Week in African Studies November 28 - December 2, 2016. Opening of the application for Summer Study Abroad in Tanzania

This Week in AFSP 11/28 - 12/2 View this email in your browser This Week in African Studies November 28 - December 2, 2016 STUDY ABROAD Opening of the application for  Summer Study Abroad in Tanzania The intersection of development studies, an immersive study of Kiswahili, and hands on application through local internship-- take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn on the continent. For more information about the program, click here or email africanstudies@georgetown.edu Application Deadline: December 6th, 2016 Apply here INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES   Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Entrepreneur of African descent? Interested in post-graduate opportunities at world-class professional schools such as the Yale School of Management, Oxford-Said School of Business, or Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy? Apply here before the November 30th application deadline. Global Africa: Dynamic and Connective Scholarship Indiana University Graduate Students in African Studies (GSAS) invite proposals that explore the strategies and products of researching Africa within diverse global contexts. Given the scope of these potential inquiries and the conference theme, this symposium encourages paper proposals from a wide variety of methodological, theoretical, and disciplinary backgrounds. For more information, email iu.gsas.symposium@gmail.com. Connect with Us! Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Dates & Deadlines 59th Annual ASA Meeting December 1-3 Washington, DC Tanzania Study Abroad Application Due: December 7 Save the Date February 4, 2017 Georgetown University's 2nd Annual Africa Business Conference Follow #GTABC for more info. Established in 1980, the African Studies Program's core strength is political life broadly conceived. Our constant aim is to maintain and expand our comparative advantage in research and teaching by fostering an understanding of politics and economic development, conflict management and resolution, and issues of governance and institutions.   Contact Us: African Studies Program | Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service | Georgetown University Intercultural Center (ICC) 400 | 37th & O Street NW | Washington, DC 20057 P: 202.687.5934 | F: 202.687.5528 | africanstudies@georgetown.edu Copyright © 2016 African Studies Program, All rights reserved.

Haiti Hurricane Matthew - 26 November 2016 OCHA Situation Report No. 25

Kindly click here to view OCHA: Hurricane Matthew Situation Report No. 25 as of 25 November 2016, as well as a 3W - Who does What, Where? infographic.

Situation Report Main Points

• Early data indicate that 90 per cent of the targeted population in 16 communes of the Grand’Anse and Sud departments received cholera vaccination between 8 and 18 November.
• The Early Recovery sector has reported 6,500 people have benefited from the “cash-for-work” program related to the cleaning of debris in Grand’Anse and Sud.
• Humanitarian partners are mobilizing their resources to provide assistance as tensions rise in Jérémie, where an estimated 3,000 displaced persons could be forcibly evicted from a main school next week.
• Landslides on 22 November in Grand’Anse blocked road access to Les Irois, Anse d’Hainault and Dame Marie, preventing medical mobile clinics to access the areas.

OCHA

Webinar: The challenges of localised aid in conflict. 11/29/2016

The challenges of localised aid in conflict

Organisation:
Location:
Date: 29 November 2016
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 GMT

The idea that local actors should be at the forefront of humanitarian response in their own country is increasingly widely accepted.

One message, which resounded loud and clear at the first World Humanitarian Summit, was the need for greater localisation of aid.

However, the current localisation agenda gives little consideration to the different humanitarian contexts and their different operational challenges.  Can local actors deliver impartial emergency assistance on a meaningful scale in armed conflicts, if they find themselves caught up in the political and military game of the warring parties?  


Our expert panel of observers and practitioners from international and local organisations discuss and debate the nuances of the situation on the ground.

Informed by new research from Médecins Sans Frontières which highlights operational challenges to locally led responses in conflict and highly politicised environments, this discussion asks:

• What are the practical implications of locally-led responses in acute conflicts? 
• What are the key issues to overcome? 
• How can we ensure that locally-led responses conform with key humanitarian principles?

Contributing chair
Wendy Fenton @WendyFenton1 - Coordinator, Humanitarian Practice Network

Speakers

Ed Schenkenberg @ed_heregva - Executive Director, Humanitarian Exchange and Research Centre
Luz Saavedra @alnap - Former Research Fellow, ALNAP
Zaidoun Alzoabi @UOSSM - Chief Executive Officer, Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organisations (via video link)
Charlie Rowley @oxfamgb - Humanitarian Capacity Development Advisor, Global Humanitarian Team, Oxfam
Teresa Sancristoval @MSF - Emergency Desk Manager, Médecins Sans Frontières

Webinar: Food Security. Cash in the City: Addressing food security needs in urban crises. 12/08/2016

Cash in the City: Addressing food security needs in urban crises

Organisation: ALNAP
Location:
Date: 08 December 2016
Time: 2 to 3:30pm (GMT)

The humanitarian world has made a significant shift towards using cash to help vulnerable people meet their needs, including food security. Despite a growing evidence base, much of our collective experience is in rural areas. How can cash-based approaches meet food security needs in urban crises? Is cash different in an urban context? What are the challenges and lessons learned?

The latest edition in ALNAP’s urban webinar series will explore the shift towards humanitarian cash programming.

Presentations from CRS and NRC will explore urban cash-based programming in Nigeria and Iran. The webinar is co-presented by the Global Food Security Cluster’s Food Security and Livelihoods in Urban Settings working group, and discussions will draw in global perspectives from colleagues in WFP and the American Red Cross.

Speakers:
   • Marianna Kuttothara, American Red Cross Society, will open the webinar with reflections on years of cash programming in rural and urban emergencies.
   • Giulia Frontini, Catholic Relief Services Nigeria, will share experiences of providing electronic food vouchers/cash in both rural and urban areas of NorthEast Nigeria, to support displaced people fleeing Boko Haram violence. Giulia will focus on targeting, selection of vendors/markets, community participation and security.
   • Anthony Dutemple, Norwegian Refugee Council Iran, will draw on his experiences with cash responses across the MENA region, and speak in particular about a new cash programme for Afghan refugees in Iran. His presentation will look at distribution modalities and integrating protection outcomes
   • A fourth speaker, TBD, from World Food Programme will join the discussion/Q&A, reflecting on WFP's global urban experiences with cash for food security.

Audience members will have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion before, during and after the webinar by posing questions for speakers, sharing their own experiences, responding to polls and continuing the discussion in the Urban Response Community of Practice.

Interested? Sign up for this webinar!

A Blueprint for Social. Learn more about Boston's unprecedented approach to addressing social inequity and the city's resilience challenges.

An inclusive and cohesive city is also a more resilient one. Around our global network, we are seeing cities show us how. This past weekend, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Chief Resilience Officer Atyia Martin hosted the first of a series of public, citywide conversations about racism, an issue that is deeply intertwined with Boston's other major challenges. At the same time, the city released The Blueprint, which outlines Boston's plan to address racism and become a more reflective, collaborative, equitable, and connected city in order to achieve true urban resilience Learn more about Boston's unprecedented approach to addressing social inequity and the city's resilience challenges.     More than ever, cities lead and are the agents of change. In Athens, Greece, Chief Resilience Officers from cities around the world gathered to share insights and practices to help cities manage growing refugee crises, and turn a challenge into an opportunity. The City of Paris, France is partnering with the Paris Métropole to strengthen the entire region's cohesion – in both good times and bad. Cities around the world must strive to be places where community members trust and understand each other, where all city residents can benefit from a city's success. This work is urgent – and it could not be more timely.  Explore, share, and let us know what you think:                       www.100resilientcities.org/Boston-Blueprint Thanks, Otis Otis Rolley Regional Director, Africa and North America 100 Resilient Cities