Thursday, May 10, 2012

For love of Mothers. MADRE: Mothers's Day Emergency Fund.


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Dear Friend,

When I go to sleep at night, I’m grateful that my two boys are well fed, warm and safe from the dangers of war. They go to school each day. When they’re sick, I take them to the doctor.

And then I think of all the mothers I know in other countries, just as dedicated to their kids as I am, but not able to protect them. In ways large and small, you and I have worked together to make their burdens lighter.

Your Mother's Day gift to MADRE shows that you stand with them.

I think of the mother in a tent in Haiti who holds the whistle we gave her, as she watches her daughter sleep and listens for attackers. She knows that the other moms will come when she sounds the alarm, now that her whistle gives her the power to call for help.

Or the mom in Kenya who risks all to secret her daughter to one of our shelter schools to protect her from being forced into marriage.

Or the soon-to-be mother in Palestine who waits nervously for the midwife. Military roadblocks kept her from receiving prenatal care at the hospital. But the midwife—equipped with a birthing kit from MADRE—will safely deliver her new baby.

This is what we do—not just on Mother’s Day, but every day. We stand up for mothers, fierce defenders of their loved ones. Will you stand with them?

We’ve launched our Mother’s Day Emergency Fund.

All year long, unexpected crises befall women in our sister organizations—disasters that can’t be anticipated. Yet, we know we must always be ready when a mother calls for help.

MADRE’s Mother’s Day Emergency Fund makes sure we can respond. Just this week, I took an urgent call from our partner in Iraq. She told me about an activist facing death threats. We’re helping her find a means of escape for herself and her children.

Then, I spoke to our partner in Nicaragua. We made plans to replant the crops that her family depends on, after their bean harvest was swept away by recent floods.

We’ve committed to raise $15,000 for the Fund by May 31, to meet these needs and to answer other urgent calls for help. Will you help us?

Join me in supporting these mothers now. Make a gift in honor of a mom, stepmom, aunt who’s like a mom, or maybe just for any mom, now.

With gratitude,
Yifat Susskind
Executive Director

P.S. Any donation , of any size, helps us reach our goal of giving mothers the strength and resources to protect their kids. Please stand with us .




The Mothers of MADRE
“Here in the camp, we’re exposed to so many threats. My daughter’s safety means everything to me, so I work hard to protect her. Thank you for helping me.” – Martine, a mother in Haiti

“I wish I had education. But as a girl, I was given in marriage. But I managed to take my girls to school. So I have done something important in my life.” – Kinangare, a mother in Kenya

Your support of MADRE helps mothers worldwide. This Mother’s Day, let’s honor them together.



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Educational Entrepreneurship - THE FUTURE: Offer Free Online Classes. Then......


Harvard and MIT launch edX to offer free online classes

 @CNNMoneyTech May 2, 2012: 3:48 PM ET
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Always wanted to take a Harvard class? Soon you'll be able to do so from the comfort of your own home.
    Harvard and MIT announced a partnership Wednesday to offer free online courses to students around the world. The initiative, known as edX, will be run by a non-profit organization controlled by the two schools. Each has committed $30 million to the effort.
    The first official courses will be announced this summer and are set to begin in the fall.
    EdX students won't receive university credit for the classes, which will span a variety of disciplines. There's no admissions process, but there are exams and other assessments, with certificates available "for a modest fee" to students who demonstrate mastery of the material.
    The project builds on an online education program that MIT announced last year. A prototype course on circuits and electronics began in March and attracted more than 120,000 students, though only about 10,000 stayed with the course through the mid-term exam, an MIT spokeswoman said.
    Harvard and MIT announced a partnership Wednesday to offer free online courses available to students around the world.
    The first official set of edX courses will be announced this summer, and will begin in the fall.
    The Harvard-MIT project faces some competition in the push to make high-quality educational courses available online.
    Last month, Princeton, Stanford, Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania announced that they would offer free Web-based courses through a for-profit company called Coursera that was founded by two Stanford computer science professors. One of those professors, Andrew Ng, taught a free online course in machine learning this past fall with an enrollment of more than 100,000 students.
    There's also Udacity, co-founded by a former Stanford professor, andKhan Academy, which boasts 3,100 free educational videos across a variety of subjects.
    MIT and Harvard said that they hope to eventually partner with other universities to expand the offerings on the edX platform.
    "Harvard and MIT will use these new technologies and the research they will make possible to lead the direction of online learning in a way that benefits our students, our peers, and people across the nation and the globe," Harvard president Drew Faust said. To top of page




    Wednesday, May 9, 2012

    New Email address for BEMA

    Don't forget to update you records with our new email address:    BEMA@BlackEmergManagersAssociation.org

    Get youths in your community involved. Youth Preparedness in your Community or Organization.


     Empowering Our Youth in Ohio! 

    Do you live in or around the Columbus, Ohio area? Are you interested in learning more about youth preparedness in your community or organization? 

    On Friday, May 11, FEMA Region V and Citizen Corps will join the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and South-Western City Schools in Columbus, Ohio for a day-long workshop on implementing youth preparedness in community-based organizations.

    The workshop will provide participants with valuable information to start integrating youth preparedness into their organization’s existing youth offerings and the steps to launch a new youth preparedness program.

    As a workshop attendee, you will receive live instruction and a “how-to” guide on key topics, including:
    • Engaging Partners
    • Identifying Curriculum
    • Implementation
    • Promotion
    • Evaluation
    •  Sustainability
    Date:   Friday, May 11, 2012

    Time:   Registration begins at 8:30 AM; workshop runs from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT

    Location: The Ohio Rehabilitation Service Commission (400 E. Campus View Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235)

    RSVP: Click here to create a profile on the Ohio EMA training Website and then register for the FEMA Youth Preparedness Workshop

    If you encounter difficulties, please contact Todd Barstow (TMBarstow@dps.state.oh.us)  

    Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 15


    Don’t Miss the Chance to Nominate a Leader from Your Community!

    The Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first national resilience award for superior leadership and innovation by a non-governmental individual (or organization) who exemplifies the qualities and achievements of Rick Rescorla, who exhibited leadership during 9/11 in effective preparation, response, and recovery

    The deadline to nominate someone from your community for the first-ever Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is quickly approaching. Nominations must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 15 in order to be eligible! 

    Submit a nomination application to rescorlaaward@hq.dhs.gov and learn more about Rick’s extraordinary courage.   

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012

    SAMHSA: Education and Training Grant Opportunity


    United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - A Life in the Community for Everyone: Behavioral Health is Essential to Health, Prevention Works, Treatment is Effective, People Recover

    Apply for Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants From HRSA

    The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Program supports eligible institutions of higher education to recruit students and provide education and clinical experience in mental and behavioral health.
    The program aims to increase the number of social workers and psychologists who pursue clinical work with high-need and high-demand populations. For this funding opportunity, "high need" and "high demand" refer to rural, vulnerable, and/or underserved populations, and veterans and military personnel and their families.
    Eligible applicants are accredited schools of social work and psychology. Up to 20 grants at a maximum level of $480,275 will be awarded. The submission deadline is June 15, 2012.
    If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement, please email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or call 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772.

    HealthCorps Opportunities


    http://www.communityhealthcorps.org/

    Attention High School and College Graduates, and Students taking an extended  break from classes:

    Do you want to work in the health care field but need experience. AmeriCorps is an opportunity to earn while you learn.

    HealthCorps is an AmeriCorps service program which places its members in health care settings for a period of one year. This exposes them to the work of health care as a career option along with giving them skills which would make them attractive to employers. This is extremely helpful as the health care field is projected as being one of the strongest career fields over the next decade.

    In addition gaining experience serving in the health care field and ongoing professional development. Members will earn a $12,000 stipend and a $5,550 grant towards their continued education. So if funding may be a perceived barrier to continuing education the member not only gets exposed to health care careers and develops usable skills but they can also earn money towards future education.

    This program is available across the United States. We in the District of Columbia want to make our opportunities available to DC residents and are reaching out to returning students to ensure that they are aware they will be given priority when applying to the DCPCA Community HealthCorps program. I have included links to brochures which provide details about the program.

    To apply or if you have any questions, please contact Eric Vicks evicks@dcpca.org

    http://communityhealthcorps.org/client/documents/Recruitment%20Brochure%20Final.\
    pdf


    http://communityhealthcorps.org/client/documents/Community%20HealthCorps%20Benef\
    its%20Summary-Final.pdf

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