| Hello jay, There's a lot happening here at ARC. Here's an update on what we're up to around the world. We appreciate your questions and feedback, so please feel free to send them our way! Thank you for your continuing support. -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President *********************************************** + Liberian Vice President to Honor ARC + Tonight, American Refugee Committee will be recognized by Liberian Vice President, H.E. Joseph N. Boakai in honor of our humanitarian efforts to eradicate Ebola in Liberia. Vice President Boakai will honor ARC during a town hall meeting of the Consulate of the Republic of Liberia in Minnesota. Last year, during the height of the Ebola epidemic and in collaboration with Liberian Minnesotans, ARC teams worked to setup and provide the only Liberian-led Ebola Treatment Unit in the country. Located in Fish Town, River Gee County, a treatment unit was built with medical teams prepped, trained, and ready to manage any influx of the disease. Now, ARC is reinforcing the health system infrastructure in the region, training local health workers on early detection, surveillance, and referral capabilities. Working with local partners and schools to develop a preparedness and education plan for the area, ARC is helping to ensure that River Gee is well-equipped to respond to any future health crisis. + ARC at Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference + This week, American Refugee Committee Health Technical Advisor, Heather Buesseler, presented at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference in Mexico City. This was the first-ever global conference to combine maternal & newborn health. Buesseler notes that approaching the health of mothers and newborns through linked services is "revolutionary in the global health field." Buesseler presented a study conducted in Thailand by ARC colleague Anjali Madeira. Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, Madeira dug into the birth experience of 24 Burmese refugee women in Thailand refugee camps. Their stories reflected that a lack of cultural understanding often proved to be a major obstacle for a respectful and safe birth experience. Her study led her to suggest a two-fold approach to changing the birth experience for displaced populations. By providers taking part in cultural competency and respectful maternity care trainings and women and families learning about their childbirth rights, providers and women can work together to change the birth experience in refugee camps. Follow more of the action from the conference here.
+ Weaving Together Refugee Communities + On any given Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah you can find a group of resettled Karen women who meet to weave in hopes of tying their traditional culture with their new community. Weaving is an act of preserving a culture now thousands of miles away. The last couple of years, the group has had difficulty sourcing weaving threads to continue this beloved tradition. In their search for a supplier, the group found ARC's Yarn Bank Project in Thailand. We were able to connect them to the supplier used by the Yarn Bank and Women Weaving Group in Nu Po refugee camp. The group in Utah has been able to resume their weaving project and plans are underway to connect them to the group of women weavers in Nu Po camp to exchange ideas and patterns. + Giving + At the request of readers, I always include these links so they're easy to find when you need them. Thanks so much. Become a Monthly Donor : http://www.ARCrelief.org/givemonthly American Refugee Committee + Engage +
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