welcome welcome home: Inside ARC - 3.6.14 - Atomic Challenge, Clinic Before & After

Hi jay,

Here’s the latest news from our programs around the world. As always, please let us know if you have any questions.

-Daniel

Daniel Wordsworth, President

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*The ATOMIC Challenge*

Atomic Data CEO Jim Wolford went to Uganda with ARC a couple of years ago and met many families who had fled violence in South Sudan and Congo. Helping refugee children has been of critical importance to Jim ever since. And that’s why Atomic Data is offering this rare corporate challenge grant.

Atomic Data will match your gift in support of children around the globe – up to $50,000! But all contributions must be received by March 31st. If you’d like to give, go to: www.ARCrelief.org/atomicchallenge

*Before & After: Kalma Clinic*

We recently constructed and opened a brand-new emergency medical center in Kalma Camp in South Darfur, Sudan. The clinic will provide families with access to prenatal care for pregnant mothers, immunizations for kids, and other vital, lifesaving care. Checkout the before and after images of the medical center here: http://on.fb.me/1dshdcU

*New Refugee Camp in Rwanda*

ARC recently received the first convoy of refugees at the new Mugombwa Refugee Camp in Rwanda. 79 families arrived along with 350 individuals – all originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They had all been living at Nkamira Transit Center, which is only meant to be a temporary stop for refugees and had been pushed well beyond capacity. The ARC team is excited to work together with the new residents of Mugombwa to make the camp a peaceful and supportive temporary home for them until the situation in DRC improves. More families are slated to arrive from Nkamira in the coming weeks.

Checkout a facebook photo album of the new camp here: http://goo.gl/lj9PsT

*Greetings from Myanmar*

ARC officially began operations in Myanmar in 2014. Below is a photo of some of our team in Yangon at the ARC office. The team is working to address drug-resistant malaria in southeast Myanmar. We are working closely with Karen and Mon health organizations and the Ministry of Health to diagnose and provide treatment to more than 165,000 people in 199 villages and border crossing zones. Stay tuned for more updates from the new team in Myanmar.

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