Welcome to Forage Center News! You are receiving this newsletter because you are either an alum of a Forage Center program or a supporter of our work. Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter! We don't want to overwhelm your inbox but rather provide you with information and news four times a year about our efforts, as well as update you on issues related to the fields of humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding.
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WHAT'S COMING UP?
Coastal Promise - Maryland September 2018
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Forage Center staff are busy preparing for the upcoming Coastal Promise Simulation to be held September 20-23, 2018 in Swanton, MD, USA.
The site is a 2.5 hour drive west of Washington, DC, 3 hours west of Baltimore, 2 hours south of Pittsburgh, and 3.5 hours east of Columbus.
If you know of students or colleagues who might benefit from the experience, please share this information with them. For those flying in, Pittsburgh is the closest airport. We ask that all applicants have a minimum of a bachelor's degree. (If they don't have a bachelor's degree, they can request provisional acceptance.) The fee is $700 for students and $1,000 for working professionals and will include meals and lodging (in-doors, but must bring sleeping bag).
Registration
is now open and closes on September 7.
If you are an alum and interested in role playing please let us know by September 7.
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OUR QUESTION FOR YOU!
In every newsletter we ask you to respond to a question about the field and working in it. We promise it will take no more than 2 minutes to answer!
Our question for this newsletter is:
"What kind of content would you like to see in our next newsletter?"
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And in our last survey we asked:
What do you see as the most pressing challenge you face (or did face) in starting your humanitarian or peacebuilding career?
Responses included:
- getting shortlisted for a job
- hiring agencies only want to see my current career and not interested in other experiences
- location
- finding a long-term job that pays a decent salary
- lack of in-demand foreign language skills
- getting in the door
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SUPPORT THE FORAGE CENTER
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You can support the Forage Center financially in two ways. You can make a direct donation - a tax deductible contribution - and you can make a purchase through
AmazonSmile.
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Please support efforts to improve humanitarian and peacebuilding education!
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Let us know if you are interested in assisting with any of these programs!
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THE NEWSFEED
Recent Articles on Humanitarian Work that Caught Our Attention
- "We must redefine future financing for humanitarian emergencies," Reuters, August 19, 2018
- "REFILE-As killings rise, aid workers confront era of growing risk," Reuters, August 18, 2018
- "Small things you can do to help humanitarian causes," Evening Standard, August 19th, 2018
- "Faith leaders promote peacekeeping in increasingly heated times," The Columbus Dispatch, August 20th, 2018
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Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.
https://www.foragecenter.org/
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