Please join us for a webinar
focused on how nonprofit organizations can prepare to transport humanitarian
supplies by air in the aftermath of an emergency. Airlink recently worked with a
expert consultant to develop a ten-step guidance note for nonprofits, designed
to facilitate more efficient, effective and streamlined movement of cargo. By
building understanding of what will be required when a disaster occurs, it is
hoped that Airlink and its partners can improve response times and achieve
better humanitarian outcomes for affected people.
Airlink staff will walk
partners through each of the ten steps within the guidance note, which will be
shared with participants in advance of the webinar. There will also be the
opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session. Please note that there
are two opportunities to participate in this one-hour session; this is not a
two-part webinar.
Learning
outcomes:
Increased awareness of key
requirements when moving humanitarian supplies by air;
Enhanced understanding of the
specific responsibilities of nonprofit organizations seeking to transport
humanitarian cargo;
Identify practical steps that
organizations can take to increase preparedness to move humanitarian supplies by
air, including actions that can be taken in advance of an
emergency.
Airlink connects
nonprofits and the aviation sector to deliver disaster responders and supplies
in the wake of humanitarian crises worldwide. Working in partnership
with 35+ commercial and charter airlines and 80+ nonprofit organizations, Airlink has responded to 53 humanitarian crises,
transporting over 4,700 aid workers and 2.8 million pounds of relief supplies,
in support of communities in need.
Airlink would like to thank
the Arconic Foundation for funding this initiative, which would not have been
possible without their
generosity.
Please contact Stephanie Austin (saustin@airlinkflight.org) if you have any questions about this webinar or other
ongoing
projects.
1023 15th Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 +1
202.480.9241 info@airlinkflight.org
Are you and your community being served by your city, county, State?
Every State, Territory, County, City, jurisdictions, and organizations may be obtaining DHS funding. Know who, and what those funds are allocated for during the funding phases, before, during, and after a disaster.
The adage "follow the money" holds true in every community.
Follow the money as it's requested at the local level.
Follow the money as it's allocated when approved.
===================== NEWLY RELEASED!
Semiannual Report to the Congress (10.1.17 - 3.31.18)
DHS
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News from the Department of Homeland Security OIG
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Semiannual
Report to the Congress (SAR) is now available on our website.
Our newly
released Semiannual Report to the
Congress (SAR)highlights the audit, inspection, and
investigative activities we have undertaken during the first half of
Fiscal Year 2018.
In the six month
reporting period, October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, we issued 59
reports, including management alerts and reports on Disaster Relief Fund
spending. We issued 202 unique recommendations to the Department and
closed 130 recommendations, issued in this and prior periods, because of
the Department’s actions.
Our audits
resulted in questioned costs of $129,898,737. The Department recovered or
deobligated from audits $439,807. We issued 3 reports identifying
$72,692,524 in funds put to better use. Additionally, we reported
$3,459,877 in recoveries, fines, and restitution from Investigations.
We initiated 577
and closed 423 investigations. Our investigations resulted in 62
arrests,68 indictments, 30 convictions, and 13 personnel
actions.
Learn more about
these activities and others in our SAR:
BEMA
International members, friends, and associates:
Confidential
and anonymous.
Recommend
that all (globally) participate in this survey on violence and trauma,
specifically violence encountered in the U.S. thru crime, or law enforcement
violence in communities.
Review
FAQs
CDS
CEO,
BEMA International
FAQ
What is this study
investigating? We seek
to understand the health effects of police violence, particularly when there
is no justice for that violence.
Who is doing this study? The
health researchers are from UCSF and Santa Clara University
with the Do No Harm Coalition who have been directly caring for
communities affected by police violence. They were requested to do this
research by the Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition and Mario Woods’ mother.
Who can participate in this study? Anyone
over the age of 18 who has been affected or knows someone who has been
affected by U.S. law enforcement violence (including police, ICE, FBI,
private security guards, border patrol, etc).
Are you targeting specific people? Data
shows that indigenous, Black, Latinx, disabled, mentally ill and poor people
are disproportionately targeted by police violence. We hope to amplify these
voices.
How do I participate? The study
is online here and takes 20-40 minutes to
complete.
Will I be identified if I take it? Am I safe if I take it? The
survey is confidential and anonymous. We cannot know who you are or where you
are. The data is stored behind the university’s firewall.
Is anyone making money off of this study? This
study is entirely unfunded.
What will you do with the findings? We will
publish the findings in the medical literature and in the media.
Our aim is to shape policy and public
understanding of police violence in order to ensure greater safety and health
for all communities.
To add your event to
our calendar or to work with The Justice Study Street Team, a group of
volunteers who attend local events to promote the study, please email: thejusticestudy@gmail.com
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