Free Online Learning Resources for Humanitarian Response. Are you Ready for an Earthquake or Large Scale Disaster?

 

Are you ready to respond to an earthquake?  The DisasterReady team has created a list of free online learning resources available in English and Arabic that are easy to access from a mobile device or computer.

Needs Assessments Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Distribution of Relief Goods Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Results-based Protection Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Introduction to Travel Safety and Personal Security Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Site Planning in Emergencies Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Principles of Psychological First Aid Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Managing Risks Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password. Good Shelter Distributions Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Emergency Healthcare in Insecure Settings Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.   Mindfulness for Stress and Trauma Available in English and Arabic.   Get Started   Click here to reset your password.

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.

bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

Accepting Nominations for the 2023 MRC Recognition Awards! Due by Wednesday, March 1, at 5:00 pm ET

MRC Network, We are now accepting nominations for the 2023 MRC Recognition Awards! Please review the award categories and nomination instructions below to submit a nomination. A 2023 MRC Recognition Awards Nomination Form is attached. All nominations are due no later than Wednesday, March 1, at 5:00 pm ET. As a reminder, anyone within the MRC network may serve as a nominator and there are no limits to the number of nominations that you may submit. If you have any questions, please contact MRCcontact@hhs.gov. We look forward to receiving your nominations, and are excited to recognize all that you do to prepare for and respond to the needs of your communities! Nomination Instructions To submit a nomination for the 2023 MRC Recognition Awards, please follow the instructions below: Complete all applicable fields in the attached 2023 MRC Recognition Awards Nomination Form. Send completed nomination forms to MRCContact@hhs.gov by the closing date and time of Wednesday, March 1, at 5:00 pm ET. Include only one nomination per email with the award category in the subject line of the email and the nomination form attached (e.g., Community Preparedness and Resilience) 2023 Award Categories Community Preparedness and Resilience – The Community Preparedness and Resilience Award will honor an MRC unit that has demonstrated contributions at the community level aimed at reducing vulnerabilities, building resilience, and improving public health preparedness. This award category applies to all activities and unit efforts over the past year.   Community Response – This Community Response Award will honor an MRC unit that has significantly contributed to disaster or public health emergency response efforts in the last year, including at the local, state, and/or national level. Recognized units may have participated in a variety of emergency response activities throughout the year and/or contributed significantly to a single response effort.   Innovator – The Innovator Award will honor an MRC unit that has initiated and carried out a novel and innovative activity over the past year that has helped build on MRC unit and housing organization efforts, engaged unit volunteers in the process, and contributed to strengthening the community’s public health, preparedness, and response infrastructure. This award category applies to all activities and unit efforts over the past year.   Outstanding MRC Preparedness and Resilience Volunteer – The Outstanding MRC Preparedness and Resilience Volunteer Award will honor an MRC volunteer who has been actively engaged in carrying out disaster and public health preparedness activities with their MRC during the past year. This award category applies to all activities and volunteer efforts over the past year.   Outstanding MRC Responder – The Outstanding MRC Responder Award will honor an MRC volunteer who has played an instrumental role in responding to a disaster or public health emergency on behalf of their MRC during the past year. This award category applies to all activities and volunteer efforts over the past year.   Mentor – The Mentor Award will honor an MRC leader who has successfully collaborated with other members of the MRC network over the past year to share practices, participate in activities, and carry out initiatives that have strengthened individual and collective groups of MRC units.   Outstanding MRC Housing/Sponsoring Organization – The Outstanding MRC Housing/ Sponsoring Organization Award will honor an MRC Housing/Sponsoring Organization that has served as an exemplary host agency to their MRC and have successfully supported and helped integrate the MRC into their local community's public health, preparedness, and response infrastructures.   Outstanding MRC Partner Organization (or Partnership) – The Outstanding MRC Partner Organization Award will honor an MRC Partner Organization (or Partnership) that has helped support an MRC in carrying out its local mission and has provided the MRC with more opportunities to participate in public health, preparedness, and response activities. The exemplary partner has played a role in helping to raise MRC awareness and foster MRC integration into the local community’s public health, preparedness, and response infrastructure.   MRC Picture of the Year – The MRC Picture of the Year Award will highlight a photograph of MRC volunteers in action at public health, response, training, or other events. The words Medical Reserve Corps or the MRC logo should be clearly visible and displayed correctly. Please reference the MRC Identity Guide for guidance at https://www.phe.gov/mrc/unit-leader-resources/Documents/MRC-IdentityGuide-508.pdf   Submissions should be in .jpg or .gif format and have a minimum resolution of 640x480. The submission must include the MRC unit name and ID number, unit leader’s name, photographer’s name, and a detailed caption for the photograph in the Award Nomination Narrative. Photo releases for the individuals in the picture must be held by the unit submitting the photograph for recognition.         Phone: (202) 692-4724 | Website: https:// aspr.hhs.gov/MRC

Youth Opportunity: Canada. Telesat National Fellowship Program for Indigenous Youth

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Telesat Launches National Fellowship Program for Indigenous Youth Version française OTTAWA, CANADA – January 25, 2023 – Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced the launch of its national Fellowship for Indigenous Youth program. The Fellowship will provide scholarships for Indigenous students to pursue their studies and advance their careers in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, plus gain meaningful, hands-on working experience during paid internship placements at Telesat. Today, less than 2% of Indigenous Canadians work in STEM occupations. This program will help reduce barriers to education and provide impactful learning and career opportunities in the space sector. Telesat will award two Indigenous students with $5,000 scholarships, $15,000 stipends, and 8-month paid internships at one of Telesat’s cutting-edge teleport facilities in Alberta, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, or Quebec. “Increasing gender and cultural diversity leads to greater collaboration and innovation, and is key to Telesat’s long-term success and growth,” stated France Teasdale, Telesat’s Vice President of People and Human Resources. “Through this program, Fellowship awardees will learn invaluable technical skills in satellite, telecom and engineering, which can lead to sustained change for Indigenous youth and their communities across Canada.” The Hon. Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor stated “Telesat’s new national Fellowship for Indigenous Youth program is an excellent example of the importance of increasing diversity across all sectors of our economy. Indigenous youth will gain the skills and experience necessary in STEM to advance in Canada’s space sector through this fellowship, and our government is a proud supporter of this initiative.” Scholarship Partners Canada (SPC), a division of Universities Canada, will administer Telesat’s Fellowship for Indigenous Youth Program and select a committee of Canadian University representatives and an Indigenous-led application review committee. The candidate evaluation criteria will include academic performance, quality/relevance of a written essay, reference letters, relevance of academic and professional experience, and interview performance.  Scholarship applications are being accepted until 1:00 pm ET on March 30, 2023.  For more information on the scholarship program, eligibility and application, visit https://www.telesat.com/indigenous-fellowship.

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.

bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

Education: Space Business Qualified: Fundamentals Certification courses

Master the Fundamentals of the Business of Space Space Business Qualified: Fundamentals Certification Bundle Available ‌ The GVF-SatProf-SSPI online, self-paced, SBQ enables students to master the fundamentals of the business of space, filling a critical gap in online training for people in the space and satellite industry; many of whom are new to the industry or looking to deepen their knowledge to increase their productivity and advance their career. The SBQ Fundamentals course series comprises: • Fundamentals of Orbits & Getting into Space (SBQ401) • Spacecraft Fundamentals (SBQ402) • Space Communications Fundamentals (SBQ403) • Space Business - Markets (SBQ404) • Space Business - Finance, Legal & Regulatory (SBQ405) For more details, please visit www.spacebq.org and contact us at info@SpaceBQ.org. Follow SBQ at #SpaceBQ. ‌