education programs by the Tanzanian government.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The government mandate requiring youth aged 7-13 to attend primary school was not initiated nor initially supported by the Maasai.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Thus it did not stem from a community-driven desire.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Because of this, it appears the Maasai had little involvement with the placement of ECPS.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The repercussions are that many primary aged school children walk long distances to and from school each school day.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;According to teachers at ECPS, children may have to walk up to an hour one-way to access the school building. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Parents in the community also have concerns with their children crossing the highway to get to the school building; this is especially concerning for the younger students. As the community has come to support formal education, I was able to observe how the community has taken action to help mitigate some of the obstacles students face on the journey to school.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2604. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;One clear way the community has supported the students&#39; journey to school is seen in how the students move as a group.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Many children were observed arriving at school in groups, comprised of family members and neighbors.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Within these groups arriving at school, it was apparent that there were always older children with the younger children.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The grouping of students to ensure the safe passage to school proves the community of Engikaret has found a community-based approach to supporting access to education.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Further, as school enrollment increases, the government, this time with the collaboration of the Engikaret Maasai, is looking to build a second primary school.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The hope is to shorten the journey for students.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As the community&#39;s aspirations regarding access to education rise, I believe the Maasai community of Engikaret will show a greater capacity to advocate for the building location of the new public school when the time comes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2606. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2607. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Rising aspirations is a strong motivator for social change, a motivator that is conceived from the community&#39;s perceived positive development.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I believe that as the community observes how access to primary, secondary and university education improves the quality of life for those individuals, they then will promote the equal access to primary school enrollment for more of their community&#39;s youth.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For example, in visiting a boma that showed more development than others, such as solar panels to meet the family&#39;s energy needs and buildings that required less maintenance by the females of the family, I asked Patrick (Nyayo Discovery liaison between the community and global visitors) if this family was considered wealthy. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;His response was not that the family was wealthy but that the family&#39;s son had completed primary, secondary and university education and therefore had the capacity to take advantage of opportunities that impact the health and well-being of the household. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I believe Patrick&#39;s response reflects elements of Principle One; social growth begins with improved conditions for &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;some&lt;/i&gt; community members that in turn spark interest and participation in social change by &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;others&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2608. &lt;br /&gt;
  2609. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2610. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Based on my observations, the community of Engikaret is driven to overcome obstacles presented by their geographical isolation and resource-poor living conditions. The value of formal education is held in high regard and desired by the majority of the Engikaret Maasai.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For example, I observed at least one primary school aged child enrolled in school per family. Social change is a slow process. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;However, as the community experiences more access to opportunities because of education, I believe the community&#39;s interaction and support for the education system will increase. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2612. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2614. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MJrRm_9nFOpywYvJZoaGCN2nxK9-07-bBjd_mQUFqNBm1zWM5dsAG4pwEjiCGEy12RyanrWz0SX18x4oSryrXye7wWD6C_Ggld4CZ62cgdFTRkhiX5iQmvZhefCruIb-Edya8HZD1b0/s1600/taylor+photo+2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MJrRm_9nFOpywYvJZoaGCN2nxK9-07-bBjd_mQUFqNBm1zWM5dsAG4pwEjiCGEy12RyanrWz0SX18x4oSryrXye7wWD6C_Ggld4CZ62cgdFTRkhiX5iQmvZhefCruIb-Edya8HZD1b0/s400/taylor+photo+2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2615. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Mamas of Engikaret&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2618. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2620. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2623. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Principle Two: Three-way Partnerships and Malleable Leadership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  2626. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;For large-scale social change to occur, such as empowering communities through access to education, the construct of community needs to be redefined.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In the context of empowering people through access to education, &quot;the community&quot; is not limited to the geography of participants.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Rather community is defined as a holistic approach involving anyone with a shared vision and capacity to enact change. In this context support for education comes from multi-dimensional partnerships all of which have various degrees of connectedness to the community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I observed how the broader notion of community leads to educational access in the Engikaret area.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For example, top-down support is evident through funding for school buildings and supplies by both public and private funders.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;When evaluating systems as complex as formal, community education, there is a fundamental requirement to have some degree of top-down support.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;exclusive &lt;/i&gt;top-down support is not associated with community-driven programs, it is associated with a three-way partnership model outlined in Principle Two.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Engikaret region is geographically isolated and resource-poor; thus top-down support alleviates some of the financial strain associated with maintaining a school.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2627. &lt;br /&gt;
  2628. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2629. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Additionally, Principle Two outlines the need for outside-in involvement as it can spark innovation. This aspect of Principle Two is seen in the observed partnership between Nyayo Discovery and the Maasai of Engikaret.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Nyayo specializes in increasing the economic platform of the Engikaret community through increased tourism, cultural awareness and utilizing the human energy of global volunteers. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Outside-in support for community development as it pertains to access to education was something I, a participant in Nyayo&#39;s global volunteer and tourism program, was able to experience firsthand.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2630. &lt;br /&gt;
  2631. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2632. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Because of my affiliation with Nyayo and my background experience as a US teacher, ECPS invited me in to teach several lessons to the Level Seven students.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Through this experience, I have come to understand the hardships of educating in the face of adverse conditions, most notably the utter lack of resources. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Fortunately, one of the ways outside-in support fosters innovation is through the sharing of ideas, best stated by Taylor and Taylor, &quot;The value of outside-in [support] has little to do with &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;who&lt;/i&gt; and everything to do with &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;what&lt;/i&gt;.&quot; In this regard, sharing teaching methods with ECPS teachers allowed the growth of resources in the form of easily adopted learning games.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In reflection, perhaps this is why the teachers were so eager to learn then employ these games regardless of my presence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2633. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2634. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2635. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2636. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;From my point of view, one of the most important aspects of Principle Two is the malleability of roles, specifically leadership roles. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A key contributor to the success of any community-driven program is shifting from outside-in or top-down leadership to leadership by those who are directly impacted by the efforts of social change. While I was not privy to evidence directly showing how roles have shifted in the Engikaret community, I was able to observe leaders among the Maasai that allowed me to infer that the community&#39;s affiliation with Nyayo Discovery has generated leadership roles that may not otherwise exist without the outside-in partnership.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For example, I was able to work directly with two Maasai leaders, Loshiro and Peter, who serve as liaisons between the Maasai and global volunteers. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The work Loshiro and Peter do represent how an outside agency, such as Nyayo, can foster leadership within the community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Community leaders are better able to embody the needs, wants and realities of the community, which in turn promotes social change from within the community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2637. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2638. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2639. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Lastly, Principle Two highlights the immense importance of social change derived from bottom-up support. Bottom-up support relies on human energy found directly within the community to meet the goals set forth by the community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Within the context of access to education bottom-up support was seen in the employment of Maasai teachers and support staff at ECPS. From my experience, having systems utilize local employment strategies creates a stronger economic platform for rural communities.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Additionally, teachers with a deep-seated understanding of the traditions, values, and realities of Engikaret can offer higher equitability to students.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As evidence, Maasai community teachers face unique language barriers.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Traditionally the Maasai people speak Maa, however schools across Tanzania teach in Kiswahili and English.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Having a native Maa speaker, like those I observed at ECPS, allows more students and families to access education, and educational resources comfortably.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2641. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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  2643. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2644. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc6wG9d7Ec2v9XQD5Wj6ND1crgLKMWb1tJ_Mwbg7gFEdq0HfZDVlLy4U1qlmF29gaMWmhSguyhriD5Lm4-5Bl9PJGB-dvwzqxDTa2e4FPyYgtz_GD5Sn-i8oimKStZTQ1ZOc4itNqMYM/s1600/taylor+photo+4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;901&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxc6wG9d7Ec2v9XQD5Wj6ND1crgLKMWb1tJ_Mwbg7gFEdq0HfZDVlLy4U1qlmF29gaMWmhSguyhriD5Lm4-5Bl9PJGB-dvwzqxDTa2e4FPyYgtz_GD5Sn-i8oimKStZTQ1ZOc4itNqMYM/s400/taylor+photo+4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2645. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Maasai children herding after school and before the enrollment age of 7.&lt;br /&gt;
  2646. NAU students: Aubrey Babcock and Taylor Lee&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2650. &lt;br /&gt;
  2651. &lt;br /&gt;
  2652. &lt;h4 style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2653. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Principle Three: Assessing Social Change through Community Perspectives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2654. &lt;br /&gt;
  2655. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2656. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;Assessing the progress of any social change program requires that the assessment use community values and realities, in other words, &quot;locally relevant&quot; evidence. I believe that this may be one of the greatest challenges facing the Engikaret community within the context of access to education.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Education often is viewed by distant third parties, with mandates and successes outlined for review by policymakers, stakeholders, or partners who may have little insight into challenges facing the community.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In reflection, I have come to understand how outside definitions of success or success marked by goals that may or may not be relevant to the community, may have adverse consequences on social change.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2657. &lt;br /&gt;
  2658. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2659. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Specifically, the progress Engikaret has made in creating access to education can be viewed in two ways.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;First, it can be viewed from the community&#39;s perspective, a viewpoint that celebrates increased enrollment, even if it means only one of each family&#39;s children is in school. In turn, this same data can be viewed from a value system not aligned with the realities of living in a geographically isolated and &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;resource-poor environment; a viewpoint that is removed from the idea that the family&#39;s immediate livelihood may be in jeopardy if all school-aged children were enrolled.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;From perspective two, it could be argued that the community of Engikaret is not &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;providing access to education, adversely partners may pull funding due to low success rates.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2660. &lt;br /&gt;
  2661. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2662. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;However, in support of the community&#39;s celebration of progress, ECPS projects that of the Level Seven class, 60% of those students will be promoted on to the secondary level. ECPS projected data unveils the continued progress at providing access to education as seen over the last decade in the community of Engikaret. I believe that when operating under the guidelines of principal three, evaluators must have a clear and consistent guideline for measuring success, one that relies on the realities facing the community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2663. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2664. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2666. &lt;h3 style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2667. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Conclusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2668. &lt;br /&gt;
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  2670. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Maasai of Engikaret are operating within a framework supportive of social change, inspired and brought to fruition by organizations that recognize community-driven partnerships relevant to improved access to education, result in increased health and well-being of all community members. Evaluating access to education using the SEED-SCALE model allows partners to highlight community successes and build upon them. Secondly, access to education as a community-driven program, will be a sustainable movement if actions are supported through layered partnerships. The most influential of layered partnerships are those that expose the human energy within the community to generate bottom-up support.&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Lastly, goals, success, and progress must be defined in terms of community realities. Only then can the markers of success or the addendum of goals be aligned to actual community needs and wants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2677. &lt;/span&gt;
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  2680. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNfrGUhUke-9KES_1nTXRkVn_1n-U-58Wl7WzwdD8Wyxv239mVaWzfmhyphenhyphenF6pg9sVUfXJrC4GLVeC7Q85lSX4CUBYXmY1TNefj8vSmMAGGz6XOpTLgwqEBTy_r0xwhX-sJ87oNqjxjmt8/s1600/taylor+photo.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;290&quot; data-original-width=&quot;251&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNfrGUhUke-9KES_1nTXRkVn_1n-U-58Wl7WzwdD8Wyxv239mVaWzfmhyphenhyphenF6pg9sVUfXJrC4GLVeC7Q85lSX4CUBYXmY1TNefj8vSmMAGGz6XOpTLgwqEBTy_r0xwhX-sJ87oNqjxjmt8/s200/taylor+photo.jpg&quot; width=&quot;172&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog contributed by Taylor Lee. Taylor has a passion for promoting equitable education in underserved communities, and is currently teaching in rural Arizona with predominantly Navajo youth. While her work is focused on delivering access to high quality science education at the middle grades, embedded within her classroom work is providing youth and families with meaningful experiences that inspire students to seek post-secondary opportunities. She believes that the cycle of poverty, often associated with under-resourced communities, can be broken when youth have equitable post-secondary options readily available. She works in collaboration with community partners to provide such pathways to her students through exposure at the middle grades level.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2681. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2682. &lt;/span&gt;
  2683. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2684. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2685. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2686. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2687. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In addition to teaching, Taylor is currently completing her last semester for her Master of Secondary Education through John Hopkins University. While this endeavor has take n the majority of her focus, she was able to participate in Norther Arizona University&#39;s Study Abroad program during the summer of 2017. She believes that this opportunity to explore the communities of Africa was a life-changing experience which made her a stronger educator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2688. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/09/using-seed-scale-model-to-assess-access.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEhBMn-rUjtZoic35eEBUI7LIolUXZXS_Hui8mYs66PBXA3D4v-7CS7KjCvzmjDL_mIA76GJoy4zph_AUfpNCDq8Az-Rq8h572T2PsFmRycrdL-FXYWPg2WUXJHHT7J9mWEXimkOMRUk/s72-c/taylor+photo+3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-5242742468206028856</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-28T15:52:20.495-07:00</atom:updated><title>Equip Yourself to Make the Change You Wish to See</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2689. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;As Future Generations looks forward to offering a special
  2690. opportunity, &lt;i&gt;Equip Yourself to Make the Change You Wish to See: &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Learn Mahatma Gandhi’s
  2691. Social Change Methods, &lt;/i&gt;a chance to study at Gandhi’s powerful Sevagram
  2692. ashram, this blog posting provides some background. His methods are highly
  2693. relevant for dealing with today’s challenges...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2694. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2695. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2696. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwdqhimEwWUgj78GgKi6InbUvy-yIUJHhHDeTblvTtlYuN8i4Z0AKmo2Uw-sJxSX6LBEe_CjdKSJXhwTv1iYNf5N5g5eMEOr8WXTyYXaNGT8nJYmF7Jc2N235ONibsMD1m-X2AwmbkCA/s1600/IMG_0529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwdqhimEwWUgj78GgKi6InbUvy-yIUJHhHDeTblvTtlYuN8i4Z0AKmo2Uw-sJxSX6LBEe_CjdKSJXhwTv1iYNf5N5g5eMEOr8WXTyYXaNGT8nJYmF7Jc2N235ONibsMD1m-X2AwmbkCA/s320/IMG_0529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2697. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  2698. Gandhi&#39;s ashram in Sevagram, India-- participants in the certificate course Equip Yourself to Make the Change You Wish to See spend part of their course time here for an in-depth learning experience&lt;/div&gt;
  2699. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2700. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2701. &lt;br /&gt;
  2702. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Mahatma Gandhi coined the term &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;swaraj &lt;/span&gt;(literally, self-rule, though he preferred to translate it as self-control) to describe the growing capacity of a population to determine its future. Gandhi was in South Africa at the time, and the idea of people rising up with internal nonviolent energy for political independence was a new concept in the world. His idea was that people could take control of their own destiny through taking control of the most basic functions of life. Colonialism was a loss of control, but so too was poverty, caste, and illness. From taking control over lives came true freedom; it allowed people to own their futures.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2703. &lt;br /&gt;
  2704. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;The Mahatma was not was not internationally recognized when he came to believe in &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;swaraj.&lt;/i&gt; He wasn’t even in India or thinking of the independence of India, but wanted to improve a few lives in an intentional community on a very marginal piece of land in South Africa. What would grow into a freedom movement for one-fifth of the world’s population, indeed launch all the freedom movements of the 20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Century, began on a marginal piece of land and freedom for a few.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2705. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
  2706. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL_UiO8jbYmvvqJRPiWzKTgWbUn3nxN7QjNE7oEkQ-K2mDJgz8PwuTw_CS0Eq2EX1nu-y1ZZmYUKB2w1h51RqjdkjJKTVsA-ZnalZI2oPzxHmY6G0YD9bOk1XlB2JN7i3OLmnHElv2mk/s1600/IMG_7363+-+Copy+-+Copy-2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1094&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;218&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL_UiO8jbYmvvqJRPiWzKTgWbUn3nxN7QjNE7oEkQ-K2mDJgz8PwuTw_CS0Eq2EX1nu-y1ZZmYUKB2w1h51RqjdkjJKTVsA-ZnalZI2oPzxHmY6G0YD9bOk1XlB2JN7i3OLmnHElv2mk/s320/IMG_7363+-+Copy+-+Copy-2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Swaraj &lt;/span&gt;gave part of the answer, “a morality based in Truth” he often called it, a way by which people could define their destiny. His concern as his awareness grew was not simply opposition to the British Empire, but to the discrimination and poverty which underlay oppression. Fundamental social change was the objective, and the physical context for this control of destiny was the sparse land of his utopian South African Phoenix Colony. These then seeded an idea that would scale up into one of the world’s most powerful forces.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  2707. &lt;br /&gt;
  2708. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In some of his
  2709. writing after the movement had started to expand in India, Gandhi expanded the
  2710. term to &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;gram swaraj, &lt;/span&gt;which
  2711. is community-based freedom. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Gram swaraj&lt;/span&gt; generates
  2712. sustaining energy for the community from inside and with it self-correcting
  2713. direction. It is inspired and regulated by &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;satyagraha&lt;/span&gt;,
  2714. the energy of Truth. Gandhi argued that the true forces that bring change in
  2715. the lives of people come not from the marketplace, not from armies, not from a
  2716. religion, not from political process, but from knowledge of Truth that is
  2717. internalized and adhered to so that it continually corrects action. These forces that begin inside each individual then redefine society to bring
  2718. authentic help to all people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2719. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2720. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;His spinning wheel
  2721. visibly conveyed this message on the importance of process and the search for
  2722. Truth. Each individual turning his or her wheel gave evidence of self-potential
  2723. and direction. The act of spinning used resources grown in that place,
  2724. locally-grown cotton, locally-grown wood that made the wheels. When people wore
  2725. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;khadi &lt;/span&gt;cloth they
  2726. showed proof that a becoming life could be made by them. Done collectively,
  2727. homespun &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;khadi&lt;/span&gt; showed
  2728. that India could weave a new life, using threads of local resources from one
  2729. direction, massive energy of the villages from the other. Actually wearing
  2730. these clothes of their own making as flags of self-reliance as they marched,
  2731. India’s people gave evidence that they were dressing in a new way: their way. Do
  2732. that, and from that other freedoms will grow. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Swaraj
  2733. &lt;/span&gt;was to strengthen India with tightly wound new fiber to pull apart deep
  2734. forces of oppression: caste, poverty, ignorance, fear of leprosy, and gender
  2735. discrimination.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2736. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2737. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Today, as military
  2738. powers send soldiers to distant lands to free people and label the liberators
  2739. “peacemakers,” and as corporations are freed to cross the world for cheap labor
  2740. arguing that they create local development by creating jobs that bind people to
  2741. global labor imbalances, the question must be asked (even if it cannot be
  2742. answered): what is freedom? While freeing people from oppression and providing
  2743. jobs are both freedoms, going toward freedom in the way that “peacemakers” and
  2744. corporations pursue misses a core principle that guided Gandhi: that truth was
  2745. in the process, the never-ending journey faithful to the operating principles.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2746. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2747. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2748. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S1RctPLH0edUR_EK4ZOYXD2p1Bdipd4k8qs2YbligtxNSHeoUS4kpXz7qBZggH1H8khhxwxnG8os16jMIi97wCncW7T79TDaO7wI_m6Fl_hJzDBuOTZi2NTx3svHBVGFCTNs9tFRFBs/s1600/IMG_2341.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S1RctPLH0edUR_EK4ZOYXD2p1Bdipd4k8qs2YbligtxNSHeoUS4kpXz7qBZggH1H8khhxwxnG8os16jMIi97wCncW7T79TDaO7wI_m6Fl_hJzDBuOTZi2NTx3svHBVGFCTNs9tFRFBs/s400/IMG_2341.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2749. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Professor Taylor teaching Gandhi&#39;s methods of social change at the Mahatma&#39;s ashram in Sevagram, India&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2750. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2751. &lt;br /&gt;
  2752. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Freedom is not
  2753. given to people. Freedom is when people come together as communities to rule themselves. Joining together
  2754. as communities not only liberates from these outside forces, but also it grows
  2755. a momentum that, in his vision, would reach all. His was a vision for a new
  2756. justice through new means: “If we are to make progress, we must not repeat
  2757. history but make new history. We must add to the inheritance left by our
  2758. ancestors.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2759. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;&quot;&gt;
  2760. &lt;br style=&quot;mso-special-character: line-break;&quot; /&gt;
  2761. &lt;/div&gt;
  2762. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Inarguably, significant
  2763. differences exist now than those present in people’s lives in Gandhi’s day. As
  2764. such, it is helpful to focus just on that which Gandhi viewed as foundational:
  2765. Truth. With information and instant access to anything people want to
  2766. hear—information is awash now over the world pummeling people with falsehoods
  2767. and facts. The worship of Truth is possibly more essential now than in Gandhi’s
  2768. time. The response needed is not to abandon the quest and turn to fundamentalisms
  2769. and black and whites, but to work with all the nuance that of how what is true
  2770. in one locale is not in another, how what is true from one person’s perspective
  2771. is not from another’s. Truth is understood through having a process to engage
  2772. the facts and falsehoods. And so, a more complex set of principles is needed. To
  2773. unpack in greater detail the principles Gandhi actually did use; we state them
  2774. in the context of SEED-SCALE’s four principles: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2775.  
  2776.  
  2777. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2778. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  2779. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;1.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Gandhi
  2780. made sure every protest was successful. With each, he thought through whether
  2781. he had enough people, picked his time carefully and understood the temperament
  2782. of each British commandant, identifying especially those with values that would
  2783. chafe when confronted with nonviolence. Gandhi wanted imprisonment and beating,
  2784. but if these were to happen, he made sure that each brutalized person would not
  2785. be in vain for with each success he knew he built strength. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2786. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2787. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  2788. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;2.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;He
  2789. was a strong believer in partnerships. Top-down he got the liberal British on
  2790. his side, as there was a growing powerful contingent and sentiment of
  2791. progressive British. Also Top-down, he got Hindu leaders on his side through
  2792. using their religious texts. Outside-in, he masterfully used the media to carry
  2793. his actions to all the world. And Bottom-up, the third aspect and foundation of
  2794. partnership, three hundred million people, the largest voluntary mobilization
  2795. ever achieved, not only his soldiers but in giving momentum to nonviolent
  2796. movements ever since. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2797. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2798. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  2799. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;3.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Fear-filled,
  2800. timid villagers stood strong against British batons. They stood because Gandhi
  2801. had given them evidence for each protest—and he made certain that evidence of
  2802. their protests was clear, with an attention to detail that encouraged people to
  2803. wear clean white clothes so the dirt and beatings would show well on
  2804. photographs all over India and the world. He studied what happened each time,
  2805. treating them as ongoing experiments, then out of that new options turned up. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2806. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2807. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  2808. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;4.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Gandhi
  2809. changed behaviors among victimized people; to achieve this he taught them that
  2810. their victimization was a consequence of their acquiescing behaviors. He argued
  2811. that freedom did not come from killing oppressors (American, French, and Soviet
  2812. revolutions had until then pointed in that direction.) Freedom comes by
  2813. changing the oppressor’s behavior. To achieve that, the participant starts by
  2814. changing his and her behavior. When confronted by wrong behaviors there is a
  2815. tendency to blame those behaviors of others without realizing that in our
  2816. behaviors that allow those of others resides a basis for such continuation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2817. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  2818. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2819. &lt;br /&gt;
  2820. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjD__tXdeHK0qNn07EBoTxFmI5K9cNu50p3Bfm3R6lNpRSi5m_Fu-QuQUMpIeDuLR2IzyYOBbH3pqtV5NyRbIb2d9RYhvb1AoPsO11-dkwEnACSQp7tFe7p29A8XVjMZR_yeOj-nOgmo/s1600/IMG_7292.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1065&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjD__tXdeHK0qNn07EBoTxFmI5K9cNu50p3Bfm3R6lNpRSi5m_Fu-QuQUMpIeDuLR2IzyYOBbH3pqtV5NyRbIb2d9RYhvb1AoPsO11-dkwEnACSQp7tFe7p29A8XVjMZR_yeOj-nOgmo/s320/IMG_7292.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;We can all still
  2821. take inspiration from his perseverance and learn the lessons he left behind in his
  2822. philosophy and methods. The application is timeless and invaluable in
  2823. preventing history from repeating itself. By participating in Future
  2824. Generations certificate course, “Equip Yourself to Make the Change You Wish to
  2825. See,” you can learn Gandhian social change methods right where the Mahatma
  2826. himself taught them to his followers, at his Sevagram ashram in central India. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2827. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Trebuchet MS;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  2828. &lt;br /&gt;
  2829. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2830. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Learn more at &lt;a href=&quot;http://learn.future.edu/&quot;&gt;learn.future.edu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2842. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8oJcYw3uK4pVAUup9_ixVmcCW6t1vSeyVDzdBtSn7yBPMQrkqr-JXA9S9zlNvBAlcGWl2t3j-hSs_h1Fs25llu6eiD24GXqlyd_ZqnmTtNTo7Q87qax9Um97HVNrpcvRbbIg3KhawOU/s1600/unspecified.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;853&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8oJcYw3uK4pVAUup9_ixVmcCW6t1vSeyVDzdBtSn7yBPMQrkqr-JXA9S9zlNvBAlcGWl2t3j-hSs_h1Fs25llu6eiD24GXqlyd_ZqnmTtNTo7Q87qax9Um97HVNrpcvRbbIg3KhawOU/s320/unspecified.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog contributed by Future Generations founder and current president and professor, Daniel Taylor. Daniel has been engaged in social change and conservation for  four decades with a focus on building international cooperation to  achieve ambitious projects. He founded the nine Future Generations  organizations worldwide (including the accredited Future Generations  Graduate School). He also founded and led The Mountain Institute. In  1985, after providing the scientific explanation for the yeti, he led  creating Nepals Makalu-Barun National Park, then, in close partnership  with the Tibet Autonomous Region, Chinas Qomolangma (Everest) National  Nature Preserve and Four Great Rivers Nature Preserve protecting  one-seventh of Chinas forest reserves. He is one of the synthesizers of  the SEED-SCALE method, an understanding of social change initiated by a  UNICEF task force he co-chaired from 1992-95. Since 1995 he continued to lead global field trials of SEED-SCALE and is senior author of Just and Lasting Change: How Communities Can Own Their Futures and Empowerment:  From Seeds of Human Energy to a Scale of Global Change. Among his  honors, Taylor was knighted by the King of Nepal Gorkha Dakshin Bau III; was made the first Honorary Professor of Quantitative Ecology of the  Chinese Academy of Sciences; and was decorated with the Order of the  Golden Ark by HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2849. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/08/equip-yourself-to-make-change-you-wish.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwdqhimEwWUgj78GgKi6InbUvy-yIUJHhHDeTblvTtlYuN8i4Z0AKmo2Uw-sJxSX6LBEe_CjdKSJXhwTv1iYNf5N5g5eMEOr8WXTyYXaNGT8nJYmF7Jc2N235ONibsMD1m-X2AwmbkCA/s72-c/IMG_0529.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-6999881199450879580</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-14T07:46:24.700-07:00</atom:updated><title>Cultural Poverty Reduction as a Strategic Policy</title><description>&lt;h2&gt;
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  2854. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Future Generations University believes in the importance of supporting its alumni and creating a community of changemakers. It is for this reason that Future Generations Global Network awards a number of collaboration grants&amp;nbsp; every year for which alumni can apply to implement projects that embody our philosophy and demonstrate the SEED-SCALE method. This week, we hear from Rohan Sagar and Suzanne Munro, who received one of these grants in 2016 to fund their research into cultural poverty reduction...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Cultural&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Poverty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Reduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Strategic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;funded&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;by&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Global&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Network&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;was&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;ethnic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;social&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;landscape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Guyana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;This&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;was&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;conceptualized&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;implemented&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;by&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;two&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;alumni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;, Rogan Sagar and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Suzanne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Munro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Graduate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;School&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2871. 2014. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;implementation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;period&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;commenced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;August&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;concluded&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;December&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;validated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;application&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Applied&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Ethnomusicology&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;possible&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;bridge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;between&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; 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line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;culturally&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;based&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;epistemic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;other&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;visual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; 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line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;website:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.socio-historicalethnomusicology-guyana.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;www&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;socio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;historicalethnomusicology&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;GUYANA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;leaders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;wish&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;thank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Global&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Network&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;its&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;help&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;realize&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;additionally, project implementers are pleased&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;facilitate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;greater&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;awareness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Generations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;its&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;worldwide.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2936. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2937. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2938. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2939. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2940. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;_____________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
  2941. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs6ZAmWW82Ifcxw15ik7UIkhWh7rZ1lyd_Ru5dZwb5KBcg4I8B3mvmA6mBlsNqVnEObgQzBAu8EdL3K-zyjmk5mGVl3DXgGn87rd9j2qcR9dRZtyaOeEGr1oByHj2NACDR5x5AsmdVgs/s1600/Rohan.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1280&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs6ZAmWW82Ifcxw15ik7UIkhWh7rZ1lyd_Ru5dZwb5KBcg4I8B3mvmA6mBlsNqVnEObgQzBAu8EdL3K-zyjmk5mGVl3DXgGn87rd9j2qcR9dRZtyaOeEGr1oByHj2NACDR5x5AsmdVgs/s200/Rohan.png&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Rohan
  2942. Sagar read for his Master’s Degree at Future Generations University, in his
  2943. thesis he argued for a multicultural approach to music education in Guyana
  2944. where he resides. Rohan is also an ethnomusicologist presently conducting investigations
  2945. in the traditional musics of Guyana amongst the Native American, African and
  2946. East Indian populations. His most recent project was research assistant to the
  2947. Evolutionary Psychology project with Harvard University.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2948. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2949. &lt;/div&gt;
  2950. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2951. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2952. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2953. &lt;/div&gt;
  2954. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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  2961.   &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  2962.   &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  2966. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2967. &lt;/div&gt;
  2968. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2969. &lt;/span&gt;
  2970. &lt;br /&gt;
  2971. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2972. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  2973. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2974. &lt;br /&gt;
  2975. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;&quot;&gt;
  2976. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeITfRAtBgUAy68lILl0QZdxrZBtfxr4F8yWfa1jSGJrwjE-YfRYAiytxCmpb3jTDwyWNQsEWrRNdkzNZSNmGRUFd3V7aq4Bv3AozfLvcIX9vkbkilvFs7yyPk4fwr3skNkopK4yk1R4o/s1600/suzanne.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;320&quot; data-original-width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeITfRAtBgUAy68lILl0QZdxrZBtfxr4F8yWfa1jSGJrwjE-YfRYAiytxCmpb3jTDwyWNQsEWrRNdkzNZSNmGRUFd3V7aq4Bv3AozfLvcIX9vkbkilvFs7yyPk4fwr3skNkopK4yk1R4o/s200/suzanne.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Suzanne Munro is a graduate from the University of Guyana, where she studied Environmental Studies. Further development of her education took place in the obtaining of a Masters Degree in Community Change and Conservation through the Future Generations Graduate &amp;nbsp;School. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Ms. Munro &amp;nbsp;has worked at Conservation &amp;nbsp;International (CI) for over 10 years, where she focuses on grants management, community development, and conservation. Currently, she is with the Government of Guyana as a Procurement Specialist &amp;nbsp;working under the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;When not at work, she is active in a small group of women that focuses on early exposure &amp;nbsp;and availability to reading in young children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2977. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2978. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/08/cultural-poverty-reduction-as-strategic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhHsnVLoJ-UGyk1ORBX4k6IHg1hUY4kIi0x9L1dyc7mwrG0L1ZX0VzcqjwUd1vCTGsWNvYzW7J1g9WaLc0mRP_VG9WVfnvFUH3cWxRq7EUKHA6xNdFnhUCs_s_u-K12F3qifqZCHQvdc/s72-c/rohan4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-8235731451723185365</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-08T07:52:22.611-07:00</atom:updated><title>How Do Communities Experience Peace in Their Daily Lives? Future Generations Researchers in Eight Countries Went to Find Out!</title><description>&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2979. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Summary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2980. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2981. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2982. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2983. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  2984. To help people monitor accurately whether their communities are safer (more peaceful) over time or not, this post summarizes the initial experience with a method that Future Generations is testing. If Everyday Peace Indicators (EPIs) prove to be relevant and reliable, then we plan to continue to refine the methodology and utilize it in other sectors, such as conservation and health. The EPIs that are identified span across many aspects of life and may include indicators such as the number of religious and cultural events and rituals that are performed or the number of people who are actively working (men and/or women) in a community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2985. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2986. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2987. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2988. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2989. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2990. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2991. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkysE8w8i21an5D0f7gQs3DQtwg_DEUzz-VXevU4-RU6wwvTOoSV3Cnpu0vcXo3J3SeVGwuHroAReGa7ZW_5EFTDYxtVQLyKCs1ky7jtVWa9yESwL8z2MiJL9mHWbrbbv7hYI8HxmzN4/s1600/EPI+Map+2.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;613&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1223&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkysE8w8i21an5D0f7gQs3DQtwg_DEUzz-VXevU4-RU6wwvTOoSV3Cnpu0vcXo3J3SeVGwuHroAReGa7ZW_5EFTDYxtVQLyKCs1ky7jtVWa9yESwL8z2MiJL9mHWbrbbv7hYI8HxmzN4/s400/EPI+Map+2.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2992. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  2993. This map shows the eight countries where research into Everday Peace&lt;/div&gt;
  2994. &lt;div&gt;
  2995. Indicators was conducted.&lt;/div&gt;
  2996. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2997. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2998. &lt;/h4&gt;
  2999. &lt;h4 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3000. &lt;/h4&gt;
  3001. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3002. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  3003. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3004. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3005. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3006. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3007. &lt;h3&gt;
  3008. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Background&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3009. &lt;div&gt;
  3010. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3011. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In January 2017, researchers in eight countries
  3012. (Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Guyana, Nepal, Nigeria, Somaliland, South Sudan, and
  3013. Uganda) set out to understand how urban and rural communities as well as local
  3014. peacebuilding experts experience and determine that they can measure peace in
  3015. their everyday lives. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3016. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3017. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1NQGZsbABu6PxkkntoppnbymbzEvaS5QTH3x48la2DxHaIw-pO2yTRIabtbqqRdEem5mulJkNehR1Gg20vTJxhYWYKumfVccxZ2Z8cM6AlRcrfBsAt8hOAiRWeLftUilkzAcMrxFwms/s1600/USIP.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;311&quot; data-original-width=&quot;352&quot; height=&quot;176&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1NQGZsbABu6PxkkntoppnbymbzEvaS5QTH3x48la2DxHaIw-pO2yTRIabtbqqRdEem5mulJkNehR1Gg20vTJxhYWYKumfVccxZ2Z8cM6AlRcrfBsAt8hOAiRWeLftUilkzAcMrxFwms/s200/USIP.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1NQGZsbABu6PxkkntoppnbymbzEvaS5QTH3x48la2DxHaIw-pO2yTRIabtbqqRdEem5mulJkNehR1Gg20vTJxhYWYKumfVccxZ2Z8cM6AlRcrfBsAt8hOAiRWeLftUilkzAcMrxFwms/s1600/USIP.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  3018. Typically, methods used to study peace yield complex,
  3019. scholarly results that are not directly relevant, useful, or sometimes even
  3020. intended for communities to understand. Through development of ‘indicators of
  3021. peace,’ this project, through local participation and local ownership, seeks to
  3022. produce sensitive local understanding of interventions in peacebuilding and
  3023. conflict transformation. The assertion is that communities are best placed to
  3024. measure and interpret their own peace. The research methodology builds on prior
  3025. and ongoing research on &lt;a href=&quot;https://everydaypeaceindicators.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Everyday Peace Indicators&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (EPIs) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  3026. at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3027. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3028. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;As lead researchers on prior EPI work—Pamina Firchow and
  3029. Roger Mac Ginty—describe this approach as:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;file:///C:/Users/Megan/Desktop/EPI%20blog%20post%202017%2008%2004.docx&quot; name=&quot;_ednref1&quot; style=&quot;mso-endnote-id: edn1;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;[i]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  3030. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3031. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3032. &lt;br /&gt;
  3033. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3034. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;[Developing
  3035. indicators of peace] is participatory action research that seeks to find out
  3036. people’s perceptions of their own conflict rather than impose narratives on
  3037. them. The research asks local people, through focus groups, to develop their
  3038. own set of indicators.…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3039. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3040. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3041. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3042. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Future Generations is also particularly interested in this
  3043. methodology due to our history of peacebuilding research and our peacebuilding
  3044. concentration within our Master of Arts degree program. There is in-house
  3045. research and academic work that the university wants to build on. Development
  3046. of indicators for peace is consistent with the community change ideals that the
  3047. graduate school has been teaching. Moreover, development of indicators of peace
  3048. is in line with what is taught and practiced in SEED-SCALE. The university is
  3049. keen to pursue a research agenda in developing indicators of peace, an effort
  3050. that will be augmented by the partnership it has begun to develop with USIP.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3051. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3052. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3053. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3054. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKpRJSzluFTrWvMV-OJEV5TnTk_cYClQ7eBv7obUOOBxLHXyQl1Sh-_SBZ6i9ycqmt4IwQqcS93_Vb6bmEIhKmY6lwwRHAGHXrIlQTsuovOHFoqyjJpFkDczhpBRnd7wRwX8u59fiyWo/s1600/new+logo.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;149&quot; data-original-width=&quot;747&quot; height=&quot;63&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKpRJSzluFTrWvMV-OJEV5TnTk_cYClQ7eBv7obUOOBxLHXyQl1Sh-_SBZ6i9ycqmt4IwQqcS93_Vb6bmEIhKmY6lwwRHAGHXrIlQTsuovOHFoqyjJpFkDczhpBRnd7wRwX8u59fiyWo/s320/new+logo.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3055. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3056. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3057. &lt;br /&gt;
  3058. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3059. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Methods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3060. &lt;br /&gt;
  3061. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This study included focus group discussions in at least two
  3062. sites in each country. The sites were selected to represent urban and rural
  3063. contexts within the country and were selected based on communities where our
  3064. research team had connections and was able to establish and build on trusting
  3065. relationships in order to undertake this participatory research. A total of 20
  3066. sites are represented in the study findings including four sites in Guyana and
  3067. four sites in Afghanistan and two in each of the other countries. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3068. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3069. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3070. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;At each site, focus groups were held separately with men,
  3071. women, boys and girls—expect in Nepal where the men and women were divided into
  3072. two groups each based on caste and youth were merged into one group for each
  3073. site in order to be responsive to social norms and ensure an in-depth,
  3074. productive dialogue. The purpose of these focus groups was to hold an open
  3075. brainstorming discussion with each of these demographic groups in each
  3076. community about how they experience peace—first very broadly and then
  3077. progressively honing in on tangible and then countable things from their
  3078. everyday lives that could indicate whether their community was becoming more or
  3079. less peaceful over time. A total of 80 focus groups were held across the 20
  3080. sites. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3081. &lt;br /&gt;
  3082. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;After the initial focus groups were completed, the
  3083. researcher(s) at least site compiled all of the discussions into one long list
  3084. of potential KIs for peace in that community. Then, representatives from each
  3085. of the initial focus groups were brought together to discuss, refine, and then
  3086. vote using a multi-voting process on a focused list of about 10 countable
  3087. indicators that best reflected peace in their communities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3088. &lt;br /&gt;
  3089. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In parallel with the focus groups, a series of key informant
  3090. interviews with local peacebuilding experts were conducted in each country.
  3091. Respondents included university faculty, government officials, law enforcement
  3092. officials, nonprofit organization leaders, United Nations representatives,
  3093. youth and youth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;advocates, and others.
  3094. Between four and seven interviews were conducted with a variety of different
  3095. respondents in each country for a total of 35 interviews. The results from the
  3096. interviews and focus groups were compared and contrasted for each site and
  3097. often showed similar alignment on the priority issues, but different
  3098. understanding of each one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3099. &lt;br /&gt;
  3100. &lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3101. &lt;br /&gt;
  3102. &lt;h3&gt;
  3103.  
  3104. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Selected Findings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3105. &lt;div&gt;
  3106. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3107. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The indicators identified in this research spanned many
  3108. sectors and nearly every aspect of everyday life as well as the day-to-day
  3109. experience of some of the large-scale conflicts that often claim center stage in
  3110. the global media. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;While peace remains a
  3111. complex, sometimes intangible, and multi-faceted concept, many of the
  3112. indicators that were identified were actually related to the ability to do very
  3113. basic activities necessary for daily life, and of relevance in pretty much
  3114. every community around the world. Three common themes related to the findings
  3115. across sites are summarized here. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3116. &lt;br /&gt;
  3117. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3118. &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Employment:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; Being able to access employment or a way
  3119. to support and sustain a family was a frequently raised theme. This was
  3120. important for men, women, and youth and valued at both the household level as
  3121. well as in larger savings groups or cooperative efforts among community
  3122. members. One report noted:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3123. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3124. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3125. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3126. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Coming
  3127. together in the form of groups was rare. The groups would become victims of
  3128. attack by warriors. With peace now, there are many social and economic groups
  3129. coming up. For instance, there are village savings and loan associations. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;(Uganda)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3130. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3131. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3132. &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Roads and other infrastructure:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; Access to communities
  3133. by road as well as other infrastructure such as availability of electricity and
  3134. internet services was a theme across many sites. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3135. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3136. &lt;br /&gt;
  3137. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3138. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;If
  3139. [the] government is focusing on investment on infrastructure can be an
  3140. indicator of peace. That means if the government assigns more budget on it… and
  3141. less on military budget. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;(Ethiopia)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3142. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3143. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3144. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3145. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Infrastructure
  3146. services…facilitate people’s activities for growth and development thereby
  3147. contributing greatly towards their presence of peace. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;(Uganda)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3148. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3149. &lt;/div&gt;
  3150. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3151. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3152. &lt;br /&gt;
  3153. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3154. &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Education&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;: Access to schools, functional school
  3155. systems, equal opportunity for boys and girls for education, educational
  3156. attainment of youth, and expansion of fields of study and private school
  3157. opportunities all featured prominently among identified indicators. One report
  3158. described the linkage between education and other contributors to peace and
  3159. conflict: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3160. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3161. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3162. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3163. &lt;/div&gt;
  3164. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3165. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;If
  3166. the school at least works 4-8 hours a day based on the grades/classes children
  3167. will be busy with learning and progressing, but if not, children will be at
  3168. risk of pulling and children clashes which in most cases escalate to
  3169. parents-to- parents fight. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;(South
  3170. Sudan)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3171. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3172. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3173. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3174. &lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Traditional and culture:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; Often, conflict disrupts
  3175. traditional practices and rhythms. A theme emerged through this research on the
  3176. importance of communities being able to carry out traditional festivals, rites
  3177. of passage, and religious celebrations. Some findings also noted that new
  3178. cultural practices, such as creating new songs about violence and revenge,
  3179. could be a sign of worsening conflict. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3180. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3181. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3182. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3183. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Cultural
  3184. and religious sites are the binding factors of social cohesion, but after the
  3185. 10 year long conflict people believes that people are falling apart and peace
  3186. can be attained when you go to the temples and be part of the cultural events. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;(Nepal)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3187. &lt;br /&gt;
  3188. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3189. &lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3190. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3191. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Discussion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3192. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3193. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3194. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  3195. The concept of peace has many different meanings. Even for a
  3196. number of the researchers who implemented this study are already engaged in
  3197. some kind of work related to conflict resolution, youth and women’s
  3198. empowerment, anti-radicalization, and related efforts, they noted gaining
  3199. additional understandings of what peace means to people in the communities
  3200. where they work and to local experts around them. Throughout the process of
  3201. conducting this research, many of the researchers commented on how they gained new,
  3202. different, or more nuanced and in-depth understandings of peace from talking
  3203. with communities and local experts. A number of new relationships, potentials
  3204. for collaboration, and dialogues within communities were also sparked by this
  3205. participatory inquiry.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3206. &lt;br /&gt;
  3207. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;One of the recurring challenges within this research study
  3208. was that the identified indicators were so specific to the local context. In a
  3209. number of countries, similar or identical indicators were proposed in the urban
  3210. and rural sites, but their meaning was different or even opposite. An example
  3211. of this is schools being open in Afghanistan—in urban areas, this was a sign of
  3212. relative peace that children could attend school but in the rural area where
  3213. this study was conducted, schools being open indicated that the territory was
  3214. being occupied and the schools managed by the occupiers and was therefore not a
  3215. sign of peace.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  3216. &lt;br /&gt;
  3217. &lt;br /&gt;
  3218. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3219. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Next Steps&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3220. &lt;h3 style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3221. &lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3222. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The research team is developing a full report and also a
  3223. peer-reviewed journal article in the coming months. In addition, the
  3224. Africa-based sites are planning to put together a regionally-focused policy
  3225. brief targeting African decision-makers and something that can be distributed
  3226. in paper format as well as electronically. Finally, each implementer of the
  3227. methodology has identified key next steps to directly facilitate that the
  3228. identified indicators get utilized. Some examples of the kinds of utilization
  3229. that are planned include: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3230. &lt;br /&gt;
  3231. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  3232. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;1.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  3233. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Building the most relevant and salient
  3234. indicators into community workplans, projects and project evaluations, and
  3235. organizational strategic plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3236. &lt;br /&gt;
  3237. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  3238. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  3239. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Advocacy with local leaders, including
  3240. government officials, religious leaders, and law enforcement, for local peacebuilding
  3241. priorities and ways to track progress on them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3242. &lt;br /&gt;
  3243. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  3244. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;3.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  3245. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Training and awareness-raising among
  3246. peace-related service providers (law enforcement and other social services) and
  3247. communities at large about local understandings of peace and conflict and
  3248. dialogue about how to address local issues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3249. &lt;br /&gt;
  3250. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;&quot;&gt;
  3251. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;4.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  3252. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Seek additional resources—funding as well as
  3253. mentorship, time and other resources—to enable communities to work to improve
  3254. on the indicators that are the most important to them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3255. &lt;br /&gt;
  3256. &lt;div style=&quot;mso-element: endnote-list;&quot;&gt;
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  3259. &lt;div id=&quot;edn1&quot; style=&quot;mso-element: endnote;&quot;&gt;
  3260. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3261. &lt;a href=&quot;file:///C:/Users/Megan/Desktop/EPI%20blog%20post%202017%2008%2004.docx&quot; name=&quot;_edn1&quot; style=&quot;mso-endnote-id: edn1;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;cambria&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;[i]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;
  3262. Mac Ginty, R. and Firchow, P.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Everyday
  3263. Peace Indicators: Capturing Local Voices Through Surveys. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Shared Space: A Research Journal on Peace, Conflict, and Community
  3264. Relations in Northern Ireland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3266. &lt;i&gt;___________________________&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3268. &lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3269. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3270. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpSG7xK_f7mZZIOUqG_JA6i_EzWFXQw8MV6KI_L9BmpMAzlLTYDF2iIyfHG76pJX-mYsJhuwG1eKD2ckue8EuBnq7FlbZL0C9tYegR46xP0twydd3_y4ape6qF9FPIIYd2I8gzxITTs8/s1600/Meike.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;271&quot; data-original-width=&quot;182&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpSG7xK_f7mZZIOUqG_JA6i_EzWFXQw8MV6KI_L9BmpMAzlLTYDF2iIyfHG76pJX-mYsJhuwG1eKD2ckue8EuBnq7FlbZL0C9tYegR46xP0twydd3_y4ape6qF9FPIIYd2I8gzxITTs8/s200/Meike.JPG&quot; width=&quot;134&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Post by Dr. Meike Schleiff with input from the researcher team members*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3271. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3272. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Meike brings a background of community-based mentoring, teaching, and program implementation to Future Generations University. She has worked extensively with communities and young leaders in Haiti through GROW project, the non-profit that she co-founded with Haitian colleagues, and has also been engaged in community development planning, implementation, evaluation, and training in Guyana, Ugandan India, and the Appalachian region in the USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3278. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;*Vincent Abura, Chiranjibi Bhandari, Abdishakur Hassan-Kayd, Amanullah Hotak, Fisseha Getahun, Anthony Kadoma, Firew Kefyalew, Omer Marouf, Andualem Mitiku, Sushila Chattergee Nepali, Uchenna Onyeizu, and Rohan Sagar (Picutred as listed from left to right below:)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3304. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-do-communities-experience-peace-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkysE8w8i21an5D0f7gQs3DQtwg_DEUzz-VXevU4-RU6wwvTOoSV3Cnpu0vcXo3J3SeVGwuHroAReGa7ZW_5EFTDYxtVQLyKCs1ky7jtVWa9yESwL8z2MiJL9mHWbrbbv7hYI8HxmzN4/s72-c/EPI+Map+2.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-3239388730297810163</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-07-30T05:55:22.769-07:00</atom:updated><title>The Konbit Bibliyotek Project</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3305. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;#KonbitBibliyotek is a community crowdfunding campaign started by Haitian community activists affiliated with Future Generations&amp;nbsp;with the goal of building a library in Cite Soleil, which is Haiti’s largest ghetto. By combining Haitian traditions, such as&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;konbit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt; (cooperative communal labor),&amp;nbsp;with the modern tools of social media, this initiative has spread&amp;nbsp;like wildfire across Cite Soleil and beyond! To date, it has already brought&amp;nbsp;more than&amp;nbsp;3000 people together to raise&amp;nbsp;around $12,500, with 3,641 books collected. Keep reading to find out how this movement evolved and why it&#39;s so important... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3315. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Background&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  3318. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Cite Soleil is a municipality that lies on the northwestern edge of Port au Prince, Haiti’s capital city.&amp;nbsp;As mentioned above, it&amp;nbsp;is known as Haiti’s largest ghetto. Cite Soleil has experienced a vicious cycle of political and gang violence, which leads to economic and social marginalization, which in turn creates the conditions for more violence. The stigma associated with Cite Soleil is significant, which not only reinforces the social isolation of the community,&amp;nbsp; but has been internalized by many of its young people who see that society only expects them to grow up to be criminals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  3320. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;However, the vast majority of people living in Cite Soleil are ordinary people trying to make an honest life for themselves and their families. Cite Soleil is full of young people with talent, potential, and dreams of a better future. Over the past six years, a social movement named Konbit Soley Leve has dedicated itself to identifying, strengthening, and highlighting all that is positive about Cite Soleil, and working to change the image that the world as of this community. In the past year and a half, there has actually been a truce between the major gangs of Cite Soleil, leading to an unprecedented period of peace that the community would like to build on.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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  3324. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The Library Story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  3328. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_y6_gwe-ckCVBuGOQEJS6rDN59AUxUFA7nuF9gSCQieCSJRoNKa34Gts62RUoo0uQGSKrCeWq69Sn29FnCvL-D7q_HpJys0QRpFb-8XElrcd1qzAKs30-8asyLgH4Tq3W_2gmDO3shQ/s1600/KB4.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3331. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aFvhgpSsyrnPHCortFu8BnvqtRu3_wDR_x5UdF968c_EkCHxXk_RwUEho7mjfTNaMuApges7P_-V8F2AJLoa9DvkeN8KOLtZn3HI-LDCurkph_r_kCcU24bLIIFfzGhYzb6qLQBpAnk/s1600/KB1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1080&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1440&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aFvhgpSsyrnPHCortFu8BnvqtRu3_wDR_x5UdF968c_EkCHxXk_RwUEho7mjfTNaMuApges7P_-V8F2AJLoa9DvkeN8KOLtZn3HI-LDCurkph_r_kCcU24bLIIFfzGhYzb6qLQBpAnk/s320/KB1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In early 2017, a group of young artists and intellectuals in Cite Soleil decided that it was important to build a library in Cite Soleil. Over the past decade, there had been a lot of investment in youth spaces, but these spaces were mostly for sports. They brought the idea to Konbit Soley Leve, who advised them that instead of writing a proposal to a donor, they should first look for support in their own community. They should give ordinary people in Cite Soleil the opportunity to participate in making this dream a reality, that they should be the first donors. So Konbit Soley Leve and the youth group began to go door to door with a cardboard box, asking for contributions.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the sake of transparency, each time someone contributes, the donor would take a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  3335. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;selfie and post it on Facebook with the hashtag #KonbitBibliyotek. The funds are counted every Sunday at the local radio station, where everyone was welcome to observe. At the end of the weekly count, a progress statement would be circulated on social media.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3339. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The campaign went viral. People across Cite Soleil, many living on less than $2 a day,&amp;nbsp;began to donate, then across Port au Prince, then Haiti, then the world. Schoolchildren gave up their lunch money, strangers who overheard about the project on public transport asked to contribute. A volunteer once drove all the way from Port au Prince to Les Cayes (an eight-hour round trip) just to pick up a single gourde that a little boy wanted to contribute. The idea was to change the perception of who is a donor and who is a beneficiary, and give people a chance to participate in a community vision. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  3346. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Progress to Date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  3350. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GnE2PLovM5aIa3XIDeuxsyO4GAFReaLYYbo3QOwttwm5KWaXuxfcuDch2fMPAh0vLFjao8GvjyOjSVQPEBQTKGB1QTbqt8umfg7k0vtFM40RQJMfJnP2sNvTgL7__gG70nE3R6ZKHK0/s1600/KB6.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;494&quot; data-original-width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;254&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GnE2PLovM5aIa3XIDeuxsyO4GAFReaLYYbo3QOwttwm5KWaXuxfcuDch2fMPAh0vLFjao8GvjyOjSVQPEBQTKGB1QTbqt8umfg7k0vtFM40RQJMfJnP2sNvTgL7__gG70nE3R6ZKHK0/s320/KB6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;After 25 weeks of fundraising, 3,123 individual donors have contributed 1,080,771&amp;nbsp;gourdes&amp;nbsp; (approximately $12,432 USD), and&amp;nbsp;3,641 books.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An architect from Cite Soleil has designed the plan of the library, which is a grand vision. It is important that the library be an impressive building because people in Cite Soleil are tired of being treated as second-class citizens – they believe they deserve a first-class library. The library may cost as much as 10 times as much as has been raised so far – but given the&amp;nbsp;remarkable success to date and how much the community believes in this vision, there is confidence that the library will be built. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3351. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Help has come in many forms. The local authorities in Cite Soleil have already dedicated a space for the library in Place Fierte – the public park in the heart of Cite Soleil. Young Haitians have volunteered to provide graphic design and marketing services, to produce promotional songs and videos. A company performed the land survey for free (which would have otherwise cost $7000), and a construction company has volunteered to build the library without payment. There are already commitments for, once the library is built, furniture, free internet, and language classes. There are groups that have volunteered to train young librarians for free. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3352. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This project is called Konbit Bibliyotek for a reason, because it leverages the principles behind the traditional Haitian practice of Konbit: if everyone contributes what they can, we can collectively achieve what no one could achieve alone. The community has already done so much and gone so far – and it is now looking for more friends and allies to join in, and help turn this dream into a reality.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  3357. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The Impact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  3361. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7d22Yf8JbzSEexC4E6s3rXWSbZkv5PSPak1RYREOqLZKcWUkBufQllIGeNte7yBu4JnmHtv66H4oL4TbWtXro1E5S3_txXzZUxk725jXSqZjvXVagBj7__UAvDC-DEOxyeRAarXd5K0/s1600/KB3.PNG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;455&quot; data-original-width=&quot;328&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7d22Yf8JbzSEexC4E6s3rXWSbZkv5PSPak1RYREOqLZKcWUkBufQllIGeNte7yBu4JnmHtv66H4oL4TbWtXro1E5S3_txXzZUxk725jXSqZjvXVagBj7__UAvDC-DEOxyeRAarXd5K0/s320/KB3.PNG&quot; width=&quot;228&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7d22Yf8JbzSEexC4E6s3rXWSbZkv5PSPak1RYREOqLZKcWUkBufQllIGeNte7yBu4JnmHtv66H4oL4TbWtXro1E5S3_txXzZUxk725jXSqZjvXVagBj7__UAvDC-DEOxyeRAarXd5K0/s1600/KB3.PNG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;If this dream is realized, it will mean many things. First, it will provide an accessible space to promote learning, research, and debate in the heart of Cite Soleil; this will become a new center to provide community services. Second, it will help to change the image of Cite Soleil, both to young people in the community and to the rest of the world. Third, it will provide a new model of community-driven development and a statement of how Haitians can lead the way to a different future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3363. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3365. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;A community-led effort to build a library in the heart of Cite Soleil is important in several ways: on a practical level, it provides an accessible, neutral space for young people to further their studies, have educational discussions, and learn research and computer skills. It also encourages inter-neighborhood friendships. On a symbolic level, the community is claiming space to promote nonviolence and education; the process itself brings neighborhoods together around a common vision of education.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3367. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3369. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Ultimately, the project will help to shift perceptions inside and outside of Cite Soleil. Young people in Cite Soleil will see the value their community places in education, which will encourage them to stay in school (along with practical supports the library provides). A prominent community-supported library will also challenge external stigma about Cite Soleil. All of this will help promote social integration, empowerment, and future employment for Cite Soleil&#39;s youth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3375. &lt;/div&gt;
  3376. &lt;h4 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3377. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJptuoyPbfz2GI6X_Vkmifa7e-5op55dtO0n9mV51CMX8Mno4MwnKANQe7vwsw_g86kRuUhEe9IWZLvulZRHd4ct8NG8Q_Yudcwz6HGmk-ttX4LRQm1QTpkp_diUfMzWQGfLbhvdzYQiE/s1600/KB2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;How You Can Help:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  3383. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJptuoyPbfz2GI6X_Vkmifa7e-5op55dtO0n9mV51CMX8Mno4MwnKANQe7vwsw_g86kRuUhEe9IWZLvulZRHd4ct8NG8Q_Yudcwz6HGmk-ttX4LRQm1QTpkp_diUfMzWQGfLbhvdzYQiE/s1600/KB2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJptuoyPbfz2GI6X_Vkmifa7e-5op55dtO0n9mV51CMX8Mno4MwnKANQe7vwsw_g86kRuUhEe9IWZLvulZRHd4ct8NG8Q_Yudcwz6HGmk-ttX4LRQm1QTpkp_diUfMzWQGfLbhvdzYQiE/s320/KB2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3384. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3385. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;• Share the story. It’s important for people to know that this is happening, as it will help to change the image of Cite Soleil &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• If you are in Haiti, contact Robillard.louino@gmail.com to arrange a visit to the library site, or to arrange dropping off books or making a donation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• If you are outside of Haiti, you can contribute through our Global Giving site: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/konbitbibliyotek/#me&quot;&gt;https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/konbitbibliyotek/#me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;• If you have any expertise, connections, or services to offer in support of this vision, contact Robillard.louino@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  3390. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For more on Konbit Bibliyotek, check out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://veritesoutanbou.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/konbitbibliyotek&quot;&gt;https://veritesoutanbou.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/konbitbibliyotek&lt;/a&gt;/.&lt;br /&gt;
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  3392. &lt;br /&gt;
  3393. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9287RQagAYK2ZVOrDHkae89O2txAnYJamVdHNaQD-ocIht39rcoGbIE-zGm_7npL5e-d7x9zC0QVvq1MVj6VmnIcL8sA_ZQWCfjYyBiVfGlEvmLvvXLyE-gg_QNhJYTuO3wls_q34e0Y/s1600/robi.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkbPXkjJMDI&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  3397. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3398. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9287RQagAYK2ZVOrDHkae89O2txAnYJamVdHNaQD-ocIht39rcoGbIE-zGm_7npL5e-d7x9zC0QVvq1MVj6VmnIcL8sA_ZQWCfjYyBiVfGlEvmLvvXLyE-gg_QNhJYTuO3wls_q34e0Y/s1600/robi.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;640&quot; data-original-width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9287RQagAYK2ZVOrDHkae89O2txAnYJamVdHNaQD-ocIht39rcoGbIE-zGm_7npL5e-d7x9zC0QVvq1MVj6VmnIcL8sA_ZQWCfjYyBiVfGlEvmLvvXLyE-gg_QNhJYTuO3wls_q34e0Y/s200/robi.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Louino Robillard is a Haitian community leader who was raised in Cite Soleil, Haiti&#39;s largest ghetto. He has co-founded the Konbit Soley Leve movement, the Cite Soleil Peace Prize, and many other grassroots social change initiatives across Haiti. He graduated from the Future Generations Graduate School in 2013 with a Master&#39;s in Applied Community Change and Peacebuilding.&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-konbit-bibliyotek-project_30.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuv2u-rnm-yWB643jTz82xk3eSchbRyNlQpPJc_IRJgeqj-wp5PPZxk2vqihKmbSS7-WIvI3TMdiEW95hOKXqEcEvh8ntD_oWwa0M0-9C2W27FdIABnq9FjGOj100k_wukhW8WFrRSC2w/s72-c/KB5.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-9120667132935469113</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-07-23T06:13:25.256-07:00</atom:updated><title>Future Generations University teams up with AmeriCorps West Virginia!</title><description>
  3399.  
  3400. &lt;br /&gt;
  3401. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 32px 0px 8px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;&quot;&gt;
  3402. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Volunteer in an
  3403. Appalachian community&amp;nbsp;while earning a Master’s degree...&amp;nbsp;That&#39;s
  3404. the&amp;nbsp;vision that Future Generations University has been pursuing for the
  3405. past 2 years and is now excited to finally&amp;nbsp;begin this fall with a small
  3406. pilot class. Working in partnership with AmeriCorps West Virginia and its
  3407. associated organizations (Volunteer West Virginia, High Rocks, and the
  3408. Appalachian Forest Heritage Area), Future Generations University will craft a
  3409. unique learning experience focused on Appalachia while building upon our proven
  3410. and tested pedagogy and curriculum...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3412. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3414. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXLSueLDh9AeIa61wE5orFzt7qvkPbu3cHI04dJ6bylAPTCNnIKfgfDCXeh5WrofMIHzdvGMRQhn16LwKVeTszOmnKsB3CnfwUG1rCiaZYHOf-nITzuNZrztCuiKo510B7839AYO3Nv8/s1600/AC1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;995&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;248&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXLSueLDh9AeIa61wE5orFzt7qvkPbu3cHI04dJ6bylAPTCNnIKfgfDCXeh5WrofMIHzdvGMRQhn16LwKVeTszOmnKsB3CnfwUG1rCiaZYHOf-nITzuNZrztCuiKo510B7839AYO3Nv8/s400/AC1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3416. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 32px 0px 8px;&quot;&gt;
  3417. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Volunteerism&amp;nbsp;can be&amp;nbsp;a gateway
  3418. to higher education. In exchange for two years of community service with West
  3419. Virginia&#39;s AmeriCorps, volunteers are now eligible to receive a Master&#39;s Degree
  3420. in Applied Community Change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3421. &lt;br /&gt;
  3422. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3423. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;“We’re so excited to share the news that Future Generations
  3424. University will leverage AmeriCorps service and the Eli Segal Education Awards
  3425. to attract and keep young talent in West Virginia,” said Heather Foster,
  3426. Executive Director of Volunteer West Virginia. “As we look to the future,
  3427. AmeriCorps provides an important opportunity to continue engaging people of all
  3428. ages in solving problems through service and volunteerism.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3431. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbi_0mkywyjjC1szKvqNL93fO2MTvRQ4OBjhBvxZ9SpHSdfShDfwP7PakapDZPfe97yPA3UjHCu4JybrI0GRQR8lEWUCb3ZiTS26EcFtVJ0ZF_y1t0qXWE6ThF-72TxPv16cKVxVPJfc/s1600/AmeriCorpsMembersGrowOhioValley.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;720&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbi_0mkywyjjC1szKvqNL93fO2MTvRQ4OBjhBvxZ9SpHSdfShDfwP7PakapDZPfe97yPA3UjHCu4JybrI0GRQR8lEWUCb3ZiTS26EcFtVJ0ZF_y1t0qXWE6ThF-72TxPv16cKVxVPJfc/s400/AmeriCorpsMembersGrowOhioValley.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3434. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3435. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In exchange for a year of service, AmeriCorps volunteers receive
  3436. an education award of $5800 per year, living-allowance of approximately $12,000,
  3437. and work experience. Future Generations University will match the Segal
  3438. AmeriCorps Education Award dollar for dollar. With a $23,200 scholarship
  3439. possible, AmeriCorps volunteers could complete the program for as little as
  3440. $1,800.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3441. &lt;br /&gt;
  3442. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3443. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1MVHbo2jH5eOzXVmPHarO8UhPXM9V9CvWc3merPxBWsxCdayTsIeuHibHpeajiNnKtvWZYw1xGjTOonW2P90gStrTajK2PVtPSPpBdMdb06Yy_283BMkNvsUFFdxtkzQFLQac9RIoq4/s1600/acWV.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1MVHbo2jH5eOzXVmPHarO8UhPXM9V9CvWc3merPxBWsxCdayTsIeuHibHpeajiNnKtvWZYw1xGjTOonW2P90gStrTajK2PVtPSPpBdMdb06Yy_283BMkNvsUFFdxtkzQFLQac9RIoq4/s200/acWV.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;West Virginia ranks third in the Nation for
  3444. producing AmeriCorps volunteers. Each year over 1,000 individuals serve as
  3445. AmeriCorps members in the state. M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;any AmeriCorps volunteers serve in
  3446. their hometowns, while others come from across the country to make West Virginia
  3447. their home for the year. AmeriCorps members change lives through mentoring,
  3448. respond to disasters -like the June 2016 flooding, increase access to healthy
  3449. and local food, preserve historic properties, and many conservation activities
  3450. working with state agencies and non-profit entities alike.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3451. &lt;br /&gt;
  3452.  
  3453.  
  3454. &lt;br /&gt;
  3455. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3456. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;“With 25 years of experience building community capacity and
  3457. preparing change agents worldwide, Future Generations University is very
  3458. excited to extend a one of a kind opportunity to our home state of West Virginia!
  3459. Through this innovative partnership with AmeriCorps West Virginia, we are
  3460. working with the most dedicated organizations and individuals to offer an
  3461. unparalleled education to communities in the greatest need,” said Luke
  3462. Taylor-Ide, Regional Academic Director for Future Generations University.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3463. &lt;br /&gt;
  3464.  
  3465. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Read on for an overview of the program!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  3467. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3468. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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  3472. &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3473. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Curriculum Overview&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3476. &lt;/div&gt;
  3477. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3478. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Introduction to Social
  3479. Change&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Introduction to various schools of thought regarding community change&amp;nbsp;and development, with a focus on methodologies for local,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3480. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3481. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;sustainable social change.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3483. &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75gVX-yrayMsXoG-uFyxkLUqhSyJ1E9qJ1fPwM6WCE49Dr7EPZVKPMMGGcJUZ2TPqIapHvNvgNVMat5NluFr9QvrSyPH2yB-DDUuZVcpPwUl1Crr7yBc-moQWMu36qweMLp8RvaSIOF0/s1600/20170403_092212.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75gVX-yrayMsXoG-uFyxkLUqhSyJ1E9qJ1fPwM6WCE49Dr7EPZVKPMMGGcJUZ2TPqIapHvNvgNVMat5NluFr9QvrSyPH2yB-DDUuZVcpPwUl1Crr7yBc-moQWMu36qweMLp8RvaSIOF0/s320/20170403_092212.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3486.  
  3487. &lt;/div&gt;
  3488. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3489. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Volunteer Management&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Skills-based
  3490. course on effective recruitment, training, and management of volunteers for
  3491. project and field managers working in non-profit organizations.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3501. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Community Leadership&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Exploration
  3502. of leadership styles and strategies for application in groups, organizations,
  3503. and communities, with an emphasis on leadership development.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3504. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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  3508. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3510.  
  3511. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3512. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3513. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Communications for
  3514. Community Change&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Applied course that surveys various communications
  3515. platforms and practices and asks students to cultivate skills for effective and
  3516. persuasive communication.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3517. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3518.  
  3519. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3521. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3522. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3523.  
  3524. &lt;/div&gt;
  3525. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3526. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Financial Administration
  3527. &amp;amp; Non-Profit Management&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Organizational management skills and strategies
  3528. for making effective plans &amp;amp; partnerships as well as basic financial
  3529. project and program management.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3530. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3531.  
  3532. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3534. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3535. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3536.  
  3537. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3538. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3539. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Healthy People, Healthy
  3540. Communities&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Examine the intersections between poverty, primary healthcare,
  3541. and community change, with a focus on finding people-based solutions using
  3542. available resources.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3543. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3544.  
  3545. &lt;/div&gt;
  3546. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3547. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3548. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3549.  
  3550. &lt;/div&gt;
  3551. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3552. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Community-based Natural
  3553. Resource Management&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Couples natural resource management &amp;amp; conservation
  3554. methodologies with approaches to promoting sustainable livelihoods &amp;amp; local
  3555. ownership.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3556. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3557.  
  3558. &lt;/div&gt;
  3559. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3560. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3562.  
  3563. &lt;/div&gt;
  3564. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3565. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advanced Seminar on
  3566. Applied Community Change&lt;/b&gt;—&lt;i&gt;Examine the challenges and processes of scaling up
  3567. positive impact to larger regions and/or populations.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3572. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3573. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEoTsr0FWuBmA9iFVFstB4iO24Nd9DlG78FU4Cry3ZhZ47lEImmBnOc8DPXD0XBj4qZb-lWGn7RzT4sHH3utRTqQOW0r4u0B2NK_KwPSwd4r_gOWMB4lzLLLTF_dCIa8C4o-7P0A7U3k/s1600/AmeriCorpsGarden2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;540&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEoTsr0FWuBmA9iFVFstB4iO24Nd9DlG78FU4Cry3ZhZ47lEImmBnOc8DPXD0XBj4qZb-lWGn7RzT4sHH3utRTqQOW0r4u0B2NK_KwPSwd4r_gOWMB4lzLLLTF_dCIa8C4o-7P0A7U3k/s400/AmeriCorpsGarden2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3578. &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3579. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Project-based Research in Community&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3582. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3584. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;In order to maximize the
  3585. amount of credits associated with each member’s experiences learning by doing
  3586. while participating in AmeriCorps service, students enrollment in the MA
  3587. program will complete continuous &lt;i&gt;Project-based Research (PRC)&lt;/i&gt; in their
  3588. host communities with direct mentorship from faculty culminating in a capstone
  3589. product that documents their individual learning in an Appalachian community. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3591.  
  3592. &lt;/div&gt;
  3593. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 112px; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3594. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Students complete independently designed
  3595. projects and research in community with faculty mentorship&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3597.  
  3598. &lt;/div&gt;
  3599. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 112px; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3600. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Each term’s Project-based Research is showcased
  3601. in an online ePortfolio demonstrating formative learning process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3604. &lt;/div&gt;
  3605. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 112px; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
  3606. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;Upon completion of the program, students have a
  3607. comprehensive portfolio documenting their summative learning journey for their
  3608. graduate studies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3610.  
  3611. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3613. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3615.  
  3616. &lt;/div&gt;
  3617. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3618. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Term 1&lt;/b&gt;: Graduate Study
  3619. Foundations—&lt;i&gt;Establishes the conceptual principles and skills &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3620. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3621.  
  3622. &lt;/div&gt;
  3623. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3624. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;upon which the curriculum
  3625. is built. Students discover what it means to be a self-directed learner and
  3626. master Learning Management and ePortfolio software—tools for critical thinking,
  3627. analytical inquiry, and reflective practice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3630. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3632. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3633. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3634.  
  3635. &lt;/div&gt;
  3636. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3637. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Term 2&lt;/b&gt;: Social Research
  3638. Methods—&lt;i&gt;Demonstrate through project-based research an understanding of and
  3639. apply concepts and approaches to both quantitative and qualitative
  3640. community-based data collection and analysis.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3642.  
  3643. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3645. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3648. &lt;/div&gt;
  3649. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3650. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Term 3&lt;/b&gt;: Monitoring &amp;amp;
  3651. Evaluation—&lt;i&gt;Conceptual framework and practical skills for monitoring and
  3652. evaluating community-based projects, reflecting with peers on circumstances and
  3653. parameters related to the assessment of different social and development
  3654. projects.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3659. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
  3660. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Term 4&lt;/b&gt;: Synthesis &amp;amp; Integration—&lt;i&gt;Analyze
  3661. results of Project-based Research in community from both summative and
  3662. formative perspectives within ePortfolio. Students are challenged to
  3663. incorporate lessons learned during their MA studies with experiential-based
  3664. reflection on AmeriCorps service. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3667. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3671. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtRUrzzuPqxcuSPDa0XikLWiKj2b4fT2kTTId2JzSVnDyKLhC8ve23RfYtdoSeUqnHH7QJ-BnfFy86sNTYTRhdOOFitccHWX1fucWVop6TgqnK3JnBNVbA5HMTRVhzJcSZTYW_NyX_hY/s1600/AmeriCorps+Swearing+In.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1061&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;265&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtRUrzzuPqxcuSPDa0XikLWiKj2b4fT2kTTId2JzSVnDyKLhC8ve23RfYtdoSeUqnHH7QJ-BnfFy86sNTYTRhdOOFitccHWX1fucWVop6TgqnK3JnBNVbA5HMTRVhzJcSZTYW_NyX_hY/s400/AmeriCorps+Swearing+In.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3678. &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3679. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;About Volunteer West
  3680. Virginia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3682.  
  3683. &lt;/div&gt;
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  3685. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;An agency of the West
  3686. Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, Volunteer West Virginia is the
  3687. state’s Commission for National and Community Service. The agency challenges
  3688. West Virginians to strengthen their communities through service and
  3689. volunteerism by identifying and mobilizing resources, promoting an ethic of
  3690. service, and empowering communities to solve problems and improve the quality
  3691. of life for individuals and families. To learn more about AmeriCorps in West
  3692. Virginia visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.volunteerwv.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;http://www.volunteerwv.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.
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  3694. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
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  3700. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3701. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.future.edu/programs/americorps.html&quot;&gt;https://www.future.edu/programs/americorps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt; to learn more about this exciting and innovative program. Sound like a good fit for you? Enrollment is still open! Applications are being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis through August 21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;st&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3711. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/07/future-generations-university-teams-up.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXLSueLDh9AeIa61wE5orFzt7qvkPbu3cHI04dJ6bylAPTCNnIKfgfDCXeh5WrofMIHzdvGMRQhn16LwKVeTszOmnKsB3CnfwUG1rCiaZYHOf-nITzuNZrztCuiKo510B7839AYO3Nv8/s72-c/AC1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2040824173812627655</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-01T09:48:52.042-07:00</atom:updated><title>Maple Sap Collection and Syrup Processing in WV</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3712. &lt;/div&gt;
  3713. &lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  3714. &lt;/div&gt;
  3715. &lt;br /&gt;
  3716. &lt;br /&gt;
  3717. &lt;br /&gt;
  3718. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3719. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;In 2014, after leaving his “deanship” at the Future
  3720. Generations Graduate School, Mike Rechlin, a forester by training, returned
  3721. to woods of West Virginia and soon found himself in sort of a sticky mess,
  3722. requiring long hours at night and creating plenty of steam.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Now, I know what kind of mess you’re
  3723. thinking about, given West Virginia’s reputation for making moonshine, but this
  3724. time what was evaporating was not corn mash, but tree sap, and the sticky mess
  3725. was MAPLE SYRUP...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3726. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3727. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3728. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3729. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtInPNPECqQPNd54yGyZKfA2NH6giieQ62zEWthDykQs76_MFp-IN8MrWE-79aWgRSN_VnWC_7cGTWwyuoxLrGd-wM_V4fLqEnRYlYGq1vJtR11maguN2MhWaqPQQzxJbtTWOwt0WZdfY/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25283%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1258&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtInPNPECqQPNd54yGyZKfA2NH6giieQ62zEWthDykQs76_MFp-IN8MrWE-79aWgRSN_VnWC_7cGTWwyuoxLrGd-wM_V4fLqEnRYlYGq1vJtR11maguN2MhWaqPQQzxJbtTWOwt0WZdfY/s320/Maple+page+-+1+%25283%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3730. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Sap dripping on a good run&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3731. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3732. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3733. &lt;/div&gt;
  3734. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3735. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3736. &lt;br /&gt;
  3737. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3738. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In his post deanship years, Mike helped to establish the Dry
  3739. Fork Maple Works, West Virginia’s largest maker of maple syrup, and further helped to
  3740. organize the West Virginia Maple Syrup Producers Association.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Now Mike is bringing it all back home to North Mountain with
  3741. a research agenda to help increase the productivity of West Virginia maple
  3742. producers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3743. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3744. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWpOXO8PhRk8ul8CvJF1kuuKxqbPn6u1lv2IMLOy59pRSXLg_fGdg9wqbVSWkngVj9pvSzrEmqSQhMw-6HzNtYkBgK_LT5PbunaGgEaKqXVGZk-54B9a9PfIrmAvQNraraV95hlYa1TM/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3745. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3746. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3747. &lt;br /&gt;
  3748. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3749. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3750. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWpOXO8PhRk8ul8CvJF1kuuKxqbPn6u1lv2IMLOy59pRSXLg_fGdg9wqbVSWkngVj9pvSzrEmqSQhMw-6HzNtYkBgK_LT5PbunaGgEaKqXVGZk-54B9a9PfIrmAvQNraraV95hlYa1TM/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25284%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1581&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1050&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWpOXO8PhRk8ul8CvJF1kuuKxqbPn6u1lv2IMLOy59pRSXLg_fGdg9wqbVSWkngVj9pvSzrEmqSQhMw-6HzNtYkBgK_LT5PbunaGgEaKqXVGZk-54B9a9PfIrmAvQNraraV95hlYa1TM/s320/Maple+page+-+1+%25284%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;209&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3751. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Collecting sap at Principia College&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3752. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3753. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Maple Syrup in West Virginia?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Doesn’t that stuff come from Vermont?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Good question, and the answer is, well,
  3754. yes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Ever since the marketing of
  3755. “Vermont Maid”, an imitation maple syrup product, Vermont has been the state
  3756. most closely associated with maple syrup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
  3757. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;That being said, Quebec Canada is actually the largest producer of the
  3758. sweet syrupy substance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;And, Maine, New
  3759. York, and Wisconsin are not far behind.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;What
  3760. is less well known, is that West Virginia actually has more tappable sugar
  3761. maple trees than Vermont, and a history of sugaring.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;All across the state there are place names
  3762. like Sugar Grove, Sugar Creek and Sugar Valley, places with a history of making
  3763. maple syrup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The last five years has
  3764. seen resurgence in interest in “sugaring,” and the establishment of new sugar
  3765. camps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3766. &lt;br /&gt;
  3767. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3768. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7k50TEQl9Eu7N_KuPe6qPw62OUD_WCbv1rqrzLytX_4FjvTiFT45DqGLtAVgqFg4QY8gR2BFgMrA0JvgMvXtdi7IC0cQbCXc-n0RCeFDhqEvoYZH4ZOF3t0UvxJKJUp2rJzWI-yrzoo/s1600/FG+Maple+-+1+%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3769. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3770. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3771. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3772. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7k50TEQl9Eu7N_KuPe6qPw62OUD_WCbv1rqrzLytX_4FjvTiFT45DqGLtAVgqFg4QY8gR2BFgMrA0JvgMvXtdi7IC0cQbCXc-n0RCeFDhqEvoYZH4ZOF3t0UvxJKJUp2rJzWI-yrzoo/s1600/FG+Maple+-+1+%25282%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1066&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7k50TEQl9Eu7N_KuPe6qPw62OUD_WCbv1rqrzLytX_4FjvTiFT45DqGLtAVgqFg4QY8gR2BFgMrA0JvgMvXtdi7IC0cQbCXc-n0RCeFDhqEvoYZH4ZOF3t0UvxJKJUp2rJzWI-yrzoo/s320/FG+Maple+-+1+%25282%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3773. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  3774. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Main lines bringing sap to the sugarhouse &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3775. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;at the Dry Fork Maple Works&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3776. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3777. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3778. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3779. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;So, how does this fit with Future Generations?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For
  3780. starters, Future Generations will be leading research efforts, funded through
  3781. the WV Department of Agriculture, which will be looking at management practices
  3782. designed to increase the production of maple syrup in Appalachia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Our climate, soils, and the way we manage the sap production process are
  3783. all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;different from those of our
  3784. colleagues up north in the New England states.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  3785. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The research we will be conducting will be a local adaptation of
  3786. existing practices, and a climate change adaptation of those practices as the
  3787. effects of global warming take hold.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3788. &lt;br /&gt;
  3789. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3790. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3791. &lt;br /&gt;
  3792. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3793. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HxOnkFRFX-AulGefJYjVBoeXqbwL6tYMbTocVTlMpCJzvwNpP2VtLRDwa-TAK4de8Dleh1U-7u-hKhfaZM-qoAV0cvpzAhIHtD1Ut0IoVD0xVq3awxrcjzUSzDUFY1flYiqFOwNeOuQ/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25286%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3795. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3796. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  3798. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3799. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3800. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;213&quot; data-original-width=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HxOnkFRFX-AulGefJYjVBoeXqbwL6tYMbTocVTlMpCJzvwNpP2VtLRDwa-TAK4de8Dleh1U-7u-hKhfaZM-qoAV0cvpzAhIHtD1Ut0IoVD0xVq3awxrcjzUSzDUFY1flYiqFOwNeOuQ/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25286%2529.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3801. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Typical environmental conditions in &amp;nbsp;a sugarbush&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3802. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3803. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Future Generations is also working with the Department of
  3804. Agriculture’s Veterans and Warriors in Agriculture Program to offer a
  3805. certificate course titled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;“Maple Sap
  3806. Collection and Syrup Production,” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;while designed to meet the needs of veterans,
  3807. this course will be open to anyone wanting to get into the maple business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3810. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3812. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3813. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The goal of our work is to expand the maple syrup industry
  3814. in West Virginia, and to design management strategies that increase sap
  3815. production, which of course increases profitability for our local producers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Increased production of a local, natural, and
  3816. sustainably grown product from our abundant forest resources means economic
  3817. development for rural communities, and that leads to community change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;True, we are not applying SEED-SCALE directly
  3818. to the measure of invert sugars in tree sap, but the result of that research
  3819. will be knowledge that can lead to improvements in the lives of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;our friends and neighbors; and that is
  3820. certainly in line with our work at Future Generations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3825. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3826. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;640&quot; data-original-width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByX_N3ckqIGsw2G6D1JHivAxua8nS_Tkaeb6OWdnmVvIq-pLXZffUcvYBTyboRtfW_J0aDr2ZWQN4Z6rEx2Uj9WpbuO9l4a2NuTB0sKy-KU_DaSg6YaUKwNnqKzpRJnmMQ1YcxVCx1qs/s400/Maple+page+-+1+%25285%2529.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3827. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Whoever said that that 2.5% is the sweetest thing in a sap bucket?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  3830. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByX_N3ckqIGsw2G6D1JHivAxua8nS_Tkaeb6OWdnmVvIq-pLXZffUcvYBTyboRtfW_J0aDr2ZWQN4Z6rEx2Uj9WpbuO9l4a2NuTB0sKy-KU_DaSg6YaUKwNnqKzpRJnmMQ1YcxVCx1qs/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByX_N3ckqIGsw2G6D1JHivAxua8nS_Tkaeb6OWdnmVvIq-pLXZffUcvYBTyboRtfW_J0aDr2ZWQN4Z6rEx2Uj9WpbuO9l4a2NuTB0sKy-KU_DaSg6YaUKwNnqKzpRJnmMQ1YcxVCx1qs/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25285%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3837. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUEFtzX5WO6xAi6ReutXHxmdIJEcK4TqVZRg0XGhXQ1AxR9L8jxA7GsAmcP7joBURBl8jZwwf07ubpL-5znCxnZKniV-n-v30N0N0yp_Y8Rh-TzBYAi3ImBwlAHrU66bE04u2nnrT190/s1600/Maple+page+-+1+%25289%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3839. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;For more on the Maple Syrup Collection &amp;amp; Syrup Processing Certificate, please visit: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://learn.future.edu/local/staticpage/view.php?page=maple_cert&quot;&gt;https://learn.future.edu/local/staticpage/view.php?page=maple_cert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3847. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEQ5XJS_iBoxdEgpxslIbO6jnamw_Jp046kVnCkG0w2SEVSgIaja9LyR1UHBCaIcIAcOgCkI4qn1jR3yK6Fk8Qqn2LeRDVRHChLZJxvUwSZeZtSi-X5UdWnPOnvBAGKkFThjH55VFnDE/s1600/MR.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;615&quot; data-original-width=&quot;761&quot; height=&quot;258&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEQ5XJS_iBoxdEgpxslIbO6jnamw_Jp046kVnCkG0w2SEVSgIaja9LyR1UHBCaIcIAcOgCkI4qn1jR3yK6Fk8Qqn2LeRDVRHChLZJxvUwSZeZtSi-X5UdWnPOnvBAGKkFThjH55VFnDE/s320/MR.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3849. Mike Rechlin has practiced sustainable foresty and protected areas management in the United States, Nepal, India, and Tibet for thirty years. He has extensive teaching experience and has designed educational programs for many international groups visiting the Adirondack Park of New York State. Presently retired, Mike has held academic appointments at Principia College, Paul Smith&#39;s College, and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He served as the dean of Future Generations Graduate School from 2010 to 2013. He presently resides, and makes maple syrup, in Franklin, WV.&lt;/div&gt;
  3850. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/07/maple-sap-collection-and-syrup.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtInPNPECqQPNd54yGyZKfA2NH6giieQ62zEWthDykQs76_MFp-IN8MrWE-79aWgRSN_VnWC_7cGTWwyuoxLrGd-wM_V4fLqEnRYlYGq1vJtR11maguN2MhWaqPQQzxJbtTWOwt0WZdfY/s72-c/Maple+page+-+1+%25283%2529.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Franklin, WV 26807, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>38.6428945 -79.3311531</georss:point><georss:box>38.6180915 -79.3714936 38.667697499999996 -79.2908126</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-8075509571389610201</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-07-02T08:48:38.632-07:00</atom:updated><title>Bridging the Gap: Peace Development Between the Leprosy-Affected Community and Surrounding Community in Addis Ababa</title><description>&lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13548&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
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  3852. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In 2017,&amp;nbsp;Fisseha Getahun&amp;nbsp;was one of 120 people awarded&amp;nbsp;a Davis Projects for Peace Prize in order to implement a project to help those affected with leprosy in&amp;nbsp;his community in the capital of Ethiopia, entitled: Peace Development between Leprosy Affected and Surrounding Communities.&amp;nbsp;He saw&amp;nbsp;his project as an answer to Kathryn Davis&#39; call to find ways to &quot;prepare for peace&quot; and to help those most in need where&amp;nbsp;he lives.&amp;nbsp;This made&amp;nbsp;him&amp;nbsp;the tenth student from Future Generations University&amp;nbsp;to receive this award in the past seven years. In this week&#39;s blog post, he shares some background on his project with us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3853. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3854. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13549&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3855. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3856. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacgXSzXzkksY7C7Nb_6ViP5NDceW6ABdEK-EVnZAhZg_TS7FKHlIfDQLgn0ObGYvaTCYlrWwUaT8KW-Hlyqjimw53Nv61zilIGZa_6rwDCfQOr9TrNMMvgSWywyZp3DZNQrQVFv8mcQs/s1600/F2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacgXSzXzkksY7C7Nb_6ViP5NDceW6ABdEK-EVnZAhZg_TS7FKHlIfDQLgn0ObGYvaTCYlrWwUaT8KW-Hlyqjimw53Nv61zilIGZa_6rwDCfQOr9TrNMMvgSWywyZp3DZNQrQVFv8mcQs/s320/F2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  3858. Fisseha with community representatives from the leprosy-affected &lt;/div&gt;
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  3860. community and non-leprosy-affected surrounding community&lt;/div&gt;
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  3864. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3865. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13550&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The concept of the project came about from&amp;nbsp;my work with those with leprosy in affected communities. In many countries, people affected by leprosy face a number of social and economic problems, such as discrimination and stigma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13551&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13552&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;These issues are even worse for individuals who experience disability due to leprosy. They are more vulnerable to the endless stigma and discrimination than any other form of disability in our society. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3866. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3867. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Even after someone with leprosy has been cured, they&#39;re unable to lead an ordinary life due to the consequences of lingering complications. Some of the most difficult complications experienced are they forced to live as a colony in specific area and they did not get access for education. As a result of the wide misconceptions that exist about leprosy, many of those affected are forced to leave their birth places and live in segregated groups, known as leprosy colonies. In the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, individuals who have been affected by leprosy are deliberately pushed out of the city and made to settle in a solid waste dumping site with no infrastructure and poor social services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3868. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3869. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The leprosy-affected community of Addis Ababa is called the &quot;Zenebework Community.&quot; The majority of early settlers in the area were leprosy victims who largely migrated here from various other parts of the country-- mainly Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, and SNNP regions. Their goal was to receive medical treatment for their leprosy at ALERT (All African Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre)&amp;nbsp;Hospital, formerly known as Zenebework Hospital.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3870. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3871. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;After treatment, the leprosy victims were supposed to go back to their place of origin, as direct by the government, but the majority of them refused, preferring to remain in this area where they&#39;d received treatment. This resulting settlement was named after the Zenebework Hospital, which had been established in 1932 and named after Princess Zenebework, daughter to Emperor Haileselassie. In 1949, the Abune Aregawi/Gebre Kristos Church was established in the same area, resulting in this name also being used for the locality. When construction began on the hospital in its present form as ALERT in 1967 and was later inaugurated in 1971, many other institutions, such as schools, followed. This provided a basic infrastructure that the leprosy victims had previously been completely without.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3872. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3873. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOPi9H3t_PKI2WqT8np9xIX8bxPjf7J-YhjroELI294Vx9lsjaqrDkHIEGbskf8D3JG_NzU9sWDLZE8Q7LvqkH1ES5zh7_NBuKXbDkY3RZjiME7N8OTK97Rq-_qkTaZdCnALVoa4lmjs/s1600/f3.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOPi9H3t_PKI2WqT8np9xIX8bxPjf7J-YhjroELI294Vx9lsjaqrDkHIEGbskf8D3JG_NzU9sWDLZE8Q7LvqkH1ES5zh7_NBuKXbDkY3RZjiME7N8OTK97Rq-_qkTaZdCnALVoa4lmjs/s320/f3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3874. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3875. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQgpy5ZVnhLbm4kMNnU2Y0WsSLZI4brpq_UAwuzC6QRbYkTQj-ptOnvUJTqXHuuzIGjamxVsrVSKo_Pvi6-CItyI92PV1OBn02f1Wp_h-1ZaBOcBVLmadKPjmoVSg9tO9FBycx6YUQu0/s1600/F.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The Zenebework community was unique from its inception as it was a place predominantly inhabited by people afflicted with leprosy. Although family members of ex-leprosy victims are still migrating to this place, the trend has altered, and now people with disabilities have also started inhabiting this location. The community was a highly stigmatized one for many years, often discriminated against by the surrounding areas. Those living here were prohibited to have any contact with other communities of foreign visitors. Members of the Zenebework community were even denied the right to rear cattle or conduct other small businesses for their livelihood, as transmission of the disease to other healthy communities was feared. Nursus and other medical professionals, even the clergy and priests, refused to provide professional and spiritual services there. The establishment of the Koshe garbage dumping site in 1954 in this area further added to the poor image of the Zenebework community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3877. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3879. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;However, this has changed somewhat recently, and there is less stigma in modern days than existed previously. Although the trend is working on reversing, all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13554&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;of those living in the leprosy colony are still often perceived as less than human and there is still much work to be done. Their livelihood depends on begging and collecting food from the waste dumping site, and they are severely marginalized and banned from entering adjacent non-leprosy affected communities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13555&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3881. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3882. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13556&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3883. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13557&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Although I came from a non-leprosy-affected family and grew up hearing the negative stereotypes,&amp;nbsp;I had worked as a professional in a leprosy-affected community for four years. During this time, I was initially discriminate against by friends, family, other relatives, and neighbors as the only non-leprosy affected member of the leprosy&amp;nbsp;community. Gradually, however,&amp;nbsp;I changed their attitudes about leprosy and the leprosy affected-community for the better. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3884. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3885. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13558&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3886. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;My purpose with the Davis Peace Prize has been to continue bridging the gap between the leprosy-affected community, which has been traditionally marginalized in the very worst of ways, and the&amp;nbsp;larger&amp;nbsp;surrounding community. To contribute to the peace and understanding between the leprosy-affected community and the surrounding communities, I incorporated plans geared towards inclusiveness and holistic development. Through this, the local mindset and correction of misconceptions would follow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3887. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3888. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3889. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JJBfO7QyuByOWA-fIF3Ay24No8AlhsQnjKsd1dAjoZZ0GdaQg7NwGym32BP33cRWfbE8J9GTsW97lid_Ebg7fPz3cTiefDH0cRkUM2mWLPsH_7k0kMfL4itl77y5AiyspMGfKoZ9EYw/s1600/F1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;900&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JJBfO7QyuByOWA-fIF3Ay24No8AlhsQnjKsd1dAjoZZ0GdaQg7NwGym32BP33cRWfbE8J9GTsW97lid_Ebg7fPz3cTiefDH0cRkUM2mWLPsH_7k0kMfL4itl77y5AiyspMGfKoZ9EYw/s320/F1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3890. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchet ms;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3891. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3892. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Below is an outline of the expected outcomes and major activities set in place to bring about this objective:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3893. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;
  3894. &lt;/span&gt;
  3895. &lt;br /&gt;
  3896. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13559&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3897. &lt;/div&gt;
  3898. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;
  3899. &lt;/span&gt;
  3900. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13562&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3901. &lt;/div&gt;
  3902. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;
  3903. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3904. &lt;h3 style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3905. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Expected Outcomes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3906. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13591&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3907. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13595&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Surrounding communities experience behavioral change in their attitudes and practices toward leprosy affected individuals such that community integration is improved&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3908. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3909. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13596&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3910. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13600&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Increase common institutional memberships among leprosy and non leprosy communities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3911. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3912. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13601&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3913. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13602&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13603&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13604&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13605&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Improved social relations among leprosy and non leprosy communities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3914. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13606&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3915. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13610&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Utilization of services at common points is increased&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3916. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13611&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3917. &lt;/div&gt;
  3918. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13613&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3919. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13614&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3920. &lt;h3 style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3921. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Major Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3922. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13619&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3923. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13621&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Training of Trainers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13622&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Training on conflict management and resolution will be conducted for 20 community members including 10 leprosy affected, 10 non-leprosy affected community members. The participants will be influential male and female community and religious leaders who have the capacity to cascade the knowledge for their followers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3924. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3925. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13623&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3926. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13624&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13625&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Experience sharing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; In addition, experience sharing for 10 community leaders will be facilitated. They will adopt and scale up the initial successes within their community to broader community contexts. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3927. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3928. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13627&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3929. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13629&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Prepare radio program:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13630&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13631&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Online national radio program is perhaps the best instrument to disseminate information and awareness among the general public. It&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13632&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; helps to understand the truth of leprosy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13633&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;National radio program air time will be organized for the purpose of information dissemination and awareness creation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13634&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3930. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3931. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13635&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3932. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13637&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Organizing football match events:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13638&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Football team will be organized the mix from both communities to integrate them and foot ball matches will be prepared by blending families of the community. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3933. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3934. &lt;div id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13639&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3935. &lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13641&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Panel discussions:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13642&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;verdana&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; A one day panel discussion with community members and professionals will be conducted to respond to community questions and to understand the truth about leprosy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3936. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3937. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3938. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3939. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3940. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_-7431027146923702712yui_3_16_0_1_1498720085312_13644&quot;&gt;For more on Fisseha&#39;s&amp;nbsp;project,&amp;nbsp;be sure to visit: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3941. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3942. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/projects/projects/2017/node/4829&quot;&gt;http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/projects/projects/2017/node/4829&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3943. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3944. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3945. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  3946. _________________________________________________________________&lt;/div&gt;
  3947. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;
  3948. &lt;/span&gt;
  3949. &lt;br /&gt;
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  3951. &lt;/div&gt;
  3952. &lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;
  3953. &lt;/span&gt;
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  3957. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQgpy5ZVnhLbm4kMNnU2Y0WsSLZI4brpq_UAwuzC6QRbYkTQj-ptOnvUJTqXHuuzIGjamxVsrVSKo_Pvi6-CItyI92PV1OBn02f1Wp_h-1ZaBOcBVLmadKPjmoVSg9tO9FBycx6YUQu0/s1600/F.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;879&quot; data-original-width=&quot;375&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQgpy5ZVnhLbm4kMNnU2Y0WsSLZI4brpq_UAwuzC6QRbYkTQj-ptOnvUJTqXHuuzIGjamxVsrVSKo_Pvi6-CItyI92PV1OBn02f1Wp_h-1ZaBOcBVLmadKPjmoVSg9tO9FBycx6YUQu0/s320/F.jpg&quot; width=&quot;136&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQgpy5ZVnhLbm4kMNnU2Y0WsSLZI4brpq_UAwuzC6QRbYkTQj-ptOnvUJTqXHuuzIGjamxVsrVSKo_Pvi6-CItyI92PV1OBn02f1Wp_h-1ZaBOcBVLmadKPjmoVSg9tO9FBycx6YUQu0/s1600/F.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfn_-XH1EMbFSMgqiCusrzyX1dIyYBkD2CIMwnivTLtcYxYV5NKc1PIw1TCrEpPpmgCTWO-jnXLVJZGRVyXJS4lt-QNx3L0UoH0SAhfX-EX5-mDEIhnEX6VMfnZyfCyPX9_OHUt8A0j0/s1600/F.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Fisseha is an Ethiopian who has more than 15 years&amp;nbsp;of proven and&amp;nbsp;practical work experience in different organizations. He&#39;s worked in agricultural research institutes and both international and local NGOs, while holding different positions such as Research Technical Assistant, Development Facilitator, Project Officer, Program Coordinator, and Executive Director.&amp;nbsp;He&amp;nbsp;currently runs&amp;nbsp;an NGO called Child of Present a Man of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;aBn&quot; data-term=&quot;goog_1096251746&quot; tabindex=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;aQJ&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Tomorrow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt; (CPMT) in Ethiopia, which&amp;nbsp;works&amp;nbsp;to promote&amp;nbsp;the wellbeing of women and children. He is also&amp;nbsp;presently studying a Master’s degree in Applied Community Change in Conservation concentration at Future Generations University to complement his backgrounds in&amp;nbsp;agriculture, development and leadership.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4064. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/07/bridging-gap-peace-development-between.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacgXSzXzkksY7C7Nb_6ViP5NDceW6ABdEK-EVnZAhZg_TS7FKHlIfDQLgn0ObGYvaTCYlrWwUaT8KW-Hlyqjimw53Nv61zilIGZa_6rwDCfQOr9TrNMMvgSWywyZp3DZNQrQVFv8mcQs/s72-c/F2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-3631695927533527748</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-06-25T09:06:53.514-07:00</atom:updated><title>Musings of a Naturalist III: QUETZALS AND COSTA RICA</title><description>&lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4065. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4066. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;This week, Dr. Robert Fleming transports us to the sight of an impressive ecotourism venture&amp;nbsp;in Costa Rica...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4067. &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4074. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_huw9DgE4_ts1N3HlCJlzfdL-oKDUcc27fPQcHkrS-NbisAdPbE5mUsCqzVzcn3BpOZK-z-zt9xVAKAJfRi6ttt_m04tXTG8j6GPXvxHwjKNYmu1FUzzaybV9sBM_b-bdH3dfqr4WCs/s1600/bob-+GROUNDS+OF+THE+PARAISO+QUETZAL+LODGE.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_huw9DgE4_ts1N3HlCJlzfdL-oKDUcc27fPQcHkrS-NbisAdPbE5mUsCqzVzcn3BpOZK-z-zt9xVAKAJfRi6ttt_m04tXTG8j6GPXvxHwjKNYmu1FUzzaybV9sBM_b-bdH3dfqr4WCs/s400/bob-+GROUNDS+OF+THE+PARAISO+QUETZAL+LODGE.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4075. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
  4076. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;The grounds of the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge. Each bungalow features a bedroom and an attached bathroom with solar-heated water. At 9,0000 feet altitude, nights can be cold (down to 5 degrees C or below) so hot water and extra quilts are much appreciated. The property is landscaped with plants that attract a variety of mountain birds including the Black-and-yellow Silky Flycatcher.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4078. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4081. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
  4082. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4083. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4084. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;As we sipped hot morning coffee at the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge on the Cerro del Muerte uplift in central Costa Rica, a cloud oozed over the ridge and pushed down the western slope enveloping us in fog. But even through the mist we could make out forms of hummingbirds buzzing by and see the outlines of nearby oaks, their nearly horizontal branches seemingly decorated by a master gardener. Only oaks and similar trees with strong branch attachments can survive these conditions as the weight of the bromeliads, ferns, lichens, orchids and mosses, among others, combined with the moisture from mist and rain would spell disaster for trees with weaker joints. This was a classical cloud forest, a habitat type found at moderate elevations on many mountain slopes and ridge tops around the world...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;
  4085. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4086. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4087. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4088. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4089. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4090. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;We had traveled to Costa Rica to learn about the country’s remarkable conservation efforts and to delve into their rich natural history. &amp;nbsp;And at every turn, whether in a garden or cloud forest, birds vied for attention. Not surprising as the country lists some 900 species ranging from huge-beaked Toucans to the diminutive Green Thorntail, which weighs just 3 grams, 1/10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt; of an ounce. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Besides birds, Costa Rica hosts mammals, reptiles, frogs and many varieties of butterflies. And in the plant world, Costa Rica is home to well over a thousand species of orchids, including the national flower Guaria Morada (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Cattleya skinneri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4091. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4092. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4093. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4094. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;One of the grandest of all Costa Rican species is surely the Resplendent Quetzal (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Pharomachrus mocinno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;), a bird in the Trogon family. Other species also attract, but this quetzal with its iridescent green upper body and bright red underparts is unmatched. And the males in full plumage sport two elongated tail feathers that shimmer an iridescent green when waving back and forth in breezes of the forest. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4099. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTa61bQyNlrXVc8NX5qsm081cAjiFP0DhcwVYMjv0I3x7dSupiftsWzjbPmdUtWPUQ466ddIBhLCnkjFqUAHVgnAvqgrpgxJrkRMQ6kG1AUNKlsTlidiYMXdeU9P_-X5e9Fats8EKu8/s1600/RESPLENDENT+QUETZAL.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1214&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTa61bQyNlrXVc8NX5qsm081cAjiFP0DhcwVYMjv0I3x7dSupiftsWzjbPmdUtWPUQ466ddIBhLCnkjFqUAHVgnAvqgrpgxJrkRMQ6kG1AUNKlsTlidiYMXdeU9P_-X5e9Fats8EKu8/s400/RESPLENDENT+QUETZAL.jpg&quot; width=&quot;302&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4100. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;The Resplendent &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Quetzal&amp;nbsp; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Pharomachrus mocinno)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt; is the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt; largest member of the Trogons, a family of forest birds featuring some thirty species in the tropical Americas, a dozen in tropical Asia, and three in Africa.&amp;nbsp; Large trogons, such as this Resplendent Quetzal, feed primarily on fruit while the smaller ones, including the Scarlet-rumped in Southeast Asia, consume mostly insects, including caterpillars and other larva. Trogons are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;indicator species as they are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #941751;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; line-height: 200%;&quot;&gt;very sensitive to deforestation, and their presence speaks of good forest conditions as they are cavity nesters, excavating their own nest holes mostly in suitably decaying tree trunks, and thus require trees of a suitable size age and size.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4102. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4103. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4104. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Conservation efforts often center around habitat protection, places where species can feed, find shelter, and locate suitable nesting or denning sites. &amp;nbsp;And one of the many instruments within the conservation toolbox is the use of a charismatic species to help rally financial and emotional support. The Resplendent Quetzal of Central America, the Mountain Gorilla in Uganda, or the tiger in India fit into this category. But whether or not a charismatic species is present in a region, the key operative is habitat preservation, an effort that benefits all species within that designated territory. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4105. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4106. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4107. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4108. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Costa Rica is one of the world’s leaders in the total area of the country under conservation surveillance with a figure that normally appears to be between 26% to 28% in a patchwork of government sponsored national parks, preserves and wildlife refuges along with a network of private preserve, some quite extensive that often border on government parks. Of the lowland tropical forest, some 80% is now under protection. In addition, there are on-going discussions regarding adding more corridors between protected areas to enhance wildlife travel. While all these areas look good on paper, some have encroachment problems. However, one needs to start somewhere and designating an area as protected is a good way to begin. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4109. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4110. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4111. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4112. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;It was not always this way. &amp;nbsp;Between 1950 and 1990, Costa Rica lost 65% of its forest cover due to clearing for commercial crops (mostly coffee and bananas), cattle ranching, and forest exploitation. Conservation endeavors began in the 1950, but much of the groundwork for today’s system was laid after 1960. &amp;nbsp;Then, in the 1980s, the protecting of Costa Rica’s natural heritage accompanied by publicity fueled an ecotourism boom. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Today programs have become so successful that in some places the flora and fauna that attracts visitors in the first place teeters on the edge of being overwhelmed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;(for more information see &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica, by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Stirling Evan; Duke University Press.).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4114. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxORr4TPzK36vnsEkTEplN1l6dydegnzzqzkX5-DUMcliL7MVpHWcXuJM82o8z-UXf9Xbqi7v76jwbed1RJgjDTJi8cLHjkBowaBZI1ttpxzL9nh954gZwK_sCUDuQrJiY_YW7sx1KLQ/s1600/bob-+JORGE+%2528right%2529+%2526+Jairo+Navarro+Serrano.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4115. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4116. &lt;/div&gt;
  4117. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4118. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Our visit to Costa Rica included time on the Cerro del Muerte uplift southeast of San Jose, where we stopped at Paraiso Quetzal, a lodge with fourteen bungalows located at an altitude of 2100m (9,000ft). Here we met Jorge Serrano Salazar and learned of his family’s splendid ecotourism effort, a program that involves members of the community&amp;nbsp;living along the Pan American Highway in the Tres de Junio area.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4119. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4120. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4122. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4123. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxORr4TPzK36vnsEkTEplN1l6dydegnzzqzkX5-DUMcliL7MVpHWcXuJM82o8z-UXf9Xbqi7v76jwbed1RJgjDTJi8cLHjkBowaBZI1ttpxzL9nh954gZwK_sCUDuQrJiY_YW7sx1KLQ/s1600/bob-+JORGE+%2528right%2529+%2526+Jairo+Navarro+Serrano.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4129. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxORr4TPzK36vnsEkTEplN1l6dydegnzzqzkX5-DUMcliL7MVpHWcXuJM82o8z-UXf9Xbqi7v76jwbed1RJgjDTJi8cLHjkBowaBZI1ttpxzL9nh954gZwK_sCUDuQrJiY_YW7sx1KLQ/s1600/bob-+JORGE+%2528right%2529+%2526+Jairo+Navarro+Serrano.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxORr4TPzK36vnsEkTEplN1l6dydegnzzqzkX5-DUMcliL7MVpHWcXuJM82o8z-UXf9Xbqi7v76jwbed1RJgjDTJi8cLHjkBowaBZI1ttpxzL9nh954gZwK_sCUDuQrJiY_YW7sx1KLQ/s320/bob-+JORGE+%2528right%2529+%2526+Jairo+Navarro+Serrano.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4130. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  4131. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Jorge Serrano Salazar (pictured right) is the visionary behind &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4133. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Paraiso &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Quetzal Lodge. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;He is also the general manager and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4134. &lt;div&gt;
  4135. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;stands with this c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;ousin,&amp;nbsp;Jairo Serrano,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;behind the reception desk.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4137. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;This is a family &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;run &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;operation with various members &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;assisting as needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4138. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4140. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Jorge, a member of the extensive Serrano family, grew up in quetzal country and while studying rural tourism at his local high school, realized that showing quetzals to visitors could be a key income generating opportunity for the family - if only they could work out a system. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4141. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4142. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4143. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4144. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4145. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;‘&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Quetzal tours’ were already in vogue in other quetzal hot spots such as Savegre Valley and Monteverde. &amp;nbsp;Eager to see one of these birds, we visited the Savegre Valley where we engaged Marino Chacon as our driver/guide. &amp;nbsp;Early one February morning he drove us slowly up the main road from the Savegre Lodge until he heard a bird and then quickly spotted a fine male sitting on a moss-covered branch in the cloud forest. There, in front of us, was an experience we will long remember: &amp;nbsp;the classical image of a stunning quetzal. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4146. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4147. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4148. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4149. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;When one party locates a quetzal along the Savegre Valley road, other hopefuls gather. And this morning, with two males spotted in this sector, I noted that forty-seven other participants had assembled, all straining for glimpses of an iridescent green back or a red belly in the openings between oak leaves. &amp;nbsp;The folks at the front of the crowd were all smiles while those in the back were likely not as lucky until they moved forward. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4150. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4151. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4152. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4153. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Thinking about the competition from these semi-zoos, Jorge needed a plan. First, he needed quetzals - which he had. Then he needed an infrastructure – which he did not have. &amp;nbsp;And finally he needed viewers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4154. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4155. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4156. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4157. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;What better way to attract visitors to a special habitat than to build a place right on the spot? &amp;nbsp;Pooling money, the family opened a small restaurant in 2005. This was so successful that in 2007 they expanded the main building and added three bungalows, enabling visitors to stay longer. &amp;nbsp;And while constructing a restaurant and three bungalows was all well and good, this was not enough - quetzals do not feed in the dinning room. Jorge needed to develop a system to show quetzals to guests. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4158. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4160. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4161. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDGORYpYc1s6ZGpRjyX3tP0Nrpi8pGWbfDFJ6jOWdgKyzM7apDNpoWEwjrPtJ_Qe3aXqfq5y86Hh0OCMZeI70GTEqneCRkSNgG_o7q_iI7QlEi3Rk5oleOz0SXsYzTU1s9Q0RoXxBYl8/s1600/bob-+BROMELIADS+CLINGING+TO++TREE+BRANCHES.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4162. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4164. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;And then inspiration hit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4165. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4166. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4167. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Quetzals live in mountain oak forests but fortunately are quite flexible, as a good portion of the original forest around Esperanza, a small town near the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, has been cleared for agriculture or animal husbandry. Small holders now privately own this land, often a farming family working from 2 to 10 hectares. &amp;nbsp;As the altitude around Esperanza is too high and damp for coffee, the farmers raise raspberries, potatoes, and other cold weather cash crops; most farmers also own two or three milking cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4169. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4170. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4171. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4172. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDGORYpYc1s6ZGpRjyX3tP0Nrpi8pGWbfDFJ6jOWdgKyzM7apDNpoWEwjrPtJ_Qe3aXqfq5y86Hh0OCMZeI70GTEqneCRkSNgG_o7q_iI7QlEi3Rk5oleOz0SXsYzTU1s9Q0RoXxBYl8/s1600/bob-+BROMELIADS+CLINGING+TO++TREE+BRANCHES.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1067&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDGORYpYc1s6ZGpRjyX3tP0Nrpi8pGWbfDFJ6jOWdgKyzM7apDNpoWEwjrPtJ_Qe3aXqfq5y86Hh0OCMZeI70GTEqneCRkSNgG_o7q_iI7QlEi3Rk5oleOz0SXsYzTU1s9Q0RoXxBYl8/s320/bob-+BROMELIADS+CLINGING+TO++TREE+BRANCHES.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4173. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  4174. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;In a cloud forest, both rain and moisture from clouds is needed for the survival of epiphytic bromeliads such as these found on horizontal surfaces of oaks and other tree branches, usually sharing the surface with, lichens, ferns, mosses, orchids, and other plants. Curiously, bromeliads can occasionally take hold on power lines, a behavior rarely seen in other plant groups. Trees in these mountain forests need to have sturdy branch attachments in order to withstand the weight of the bromeliads, ferns, and orchids &amp;nbsp;all soaked with heavy rain.&amp;nbsp; The tree pictured here grew just northwest of the lodge dinning room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4175. &lt;div&gt;
  4176. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4177. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4178. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4179. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;In 2009 Jorge started his scheme by coaxing local farmers to search their property each morning, looking for quetzals, and should they find a bird, report to the lodge on their cell phones. &amp;nbsp;Quetzals feed on wild fruit – especially wild avocados - as well as on frogs and lizards (during the rainy season) and once breakfast is ingested they usually sit quietly on a branch for extended periods. Thus guests at the lodge who are interested - and have paid a substantial fee - climb aboard a vehicle for a ride of fifteen or so minutes to the selected farm. Once you know where a bird is resting, the chances of arriving guests seeing a quetzal is high. &amp;nbsp;Another seasonal method of locating quetzals, and one popular along main roads, is to find a nest with chicks and then watch the adult birds coming and going. The nesting season on the Pacific side of the Cerro del Muerte uplift normally begins early in March and lasts into May.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4180. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4181. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4183. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4184. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL2oCUsw1DNCr4f4TL07M2HHTGjPNAgkmaFynOKon3QRZa4MBue-yeoCORUGBjwM2juiQi24X2lwLmM_zORdvwqWE_pKz1zx2MOFeWPCxsMfPmTEIIv0Ax5XMNR7J4FzGjCqrQvOO22c/s1600/bob-+MISSION+STATEMENT.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1600&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1308&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL2oCUsw1DNCr4f4TL07M2HHTGjPNAgkmaFynOKon3QRZa4MBue-yeoCORUGBjwM2juiQi24X2lwLmM_zORdvwqWE_pKz1zx2MOFeWPCxsMfPmTEIIv0Ax5XMNR7J4FzGjCqrQvOO22c/s320/bob-+MISSION+STATEMENT.jpg&quot; width=&quot;261&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4186. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;The lodge&#39;s mission statement speaks to the importance &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4187. &lt;div&gt;
  4188. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;of taking pride in caring for Mother Nature for future generations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4189. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4190. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4191. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Jorge’s program, started with only two farmers, but now has become so successful that his list of reporting individuals has grown to twenty-two with two more waiting in the wings. &amp;nbsp;In the high season, the lodge runs three ‘quetzal tours’ a day, each with a limit of ~6 people per group. &amp;nbsp;It is mportant to limit the number of visitors to any one site, Jorge says, so as not to overly disturb the birds. Evidence of the success of this program is that some farmers are now planting wild avocados and other fruit-bearing trees on their properties.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4192. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4193. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4194. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4195. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Most effective ecotourism efforts involve a number of steps and players. And Jorge’s program, while not replicable everywhere, certainly exhibits some components of a successful ecotourism project. &amp;nbsp;First, a species or an area of special interest (such as a sacred mountain) is identified. &amp;nbsp;Then a project needs a visionary person to propose a plan and who is willing to devote resources and time to the effort. In addition, there is the infrastructure. Visitors need to be able to reach the site and, where possible, have a place to stay. In addition, personable guides trained in natural history are a must. Also an enticing website is a distinct plus as this is a most useful tool for drawing attention to the site. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4196. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4197. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4198. &lt;/div&gt;
  4199. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4200. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4201. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Costa Rica is located reasonably near the large North American market. This is fortunate, but an ecotourism program that depends on international guests is not totally reliable as world affairs influences travel. &amp;nbsp;Thus it is best to cater to a steady stream of local citizens and, as available, add foreigners to the mix. The Serrano family benefits from being only three hours drive from the capital San Jose, and within a six-hour drive of close to half of Costa Rica’s population. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4203. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4204. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4205. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;And the family also profits not only from the quetzal but also from the quiet and peaceful nature of its oak forest location, one that overlooks a fine view towards the Pacific. Thus staying here makes for splendid interlude from the hustle and bustle of San Jose, Cartago, and other cities. &amp;nbsp;Moreover in addition to the quetzal, &amp;nbsp;hosts of hummingbirds buzz around the grounds and these, along with other mountain species, make Pariso Quetzal an ideal stopover for birders, international or otherwise. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4206. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  4209. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfySrG_JE-mNciT69CAOm5Agps336E6XPy8DbJJAlpwilIj6U9FlDqmorKWOystoWXVjtNNNsqM2iJ2mtN2sG_hHB9HUmRw2sXDcQUdf5h1ZWze0dGPjzfr5F7JIJi0QzWDG1YRqFW7G0/s1600/bob-+FIREY-THROATED+++HUMMINGBIRD.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1201&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfySrG_JE-mNciT69CAOm5Agps336E6XPy8DbJJAlpwilIj6U9FlDqmorKWOystoWXVjtNNNsqM2iJ2mtN2sG_hHB9HUmRw2sXDcQUdf5h1ZWze0dGPjzfr5F7JIJi0QzWDG1YRqFW7G0/s320/bob-+FIREY-THROATED+++HUMMINGBIRD.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4211. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4214. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;This Firey-throated Hummingbird (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Panterpe insignis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;), one of 54 Costa Rican hummingbird species, was photographed at the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge. This is a montane resident usually found above 2000m (6,600’) altitude in central and southern Costa Rica and into extreme western Panama.&amp;nbsp; The Firey-throated is a nectar feeder, sometimes probing for food at the bases of a bromeliad flowers by utiizing holes originally made by bees. Hummingbirds also consume insects and spiders as a source of protein and are so agile that they have no trouble darting into the air to catch a flying morsel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4218. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4219. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4220. &lt;/div&gt;
  4221. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4222. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Above all, sustainable ecotourism projects revolve around enhancing the participation of local communities. If the local residents see financial benefits, they are ones who are most likely to best safeguard the resource. And we see in the Tres de Junio area where, thanks to the Serrano initiative, farmers are now aware of the advantage of maintaining their environment and augmenting their quetzal habitat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4224. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4225. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4226. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Jorge and the Serrano family are to be congratulated on their on-going conservation success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4227. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;_________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
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  4229. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRInlHLSjcxcuMCP2B5hIgvTUdMKVe6QuqtqsQ74hxRTvTLV63YaEl4pi3yOHAWXgcuOhuLiLRvbwg4l1SQmsuuSYs6E3eaHX-Lpqp0wWAeAzpPw2kNOhZNiEIMb-fKfoDVmfow9AsN8o/s1600/bob-+Quetzal+Team.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4234. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRInlHLSjcxcuMCP2B5hIgvTUdMKVe6QuqtqsQ74hxRTvTLV63YaEl4pi3yOHAWXgcuOhuLiLRvbwg4l1SQmsuuSYs6E3eaHX-Lpqp0wWAeAzpPw2kNOhZNiEIMb-fKfoDVmfow9AsN8o/s1600/bob-+Quetzal+Team.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4239. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRInlHLSjcxcuMCP2B5hIgvTUdMKVe6QuqtqsQ74hxRTvTLV63YaEl4pi3yOHAWXgcuOhuLiLRvbwg4l1SQmsuuSYs6E3eaHX-Lpqp0wWAeAzpPw2kNOhZNiEIMb-fKfoDVmfow9AsN8o/s1600/bob-+Quetzal+Team.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1108&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;221&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRInlHLSjcxcuMCP2B5hIgvTUdMKVe6QuqtqsQ74hxRTvTLV63YaEl4pi3yOHAWXgcuOhuLiLRvbwg4l1SQmsuuSYs6E3eaHX-Lpqp0wWAeAzpPw2kNOhZNiEIMb-fKfoDVmfow9AsN8o/s320/bob-+Quetzal+Team.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4240. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRInlHLSjcxcuMCP2B5hIgvTUdMKVe6QuqtqsQ74hxRTvTLV63YaEl4pi3yOHAWXgcuOhuLiLRvbwg4l1SQmsuuSYs6E3eaHX-Lpqp0wWAeAzpPw2kNOhZNiEIMb-fKfoDVmfow9AsN8o/s1600/bob-+Quetzal+Team.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4242. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Dr. Fleming with naturalist/guide Alanzo (pictured right), Quetzal showing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4243. &lt;div&gt;
  4244. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;farmer William (left) and Serrano family member (far left); photo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4245. &lt;div&gt;
  4246. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;taken by James Regali, Bob&#39;s companion on the Quetzal search.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4249. This week&#39;s blog piece and photos make up the third&amp;nbsp;installment in our Musings of a Naturalist series,&amp;nbsp;courtesy of our own Dr. Robert (Bob) Fleming: Professor Equity and Empowerment/ Natural History. Having grown up in the foothills of the Himalayas in India, Bob has long been interested in the beauty of nature. This progressed into a fascination with natural history and cultural diversity, leading him to obtain his Ph.D. in zoology. He has&amp;nbsp; explored many of the planet&#39;s special biological regions, ranging from the Namib Desert in Africa to the Tropical Rainforest of the Amazon, and the Mountain Tundra biome of the Himalayas. He has worked for the Smithsonian&#39;s Office of Ecology and the Royal Nepal Academy and, along with his father and Royal Nepal Academy Director-Lain Singh Bangdel, he wrote and illustrated &quot;Birds of Nepal,&quot; the first modern field guide to the birds of the region. In addition to his work with Future Generations, Bob is the director of Nature Himalayas, a sole proprietorship that he began in 1970. Through this company, Bob has led some 250 outings. He currently lives in the temperate rainforest of western Oregon in the USA&#39;s Pacific Northwest.&lt;br /&gt;
  4250. &lt;br /&gt;
  4251. Many thanks to Dr. Fleming for another&amp;nbsp;great contribution!&lt;br /&gt;
  4252. &lt;br /&gt;
  4253. &lt;br /&gt;
  4254. &lt;h1&gt;
  4255. &lt;/h1&gt;
  4256. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/06/musings-of-naturalist-iii-quetzals-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_huw9DgE4_ts1N3HlCJlzfdL-oKDUcc27fPQcHkrS-NbisAdPbE5mUsCqzVzcn3BpOZK-z-zt9xVAKAJfRi6ttt_m04tXTG8j6GPXvxHwjKNYmu1FUzzaybV9sBM_b-bdH3dfqr4WCs/s72-c/bob-+GROUNDS+OF+THE+PARAISO+QUETZAL+LODGE.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-2100657315814548334</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-06-18T05:13:47.573-07:00</atom:updated><title>Happy Father&#39;s Day from Future Generations!</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4257. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;When thinking how we could give a shout out to fathers on the blog today, my mind immediately went to the Taylors. Daniel Taylor, his father Carl Taylor, and son Luke Taylor-Ide, all worked together to bring&amp;nbsp;the vision for Future Generations to life. Three generations of fathers and sons working together has made this already special relationship even more dynamic.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The Taylor family has long worked to promote community-based education, and each has brought their own unique approach to the field.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4258. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4259. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4260. ______________________________________________________&lt;/div&gt;
  4261. &lt;br /&gt;
  4262. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4263. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  4264. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhjXYyK6g5EgXvyUg9VBxeHo5mOI4egVFfRq58_ISShqzJ_zY0fn_UBOwl3V8CaRCMP0yjX_tH6GfSG-5WrIr3iXatbrsl2928jrCJdJgs0V6tgvVLJJBnzxHyakT7JPNZD4GppW-71o/s1600/carl.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;372&quot; data-original-width=&quot;494&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhjXYyK6g5EgXvyUg9VBxeHo5mOI4egVFfRq58_ISShqzJ_zY0fn_UBOwl3V8CaRCMP0yjX_tH6GfSG-5WrIr3iXatbrsl2928jrCJdJgs0V6tgvVLJJBnzxHyakT7JPNZD4GppW-71o/s320/carl.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhjXYyK6g5EgXvyUg9VBxeHo5mOI4egVFfRq58_ISShqzJ_zY0fn_UBOwl3V8CaRCMP0yjX_tH6GfSG-5WrIr3iXatbrsl2928jrCJdJgs0V6tgvVLJJBnzxHyakT7JPNZD4GppW-71o/s1600/carl.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Carl Taylor founded the academic discipline of international health and dedicated his life to the marginalized people of the world. He was also the founding chair of the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Up until a week before his death, he continued sharing his near century-long perspective with his students while working as the Country Director for Future Generations in Afghanistan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4265. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  4266. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4268. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4269. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4270. &lt;br /&gt;
  4271. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4272. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsKj6wvix0ljW-UNMNI7VKSOr0pXUN8mEE-QIo5Grw2_vsMd1kgOA2SUYtmtPYKpzIxWDwTobYOIycUrnu9zeMMjY1Ja2caErWoYYWfwoQYrPqr3uXD_3nmvt0bdHSakqz91p0qAW5F4/s1600/daniel.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4273. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4274. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsKj6wvix0ljW-UNMNI7VKSOr0pXUN8mEE-QIo5Grw2_vsMd1kgOA2SUYtmtPYKpzIxWDwTobYOIycUrnu9zeMMjY1Ja2caErWoYYWfwoQYrPqr3uXD_3nmvt0bdHSakqz91p0qAW5F4/s1600/daniel.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;426&quot; data-original-width=&quot;639&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsKj6wvix0ljW-UNMNI7VKSOr0pXUN8mEE-QIo5Grw2_vsMd1kgOA2SUYtmtPYKpzIxWDwTobYOIycUrnu9zeMMjY1Ja2caErWoYYWfwoQYrPqr3uXD_3nmvt0bdHSakqz91p0qAW5F4/s320/daniel.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4275. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4276. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsKj6wvix0ljW-UNMNI7VKSOr0pXUN8mEE-QIo5Grw2_vsMd1kgOA2SUYtmtPYKpzIxWDwTobYOIycUrnu9zeMMjY1Ja2caErWoYYWfwoQYrPqr3uXD_3nmvt0bdHSakqz91p0qAW5F4/s1600/daniel.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Daniel Taylor founded Future Generations, as well as twelve other nonprofit organizations. He&#39;s been engaged in social change and conservation for more than four decades with a focus on building international cooperation to achieve ambitious projects, and has received widespread recognition and award for his efforts.&amp;nbsp; He is one of the synthesizers of  the SEED-SCALE method, and since 1995 has continued to lead global field trials of SEED-SCALE and educate the world on this method through the sharing his research and books. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4277. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4278. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  4284. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXp-VLYWX7Tid1ORpn7c6rtJwehieAmRLG5FO9hQk4aBEUaC69pF7naslsGclSxQ6VNgCXL1UtmzZpFC93wFrDCF5wbFxlFwKfGLDN8X0K23i4tv4D4_IOqEipti8Mmd0MfYUan_RqwE/s1600/luke.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4285. &lt;div&gt;
  4286. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXp-VLYWX7Tid1ORpn7c6rtJwehieAmRLG5FO9hQk4aBEUaC69pF7naslsGclSxQ6VNgCXL1UtmzZpFC93wFrDCF5wbFxlFwKfGLDN8X0K23i4tv4D4_IOqEipti8Mmd0MfYUan_RqwE/s1600/luke.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;286&quot; data-original-width=&quot;372&quot; height=&quot;244&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXp-VLYWX7Tid1ORpn7c6rtJwehieAmRLG5FO9hQk4aBEUaC69pF7naslsGclSxQ6VNgCXL1UtmzZpFC93wFrDCF5wbFxlFwKfGLDN8X0K23i4tv4D4_IOqEipti8Mmd0MfYUan_RqwE/s320/luke.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4287. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXp-VLYWX7Tid1ORpn7c6rtJwehieAmRLG5FO9hQk4aBEUaC69pF7naslsGclSxQ6VNgCXL1UtmzZpFC93wFrDCF5wbFxlFwKfGLDN8X0K23i4tv4D4_IOqEipti8Mmd0MfYUan_RqwE/s1600/luke.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;
  4288. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXp-VLYWX7Tid1ORpn7c6rtJwehieAmRLG5FO9hQk4aBEUaC69pF7naslsGclSxQ6VNgCXL1UtmzZpFC93wFrDCF5wbFxlFwKfGLDN8X0K23i4tv4D4_IOqEipti8Mmd0MfYUan_RqwE/s1600/luke.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Luke Taylor-Ide has worked to combine academic interest in applied education with a parallel field-oriented approach to social change, having had extended, multi-year assignments in Afghanistan, India, and rural America. His findings affected national health policy in Afghanistan in regards to enabling women, and addressed the impacts of modernization on sustainable living in India. He currently focuses on the intersection of local agriculture economies, community-based preventive healthcare, and entrepreneurship in West Virginia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4289. &lt;div&gt;
  4290. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4293. &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;
  4294. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4295. &lt;b&gt;_______________________________________________________________&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4296. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4297. &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4298. &lt;/div&gt;
  4299. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4300. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I reached out to Luke to help me create todays&#39; post, while&amp;nbsp;keeping true to the purpose of the blog,&amp;nbsp;and he kindly agreed to help. We hope you enjoy the following post in tribute to fathers everywhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4301. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4302. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;_________________________________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4303. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4304. &lt;h3&gt;
  4305. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Is there a project in particular that you all worked on that really sticks out to you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4306. &lt;div&gt;
  4307. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4308. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  4309. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Probably the most memorable project that I worked on with my father and grandfather was the &quot;Pregnancy History Project” in Afghanistan and India. Several points are noteworthy about this project, most importantly it was the closest professional&amp;nbsp;collaboration I got to share with my grandfather—it ended up being his last major research and action project. During this time, Bapu (Carl) and I traveled to Afghanistan and India to first launch a research effort to assess the impact of the Pregnancy History Method implemented 2 years earlier in Afghanistan and then also launch a&amp;nbsp;parallel&amp;nbsp;implementation approach in Arunachal Pradesh, India. We were closing our time in Kabul, Afghanistan when Dad (Dan’l) arrived to complete programatic work and we all overlapped for two nights in the guest house of the International Assistance Mission. One night we got into a debate about the appropriate placement and role for the concept of establishing a Shared Vision for change in community within SEED-SCALE. Each of us had a strong opinion and they were all different; we debated that&amp;nbsp;point for hours in the living room until the other guests united and asked us to go to bed—we had no idea how late or opinionated we each had&amp;nbsp;become. I am still not sure that any of us went to bed that night at all&amp;nbsp;convinced of the other’s views—but I expect each of us thought our point had come out on top.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4310. &lt;div&gt;
  4311. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4312. &lt;div&gt;
  4313. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4314. &lt;h3&gt;
  4315. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s the greatest benefit to working with your father?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4316. &lt;div&gt;
  4317. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4318. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  4319. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;We&amp;nbsp;get to spend a lot of time together! As a result of interacting on a virtually daily basis, usually regarding work, we have learned to adapt our relationship from one of typical father-son to being colleagues and friends.&amp;nbsp;We gain insight into one another’s daily life in a way that most father-son relationships cannot do. While this can be a delicate balance, having an enduring relationship that has evolved throughout the years has allowed us to know one another professionally as well as personally, which for better or for worse has brought us closer together.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4320. &lt;h3&gt;
  4321. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4322. &lt;div&gt;
  4323. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4324. &lt;h3&gt;
  4325. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s the hardest thing about working with your father?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4326. &lt;div&gt;
  4327. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4328. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  4329. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;At times the line between our professional and personal relationship can get blurred which adds significant strain on both. It is often difficult for us to “turn off” work when we are together. While this can have its perks such as working through a complex issue over dinner, it can also easily turn a relaxing evening into a night of work and debate. Unlike many working relationships, we are unable to cut ties completely if we have a disagreement so we generally work out our different views and are both better for it—but getting to common ground is not always the most fun.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4330. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  4331. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4332. &lt;div&gt;
  4333. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4334. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  4335. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s been your most memorable interaction while working with family?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4336. &lt;div&gt;
  4337. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4338. &lt;h3&gt;
  4339. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;im&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #500050; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;im&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #500050; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4340. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;In March of 2008 I got a phone call from my grandfather asking me to come and assist him on the Pregnancy History Project that summer. On the call he stated that he had discussed this idea thoroughly with Dad who had authorized and approved of the idea—“everything has been arranged as long as you are willing to do it,&quot; he said. Obviously when your 92 year old grandfather asks for your help, you say yes, so I did. The next day I spoke to Dad who said that he had just gotten off the phone with my grandfather who reported that I had requested to be involved with the Pregnancy History Project and that I had made a compelling case. By the time Dad and I both spoke to one another to discover that we each had agreed to part of an elaborate plan orchestrated by the family patriarch all we could do was laugh and go along with it. I still chuckle about the fact that my first official employment with Future Generations was the result of orchestration from my grandfather.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4341. &lt;/h3&gt;
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  4344. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4345. ___________________________________________&lt;/div&gt;
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  4348. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4349. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763;&quot;&gt;Many thanks to Luke for his contribution to today&#39;s blog, and Happy Father&#39;s Day from all of us here at Future Generations!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4353. &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4354. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/06/happy-fathers-day-from-future.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhjXYyK6g5EgXvyUg9VBxeHo5mOI4egVFfRq58_ISShqzJ_zY0fn_UBOwl3V8CaRCMP0yjX_tH6GfSG-5WrIr3iXatbrsl2928jrCJdJgs0V6tgvVLJJBnzxHyakT7JPNZD4GppW-71o/s72-c/carl.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-8227309561597053197</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-06-11T12:32:03.789-07:00</atom:updated><title>The Ecological Footprint of Afghanistan and More: A Comparison of Afghanistan with Iran and Pakistan</title><description>&lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4355. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4356. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;As a human, my work, behavior, and future plans all are making an impact on the planet&#39;s finite resources-- simply by living&amp;nbsp;, I am&amp;nbsp;using resources. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4357. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4358. &lt;/b&gt;
  4359. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4360. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;From the usage of water to caring for nature, building safe environments, creating opportunities for the next generations... The examples go on and on.&amp;nbsp;Simply put,&amp;nbsp;every one of us has a strong direct impact on the planet&#39;s finite resources.&amp;nbsp;And yet&amp;nbsp;there is a huge percentage of the population of humans in this world that can’t get access to clean water. I, in one corner of this world, have more than enough access to this resource. How I am&amp;nbsp;using this opportunity of having unlimited access to&amp;nbsp;clean water, which is not&amp;nbsp;available to others in the world,&amp;nbsp;makes a&amp;nbsp;large impact on&amp;nbsp;our&amp;nbsp;planet&#39;s&amp;nbsp;finite resources.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4362. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4363. &lt;h2 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4364. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Comparison of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  4365. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4366. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4367. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Examining the similarities and differences of Afghanistan with Pakistan and Iran&amp;nbsp;makes for&amp;nbsp;an&amp;nbsp;interesting comparison; Pakistan and Iran both are&amp;nbsp;economically stabilized countries, maintain armies, industries, and&amp;nbsp;have&amp;nbsp;higher populations. Conversely, Afghanistan has&amp;nbsp;had to grow during more than 4 decades of war, building everything from scratch, dependent upon&amp;nbsp; assistance from the international community, with very a low economic system, low revenue, and most prevalently, the ongoing threats of insurgency. This creates a large difference between&amp;nbsp;Afghanistan and the two neighboring countries mentioned. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4371. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4374. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6I9lVef7yipN3dwhR7lwAmh1xzy-hhv7IcfCkCcPiT1txch15dAoxEnJjd5IQLG1BxJlgSdtCb-3IFYzZ8T0W_Ru9dKfPVFzk1gczQa9xGsjUzL5qy2vK8adi7j9ddPTU5DEwVDNZrY/s1600/map.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;257&quot; data-original-width=&quot;419&quot; height=&quot;245&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6I9lVef7yipN3dwhR7lwAmh1xzy-hhv7IcfCkCcPiT1txch15dAoxEnJjd5IQLG1BxJlgSdtCb-3IFYzZ8T0W_Ru9dKfPVFzk1gczQa9xGsjUzL5qy2vK8adi7j9ddPTU5DEwVDNZrY/s400/map.gif&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4376. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4377. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4378. &lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4379. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Similarities:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4380. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4381. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4382. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Afghanistan and Pakistan&amp;nbsp;are both&amp;nbsp;in Southeast Asia, which neighbors world super economic power, China. On the other hand, Iran serves as a connecting point between Southeast Asia&amp;nbsp;and the Middle East. At a quick glance, these three countries are all faced with the ongoing threat of insurgency insurgency, however, only Afghanistan is currently involved in actively fighting this problem. The other two aforementioned countries are also involved, but this involvement decreases going from Pakistan towards Iran. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4383. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4384. &lt;/b&gt;
  4385. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4386. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Insurgency aside, the potential for economic growth and power that exists in this region, for all three countries, is similar.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;These three countries are located in an important geo-politically strategic location. If we think of the trade of natural gas from Iran to Central Asia, and consider the abundance of&amp;nbsp;Iran&#39;s natural resources, Afghanistan is the only bridge in between the two areas,&amp;nbsp;which creates a big economic impact on the region. The same Afghanistan serves as the in-between for connecting Central Asia&amp;nbsp;with Southeast Asia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4389. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGkolp29ZMa707t0F7XIM4F82DxaaYk77tcgADY1QIMudtL0_OXO54eaKkQzQVPo4myeg1GxlX0lls7aa9E0BDrBijOMozjaVPljpL2kA3DMNS8Qr7p7emn4xHz4Rk4_SIZm4sSeZEzs/s1600/tapi.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;184&quot; data-original-width=&quot;301&quot; height=&quot;122&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGkolp29ZMa707t0F7XIM4F82DxaaYk77tcgADY1QIMudtL0_OXO54eaKkQzQVPo4myeg1GxlX0lls7aa9E0BDrBijOMozjaVPljpL2kA3DMNS8Qr7p7emn4xHz4Rk4_SIZm4sSeZEzs/s200/tapi.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, just recently started the TAPI project, which will further establish Afghanistan&amp;nbsp;as a connecting point for Central and Southeast Asia. Through this project, natural gas will be&amp;nbsp;sent from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, via Afghanistan, and&amp;nbsp;then via Pakistan to India. The similarities, from an economic standpoint, can be seen as significant. The contribution&amp;nbsp;from all of&amp;nbsp;these countries, and in general, Central Asia with Southeast Asia, makes a great impact on the planet&#39;s finite resources. This is &amp;nbsp;especially so&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;case of Central Asia&#39;s supply of&amp;nbsp;natural gas, and the high demand for it in Southeast Asia. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4391. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtelHKSiAhI0yVVP01SM2EhNjpoRG9jvcIIPAXrojJCeJH2NpgTeY5JAt_OVmTn3NuG_AqDRswNRUPr-9xFgWvAssDTNLeCValr_sPSv4I8eAYVEleORMl-2PLxniOwQYoyvH2ydliFrU/s1600/tapi2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;181&quot; data-original-width=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtelHKSiAhI0yVVP01SM2EhNjpoRG9jvcIIPAXrojJCeJH2NpgTeY5JAt_OVmTn3NuG_AqDRswNRUPr-9xFgWvAssDTNLeCValr_sPSv4I8eAYVEleORMl-2PLxniOwQYoyvH2ydliFrU/s1600/tapi2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06q-A1bK_C8EQiB7LnlFdifkWSCtD43RNZLmg_TZLSCHvo-aezH99Q7O2v7dHknwIXn1CqB55ScJzFc513qZlit2RJemFm6dMPao0rH2ZnNFWtTZ8qI0mI3OBViD6OzMcWUdFGutcBiI/s1600/tapi3.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;205&quot; data-original-width=&quot;252&quot; height=&quot;161&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06q-A1bK_C8EQiB7LnlFdifkWSCtD43RNZLmg_TZLSCHvo-aezH99Q7O2v7dHknwIXn1CqB55ScJzFc513qZlit2RJemFm6dMPao0rH2ZnNFWtTZ8qI0mI3OBViD6OzMcWUdFGutcBiI/s200/tapi3.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4394. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGkolp29ZMa707t0F7XIM4F82DxaaYk77tcgADY1QIMudtL0_OXO54eaKkQzQVPo4myeg1GxlX0lls7aa9E0BDrBijOMozjaVPljpL2kA3DMNS8Qr7p7emn4xHz4Rk4_SIZm4sSeZEzs/s1600/tapi.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4395. &lt;br /&gt;
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  4397. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4399. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4400. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4401. &lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4402. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Differences:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4403. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4404. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4405. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Unfortunately, many differences also exist between these three countries. The fight against terrorism in the region, Afghanistan&#39;s long-lasting war, Pakistan&#39;s involvement, Iran&#39;s involvement,&amp;nbsp;etc. all&amp;nbsp;makes a big difference. Furthermore, while Pakistan has access to nuclear weapons and Iran is trying to make&amp;nbsp;it for themselves, or use the uranium for the energy purposes, Afghanistan has no involvement in this regard. All of which makes Afghanistan a strange white elephant in the corner of the room. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4406. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4407. &lt;/b&gt;
  4408. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4409. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Both Iran and Pakistan are well-enough-stabilized countries from their economic and military prospects, while Afghanistan is not even at the initial stage of such a comparison. While&amp;nbsp;Iran and Pakistan&amp;nbsp;are working towards their financial and economic strategies, and thinking of&amp;nbsp; ways to grow their economies stronger and stronger for their people, Afghanistan struggles&amp;nbsp;to at the very least&amp;nbsp;provide a safe environment for its people, and&amp;nbsp;to avoid the&amp;nbsp;resulting huge migration flows of its populations to European countries. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4410. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4411. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4412. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Another big difference is Afghanistan struggling to bring peace and prosperity to its people. And while Afghanistan has a high amount of natural resources, it has not the facilities to extract or to use them. Meanwhile, Iran produces a significant amount of the oil in the world and the profits put it in a higher position than the other two countries being examined. A further complication: while the international community is trying to help Afghanistan in fighting against terrorism, Afghanistan blames Pakistan and Iran for supporting and creating insurgency in the region. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4413. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4414. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Economical differences aside, socially and politically, these three countries&amp;nbsp;differ from one&amp;nbsp;another. Iran has a combined version of democracy and religion, which rules the country&amp;nbsp;while ignoring&amp;nbsp;its minorities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Pakistan claims a democratic governance system with the incorporation of Islamic values, and has a categorized public with high, medium, and low incomes. This &quot;normal&quot; people can&#39;t reasonably hope to ever become president, minister, or manager in a government institution as a result.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4415. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4416. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Afghanistan has tried&amp;nbsp;the new cut-and-paste democracy of the&amp;nbsp;West, with its localized values. Unfortunately, in a similar manner to Pakistan, the society is growing&amp;nbsp;into categorized&amp;nbsp;subsets of people, with the very high and very low income, and&amp;nbsp;the middle class. This greatly limits the abilities of those not in the high income category. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4417. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4418. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Each of these countries&amp;nbsp;is arguably corrupt and not honest with&amp;nbsp;its people. Additionally, the nuclear facilities in Pakistan and Iran, and the usage of the uranium to build nuclear&amp;nbsp;weapons&amp;nbsp;or as an energy source, has had a very strong negative impact on the planet&#39;s resources. The practices has been damaging to the environment, destroyed societies, &amp;nbsp;and brought more fear to its citizens. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Religions&amp;nbsp;is also&amp;nbsp;a common source of power in each of the three countries, but currently all of these countries are trying to maintain positive relationships with the West. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4420. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8Uu6kinAWCNUP8N0W8n7IINLgZixTlsweeb5IP1BD4CXPdf4Y1DUcSXFtBQlS7OKFmZDU_ihnk1KexMU2a0t6D01e1hkeAH5Se1y-UG9_MxI98jw-R4APZDuHnJa7D5A3zqm7oCiW70/s1600/Yasar+%25281%2529.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;411&quot; data-original-width=&quot;548&quot; height=&quot;238&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8Uu6kinAWCNUP8N0W8n7IINLgZixTlsweeb5IP1BD4CXPdf4Y1DUcSXFtBQlS7OKFmZDU_ihnk1KexMU2a0t6D01e1hkeAH5Se1y-UG9_MxI98jw-R4APZDuHnJa7D5A3zqm7oCiW70/s320/Yasar+%25281%2529.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4422. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4423. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4424. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4425. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4426. &lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4427. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;The Main&amp;nbsp;Factors Subject to Difference:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4428. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4429. &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4430. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4431. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Huge population of Pakistan, and the ongoing fear of poverty in this country&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4432. &lt;/li&gt;
  4433. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4434. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The economic crises in Iran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4435. &lt;/li&gt;
  4436. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4437. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The ongoing insurgency and terrorism threats in Afghanistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4438. &lt;/li&gt;
  4439. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4440. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The ongoing fear and increase in the percentage of poverty in Afghanistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4441. &lt;/li&gt;
  4442. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
  4443. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4444. &lt;/b&gt;
  4445. &lt;h2 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4446. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  4447. &lt;h2 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4448. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Conclusion of Differences, Potential Directions to be Taken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  4449. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4450. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4451. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;To conclude, Afghanistan&amp;nbsp;has the potential to transform into the economic center of Asia. It is able&amp;nbsp;to connect the central and south regions, and to connect Southeast Asia&amp;nbsp;to the Middle East. Pakistan could transform its industrialized economy to one of greater success, using this to&amp;nbsp;aid in the ongoing efforts against terrorism and to bring peace to the region. Iran could&amp;nbsp;make its economy even stronger also aiding in the fight against terrorism so that they can expand their oil business via Afghanistan to China and Southeast Asian countries. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4452. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4453. &lt;/b&gt;
  4454. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4455. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Additionally, Afghanistan&#39;s access to&amp;nbsp;unlimited water can be also be seen as a difference, and so an asset.&amp;nbsp;If Afghanistan gets stabilized&amp;nbsp;and in&amp;nbsp;accordance with international laws and norms, it could seek to set a price for its extra water, which&amp;nbsp;Pakistan and Iran currently&amp;nbsp;use for free. This&amp;nbsp;would benefit the country economically and help it to not rely as much on the international community.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4456. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4457. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4458. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4459. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4460. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4461. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE7IH55uy4s4h4SwH4ZBo8FNVtWKvbv6J26ZAz0h2612wBekybzsUq3JmNQ614IxbaOTB9Wj1SeQRjtshAoPDc3LyXYczJVwD2cKaIrcYleiF6wPl_ShDij9g4HEj1RfJhd9GB7Ad2x4/s1600/afghanistan2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4462. &lt;h2 dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;
  4463. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Personal Footprint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  4464. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4465. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4466. &lt;/div&gt;
  4467. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4468. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4469. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE7IH55uy4s4h4SwH4ZBo8FNVtWKvbv6J26ZAz0h2612wBekybzsUq3JmNQ614IxbaOTB9Wj1SeQRjtshAoPDc3LyXYczJVwD2cKaIrcYleiF6wPl_ShDij9g4HEj1RfJhd9GB7Ad2x4/s1600/afghanistan2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;679&quot; data-original-width=&quot;905&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE7IH55uy4s4h4SwH4ZBo8FNVtWKvbv6J26ZAz0h2612wBekybzsUq3JmNQ614IxbaOTB9Wj1SeQRjtshAoPDc3LyXYczJVwD2cKaIrcYleiF6wPl_ShDij9g4HEj1RfJhd9GB7Ad2x4/s320/afghanistan2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4470. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Afghanistan&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4471. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4472. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4473. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4474. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;There are many positive things to be said for Afghanistan that rarely get acknowledged.&amp;nbsp;The natural beauty, green landscape, natural mines, rarely seen animals, and&amp;nbsp;things of this nature are among our planet&#39;s greatest finite resources. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4475. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  4476. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4477. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Pakistan is a larger country than Afghanistan, with a&amp;nbsp;higher population and more stability. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4478. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4479. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4480. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4481. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4482. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4483. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Iran is well-stabilized economically,&amp;nbsp;due to its abundance of natural resources, especially natural gas, and an industrialized economy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4484. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4485. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Living in Afghanistan with limited resources, and low development in terms of transportation, connection to the outside world, education, and employment, are the&amp;nbsp;biggest factors that affect me and millions of others in my country. The struggle of development in the country has been&amp;nbsp;very slow&amp;nbsp;within the last 14 years, however, the current government creates some hope. Although&amp;nbsp;negative points have been seen in&amp;nbsp;the way the National Unite Government serves in Afghanistan. Two major issues: too many political factions, and the level of employment in the country remaining low due to lack of opportunity for an increased workforce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4486. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4487. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Development in every corner of the world creates more opportunities for our resources, as well as more manageable and sustainable ways of using them. Sadly, Afghanistan is missing the essential components to follow suit, which creates an uncertain future for millions of people in the country. Education has easily risen in the last 15 years, yet the level of employment has dropped, unable to fulfill the needs of this educated generation. These factors are all directly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;impacting the development inside&amp;nbsp;my society and overall in my country. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4488. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4489. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;calibri&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;This lack of development and opportunity creates an international problem, consisting of issues such as the flow of migration of Afghan youths&amp;nbsp;to the Middle East and&amp;nbsp;Europe,&amp;nbsp;the government&#39;s struggle with insurgents and against terrorism,&amp;nbsp;reliance upon&amp;nbsp;the international community&#39;s economic support...All of these factors are connected and directly relate towards my personal footprint the developments around me.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4490. _____________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4491. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4492. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKuhnmGrlDuVcX8PmQ4kLOyNAp4W6IJd5StQwRZw1Wt3iuLn4blz2NyquWNSa5G7ipPSHuOxwTvoKic6vgMjlzERye_sssm2LSGFR8_d5dAxaEg7RuL2rX0sqTnD4gXo_ilwJQQF3Qzs/s1600/Yasar+%252815%2529.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;449&quot; data-original-width=&quot;352&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKuhnmGrlDuVcX8PmQ4kLOyNAp4W6IJd5StQwRZw1Wt3iuLn4blz2NyquWNSa5G7ipPSHuOxwTvoKic6vgMjlzERye_sssm2LSGFR8_d5dAxaEg7RuL2rX0sqTnD4gXo_ilwJQQF3Qzs/s200/Yasar+%252815%2529.jpg&quot; width=&quot;156&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog post contributed by Future Generations Alumnus Yasar Ahmadzai. Yasar has more than a decade&#39;s worth of experience in the fields of peacebuilding, community development, democratization, and journalism. Carrying international expertise into the field of positive community change, Yasar was recently featured for his peacebuilding efforts by the Global Peacebuilding Center and the United States Institute of Peace. He previously worked with the Afghanistan High Peace Council, and also has the practical experience&amp;nbsp;of working with different government institutions in Afghanistan and in the ongoing peace negotiations taking place in the country. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4493. &lt;b style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;&quot;&gt;
  4494. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4495. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;&quot;&gt;
  4496. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Yasar &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;established the Afghanistan Institute of Peace, a think-tank for positive community change and peacebuilding in 2015 (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afgip.org/&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;www.afgip.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;), using methods learned through his practical international experience&amp;nbsp;with Future Generations University in the fields of peacebuilding, bringing positive change. Yasar&#39;s goal is to&amp;nbsp;promote a culture of peace among Afghanistan&#39;s new generations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4497. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4498. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Furthermore, Yasar has been working with Democracy International since 2011 for good governance, democratization, positive community change, and anti-corruption.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4499. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4500. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4501. &lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4502. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;To know more about Yasar and his various involvements, visit the links below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4503. &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;&quot;&gt;
  4504. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4505. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.usip.org/public-education/students/yasar-ahmadzai&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.usip.org/public-education/students/yasar-ahmadzai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4506. &lt;/li&gt;
  4507. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4508. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV63IiJ_miM&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV63IiJ_miM&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4509. &lt;/li&gt;
  4510. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4511. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2015/09/05/afghan-journalist-among-world%E2%80%99s-top-10-peace-builders&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2015/09/05/afghan-journalist-among-world%E2%80%99s-top-10-peace-builders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4512. &lt;/li&gt;
  4513. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4514. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRcMMDfwus&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRcMMDfwus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4515. &lt;/li&gt;
  4516. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4517. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/opinions/afghanistan-long-lasting-conflict-and-neighboring-countries-intervention&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/opinions/afghanistan-long-lasting-conflict-and-neighboring-countries-intervention&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4518. &lt;/li&gt;
  4519. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4520. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/opinions/real-seeds-afghan-women-positive-change&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;http://www.pajhwok.com/en/opinions/real-seeds-afghan-women-positive-change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4521. &lt;/li&gt;
  4522. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4523. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e0_aJncqMI&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e0_aJncqMI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4524. &lt;/li&gt;
  4525. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4526. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqKozu3DYEs&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqKozu3DYEs&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4527. &lt;/li&gt;
  4528. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4529. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3bwoJGAI64&amp;amp;t=82s&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3bwoJGAI64&amp;amp;t=82s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4530. &lt;/li&gt;
  4531. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4532. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po5m1D2GutA&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po5m1D2GutA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4533. &lt;/li&gt;
  4534. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4535. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkCPbFQHtQ&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkCPbFQHtQ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4536. &lt;/li&gt;
  4537. &lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4538. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkCPbFQHtQ&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkCPbFQHtQ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4539. &lt;/li&gt;
  4540. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  4542. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4543. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-ecological-footprint-of-afghanistan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6I9lVef7yipN3dwhR7lwAmh1xzy-hhv7IcfCkCcPiT1txch15dAoxEnJjd5IQLG1BxJlgSdtCb-3IFYzZ8T0W_Ru9dKfPVFzk1gczQa9xGsjUzL5qy2vK8adi7j9ddPTU5DEwVDNZrY/s72-c/map.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-3165381934403115429</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-06-04T06:05:50.942-07:00</atom:updated><title>Empowering the Forgotten Peacebuilders: Persons with Disability</title><description>&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4544. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Using
  4545. Self-Help Groups and Information Technology to Empower&amp;nbsp;People with Disability
  4546. in Tanzania: A
  4547. lesson from the Nyamagana and Ilemela Districts of Mwanza City&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4548. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4549. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4550. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4551. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4552. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1f9TNkelJ8VMvUKauSdk1rEHvMP54zqlqq4Cj_XxtUW-9-mKZ3_MfzRtmkHWzy35a86x6vj2dAfk-gojQE6IkBFjtxHOXXfmYj3SNMfq9QXRXdRzUquR1CHcciwcm-PpfGS1-sbYnbs/s1600/mwanzacity.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;683&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1f9TNkelJ8VMvUKauSdk1rEHvMP54zqlqq4Cj_XxtUW-9-mKZ3_MfzRtmkHWzy35a86x6vj2dAfk-gojQE6IkBFjtxHOXXfmYj3SNMfq9QXRXdRzUquR1CHcciwcm-PpfGS1-sbYnbs/s400/mwanzacity.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4553. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Mwanza, Tanzania and Lake Victoria&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4554. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4555. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4556. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 8px 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4557. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4558. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This&amp;nbsp;work focuses
  4559. on empowering the forgotten peacebuilders: people with disability (PWDs), and is
  4560. based on the observation that the majority of PWDs,&amp;nbsp;particularly females, from developing countries like Tanzania are forgotten, uneducated,
  4561. categorized as passive and unfit&amp;nbsp;to participate&amp;nbsp;in different socio-economic
  4562. related matters. This creates a&amp;nbsp;cycle of PWDs&amp;nbsp;being&amp;nbsp;unable to advocate for themselves because of poverty,
  4563. stigma, and exclusion. Discussions around empowerment are commonly limited to
  4564. activities associated with economic, social, and political empowerment.
  4565. This&amp;nbsp;blog piece takes&amp;nbsp;the debate beyond and it defined empowerment as processes
  4566. whereby individuals achieve increasing control of various aspects of their
  4567. lives and participate in the community with dignity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4568. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4569. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4570. &lt;/div&gt;
  4571. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 8px 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4572. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4573. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The study this piece is drawing from&amp;nbsp;was
  4574. conducted in the Nyamagana and Ilemela Districts of Mwanza City in Tanzania. It
  4575. asked whether Self Help Group (SHG) membership and the use of Information Communication
  4576. Technology (ICT)&amp;nbsp;has&amp;nbsp;the impact of acting as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;tools of enablement and as a&amp;nbsp;means of empowering and improving
  4577. the quality of life of people with disabilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;There was no
  4578. common agreement, as respondents explained mixed feelings about ICT and self-help groups. The
  4579. positive, negative, and challenges of ICT and SHG were detailed, ultimately, the positive impacts were found to outweigh&amp;nbsp;the negative.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4580. &lt;/div&gt;
  4581. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 8px 0px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4582. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4583. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  4584. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4585. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4586. &lt;/div&gt;
  4587. &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4588. &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;
  4589. &lt;/div&gt;
  4590. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4591. &lt;/div&gt;
  4592. &lt;/div&gt;
  4593. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;
  4594. &lt;/span&gt;
  4595. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  4597. &lt;/div&gt;
  4598. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4599. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS_cD_BJCnyRcKLOz_QcS91F8JzkhSMQMPIBiZ6S1QPBPxYseNQf1QHKrm8t5_mjxPiSYB_GL0yliipOao-kakPKFrCNScb8j50e696a_Q3ZkoxrM2m00ZeEdXL5WQFpC-Kjd9XhaHrM/s1600/organisation.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;761&quot; data-original-width=&quot;912&quot; height=&quot;332&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS_cD_BJCnyRcKLOz_QcS91F8JzkhSMQMPIBiZ6S1QPBPxYseNQf1QHKrm8t5_mjxPiSYB_GL0yliipOao-kakPKFrCNScb8j50e696a_Q3ZkoxrM2m00ZeEdXL5WQFpC-Kjd9XhaHrM/s400/organisation.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4600. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;
  4601. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Tusaidiane Disabilities Resources and Charity Organization of Tanzania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;, the NGO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4602. &lt;div&gt;
  4603. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot;; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;started by Msafiri to address many of the issues noted in this study&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4604. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4605. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4606. &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4607. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4608. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  4609. &lt;/div&gt;
  4610. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4611. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4612. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 8px 0px;&quot;&gt;
  4613. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4614. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Essentially, the study&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;looked&amp;nbsp;into the possibility of engaging and mobilizing Communities and Technology for Social Change. Attention was placed on PWDs and care givers of PWDs who are members in associations like Village Community Banks (VICOBA), Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLA), and Community Based Organizations (CBO) that involve PWDs as members. On ICT use, attention was placed on the use of mobile phones calls,&amp;nbsp;text messaging&amp;nbsp;(SMS), and the open-source software FrontlineSMS. A total of 59 participants were involved in this study, mainly members in self-help groups. A variety of data collection tools were utilized for a mixed&amp;nbsp;methods approach&amp;nbsp;(face-to-face semi-structured interviews, phone interviews, participant observation, focus group discussion, dialogue, and desktop research methods).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4615. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4616. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4617. &lt;/div&gt;
  4618. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4619. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;he
  4620. desire of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt; members of self-help groups&amp;nbsp;to be empowered economically was the major&amp;nbsp;motivation provided by&amp;nbsp;PWDs and care givers of PWDs to join in these groups, especially
  4621. when driven by the possibility of getting money. Another reason was to exchange experiences and advice&amp;nbsp;on
  4622. how to deal with different challenges, followed by the&amp;nbsp;aspiration to promote income-generating activities. The next reasons were to get loans, to promote savings,
  4623. and to repay old debts. To have relationships with colleagues stood as the last
  4624. reason for joining a self-help group. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Only 15% of participants maintained positive views about the benefits of SHGs towards empowering persons with disability. This was aimed specifically at the SHGs&#39; process of facilitating members in the sharing of experiences and information, in building trust and
  4625. recognition, building social and human capital through social interaction, sharing ideas and advice on how to deal with different life challenges, and finding ways of solving problems together as a team, rather than individually. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4626. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4627. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4628. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4629. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtsLqwt3oh6VELHOHG5NOyk9QA8XLduHTnI5Xd9BeuLxoAe0zrqiTKsZKAPKHIKlQl-CKCmW6Dax12SG1Szct7gAUS-HC6I3oqh7l_zwzwntlIUCPGqawDMdE0RQ4yxEHn-zCoftAsJg/s1600/MSAFIRI-TDIC.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;581&quot; data-original-width=&quot;581&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtsLqwt3oh6VELHOHG5NOyk9QA8XLduHTnI5Xd9BeuLxoAe0zrqiTKsZKAPKHIKlQl-CKCmW6Dax12SG1Szct7gAUS-HC6I3oqh7l_zwzwntlIUCPGqawDMdE0RQ4yxEHn-zCoftAsJg/s400/MSAFIRI-TDIC.jpg&quot; width=&quot;397&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4631. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Disability consortium in the author&#39;s community in the Lake Victoria &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4632. &lt;div&gt;
  4633. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;area of Mwanza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4634. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4636. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4637. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4638. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4639. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;On the
  4640. other side, almost 85% of participants indicated that their participation in a self-help group does not offer any
  4641. benefit to them as a PWD. They specified that individual enterprises are better than
  4642. group enterprises. And despite of the majority of SHG members having the goal of improving their incomes through savings and small loans provisions, it was found that most of the PWDs interviewed have
  4643. experienced the inability to repay their loans, or they simply make payments after intensive follow-up and pressure through different means. This created tensions and bad relationship among SHG members. It reduced
  4644. solidarity, friendship and networking. The majority neglected to make a habit of working
  4645. together as a team as a result of devaluing one another based on ignorance, illiteracy, lack of trust, and inadequate knowledge about
  4646. SHG benefits, among other reasons. In addition, several SHG members mentioned that it caused a disturbance in certain cases among members when they were required to follow up on untrustworthy members&#39; loans as they were expected to monitor their peers&#39; behavior to ensure the loans were being used for their agreed upon purpose as stated in the loan application. Monitoring was both costly as well as time-consuming. Furthermore,
  4647. rules such as mandatory weekly savings and regular meeting attendance or weekly
  4648. meetings was a difficult task to be followed, as it sometimes caused members to be
  4649. absent from their day labor, while earning nothing from SHG to compensate for that loss.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4650. &lt;/div&gt;
  4651. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4652. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7135605833061060200&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4653. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4654. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;It was then&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;indicated that there are
  4655. greater benefits to ICT &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;as a connection tool for this communities’
  4656. members to help each other. This was achieved by the technolog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;y being used to change an environment
  4657. that is typically disabling into one that is instead empowering, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;offering flexibility of
  4658. time and space. ICT is enabling PWDs to be at peace with their surroundings by connecting them to the greater world. They&#39;re operating in this manner with less discrimination, enabling them to unlock opportunities that had previously been inaccessible, their voices being heard, enabling them to live, to build, and create and maintain personal networks
  4659. as they are no longer isolated as they were when compared to the pre-information period.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Moreover, ICT can be used as complementary to SHGs with the purpose of strengthening
  4660. communication and building networking among its members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4661. &lt;/div&gt;
  4662. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4663. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  4664. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Displaying FrontlineSMS_Capture.PNG&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;aLF-aPX-J1-J3 aLF-aPX-aLK-ayr-auR&quot; height=&quot;76&quot; src=&quot;https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&amp;amp;ik=9527b73865&amp;amp;view=fimg&amp;amp;th=15c645ef24f108f5&amp;amp;attid=0.5&amp;amp;disp=inline&amp;amp;realattid=f_j3elltow4&amp;amp;safe=1&amp;amp;attbid=ANGjdJ9UQXe2e5MMsf2wHNxoZ6IgtuFThVfKa8JPiRKYbxqnuz7lTkzowqMaByaiCY_r967ilx84QC9z1JZPpLJtos-Z5hxYkPDSpRexqZ2kEttzw-xNV6hMxU552eA&amp;amp;ats=1496332951364&amp;amp;rm=15c645ef24f108f5&amp;amp;zw&amp;amp;sz=w1920-h934&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Displaying FrontlineSMS-Capture.PNG&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;aLF-aPX-J1-J3 aLF-aPX-aLK-ayr-auR&quot; height=&quot;116&quot; src=&quot;https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&amp;amp;ik=9527b73865&amp;amp;view=fimg&amp;amp;th=15c645ef24f108f5&amp;amp;attid=0.6&amp;amp;disp=inline&amp;amp;realattid=f_j3elltq15&amp;amp;safe=1&amp;amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_rG2t4Hrw-Y07y1boz7JyPvXL0Ck_POsv1n1GpN10jDaw2HVLn6Jn4qvM_rsWtYxArOLXRUFGGe3BtrkEDHcrUAYtQPvNnH6KcArmBgKBvcR-fce8Av59oX9I&amp;amp;ats=1496332951365&amp;amp;rm=15c645ef24f108f5&amp;amp;zw&amp;amp;sz=w1920-h934&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4665. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4666. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4667. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  4668. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4669. &lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;FrontlineSMS software as a tool for handling the SMS-based feedback was
  4670. used in this project after observing that it is free and open-source software. It turned a laptop and a mobile phone into a central
  4671. communications hub. Once installed, it enabled users to send and receive text
  4672. messages using mobile phones. A laptop acted like a hub or server of sending and
  4673. receiving SMS without requiring an Internet connection. It allowed users to
  4674. send bulk text messages, stored phone numbers and names of members, and recorded all incoming and outgoing messages. All data was retained on a
  4675. computer, not on servers controlled by someone else. It was found to be
  4676. scalable method; messages could be sent to individuals or large groups, and it
  4677. enabled two-way communication. It also supported most mobile phones handset, including the basic phones (‘dumb’ phones), which support voice and text
  4678. messages only. FrontlineSMS was noted to be useful software in mobilizing people and giving feedback
  4679. through SMS. It also made it easier for PWDs to deal with loan defaulters, allowing follow-up
  4680. on a loan issue as a group rather than an individual follow-up. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Overall, the use of SMS (text messaging) was
  4681. chosen as the most effective ICT method after seeing that it is quite powerful, particularly so when considering the value fiscally, and furthermore minimizes the time required&amp;nbsp;to communicate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4682. &lt;/div&gt;
  4683. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4684. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4685. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4686. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUXJKr8hGjUVdpLqxhjLKUnKTuGlQkqM4wsUrjy7nM0f2wqvBNPA5y2CJjYu7NDJ4fxiAGEI2ZHeniBio8xlk9HEJgDFLxXyN6T9bEI-MeDf1VOVCJFoTS0YKqHUDGUSlyuIC4w_MUDo/s1600/s-s.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;426&quot; data-original-width=&quot;754&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUXJKr8hGjUVdpLqxhjLKUnKTuGlQkqM4wsUrjy7nM0f2wqvBNPA5y2CJjYu7NDJ4fxiAGEI2ZHeniBio8xlk9HEJgDFLxXyN6T9bEI-MeDf1VOVCJFoTS0YKqHUDGUSlyuIC4w_MUDo/s320/s-s.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4688. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;The SEED-SCALE&amp;nbsp;method of social change,&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4689. &lt;div&gt;
  4690. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;presented by Future Generations University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4691. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4693. &lt;/div&gt;
  4694. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4695. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The conclusion of this study proposes the
  4696. development of a SEED-SCALE-based curriculum as the best option to help in forming a
  4697. base of sustainable empowerment and to assist in the process of repairing the human dignity of PWDs. SEED-SCALE is a useful approach that can be applied to the process of counseling and motivating PWDs, either individually or in
  4698. groups, to change attitudes that favor charity. It will instead aid PWDs in moving towards
  4699. observing their own abilities by learning that it is possible for them to rise
  4700. above their limitations. Ultimately, it will be used to help prevent disability from getting in the way of life, progress, and success. It will accomplish this goal by leading PWDs to feel encouraged to consider how they can turn their
  4701. disabilities into abilities using the special qualities they alone possess, whether
  4702. or not it&#39;s seen by anyone else.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4706. &lt;span style=&quot;background: white; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4707. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4708. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlZFI3rErRxFWuKqSNXLx34QZngR4yKy4tVCBIIUOfmbzVD0v1mrQj4191AtxfQY1CdQo-45NW1joQDXL2kaqiuTs8UHywSp12si17cTwdJeUljdSuvdZ-EAuO2F7LvSD-XYba2kxmms/s1600/msfiri2.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;234&quot; data-original-width=&quot;204&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlZFI3rErRxFWuKqSNXLx34QZngR4yKy4tVCBIIUOfmbzVD0v1mrQj4191AtxfQY1CdQo-45NW1joQDXL2kaqiuTs8UHywSp12si17cTwdJeUljdSuvdZ-EAuO2F7LvSD-XYba2kxmms/s200/msfiri2.JPG&quot; width=&quot;173&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4712. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog content and photos providedby Msafiri&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Msedi. Msafiri&amp;nbsp;is a Tanzanian who w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;orks with the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance in Tanzania, where he is presently responsible for Promoting and Protecting Human Rights. Msafiri is an alumni of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Future Generations&amp;nbsp;University,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;having obtained his Masters in Community Change as a member of the&amp;nbsp;Class of 2015. He is passionate about human rights, disability &amp;amp; diversity, empowerment, and&amp;nbsp;information technology. He has worked as a volunteer&amp;nbsp;with organizations for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;disabled people&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;, and is a founder of&amp;nbsp;the NGO&amp;nbsp;known as&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;“Tusaidiane Disabilities Resources and Charity Organization of Tanzania”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(TDRCT), which is registered to work in mainland Tanzania. The Swahili word “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;tusaidiane&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&quot; means&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&quot;let’s help each other.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Currently, Msafiri works in the organization as an Executive Secretary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4713. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4717. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;For more on Msafiri, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0563c1; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/msafiri-msedi-58b55517/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1496540340086000&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEIxkakdVqX84EC4XL-lrVXmAQKgw&quot; href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/in/msafiri-msedi-58b55517/&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1155cc;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;msafiri-msedi-58b55517/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4719. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4721. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;For more on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Tusaidiane Disabilities Resources and Charity Organization of Tanzania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;, click here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=http://tusaidiane.page.tl/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1496540340086000&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEREmrzEcMuRUC3x9H36evn8TgNww&quot; href=&quot;http://tusaidiane.page.tl/&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1155cc;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0563c1; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;http://tusaidiane.page.tl/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4722. </description><link>https://equityandempowerment.blogspot.com/2017/06/empowering-forgotten-peacebuilders.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1f9TNkelJ8VMvUKauSdk1rEHvMP54zqlqq4Cj_XxtUW-9-mKZ3_MfzRtmkHWzy35a86x6vj2dAfk-gojQE6IkBFjtxHOXXfmYj3SNMfq9QXRXdRzUquR1CHcciwcm-PpfGS1-sbYnbs/s72-c/mwanzacity.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135605833061060200.post-5183871469717120960</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2017 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-05-31T11:14:30.388-07:00</atom:updated><title>Responsible Mining in Ghana</title><description>&lt;h3 style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 16px 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4723. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Mention the word mining and an apocalyptic scene pops into mind...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  4724. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4725. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zQ46tL6tkp-_X5GIXn40AucDDnVzJMfOSm59PDDWgoH4B8mp4eTLqkhEeOMML_cqEDtzW605iKdbjHv2E5cRm70M_lBrHdU-OVVcIcFJynsZvZT5FfvO0LVNZP0ZXNZq5WF3l0G-Ugs/s1600/bad+mine+2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;350&quot; data-original-width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zQ46tL6tkp-_X5GIXn40AucDDnVzJMfOSm59PDDWgoH4B8mp4eTLqkhEeOMML_cqEDtzW605iKdbjHv2E5cRm70M_lBrHdU-OVVcIcFJynsZvZT5FfvO0LVNZP0ZXNZq5WF3l0G-Ugs/s400/bad+mine+2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4726. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mirny Diamond Mine in Russia&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4729. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
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  4733. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;There&#39;s no denying that mining has an impact on the environment;&amp;nbsp;it affects landscapes, flora, and fauna. Natural species can be damaged or&amp;nbsp;cause significantly affected animals to flee the area&amp;nbsp;to escape the constant disturbance&amp;nbsp;of the mining activity. Leaving a previously mined area unrehabilitated is poor practice,&amp;nbsp;which has changed in most places. This is a story about good practices in mining and the growing number of companies that return the landscape to its original state in an attempt to leave as little permanent environmental impact as possible. We will examine a closure plan in this&amp;nbsp;blog piece, as it works to remedy some of the environmental impact from mining activity with the purpose of leaving behind a legacy of environmental remediation and post-mining land use for the local communities in which the mine was based.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4737. &lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;SIKA Mining (name changed for privacy) is a unique mine. Throughout its development, SIKA has had 10 mines on its property, both open pit and underground, in the Western Region of Ghana. These mining sites are interspersed between many communities which have both benefited from the mining activity as well as have been affected by it. The mine hires local labour wherever and whenever possible, but highly skilled labour is also brought in from other parts of Ghana. Because of the nature of the mine, SIKA Mining shares its roads, utilities and services with these communities and maintains services for them. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4738. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4739. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;350&quot; data-original-width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbNcQ_j75_e8hLRjINQqVIIzARWihuq1exmF0IxUjsRWxB5wgERCziI8Rg_yZCMVtId-yqMPIIg2Bw5Ztt0zN0k5dboeB0J5gLhMl7bKW3ZqtYX_5UlEZhpXdALJgecwzFp6Bk7Np4nI/s400/woman.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4740. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;A local woman walking back from her farm through the mining concession&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4742. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  4744. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;This mine’s life is predicted to end within the next few years and environmental remediation programs are already fully underway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;SIKA Mining has maintained a continuous remediation program of unused areas, but this piece will concentrate on remediation of the SIKA Tailing Storage Facility. SIKA Mining’s goals in reclamation are: (1) the desire to remediate the environmental impact caused by mining activity, which can offset loss of forest, by afforestation projects that are at least equivalent to the size and type lost; and (2) to consider end-use purposes regarding socio-economic improvement: re-establishment of native forest cover, creation of varied wildlife habitat (wetlands, vegetation), and finally the creation of tourist and amenity facilities (roads, buildings) through slope stability, as well as water issues. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4745. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 16px 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4746. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In 2016, SIKA Mining underwent an information/consultative period with the surrounding communities to discuss the possible uses of land after closure over a series of 9 meetings. Both the Community Consultative Council (consisting of opinion leaders from the various communities) and the EPA led these meetings regarding ultimate end-use of the tailings pond. These meetings were well-advertised open forums and ultimately community members, Paramount Chiefs, Chiefs, Sub-Chiefs, and Queen Mothers attended.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The decisions taken during these meetings found the end use of the tailing pond should be agro-forestry (mainly cocoa farming), firewood, and re-planting of native plants, trees, and shrubs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4747. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 200%; margin: 16px 0px; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
  4748. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Presently, the area is being prepared for planting. Analysis of the tailings has found that the area has a high potential for phytoremediation. In 2015, an extensive study, conducted by external consultants, was performed on the potential for contamination of plant life by the heavy metals in the tailings, and it was found that most of the species did not absorb any levels of trace elements and was fit for human usage.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4750. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Topsoil has been placed on the old tailings. The accumulation of topsoil has a minimum depth of 20cm onto one meter of laterite, to help in the establishment of the crop. This is a mechanized process being handled by SIKA Mining using bulldozers and dump trucks for spreading the topsoil. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4753. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiTnm8DToxbr09qb2B_vP5e2vlDQm5sZjAAAyJIbCItQkH4D4pn50-D1z8XF3PG9bodHR8-WF_p2xw5FHmRZXjdnJ3myiyQre5hkpyp5DuoY63s65gxBUYArkywoklLBP1h2ogZY4dhU/s1600/reclaiming1.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;381&quot; data-original-width=&quot;571&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiTnm8DToxbr09qb2B_vP5e2vlDQm5sZjAAAyJIbCItQkH4D4pn50-D1z8XF3PG9bodHR8-WF_p2xw5FHmRZXjdnJ3myiyQre5hkpyp5DuoY63s65gxBUYArkywoklLBP1h2ogZY4dhU/s200/reclaiming1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXad8i1uiN7sSCtO3wmJc1ApTLE-1c_kUdFIaQ9d7ZYvsjvhT8ibEmuQ88vRxizamxlfZTmeH6ntlYXvIj210oHS4lT_mt2PpQ6PBGhltvTChyphenhyphenVodguo8EYSsa6vI3TfDOrFoB-s_qn4/s1600/reclaiming2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;382&quot; data-original-width=&quot;572&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXad8i1uiN7sSCtO3wmJc1ApTLE-1c_kUdFIaQ9d7ZYvsjvhT8ibEmuQ88vRxizamxlfZTmeH6ntlYXvIj210oHS4lT_mt2PpQ6PBGhltvTChyphenhyphenVodguo8EYSsa6vI3TfDOrFoB-s_qn4/s200/reclaiming2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4755. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;North and south view of tailings being reclaimed&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4758. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;While this is going on, residents from local communities are being employed anywhere from 12-18 months to collect local plants and shrubs for soil control. They will also be the ones employed in the planting process of these plants, as well as in the cocoa tree initiative. The total cost of the operations will be absorbed under SIKA MINING closure plan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4760. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The economy of the region is based on three elements: agriculture, mining, and timber. Agriculture is by far the greatest employer of the region, involving over 65% of the labour force, with cocoa being the main economic driver of the region. Other cash crops include cocoa and palm oil. Planting in the tailings ponds is based on the guidelines established in the Mine Closure Plan, and state that there should be a minimum density of 1000 stems per hectare. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4762. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Land tenure will be reverted to the former owners for their use. When the mining project began construction in 2000, the land that the mine occupies today belonged to the three Paramountcies and the local chiefs from these communities. The land was loaned to the mining company for duration of operation. This land reverts to these owners once mining activities cease and the land has met the criteria for remediation, ensuring that they will be the ones who benefit of the reclamation. Once the land reverts to the Chiefs, they will lease out the land for exploitation of cocoa farming. The farmers will earn their benefit from their labours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4764. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;SIKA Mining is situated in a nature reserve, and exploitation of timber reserves is a portion of the economy. A proposal for growing trees for timber for export in the reclamation plan was abandoned to better reflect the needs of the communities. Most of the farmers live on subsistence agriculture, and their dependence on the two cocoa harvests a year leaves most of the people hunting for food in the forest. Women have small farms for growing staples and to sell in markets. As firewood is the main fuel used for cooking food and foraging for firewood in the forest reserve is common, it was decided to include a measure to plant fast growing trees for firewood using local labour. The benefits from this will go to the communities closest to the tailings storage facility in question. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4767. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD6J1GRFm8Fh37JWW2XPz7xEAvMLWryXDwzKwOiedBwkOUdknRwdobLfcBQ0JPct2OYb4RPcQRIi1nCSn1_Zd-iHg7gw3TZJAAg1Bm2Ns6dphOvpye2vHUlbSqKLvlCDfugHMZJz29HY/s1600/predator.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  4768. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  4769. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;280&quot; data-original-width=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD6J1GRFm8Fh37JWW2XPz7xEAvMLWryXDwzKwOiedBwkOUdknRwdobLfcBQ0JPct2OYb4RPcQRIi1nCSn1_Zd-iHg7gw3TZJAAg1Bm2Ns6dphOvpye2vHUlbSqKLvlCDfugHMZJz29HY/s1600/predator.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4770. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hawk hunting on talings pond&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4771. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  4772. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The most outwardly segment of the tailings pond reclamation plan called for re-establishing native plant species. As the mining activity has slowed in some areas, birdlife and aquatic life has already returned. At the tailings ponds each day, over a dozen predatory birds hunt for prey. As for the prey, mice, rats, snakes, smaller vertebrates, reptiles, etc., have re-established themselves, and there are also sightings of antelope returning (frequent) and some monkeys (rarely).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Re-establishing the local flora will further help usher in the return of biodiversity to the area. The collection of the local plants and the planting will also be done by paid labourers from the local communities, thereby simultaneously benefitting both the local environment and the communities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  4773. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4775. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;m_4922402548021294644gmail-Imagen_x0020_28&quot; style=&quot;height: 134.4pt; width: 127.8pt;&quot; type=&quot;#_x0000_t75&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The final use of this reclaimed land for agro-forestry and firewood appears to be appropriate based on the consultative period in 2016 and by expectations of landowners. Once the property reverts to the original owners, it will then provide economic benefits to those owners and subsequent leases. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4777. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Each aspect of the plan does provide non-financial benefits to the communities, as well. The wood primarily intended for burning will also help preserve the surrounding forest. The planting of the cocoa trees as agro-forestry will be in line with the local communities’ economic reliance on the leaving mining industry. The benefit to planting cocoa is that the knowledge-base on techniques already exists in the local communities, so they won’t have to rely on outsiders to help them establish themselves. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4779. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4781. &lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Soil remediation is a benefit to the community, as well as fulfilling SIKA Mining’s legal responsibilities and ensuring tailings will not pose health threats to inhabitants. The reintroduction of native species in the area is by far the most beneficial to the rebuilding of biodiversity. Mining operations have impacted the area for over 10 years, but with the efforts of restorations have already seen the return of predators and prey alike. This Mine Closure Plan does attempt to mitigate not only the environmental impact mining activities have had on the area but restore the land to its rightful owners for economic growth and help revive animal biodiversity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  4784. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVRQ-CeIZcG7ENX1UHZZa-rBM_whDEDypq1Fsh-s06x4SUjMgGWG1WRsl79G4VKxyx_fNw84MG-zWnNOFYmaVn7IKwo415ZRhjhb3Rkd90ym3WgZzX8h804gHsph5e4CeUUR9SNj9xhc/s1600/spontaneous+revegetation.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;386&quot; data-original-width=&quot;578&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVRQ-CeIZcG7ENX1UHZZa-rBM_whDEDypq1Fsh-s06x4SUjMgGWG1WRsl79G4VKxyx_fNw84MG-zWnNOFYmaVn7IKwo415ZRhjhb3Rkd90ym3WgZzX8h804gHsph5e4CeUUR9SNj9xhc/s320/spontaneous+revegetation.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  4785. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Spontaneous re-vegetation on south parameter of the SIKA Tailings Pond (nitrogen-rich plants inserted for soil enrichment)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  4795. &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAdvvMRJlscRR2kwbTWci_oEOlRBGLvldOYb1jIIOMCWXpvFxM_PJUSOZ6bZQW-QbuJCQGxkLmMVTEDqoFL8PGevXE-RYX_gGAFqPHE_pgDiwV9IEJdDis-8RtAD2O2_qvNam3254ivc/s1600/Gisele.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1069&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;133&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAdvvMRJlscRR2kwbTWci_oEOlRBGLvldOYb1jIIOMCWXpvFxM_PJUSOZ6bZQW-QbuJCQGxkLmMVTEDqoFL8PGevXE-RYX_gGAFqPHE_pgDiwV9IEJdDis-8RtAD2O2_qvNam3254ivc/s200/Gisele.JPG&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #073763; font-family: &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;This week&#39;s blog and photos kindly provided by&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Gisèle Fortin.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;Gisèle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a Canadian who has been living in Ghana since 2012. She runs&amp;nbsp;the NGO Sefwi Health Initiative in the Western Region of Ghana, and is presently studying a Master’s in Community Change and Conservation at Future Generations&amp;nbsp; University.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more on Gisele, please visit: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisele-elise-fortin-903b5785/&quot;&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisele-elise-fortin-903b5785/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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