Inside ARC 6.9.16 - 4 Stars

Hello jay, Thank you so much for being a part of ARC. People like you make our work possible! Here's the latest update on what we're up to. Thank you so much for your continuing support.   -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + American Refugee Committee Gets 4 Stars! + For the fifth time in a row, ARC has attained the coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency! The 4-star rating is the highest possible rating – only 6% of the organizations evaluated by Charity Navigator, the leading industry evaluator in America, have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star evaluations. We're on a roll! + World Refugee Day + Monday, June 20 is World Refugee Day. It's a day to celebrate the incredible resiliency of human beings who've survived and thrived through terrible adversity but to also reflect on the global refugee crisis – and how the world is failing a large number of its citizens in their time of greatest vulnerability.  Over the last couple of months, ARC has sent teams out to talk to the world's newest refugees, hear from them what their lives are like, and better understand how what it means to be a refugee is changing. Starting on World Refugee Day, we'll share with you some of what we heard and what's happening. + Bringing Water and Building Communities in South Darfur, Sudan + In South Darfur, Sudan, years of conflict have torn communities apart. Even the very infrastructures of villages have been destroyed, including boreholes where families access water – one of the first things that need to be rebuilt before communities can begin again.  Our water rehabilitation project in Gereida, South Darfur was Designed and implemented by ARC Senior WASH Coordinator Adam Abaker Zakaria Defaa. The rehabilitation project was a huge success – it made access to water possible for 15,000 men, women and children. We trained community operators and equipped them with tool kits for repair and maintenance of the water yards, empowering communities to continue this vital resource independently.  Almost immediately after water was made available, a school opened nearby. Teachers at the school explained that because water is available for the children, they're able to teach again. And, since the rehabilitation began, safe drinking water been consistently available for everyone.  + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief Donate! --- http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC 5.17.16 Bringing Service Closer to Refugees, Drought Conditions in Somalia and ATOMIC Data Matching Challenge

Hello jay, Thank you for being an ARC supporter. People like you make our work possible! We like to share what is happening in our programs around the world. Please let us know if you find these updates valuable – we appreciate your feedback.  Thank you for your continuing support.   -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Bringing Service Closer to Refugees + Big expanses of land stretched over hundreds of kilometers, the vastness of some refugee camps can pose a huge obstacle to those seeking service. Refugees often find themselves walking for hours, hoping to receive much needed healthcare, education and even counseling. Nakivale Settlement in Uganda is no different – spread over 185 kilometers and home to nearly 100,000 refugees, providing service in a centrally-located area means at least a 15 kilometer walk for many. A recently opened center in the Juru zone of Nakivale aims to change that. The new sub-base camp is a hub for services and is intended to give refugees more access to the services they need including gender-based violence counseling provided by ARC.   In partnership with UNHCR, a new tree was planted to commemorate the opening of the new center   + Drought Conditions In Somalia + Our teams around the world work tirelessly to provide life-saving services in some of the toughest places. In Somalia, our staff have been working around the clock to help those plagued by the devastating drought conditions in the Somaliland region. Following drastic weather changes in the region, many families have been left with no food reserves. Because of supporters like you, we've been able to provide emergency food assistance to 800 families in desperate need and we will continue to step forward to help the most vulnerable. ARC Staff Distributes Emergency Food Assistance in Somaliland + ATOMIC Data Matching Challenge + We did it! Over 360 supporters took the Atomic Data Challenge and helped us reach our goal of raising $50,000! Atomic Data will match that, which means a total of $100,000 for the people we serve around the world. Thank you to all those who stepped forward to give! We are so incredibly proud to stand alongside you in this work! We also want to give a big thanks to Atomic Data for their partnership and support over the years. + 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  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060 Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 4.28.16 - Celebrating Mothers, Hairdressers in Thailand and ATOMIC Data Matching Challenge

Hello jay, Here at ARC we like to share what is new in our programs around the world. You make our work possible and are an integral part of ARC. We appreciate your questions and feedback, so please feel free to send them our way! If you are new to ARC let us know if these updates are valuable to you and what you would like to hear more about. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Celebrating Mothers Around the World + Every day our teams work hard to help mothers care for their families and themselves. As we celebrate Mother's Day next week, we want to honor all the mothers around the world. We know that every mother has a dream for her child. From South Sudan to Syria, we make it easier for moms to dream big for their kids. Each and every day we provide reliable health care, clean water, and safe places to live and play. Thank you for standing alongside us to give mothers what they need.   P.S. As you shop for Mother's Day, consider using Amazon Smile. .5% of your purchase will be donated to American Refugee Committee! All you have to do is use this link to shop:smile.amazon.com + Minneapolis-based Salon Travels to Nu Po Camp in Thailand + Minneapolis-based HAUS Salon sent a team of hairstylists to Nu Po Camp in Thailand this past week. The team has been fundraising for the Cut It Out project in Nu Po Camp. Cut It Out trains hairdressers to identify and direct victims of intimate partner violence to help. It provides a new pathway for victims of domestic violence to access support. Over the course of the last five months, the HAUS team has raised $25,000 to support the project! While in the camp, they have been conducting a four-day hairdressing and hair cutting workshop for the hairdressers in Nu Po. Several of the staff in the camp have been growing their hair out to help out as models for the workshop. The HAUS team has also been able to meet the ARC staff and community whose work their funds will directly impact. "It makes it so real," said Charlie, owner of HAUS Salon. "These are actually the people we've been working so hard to help."   Charlie working on Phadkaew's style as stylist students observe + ATOMIC Data Matching Challenge + ARC's technology partner, ATOMIC Data is offering a matching challenge of $50,000! The match deadline has been extended, giving you even more time to double your impact. So far, we've raised $35,000. That is terrific and we're so thankful to everyone who has given! But with only a week to go we still have $15,000 to raise before we hit ATOMIC's $50,000 threshold.  Will you help us get there? If you step forward and donate now, your gift can be matched 100%: http://www.ARCrelief.org/atomic If you've already made a gift, THANK YOU! You've helped us get this far. If you haven't made a gift yet and you think you could manage, this is the time. Spreading the word helps, too. The more people know about the challenge the better our chances of achieving the goal. Any donation qualifies to be doubled by Atomic Data. of recognition. + 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  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060 Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 3.31.16 - Crisis in South Sudan

Hello jay, You make our work with refugees around the world possible. So, every couple of weeks, we like to give you an update on what's happening with our programs.  Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Crisis in South Sudan + The situation in the world's newest country, South Sudan continues to deteriorate. Terrible atrocities have been committed against civilians. Crops have been burned in the fields and food stocks looted. Hyperinflation is crippling the economy. Food prices have spiked dramatically and people are unable to pay for even the basics for their families.  Since fighting erupted two years ago, more than 1.6 million South Sudanese have been forced to abandon their homes to seek safety elsewhere in the country. Headlines like these are terrifying to read: "Pro-government militias 'told to rape women in lieu of pay' as war crimes continue in South Sudan." It's never been harder to do what ARC does in South Sudan. We've been there since 1994. We've gone through very tough times with the South Sudanese, and we've also been there for the jubilation ofindependence in 2011. The hyperinflation that's challenging families is also affecting our team's ability to do the work. But as long as my staff can still operate safely – and they have so far – I want themto remain in place. We will continue to keep you updated on the situation. South Sudan needs us now more than ever. + 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  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060 Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 3.04.16 - New Classrooms in Nakivale, What We're Proud of in 2015, Celebrating Changemakers Around the Globe

Hello jay, Here at ARC we like to share what is new in our programs around the world. You make our work possible and are an integral part of ARC. We appreciate your questions and feedback, so please feel free to send them our way! If you are new to ARC let us know if these updates are valuable to you and what you would like to hear more about. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + New Classrooms in Nakivale + Nestled in Southwestern Uganda is one of the world's oldest refugee camps – Nakivale Settlement. Established in 1958, Nakivale is home to some 31,226 school-aged children. In the vast landscape of Nakivale, there is plenty of space for children to play, but not quite enough space to learn. That is, until our team constructed 29 new classrooms. The recent additions to Nakivale are complete with smooth timber desks, and large, new chalkboards. Scattered throughout the settlement, these classrooms provide much needed space for the youth of Nakivale. One of the new classrooms in Nakivale Refugee Settlement + What We're Proud of 2015 + In partnership In 2015, ARC staff put in many hours working on some of the world's hardest problems. To celebrate and share the work that we've done, we ask our staff around the world what they are proud of as they look back at a year's worth of work. Here are some of their responses:  "I am proud of the humanitarian aid that ARC is providing every single day in Somalia. Hundreds of patients of different illnesses are treated, victims of abuse, especially women and children, are given support, men and women's livelihoods are improved through skills training. All of these programs improve the lives of the many vulnerable communities in Kismayo, Somalia. This makes me proud!" Abdinur Abdi ARC Somalia "I am proud to be a part of the Development Operations team, processing donations from over 8,200 (and counting!) ARC supporters in 2015. We get to connect passionate donors to the causes they care about – making their dreams of changing a person's life into reality. I am proud to stand alongside supporters who made such a difference in 2015!" Beth Schmieg ARC Headquarters "I will never forget ARC Rwanda's greatest achievement of last year – the work we did to support the Burundian refugees who came over in April. We built Mahama refugee camp in the eastern province of Rwanda, where Burundian refugees have settled. What made me proud was that everyone on the team – whether it was our supervisors, managers, or Country Director – pulled together to get the job done. It was a wonderful accomplishment."  Kamanzi Emmanuel ARC Rwanda Visit our Facebook to read more responses from our staff: http://on.fb.me/21btU0Y.  + Celebrating Changemakers Around the Globe + Each year we hold a global ideas competition with ARC staff. The Changemakers Award Competition has become an amazing platform for our staff to share their fresh ideas to make the people we serve feel more valued, joyful or powerful. We hope you had a chance to follow the action this year as we received nearly 500 ideas from around the globe! Our teams continue to keep the spirit of changemaking alive, bringing new perspectives and creative ideas to their everyday work. Some of our staff have been able to celebrate together as they received their Changemakers t-shirts and certificate of recognition. + 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  Donate Online: http://www.ARCrelief.org/donate Give Us a Call: (800) 875-7060 Send in a gift: American Refugee Committee Donor Service Center P.O. Box 1002 Minneapolis, MN 55480-1002 + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 2.19.16 - Music Collaboration in Thailand, Changemaker Collection Coffee

Hello jay, Here at ARC we like to share what is new in our programs around the world. You make our work possible and are an integral part of ARC. We appreciate your questions and feedback, so please feel free to send them our way! If you are new to ARC let us know if these updates are valuable to you and what you would like to hear more about. Thank you for your continuing support.  -Daniel Daniel Wordsworth, President ***********************************************  + Music Collaboration in Dong Yang Camp, Thailand + Every year we hold a global ideas competition with our staff around the world. We love seeing the inspiring, new ideas that are submitted. This year, we were excited to see one of these ideas come to life in Thailand. Facilitated by ARC and Playing for Change, an organization using music to connect people around the world, this Changemaker idea brought together kids in Dong Yang refugee camp for a two day music workshop including creative, visual arts projects and music lessons. For young kids stuck inside the confines of a refugee camp, the workshop provided a much-needed creative outlet. One participating staff member remarked, "The participants so thoroughly enjoyed the activity and lost track of time while participating because they were so involved." A group from Minneapolis had the chance to travel to Dong Yang to participate in the workshop and production of a music video. + Dunn Brothers Coffee Launches Changemaker Collection Burundi Coffee + In partnership with Minneapolis-based Dunn Brothers Coffee, we are excited to announce the launch of the first-ever Changemakers Collection coffee! Sourced from the Kayanza province of Burundi, this coffee is bold with flavor and meaning. A purchase funds breakthrough humanitarian solutions to assist Burundian refugees and 3 million others around the world. This special Changemaker Collection coffee can be purchased at Dunn Brothers stores nationwide or online at http://bit.ly/20JDrfs. + 12 Months, 12 Gifts + At the beginning of each year, we see an influx of ARC donors deciding to become sustaining monthly donors. Whether it's a New Year's resolution or a desire to better plan charitable giving for the year, more and more people are opting to give one gift, every month. You can sign up anytime throughout the year! If you're interested in signing up as an ARC Monthly Sustainer: - You can go online to www.ARCrelief.org/monthlygiving - Or call Clare at (612) 874-5474 to hear more about monthly giving   + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Inside ARC - 2.05.16 - Building In-Camp Economies, New Asili Clinic, Shop Maker's Collection

Hello jay, Every couple of weeks, I like to share what is new in ARC programs around the world. You make our work possible and are an integral part of ARC. 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 ***********************************************  + Building In-Camp Economies  + Refugees living in Rwanda are stuck in a kind of limbo - they're unable to return home and yet wholly dependent on the services provided by humanitarian organizations. In this situation, finding ways to provide for yourself and your family is a constant struggle. In Nyabiheke camp, one group of tailors decided to look within the camp to find a solution. Already skilled at sewing all the tailors needed was the right customer. Who better to approach than organizations within the camp? With purchasing power and the task of procuring supplies for their programs, NGOs were the perfect customer! With the help of ARC, the tailoring cooperative contracted with the NGO primarily responsible for providing education services within Nyabiheke camp. The tailors made school uniforms that were then used within the camp. Creating a link between customers and markets is foundational to building in-camp economies that will be a source of sustainable incomes and brighter futures for refugees and their families.  + Second Asili Clinic Prepares to Open + A bustling hub of economic activity, it's easy to see why the village of Karambi is the perfect site for the second Asili clinic. After months of work and dedication, the building of the second clinic has been completed! After receiving some final touches, the clinic will provide a community of nearly 10,000 people with high-quality health care. In addition to clinic services, Asili water points and agricultural cooperatives provide the community with a bundle of social enterprises that aim to stimulate the local economy and improve wellbeing.    + Give Something Sweet this Valentine's Day + Let ARC help you give the perfect gift this Valentine's Day! Shop our exclusive and limited collection of custom-designed, quality gifts from Minnesota artisans. The Maker's Collection, launched at our Changemakers Ball, has something for everyone! From handcrafted luggage tags to letter pressed cards, you will find everything you need for a sweet and meaningful gift. Each piece in the Maker's Collection invests in local businesses, while also supporting ARC programs worldwide. Visit http://shopmakers.org/ to shop the collection! + 12 Months, 12 Gifts + At the beginning of each year, we see an influx of ARC donors deciding to become sustaining monthly donors. Whether it's a New Year's resolution or a desire to better plan charitable giving for the year, more and more people are opting to give one gift, every month. If you're interested in signing up as an ARC Monthly Sustainer: - You can go online to www.ARCrelief.org/monthlygiving - Or call Clare at (612) 874-5474 to hear more about monthly giving + Engage + We're sharing photos, video and stories on social media. Join the conversation. Friend us! --- http://www.Facebook.com/arcrelief Follow us! --- http://www.twitter.com/arcrelief Subscribe! --- http://www.youtube.com/chriskatarc Check us out! --- http://www.instagram.com/arcrelief   Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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