As February is Black History Month, the Health Team wants to highlight the very real and concerning issue that is racial health disparity and note its importance and tragic implications. The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking an active approach to combating racial discrimination in healthcare on a global level,1 and...
Relationships with others are important. Sometimes we don’t value those community relationships until we really need a larger circle of caring humans. In early 2023, many of us are dusting off our social skills as we begin venturing outside “beyond Zoom” to renew relationships and create a...
“Dry January” is almost over, and for once I’ve actually done it. Dry January is a concept that’s really taken off of late and consists of people giving up drinking for the month of January. It’s something I always try to do after the excess of our usual Irish Christmas...
I was asked a curious question the other day: “How frequently do you read about THE ENVIRONMENT – often, rarely, never?” (the capital letters are mine because I heard the question as if it had been TWEETED).
I must admit, I was stumped. I “hear” about the environment constantly, because it...
In Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet, author Chelsea Wald (a member of AWC The Hague) gives us an entertaining and well-researched exploration of sanitation, pee and poop. She is passionate about her subject, and it shows in her book. She takes us through history, from at least the Romans to...
Paula Lucas, founder of Pathways to Safety, invites a member of FAWCO to participate in a task force that will interface with the Office of Victims of Crime (US Department of Justice) on behalf of Pathways to Safety. The OVC has funded Pathways for 10 years, but has...
Happy New Year! 2023 offers hope in the face of many challenges. Click on the links below to learn more!
**TheirWorld began 2023 by outlining the priorities of their five-year plan: placing a massive investment in Global Youth Ambassadors and doubling the size of their investment in local education innovators and entrepreneurs to help...
The first major, independent purchase in my life was a set of books. The Great Books of the Western World, issued by Encyclopedia Britannica, was irresistible! Although it was expensive, my parents supported me in the purchase and had to approve my contract. Still in high school, I had a part-time job in one...
Janus, the Roman god of transitions, is often depicted as having two faces, symbolizing an ability to look both backwards into the past year’s accomplishments and forward into unannounced adventures yet to come. The Environment Team looks back with pride at the range of topics covered this past year in...
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books by Susan L. Roth and Karen L. Abouraya, Dial Books for Young Readers, published by The Penguin Group, 2012
As democratic institutions across the globe face existential issues, it’s good to have children’s books with “CAN DO” messages of people taking a stand in support...
