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Masters of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership - Tulane

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 321 Views
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago
Steve and I had a great meeting with Dr Nancy Mock where she and Ky Luu have started the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy at Tulane University. If you have a desire to get a higher education in this space, I would highly recommend it! www.drlatulane.org 200 Broadway Suite ...

Families in Global Transition (FIGT)

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 393 Views
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago, updated 1 year, 6 months ago
I've been aware of and following FIGT for some time. They seem to be a good group with solid goals and materials. They are announcing their 2011 plans, which included this... 13th Annual Families In Global Transition Conference -- March 17-19 in Washington, DC will provide you with practical solutions ...

orphanage best practices study

Clay Gillispie
2 Posts
0 Votes 4 Replies 515 Views
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago, updated 1 year, 7 months ago
I am beginning a study to develop an education model of best practices used in orphanages in Southern Sudan to complete my Master's program. I would love to hear from orphanages or organizations who would like to be a part of this study sharing best practices in education used

North Korea Trip Invite!! May 2011

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
1 Vote 0 Replies 289 Views
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago
Hello everyone! I just returned from a great trip to North Korea with Tom Jennings! We went with a great NGO doing amazing aid work there, like feeding 10,000 kids a day! They also have a number of businesses there that are creating jobs for the people.

2010 Starfish Community Expo

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Kyle Adams
76 Posts
1 Vote 10 Replies 1658 Views
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago, updated 1 year, 8 months ago
Please put the 2010 Starfish Community Expo on your calendar! The event will be: September 16-18, 2010 Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA Many of you were at the first Expo in October 2009, and I think it was a really productive time of sharing good ideas and making key connections ...

Human Development

Mike McCausland
54 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 264 Views
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
All, Just wanted to send out an info update on a fantastic training program the HISG International Directors just went through called "Crossroads". The course is focused on human development and is designed for people that have been on generational poverty. Around 80% of course attendees experience a

Private Sector Resources Catalog from DHS

Mark Sprenger
35 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 299 Views
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago
A new 52 page catalog has just been issued by the US Department of Homeland Security that lists the resources of the private sector in the United States. "The Private Sector Resources Catalog facilitates your organization's access to the resources you need to participate in the homeland security enterprise ...

Interesting article about experimental technology in Haiti relief

Karen B
31 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 373 Views
Posted 2 years ago
Just saw this article about research a team from Princeton University is doing in building rainwater harvesters and wind turbines for use in disaster / relief situations: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/36/39A37/index.xml?section=topstories,featured Even before the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti ...

Haiti Update - NJ Business Force Comments

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 198 Views
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago, updated 2 years, 3 months ago
Haiti sit-rep January 23, 2010 Logistics - in addition to ~160 planes delivering “stuff” through the current Port au Prince airport there are 3 port type of locations in Haiti that are receiving resources. The overall air flow to include slotting specific flights for relief efforts is presently being coordinated by

Haiti Earthquake Supercourse

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 217 Views
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago
The University of Pittsburgh has released an on-line Haiti Earthquake Supercourse on the recent Haiti earthquake. To take the 31-slide PowerPoint course, go to: http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec36681/index.htm -- Col (Ret.) Henry L. Straub Director New Jersey Business Force at NJIT C/O NJN 25 South ...