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Weekly News Brief: 3/13/2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update focuses on failing peace talks in South Sudan and Burundi; hunger and… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 1/2/2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on President Kabila’s struggle for power in the Democratic Republic… Read more…

Fati Sabiue, 31, is one of the leader mothers for the mother care groups in the village. She has 5 children of her own, including daughter Malika, 20 months.(Quotes/story available)

She and other leader mothers were selected by the community. Mercy Corps works with local health workers to train them and support groups of fellow mothers. They teach proper health care and nutrition for children under 2, including cooking demonstrations to using food supplements that Mercy Corps provides (corn soy blend cereal) and new vegetables from the garden.
Niger, February 15, 2014. Dan Turke (village), Maradi (region).

A Generation at Risk: The Urgent Need for Action in Nigeria

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Corie Walsh

Although I have never had a child of my own, I have watched someone I love lose their child. The cavern of pain created by that death often seems insurmountable…. Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 10/27/2016

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on the Central African Republic (CAR), Nigeria, South Sudan, Democratic… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 10/12/2016

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Bethany Vance

Education Update Week 8/3

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Burma Burma has been hit by a monsoon and massive flooding. More than 150,000 people have been affected and 27 people have been confirmed dead, although the actual figure is… Read more…

Is Boko Haram Bouncing Back?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Sadly, Boko Haram’s violence is on the upsurge. January was Boko Haram’s second-deadliest month ever but violence fell until May, which was their least deadly month in close to a… Read more…

An Eventful Start to 2015 for Nigeria

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

An Eventful Start to 2015 for Nigeria In my role as Emerging Conflicts Coordinator, my focus is to find countries at risk of mass atrocities. All too often, this risk… Read more…

What You Need To Know: Week of 11/16

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sam Reichman

What you need to know from the past week in Burma, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria. Burma US President Barack Obama made his second official visit to Burma… Read more…

Education Update: 9/7-9/12

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Sam Reichman

Here’s all you need to know from the world of gen prev from 9/7 to 9/12. Syria In an address to the American public on Wednesday evening, President Obama outlined his… Read more…

The student-led movement to end mass atrocities.

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