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 overload 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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Forage Center staff are busy preparing for the upcoming Coastal Promise Simulation to be held March 14-17, 2019 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 a sleeping bag).
Registration
is now open and closes on February 15, 2019.
If you are an alum and interested in role playing please let us know by February 1, 2019.
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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 skills are most valuable for a career in peacebuilding?"
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And in our last survey we asked:
"What kind of content would you like to see in our next newsletter?"
Responses included:
- How we can help spread the word of what the FC is doing. Alumni network information
- Entry-level to early-/mid-level jobs (where to look, how to break into field work, etc.)
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PROFILE
NINETTE IRABARUTA
Every newsletter features a Forage Center alum, staff or board member, or role player. For this newsletter,
we are featuring Forage Center alum Ninette Irabaruta.
Ninette was a participant in the Forage Center's Coastal Promise in September 2018. She fled violence and political oppression from her native Burundi and sought political asylum in the United States in 2012. She holds a degree in liberal studies from
Southern Maine Community College, a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College and a master’s degree in sustainable international development at Brandeis University.
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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 - or 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
- Coastal Promise - Maryland, March 14-17, 2019
- La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2019
Let us know if you are interested in assisting with these programs!
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THE NEWSFEED
Recent Articles on Humanitarian Work that Caught Our Attention
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Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.
info@foragecenter.org
https://www.foragecenter.org/
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