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Pulse Report March 9, 2010
One of women with her cow and loan agreement.
Pulse Report, Mar 09, 2010
Bangladesh Animal Husbandry
BANGLADESH - HISG is partnering with community centers in Southern Bangladesh to support poor families that work long hours on small farms, fishing boats, or in day labor and are barely able to make ends meet. HISG has loaned individual dairy cows to several households in order to provide them with an additional source of income. These families are now able to afford adequate food, and are earning enough extra money to repay the cost of the cow. Some of the cows have already given birth to calves, increasing the family's earning potential.
In most cases, the women have taken responsibility for milking and caring for the cows. This has been very rewarding and empowering for them, because typically women in this area have very little opportunity to earn money. This project is making a difference to dozens of families in one of the least developed countries on the Asian Subcontinent. If you would like to hear more about how HISG is empowering local communities with sustainable solutions, please contact us.
Kenya Food Shipment
HISG has delivered more than 40,000 pounds of food to families ravaged by drought and famine in Kenya. The prolonged drought has affected millions of people in Kenya, especially the among the rural communities. Many of the farmers who cannot grow crops have moved to crowded slums in the cities, and those who stay behind are trying to survive by eating cactus, tree bark, livestock feed, or anything else they can find. This shipment has been a cooperative effort with HISG and dozens of local organizations that have helped identify the areas of greatest need and distribute the food. Please visit the news section of HISG.org to see pictures from this project and hear more about the communities that received the food.
HISG Operations
As HISG and our partners build the International Disaster Response Network, one of the most exciting developments has been the number of partners who return asking for more training. As a response, HISG offered our first-ever Level 3 Advanced Disaster Response training sessions in January. The two separate events, in Indonesia and the Philippines, were full of enthusiastic men and women ready to help their community be prepared for and respond to disasters. The Level 3 training includes practical application and assessments, and training in coordination and communication. The training team worked with these groups at the same time that HISG and our partners in the IDRN were meeting critical needs during the Haiti Relief Effort. The chance to incorporate real-world operations into the course was invaluable. Both the trainers and the participants were extremely pleased with this initial training session. For more information on the Level 3 International Disaster Response training, please contact us.
Haiti Video Interview
HISG recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Junior Bataille, one of our key partners during the Haiti relief effort. In his interview, he talked about the challenges facing Haiti, and how the entire nation needs to be rebuilt, not just the cities damaged by the earthquake. Junior's passion for Haiti is obvious, and his vision is ambitious, but as he points out in the video, there is a lot of work to do, and an unprecedented opportunity to change to direction of his country.
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