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Girls’ Education in Crisis: Spotlight on Afghanistan

by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

with contributions from Keziah Watatua, AWA Kenya & Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

 

Anyone paying attention to world events knows the Taliban have reclaimed power in Afghanistan. While this is a difficult situation by a variety of measures, the crisis for women in general, and girls’  education in particular, cannot be understated. The Education...

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Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

by Alicia Tappan, Program Director, The Secret Place Home

WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? 

Child trafficking graffitiThe United Nations defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labor or sexual exploitation.

minor of sex trafficking is someone subjected to “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or...

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A Climate Change Summer

By Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague

Summer is behind us, and the regular rhythms of school and work are humming along as if there had never been a break (amazing how that works!) My AWC is planning more activities, and all are hopeful that the restrictive coronavirus regulations will continue to relax. Things seem normal, but when I look...

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Global Goals Week Sept 2021

SDG Global GoalsGlobal Goals Week is September 17-26.

Global Goals Week is intended to bring awareness, energy and attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals launched by the United Nations Foundation, UNDP and Project Everyone. This year marks the fifth year since the goals were agreed to by 193 countries. With a target date of 2030 for implementing and making serious inroads...

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Tutoring Sessions with Mahammad

by Tara Scott, AWC Central Scotland

Since moving to Edinburgh eleven years ago I have been working for a travel company, but prior to working in this industry I had taught in the United States for sixteen years. While I enjoy working in a business that can create incredible memories of Scotland for people around the world, there are times...

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Use It or Lose It!

The Health Team asked you what you do to “Use It or Lose It.”

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU SAID

 2021 July Health photo 1“We all know that moving more is a great notion in health and fitness, and often that means taking the stairs. This is me on the 365-step staircase in our town, Pollensa, in Spain, getting my steps in. It also...

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Are You Ready to Travel Again? Part 3 and Final Travel Readiness Blog

In this final part of the Travel Readiness series, we will concentrate on first aid kits and the management of chronic medication.  

A few general thoughts:

  • The contents of a travel kit ideally need to be tailored to the need, age and destination of the traveller. 
  • You should always have one or more kits with bandages, etc. with you: one...

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