| Hi jay, An update on what's been happening the last two weeks around ARC is below. Enjoy. Thank you for your support. -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** *Four Stars from Charity Navigator* The American Refugee Committee has received four stars from Charity Navigator, the largest evaluator of charities in the United States. Our overall score was 67.54 out of a possible 70. According to Charity Navigator, the exceptional rating means ARC “exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause.” *Tilapia in Rwanda* The ARC Rwanda team is exploring creative ways to fight malnutrition among refugees in the camps they manage. One solution: building a fishpond in one camp to produce tilapia. Giorgio Trombatore, ARC’s country director in Rwanda, reports that “The pond construction has been completed, and soon we expect to receive the baby fish.” * Somalia Famine Relief* Our teams on the ground in Somalia continue their good work. Adan Adar, Somalia country director, recently shared the following: - The child-friendly space at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu is open and has been welcoming children. Forty children attend and are provided with two meals a day. The space gives siblings of sick children a place to play, participate in structured activities and begin to heal from any trauma and loss they’ve experienced. - Steps to establish the cholera treatment units have begun; sites in two camps (Badbaado and Taribunka) have been identified, and rental of ambulance and vehicle are in process. - Five communal kitchens are completed in Badbaado Camp, and the second batch of five is in progress. A contract has been signed for production of 100 energy-efficient stoves for the first five units of the kitchen. - We are constructing 50 latrines in Shibis, 50 in Abdiaziz and 20 in Shangani; these are newly liberated districts without basic water and sanitation infrastructure. *Headquarters Office Move* ARC’s headquarters staff moved to a new office in northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota – about 5 miles from the previous office. The new space is very open and has lots of public space for meetings and for volunteers. We look forward to seeing you here! For your records, our new address is: 615 1st Ave. NE, Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55413-2681. We're so grateful to 20 Below for all of your help with our move to the new space. And, a special thanks to Fluid Interiors and Haworth Furniture for the 85% discount on the furniture for the new space! It looks amazing! *Year-End Giving* The new year will be here before we know it. Now’s the time to think about your year-end giving. We’d greatly appreciate your continued support of refugees across the world. If you’d like to make a gift now, please visit www.ARCrelief.org/donate or call us at (612) 872-7060. |
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