| Hi jay, Here's my quick update of the last few weeks at ARC. Let us know if you have any questions. -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** * Bamboo at Kiziba * Congolese refugees living at Kiziba Refugee Camp in Rwanda have begun cultivating bamboo. Why? Kiziba sits on a hillside with very few trees. The threat of erosion and even landslides is very real. Camp residents are taking environmental protection in the camp very seriously. They’ve already planted 172 bamboo stalks and will plant 500 more in the coming days. Bamboo grows incredibly quickly and its roots can reduce soil erosion by up to 75%! In addition to its environmental benefits, camp residents hope the quick growing plant will provide a source of sustainable livelihood for furniture makers and artisans in the camps.
October is a month that we pause to recognize all our amazing ARC humanitarian workers doing heroic stuff in the field. Anyone can be a hero. Each of us every day has the opportunity to be a hero – it’s in moments when another person is in need and struggling that heroes emerge. Our heroes in the field just happen to be confronted by more of these moments each day than you or I might be. In places like, Somalia, South Sudan, Pakistan and Thailand, they regularly put aside their needs or wants – or even their safety – to help someone else. Will you join us in thanking them for what they do? Just take a quick moment and reply to this email with a message for our aid workers in the field letting them know you appreciate what they do. We’ll share your message with our team overseas in our global staff email update.
In the last couple of email updates, we let you know about our new CHANGEMAKERS idea competition for our staff around the world. The question we asked everyone: If you could do one simple thing, how would you make the ARC experience better for the people we serve? The response was incredible - we received more than 100 exciting ideas! We’ve now narrowed the list to the top ten submissions. We’ll share a few of those ideas with you today and a few in the coming weeks. Idea #58 came from South Sudan: Plant Moringa and Neem trees nearby 25 health facilities in Kapoeta district. The trees leaves are more nutritious than oranges or other fruits and could help reduce malnutrition rates in kids under 5 years old. Idea # 43 came from Thailand: Promote and encourage populations to do exercises like aerobics, to promote improved health in refugee camps. Idea # 85 came from Uganda: Institute a six-week catering and cooking training course in refugee settlements. Upon completing the program, participants could open restaurants or use their new school to gain employment in future.
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