| Hi jay, Here’s the latest on what’s been happening with ARC lately. Sincerely, -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** *DRUM ROLL.......* The Winner of the 2012 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is... American Refugee Committee! Chosen from 612 other nonprofit organizations from around the United States, ARC is being recognized for co-creating the I AM A STAR Somalia Relief program alongside the global Somali Diaspora community. ARC will receive a $100,000 prize from the Coca-Cola Foundation. I AM A STAR engages the Somali community in Minnesota and around the globe to help shape ARC's humanitarian response in Somalia—uniting and strengthening communities both in Minnesota and in Somalia. I AM A STAR has engaged tens of thousands of people online and in communities – from Norway to Qatar to Malaysia to the UK – to take creative action and build a global movement of support for Somalia. *Radio Campaign in South Sudan* Our team in South Sudan recently organized a five-day radio campaign to raise awareness about violence against women. Prominent community leaders broadcasted messages supporting women and girls. Key among those messages – it is unacceptable to charge women who want to report an incident of gender-based violence to the police. ARC has been working with the Police Commissioner of Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, on policy issues related to violence against women. The Commissioner was one of the leaders included in the radio programs and stated on air that “women in South Sudan have suffered all types of gender-based violence, and it is high time for community leaders to open their eyes and support the women and young girls in this young nation.” In addition to the five-day campaign, ARC runs a monthly radio program that educates the community on services available to survivors, including health, legal and psychosocial services.
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