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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 |
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 Last week, amid news that senior military officials supported ending the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell, a National Guardsman was contacted by his commanding officer with an invitation to rejoin his unit. Months earlier, Dan Choi had been recommended for discharge after his announcement on television that he was gay.
Choi is back with his unit now to receive training on critical infantry skills for a possible upcoming deployment. "It's Good to be back," he wrote in an email.
(Continue reading in Talking Points Memo)
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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 Tapping into a niche market for organic cocoa, some Peruvian farmers have turned away from cocaine in favor of growing beans for high-end chocolate retailers in Europe and the US.
Life is calmer now for the farmers who, just a few short years ago, were dodging bullets and hiding from Peruvian soldiers and Colombian drug traffickers. (Continue reading the story in CS Monitor)
Photo: Preparing Coco Pods for Chocolate Production, by Antonio Martinez - USAID
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Read more... [Peru Farmers Drop Cocaine in Favor of Cocoa]
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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 The world's leading industrialized nations have pledged to write off the debts that Haiti owes them, following a devastating earthquake last month.
The G7 group - which includes Canada, the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - announced a plan to cancel all of Haiti's bilateral debts and encourage other international lenders to do the same.
(Continue reading in BBC)
Haiti recovery photo by USAID
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Posted by Michelle B
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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 After settling in and listening to the morning announcements, the boys in the behavioral class at a Canadian public school don’t hit the books.
They hit the gym.
With four treadmills and four stationary bikes set up in their classroom, the class of boys works up a sweat for 20 minutes before getting down to business. They can also use the equipment during the day when they need to.
The unusual experiment at the Etobicoke elementary school is based on a growing body of research tying physical activity to improved attention and learning.
Other schools are incorporating daily activity or dancing for kids saying it makes them better able to concentrate back in class.
(Continue reading at ParentCentral.ca)
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Posted by Jane Morse
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
 Empowering women is critical to improving life in Afghanistan and key to a brighter future there. Last week the Obama administration unveiled a plan to do just that.
The Women’s Action Plan for Afghanistan, outlined by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the London Conference on Afghanistan on January 28, seeks to increase Afghan women’s security, leadership in the public and private sectors, access to judicial institutions, education and health services, and ability to take advantage of economic opportunities, especially in the agricultural sector.
The number of girls being educated in Afghanistan has improved dramatically, with girls making up about 35 percent of the 6.2 million students now enrolled in Afghan schools. Under Taliban rule, fewer than 900,000 boys — and no girls — were enrolled.
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Read more... [U.S. Unveils Plan to Help Afghan Women Build Better Lives]
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