| Hi jay, Here's an update for you - the latest from ARC around the world. Feel free to get in touch if you ever have any questions about these items or anything else. -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** *Winner of the 2nd Annual Changemakers Award* The Changemaker’s Award is an ideas competition whose goal is to generate new and fresh ideas from our 1,000+ staff members around the world. This year we asked them: In one simple way, how would you make the people we serve feel more valued, joyful or powerful? 226 staff submitted amazing ideas, including: timebanking, recreation for the elderly in refugee camps, and emergency preparedness drills for schools in Pakistan. I could not be more proud to work with such amazing, creative, hardworking individuals. You can see the full list of our top ten finalists here: www.arcrelief.org/Changemakers2014 . This year’s winning idea is…Coding Schools for Refugees where refugee youth can learn to program and design for web technologies! It was submitted by: Aniqa Maqbool, Junaid Ali Tariq, Sohail Ahmed, Erum Aziz, Muhammad Imran, Cleopas Sikuwabo Mudahemuka, Frederic Auger and Ashish Gadnis! The concept is future oriented. It brings relevant technology to the hands of refugees, giving them wide-reaching opportunities far beyond the places where they live. We’re proud to honor the changemakers that submitted this winning idea! *Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Eliminated* ARC’s Health team in Rwanda has achieved a significant, life-changing milestone. In Gihembe and Nyabiheke refugee camps in Rwanda, mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been eliminated. No infants born to HIV-positive mothers in either camp have tested positive for HIV at 18 months. This achievement comes three years in advance of UNAIDS’ global plan for ending new HIV infections among children. Well-trained clinical staff that closely adhere to national PMTCT protocols, strong supply chain management, and effective community outreach and patient tracing are responsible for the success. Congratulations to the team!!! *Annual Report* ARC’s 2014 Annual Report is now available online at:
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