Humanitarian Leadership Academy. Monitoring & Eval December 2019

Join the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Humentum and Catholic Relief Services for a free online course on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)! You will be connected to hundreds of other participants from around the world, working together to build your understanding of MEAL, test your knowledge in targeted scenarios, and complete the course ready to rejoin your organisation with increased capacity. “I found this course to be of great use, it has enriched my knowledge on MEAL activities. The follow-up posts, replies and quiz were very useful in expanding my knowledge of the discussed topics. Thank you very much for this great effort!” – Zaid, course participant Key features of the course:  Duration: 4 weeks (27 January - 28 February 2020)  Audience: non-MEAL specialists & MEAL specialists who are just getting started in their careers  Workload: 3 hours per week  Personalised certificate at the end of the course

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Certification: Disaster Ready Humanitarian Training. December 2019

Earn Your Core Humanitarian Certification

Certifications are one of the best ways to demonstrate your professional skills and stand out in your next job search. Thanks to our partnership with Humanitarian U, you can now earn your Core Humanitarian Certification for free. This certification covers four essential topics for humanitarians at all levels: Humanitarian Context, Systems and Standards Building Blocks for Humanitarian Practice Humanitarian Cross-Cutting Themes and Future Directions Disaster Response  Pass the exams to earn a new certification and a verifiable digital badge to add to your CV and online professional profiles. All 100% free. Achieving certification can advance your career, improve your organization, and strengthen your effectiveness as a professional. Invest in yourself and start earning your Core Humanitarian Certification today.

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A “Vaccine” for Violence. December 2019

violence A “Vaccine” for Violence In a country rife with gun violence, Philadelphia still stands out. In the past month alone, 12 children have been shot—the youngest just 10 months old. Increasingly, Philadelphia treats gun violence like a contagion, with several programs to prove it—including a branch of Cure Violence Global at Temple University. What does that mean in practice?  Prevention—not with vaccines—but with community outreach aimed at de-escalating disputes. Identifying risk factors—like poverty and inadequate education—the same way high blood pressure points to heart disease. Deploying point people with close community ties.  All that, plus a heavy dose of patience. The Philadelphia Inquirer

Join the December Global Climate Strikes. Friends of the Earth U.S.

Find a climate strike near you and sign up NOW!

The September 20th Climate Strike was the largest youth-led climate mobilization in U.S. history. Activists like you stood up and fought back against big corporations taking advantage of our planet and leaving the most vulnerable communities to clean up their mess.

But our fight isn’t over. We won’t rest until we achieve a real and just solution to climate change. On Friday, December 6th, people across the world will strike again to demand bold action on the climate crisis. Will you join us?

RSVP now: Join the fight for a cleaner planet!

The clock is ticking -- we’re running out of time to prevent climate chaos. Our leaders must take ambitious action before it’s too late. 

We need climate solutions that empower the communities most impacted by the crisis. Solutions that eliminate all fossil fuels. Solutions that provide a just transition for workers and others who have been caught in an extractive economy for far too long. We need to address these problems now -- we can’t continue passing them off to the next generation. And we need your help to do it.

Search for a climate strike action near you and sign up to participate TODAY!

Together, we can move mountains. Activists like you have worked tirelessly to stop pipelines around the country and hold corporations accountable to the destruction they cause.

Now, we’re counting on you to take action again. The planet can’t wait any longer. We need to stand together, adults and youth alike, and ensure the strike has maximum impact. Together, we can show our elected officials we won’t back down. 

So, can we count on you to step up for a future free of climate disaster, Charles?

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Standing with you
Liz Butler,
VP of organizing and strategic alliances,
Friends of the Earth

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EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”. Sun, December 15, 2019 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

 EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”

EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”

“TRAINING AND A MOVIE:  THE EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”

This workshop is intended to showcase the ‘unrealized’ effects a biological outbreak will have on a community and to prompt discussion amongst attendees as to what planning and preparation needs to be done beyond the basic State Health Department plans to dispense medication.

We will begin with a brief training overview of some known biological agents: their classification, signs and symptoms, and what makes them a threat.  The review will be followed by a modified-tabletop exercise using scenes from a movie that accurately depicts the ripple effects of a biological outbreak as the scenarios for our group discussions.  We will track an unknown biological agent from its initial appearance in ‘patient zero’ to its explosion as a worldwide pandemic. As the movie progresses, we will stop it, look at the events that have taken place up to that point and discuss what effect these events would have on Prince Georges County and the surrounding areas.

Who should attend this workshop? … Government officials and other community leaders, law enforcement, fire, first responders, health department and medical personnel, business leaders, CERT members & other community response organizations … basically everyone!.  

If/when this happens, it will truly take a community working together to make it through.

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Date And Time

Sun, December 15, 2019

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

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Location

Berwyn Heights Senior Center

8603 57th ave 2nd Floor

Berwyn Heights, Md 20740

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