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Katie Murphy, Early Childhood Development Technical Advisor, New York, NY, USA; Sandra Maignant, Child Protection Technical Advisor, London; Laura Boone, Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor, London, UK; and Sarah Smith, Director of Child and Youth Protection and Development, New York, NY, USA; International Rescue Committee
Humanitarian interventions to support and guide parents and caregivers in times of war can mitigate the negative effects of violence and chaos on children and promote their resilience and development. This article highlights recent findings from the International Rescue Committee's parenting programmes in Syria, underscoring the importance of such programmes not only in strengthening caregiving practices but also in addressing the psychological needs of parents.
Harrowing accounts of the multidimensional effects of war on children point to the long-term impact of violence, displacement and terror, and the threat it poses to the future peace, prosperity and well-being of global society. In December 2014, an estimated 230 million children, or one in ten, were living in a country affected by armed conflict (UNICEF, 2014). At the start of the fifth brutal year of the Syrian conflict, an estimated 14 million children living in the region have been affected by conflicts in Syria and Iraq (UNICEF, 2015). Global analyses of the geopolitical climate provide a pessimistic outlook for the years to come, as the World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2015 report ranked 'interstate conflict with regional consequences' as the most likely global risk for the period of 2015–2025 (World Economic Forum, 2015). Considering the scope and severity of global conflicts, there is an urgent need for evidence-based strategies to protect children and families from the traumatic impact of war and to reduce the intergenerational transmission of violence.
Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of war, as exposure to violence, political instability, degraded infrastructure, displacement and fractured social systems are associated with high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety disorders (Barbarin et al., 2001; Attanayake et al., 2009). Young children are also highly sensitive to ambient violence, and the trauma they endure when learning of a family member's violent experience or witnessing violence is analogous to the trauma of directly being victims (Barbarin et al., 2001). Evidence indicates that parents and caregivers can help build children's resilience and support children's health and development through nurturing, responsive and consistent care (Shonkoff et al., 2012; Masten and Monn, 2015). Yet for adults living in times of war, their ability to provide nurturing care is often hampered by their own experiences of trauma and adversity, which can result in an increased incidence of children's exposure to interfamilial conflict, violence or emotional neglect (Osofsky, 1999; Barbarin et al., 2001; Galovski and Lyons, 2004; Betancourt, 2015).
War's effects on parents and children
The psychological and emotional well-being of caregivers serves as an important predictor for the physical, social and emotional health of war-affected children (Dybdahl, 2001). Beginning in utero, maternal stress and depression can affect the child's growth and development, and are associated with childhood undernutrition, stunting, and negative impacts on children's cognitive, physical and socio-emotional development (Thabet et al., 2009; Feldman et al., 2013). While the precise mechanisms that link maternal distress and depression with children's developmental outcomes are the subject of ongoing investigation, evidence suggests that the cross-placental transmission of stress hormones causes a disruption in the development of the fetal prefrontal cortex and stress response system (Van den Bergh et al., 2005). The mechanisms for the postnatal transmission of stress from caregiver to child are potentially linked to the manifestation of maladaptive caregiving practices, as high levels of anxiety, stress and depression are associated with unresponsive, neglectful or abusive caregiving practices, and can result in low levels of parent–child attachment (McMahon et al., 2006; Field, 2010). In turn, the absence of consistent, nurturing care can have negative impacts on the child's epigenetic processes and neurological development with long-term implications for intellectual, physical and socio-emotional well-being (Belsky and de Haan, 2011; Shonkoff et al., 2012).
Exposure to violence can have multiple deleterious effects on parenting, as it is associated with increased incidence of marital tensions, domestic violence, stress, depression, harsh discipline and punitive parenting styles (Dybdahl, 2001; Galovski and Lyons, 2004; Betancourt, 2015). A caregiver's response to violence is also associated with young children's behavioural adjustment. For instance, in South African families exposed to community violence, the mother's level of distress was significantly associated with 6-year-old children's symptoms of attention deficits, aggression, anxiety and depression (Barbarin et al., 2001).
Identifying strategies to mitigate the negative effects of war on parenting has the potential to improve children's well-being and to strengthen children's resilience (Betancourt and Khan, 2008). A growing body of evidence of effective parenting interventions in low-resource contexts identifies key programme elements that are associated with increases in positive parenting practices, parental knowledge, parent–child attachment, and decreases in harsh physical and psychological discipline. These include:
• the use of adult learning strategies that draw on Bandura's Social Learning Theory and employ active demonstrations, collaborative discussions, positive reinforcement, and home visits that engage caregivers and children in interactive activities
• comprehensive training of staff and para-professionals, using an evidenced-based curriculum
• programme content that recognises and builds on existing positive parenting practices
• community support systems to strengthen social cohesion
(Engle et al., 2011; Mejia et al., 2012; Aboud et al., 2013; Yousafzai et al., 2014).
For caregivers living in conflict and post-conflict settings, key programme elements also include trauma-focused psychosocial support for parents and caregivers, along with specific content that addresses daily stressors experienced by caregivers (Miller and Rasmussen, 2010; Betancourt, 2015), and content that aims to strengthen caregivers' responses to children's trauma, to aid recovery and healing.
Building on the insights generated through past decades of early childhood development and parenting research, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been working to reduce violence against children in the home and improve the developmental outcomes of children in crisis through parenting programmes since 2009. The IRC's parenting programmes have expanded across eight countries and include workforce-strengthening initiatives in Tanzania designed to support a new cadre of trained social workers to facilitate parenting programmes at scale. The programmes typically include ten two-hour sessions for small groups of caregivers led by a pair of trained facilitators. The curriculum draws on evidence-based parenting programmes and is grounded in social learning theory, using demonstrations, positive reinforcement and coaching to develop and strengthen positive parenting practices. Randomised impact evaluations conducted with research partners from Duke University and the Harvard School of Public Health have demonstrated that the IRC's parenting programmes confer significant benefits on the lives of post-conflict and displaced families in Burundi, Liberia and on the Thai-Burmese border. For example, among the 270 families with children aged 3–7 years that participated in the Parents Make the Difference programme in Liberia, caregivers reported an average decrease of 56% in the use of harsh physical punishment and a 29% decrease in psychological punishment (Sim et al., 2014). Significant improvements among participants were also detected in the quality of caregiver–child interactions and the use of positive behaviour management practices.
Guided by past experiences, and learning from the implementation and research of parenting programmes in post-conflict settings, the IRC has dedicated time and resources to the development of culturally adapted parenting programmes to respond to the needs of caregivers that have endured the trauma of war. Focusing on examples of the IRC's parenting programmes in conflict settings, the following section provides a brief overview of key lessons from these programmes in the Syrian response region. While the preliminary findings that have emerged are not part of randomised controlled trials, they provide insights into the process of adapting and implementing family interventions in crisis contexts that may be used to inform future implementations of wartime parenting programmes.
Parenting programmes in Syria
During the IRC's initial rapid assessment of protection needs in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Northern Syria in 2013, parents and caregivers reported high levels of stress. Focus group discussions with parents in northern Syria revealed that the parents felt that their heightened levels of stress led them to lose patience with their children, which resulted in a higher frequency of parents practising abusive and neglectful behaviours toward their children. As one parent shared, 'because we are in a state of psychological distress, we beat our children. Before we didn't, but now we do.' Family visits conducted by the IRC child protection team underscored the high levels of stress experienced by children, not only resulting from the experience of crisis (loss of homes, friends, education, etc.), but also due to the lack of parental support. These observations were confirmed in Lebanon by the results of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire conducted with 226 randomly sampled children aged 3 to 17 from three of the Lebanese Governorates where the IRC operates that had enrolled in psychosocial support services; these results found 50% of the children to be at risk of developing mental health disorders, with significant long-term implications for children who do not receive treatment (IRC, 2015a).
Responding to the urgent need for psycho-social support services for caregivers and children, the IRC began implementing the Families Make the Difference parenting programme in the Syrian response region in 2014. The programme includes 10 culturally adapted sessions based on cognitive, developmental and behavioural theory that aim to strengthen caregivers' resilience and psycho-social well-being, and to encourage positive caregiving practices. The group-based programme targets caregivers of children aged 0 to 8 years and was adapted from the Parents Make the Difference programme, implemented in Liberia, to fit the cultural context of the Middle East. Additional sessions were developed to respond to caregivers' stress and to strengthen children's resilience in the midst of conflict and displacement.
Assessments were conducted before and after participation in the Families Make the Difference programme with a convenience sample of 74 female caregivers across three regions in Lebanon and 66 in two camps in northern Syria. These found that the majority of parents showed an improvement in caregiving practices. After participating in the ten sessions, caregivers reported significant increases in the use of positive coping strategies, such as setting aside time with children, processing feelings by writing or talking to other adults, or using coping strategies such as writing, exercising or deep breathing (an average increase of 55% in Lebanon and of 72% in Syria1) (IRC, 2015a, 2015b). Using the child discipline module of UNICEF's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), significant decreases were also detected in the self-reported use of violent discipline, which is a sub-scale that includes psychological punishment, physical punishment and severe physical punishment (a 37% decrease in Lebanon and a 72% decrease in Syria2). The programmes also found significant decreases in the prevalence of negative feelings, and increases in caregiver resilience. At the same time, the limitations of the study design, such as the lack of control groups and the use of self-report rather than more objective measures, restrict the ability to draw causal inferences regarding the effects of the programme; nonetheless, these preliminary findings point to the potential role of programmes that address parent's well-being by fostering positive support networks and strengthening caregiver skills.
While the parenting modules show promise as an effective strategy for strengthening caregiver skills and coping mechanisms, the results from the pre- and post-programme assessments on caregivers' psychological well-being and sense of parenting competence indicate that further efforts are needed to restore caregivers' sense of hopefulness and feelings of empowerment in providing for their children. As an example of one response to these observations, field staff offered doll-making workshops to teach caregivers techniques for creating dolls and toys using locally available resources. Such workshops offer additional opportunities for caregivers to build social cohesion and to help rekindle their feelings of personal agency in being able to provide their child with basic play materials.
As highlighted by decades of research from the fields of developmental psychology, epigenetics and neurology, nurturing, consistent and responsive care during early childhood is an essential human need that has significant implications for society's future health and well-being. Ensuring that young children receive sufficient care should therefore be an essential component of any humanitarian response. The work of the IRC and other organisations involved in parenting programmes has shown that parents and caregivers living in adversity are often struggling to provide support for their children, that they are interested in participating in group-based and home visiting programmes, and that parenting programmes can offer a promising strategy towards improving caregiving practices. At the same time, practical experiences from programme implementation point to the important links between caregivers' psychological well-being, caregiving practices, and children's developmental outcomes in humanitarian settings, which are often not addressed in existing parenting programmes. While existing research on these associations provides a theoretical foundation for developing responsive programming to address the needs of parents and children in wartime, there is a dearth of rigorous studies from conflict settings to shed light on effective intervention strategies.
Focused investigations of the impact of violence and war-related stress on parenting behaviours and the implications for children's developmental outcomes could help shape humanitarian interventions seeking to tailor programmes to the needs of war-affected populations. Additionally, research on the effectiveness of contextually adapted behaviour change techniques, used in parenting interventions to increase responsive caregiving practices, reduce violence and promote children's resilience, would provide further guidance for the development of wartime parenting interventions. By increasing support for and attention to the issue of parenting in contexts of war, researchers, practitioners, donors, policymakers, communities, caregivers and children can work together to change the developmental trajectory of millions of children at risk of poor outcomes and improve the future health and well-being of war-torn communities.
1 On average, the reported use of the three types of coping strategies at baseline was 51% in Lebanon and 53% in Syria. After participation in the programme, the average use of the three types of coping strategies was 79% in Lebanon and 92% in Syria.
2 In Lebanon, the combined total of self-reported violent disciplinary techniques used by caregivers in the month before beginning the programme was 241, which dropped to 152 after the programme. In Syria, the combined total of violent disciplinary techniques use by caregivers in the month prior to participation was 239, and dropped to 67 after the programme. In both surveys, caregivers were permitted to identify more than one type of disciplinary technique used.
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Spring 2018 Events
- Peter Guralnick will give the Byington Lecture on the Contemporary South on Thursday, January 25, at 6:00 pm in Presidents Dining Room.
- Dr. David A. Davis will give the talk "The Great War in Mississippi" on Tuesday, February 27, at 6:00 pm in Presidents Dining Room.
- The Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature will be presented to Natasha Trethewey on Saturday, April 21, at 1:00 pm in Presidents Dining Room.
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Spencer B. King, Jr., Center for Southern Studies a $500,000 challenge grant to support establishment of an endowment for programming and outreach activities. NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term support for their humanities programs and resources. The $500,000 grant will be matched by $1.5 million that will be raised by the University as part of its recently launched Aspire capital campaign, ultimately establishing a $2 million endowment for the center. To support the fundraising effort, contact Todd Smith in University Advancement.
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Well it's here. 365 days of training for the athletes who are on the arena floor this week will culminate with 7 events and 3 potential spots.
I have been looking forward to this weekend for a lot of reasons. Namely, I am most ready to put into action all the work and all the training my athletes have completed over the year. I'm tired of pretending and testing in events that mean very little. I'm ready to see where we stand against the best in the world.
That being said I wanted to give a shout out to some athletes I have either trained personally, helped trained with Rudy along the way, or gotten to train alongside. These are all athletes competing this weekend and are all contenders worth watching. Keep your eyes on these folks as they are as prepared as I have ever seen. Their athleticism, conditioning, and mental preparation is as complete as any athlete's I have ever met. This weekend they get to prove it.
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UIL Capital Conference
22nd ANNUAL UIL CAPITAL CONFERENCE
Tuesday, June 26 - Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The University of Texas at Austin
AT&T Conference Center and Hotel
Think of it as Coaching School for UIL Academics!
Held each summer at The University of Texas at Austin, the UIL Capital Conference offers everything a speech coach, theatre director, academic coach or coordinator—high school or elementary, middle or junior high—needs to know, from eligibility rules to setting up a budget to prose and poetry selections to researching the cross-examination debate resolution. Featuring many of the state's most outstanding and successful academic coaches and coordinators as well as many of the League's state contest directors, the Capital Conference is the most economical and effective way to make certain your school year kicks off on the right foot.
Click here for Online Handouts, Rosters and Evaluations
Tentative Program Schedule as of June 25, 2018. Continue to check back for updates.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Pre-Conference Sessions 9 a.m.-11:30
Check-In 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Onsite Registration12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Workshop sessions 1:15-6:30 p.m.
All Conference Reception 7-8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Workshop sessions 9 a.m-11:45
Lunch 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Workshop sessions 1:15 p.m.-4 p.m.
- a variety for high school academic coaches and coordinators, covering most high school academic events.
- a full range of speech and debate sessions in all events
- a full range of theatre and OAP sessions
- a variety of sessions for A+ coaches and coordinators
Specific classes will be offered for first-time as well as veteran coordinators/coaches for high school and elementary, middle school and junior high. If you are interested in presenting a workshop please contact the UIL academic staff. Attendees are eligible to earn up to 10.5 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit.
Online Registration is now closed. You may register on-site.
Registration Fees
$75 On-Time Registration by June 1
$90 Late Registration by June 15
$105 On-Site Registration
Additional Options
*$17 Lunch per day
Pre-Purchase by June 15th
*$10 Pre-Conference session
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
(Select 1: Academic Coordinators, Speech/Debate/Congress,
Theatre, Computer Science, Robotics)
Credit cards, cash or checks made payable to the University of Texas accepted. Mail payment to: UIL, Po Box 8028, Austin, TX, 78713
Refunds: The last day to request a refund is June 18, 2018. There will be a $20 cancellation fee per registration. Refunds will be processed after the conference.
Please note: there is no longer a grant that subsidizes any portion of the conference.
Special Hotel Rate-Now Available
Only 175 rooms are available at the AT&T Conference Center for a discounted rate of $189/night for Monday, June 25 and Tuesday, June 26, so book early. Cut off date for the special rate is May 24, 2018.
Hotel reservation link click here. For phone reservations call: 877-744-8822
Conference Center garage is beneath the Conference Center. Parking rate for Overnight guests at the hotel is $18. Daily parking for commuters is $18/day max. If Conference Center garage is full, the closest parking garages are the UT Brazos Garage on MLK (beside the Blanton Museum) and the Dobie Garage located at 2005 Whitis Ave, between MLK and 21st St. Parking is on a self-pay basis.
UT campus map: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/utc.html
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My wife and I are thankful for the safety the Lord gave us during our recent trip to IN and IL. We ended up logging around 800 miles on the trip. We were quite worn out after we got back and needed some extra sleep to recover, but we are glad we went. We got to see pastors from two of our supporting churches, and we spent Sunday morning worshiping with a third, and spending a good part of the afternoon with the pastor and a few others. We also got a ton of free items from Widow's Jar Ministries, mostly for our growing boy. We are so thankful for that ministry, because they help us save hundreds of dollars. And we need those hundreds too, because we are looking for a second vehicle that will more adequately handle our needs as a family on furlough trips. We hope to get one before our upcoming trip that begins on March 23.
Being at home for an extended period of time has allowed me to get into a regular routine. I've been able to spend more time studying Russian, and I've been able to keep up with emails better. I only got to 2 of the 64 non-time-sensitive emails so far, but I have hopes that I can deal with more next week. I have difficulty getting the time-sensitive ones below 10 (currently at 14), but as long as I can keep them to a manageable amount, I can work on other things. Soon, I'll need to prepare sermons and devotionals for our upcoming trip. The original plan was to visit 7 supporting churches in PA and WV, but then it expanded to 9. But now we're up to 13. It's going to be a two months packed with ministry opportunities!
I just finished the quarterly report of my department (text production) for the 4th quarter of 2017 (including some activities from January). I noticed that we did 31 translation workshops and 6 literacy/linguistics workshops. That's a very busy quarter! That also meant that I had to read all the reports for those workshops (not all have been submitted). No wonder I had 100 time-sensitive emails at one time!
As one of my responsibilities as the head consultant, I have to read the latest issue of The Bible Translator. In one article, the author discussed the challenges in translating into Kkmer, the primary language of Cambodia. He explains that there are 16 different second-person pronouns, identifying differences in age, gender, and social status. Greek has only two such pronouns, and they distinguish between singular and plural. Imagine the difficulties, then, that a Khmer translator has when trying to determine which of the 16 pronouns to use for the 2 Greek pronouns. This is particularly challenging when you consider Jesus, the Son of God, who had divine social status, but yet also lived within the realm of human society with its family relationships, government relationships, etc. The author discussed three case studies in John: Jesus and his mother (John 2:4), Jesus and Pilate (John 18:33-36), and Jesus and his apostles (John 15:15). These are the types of things that no commentary gives us guidance on, so we translators are left to work through the issues on our own. Thankfully, though, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us and committed team members to work together with.


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August 10, 2018
He was our local Frederick Douglass. Even looked a bit like him: dashingly handsome, tall, strong, fierce, dedicated, educated, elegant and eloquent. And deeply rooted in the community. The former civil rights activist, mayor of Oakland and congressman, who put programs for the people ahead of war and weapons of mass destruction, the honorable and distinguished elder Ron Dellums joined the ancestors July 30, after making his presence felt on this planet for 82 years.
September 2, 2016
Colin Kaepernick just became an instant national hero in the Black community, risking his career like Muhammad Ali, taking a stand or a seat like Rosa Parks, and shocking the sports world by doing what the vast majority of modern day athletes wouldn't dare even think about doing and jeopardize their million dollar contracts by speak out against injustice. So WE GOT YOUR BACK, CAP!
November 21, 2012
The fiery writing of JR Valrey began appearing in the Bay View a dozen years ago. JR made our original vision for the Bay View reality: to inspire Black youth to build a powerful Black community. As the Bay View's associate editor and one of KPFA's most popular programmers with his provocative Block Report Radio shows, JR and the youth who grew up on his empowering words and pictures are growing in influence, making a difference every day – and they're just getting started.
July 4, 2010
July brings to mind many historic events, such as Frederick Douglass' speech at an event July 5, 1852, commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. "What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity …"
October 6, 2009
This October will mark the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. To celebrate this milestone, the It's About Time Committee and The Commemorator are presenting a two-day Book Fair and Teach-In at the Laney College Student Center on Friday, Oct. 23, 12-3 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., as just one of many scheduled October events.
January 19, 2009
Young people risked their freedom to rebel in the streets. Let me remind you that it was the rebellion and threat of another one that got the cop arrested.
January 14, 2009
The report that went around the world was that over 300 businesses were destroyed; the actual damage was 40-45 windows smashed and a couple of dozen garbage cans thrown into the streets.
January 6, 2009
An Oakland BART police officer shot an unarmed Black man, Oscar Grant, while he lay face down on the ground and was fully cooperating. Protest Wednesday, Jan. 7, 3-7pm, Fruitvale BART, Oakland.


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What have I been doing this past month?
Well, you see, my three year old has been trying to MURDER ME.
I forgot how rough three is. Everyone warns you about two.
Two? Cake.
Three? WORMY MUD PIE.
So let us rehash.
In the same day he-
1. Drank his OWN URINE. Yes. Yes that is what I said. When I caught him, and asked him why he was drinking his pee- he looked incredulously at me and said "It's yellow." Duh mom.
2. Locked me IN his bedroom with him at nap time. ON PURPOSE. Swear to god. Tucked him in, turned around for the radio, and that's when he jumped up, locked the door, slammed it, and blew a raspberry at me before jumping back into bed. (We have the locks rotated, so that no child here can ever lock themselves IN a room. Unless of course mom is in there with you!)
3. Proceeded to throw toys at me as I tried to heft my grotesquely large swollen body up out of the chair as he wiggles his fingers in his ears at me, while blowing raspberries.
Then there was yesterday. Where he ran past me at the pool, flinging aside his water wings and aimed for the deep end. He thought it was hysterical when mommy slipped and fell when she was chasing after him, thus bruising her already sore tail bone (my ass is KILLING ME).
And when he is not busy with all of these glorious pastimes, he is running and hiding from me in the house, which he thinks is just the coolest. And man! can this boy hide. Last week he had me in tears, big crocodile tears, because I could not find him. As I was balling outside on the porch, calling his name, holding up my baby guts, he nonchalantly saunters out-of MY ROOM, where I had just checked nine thousand times! with his face covered in my BRAND NEW economy sized ($9~) Desitin.
This was the same day that he dumped his BRAND NEW economy sized ($18) bath soap into ONE bath.
This boy is expensive.
So that is what I have been doing; narrowly escaping death at the hands of my three year old.
Nothing new, right?
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Access Power launches US$7 million Co-Development Facility for African renewable energy projects
The 2016 competition will see developers across the continent compete for funding and expertise
DUBAI, UAE, 19 February 2016: Access Power, a developer, owner and operator of power projects in emerging markets, today announced the launch of ACF 2016, the second edition of its successful Access Co-Development Facility for renewable energy projects in Africa. The launch took place at the Making Solar Bankable conference in Amsterdam.
ACF 2016 is a US$7 million financial support mechanism designed to provide local power project developers and originators with the technical experience, expertise and funding required to bring their renewable energy projects to life.
Following the competition's successful launch last year, the ACF increased its funding pot from US$5m in 2015 to US$7m for this year's winners. The successful projects will be selected by a panel of expert judges whose decision will be based on commercial, technical and environmental merits, the local regulatory environment, and the project team.
The winners of ACF 2016 will be announced on Tuesday 21st June 2016 before a live audience during the Africa Energy Forum in London (see Notes to Editors for further details). The winners will enter a Joint Development Agreement with Access Power, which will take an equity stake in the winning projects and fund third-party development costs such as feasibility studies, grid studies, environmental and social impact assessments and due diligence fees. Access Power will also provide technical support, financial structure and development process management.
Reda El Chaar, Executive Chairman, Access Power commented, "ACF 2016 is leading the way in demonstrating and supporting the type of renewable energy projects that will help meet Africa's massive and urgent need for electrification.
"Through this unique facility, we hope to encourage innovation and support companies in their efforts to deliver power to places that desperately need it. Last year we received a total of 55 submissions from 18 countries across Africa, including solar, wind, hydro, hybrid and bio-mass projects.
"2016 looks set to build on that success. We look forward with great interest to receiving this year's entries and hearing the judge's final decision during an exciting live event at the Africa Energy Forum in London this summer."
The inaugural ACF in 2015 was won by Quaint Solar Energy from Nigeria and Flatbush Solar from Cameroon. Other competing projects hailed from Cape Verde, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania.
One project has already pre-qualified for ACF2016. A 25MW solar project being developed in Sierra Leone by Africa Growth and Energy Solutions (AGES) won the Solar Shark Tank competition at the Making Solar Bankable conference in Amsterdam on 18th February. In a keenly fought contest, three emerging markets developers competed for a US$100,000 grant to support the development of their solar projects, funded by Access Power and Dutch development bank FMO. Part of the prize, subject to terms and conditions, was pre-qualification for ACF2016.
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Intervention Teacher 0.5 - Northfield, Northfield, Birmingham
Closing date:
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Contract type: Part Time
Contract term: Supply
A large school in Northfield require an intervention teacher to work with small groups across upper KS2 in the lead up to SATs. Focusing on Numeracy and Literacy, you will be expected to help raise attainment on a 0.5 basis.
The school itself is undergoing a major facelift and will have access to some of the best resources available. The school has gone through significant change this academic year and is expected to continue to improve.
You will be working with small groups of 8 – 10 pupils across Year 5 and 6 in order to raise attainment levels in the core subjects. There will be minimal planning but you are expected to commit to the school for as long as needed.
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Steptoe and Son
British sitcom about father and son rag-and-bone men
Steptoe and Son was a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC TV from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974.
It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon.
The series focused on the inter-generational conflict of father and son. Albert Steptoe, a "dirty old man", is an old rag-and-bone man, set in his grimy and grasping ways. By contrast his 37-year-old son Harold is filled with social aspirations, not to say pretensions. The show contained elements of drama and tragedy, as Harold was continually prevented from achieving his ambitions.
All 52 episodes were later remade for BBC radio, often using the same cast. These were broadcast initially on the Light Programme in 1966-67 and later Radio 2 from 1971 to 1976.
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Welcome to the adventure of being a parent at Portage Collaborative Montessori School! We're so glad you've chosen to join this dynamic, diverse, and wonderful community! As the 2016-2017 school year gets underway, we are happy to share with you our Top Ten Tips About PCMS. We hope this information helps you navigate the first days and months at PCMS.
Attend Parents' Night on Thursday, September 8th:
Parents' Night is a fantastic way to better understand Montessori, PCMS, and what actually happens in your child's classroom. This event is for parents/guardians only, please make other arrangements for children.
- If your child is in Primary (Preschool-K) or Upper Elementary, plan to attend the 5:30-6:00pm segment in your child's classroom.
- At 6:00pm in the multi-purpose room, Friends of PCMS, our all-volunteer parent board, will give a short presentation and share ways to get more involved with this awesome community.
- Lower Elementary and Middle School parents will meet with teachers from 6:30-7:00 pm in their classrooms.
School Email and Facebook group:
Your student has a PCMS email account. This is our main form of communication as we work to become paperless and reduce our environmental footprint. Please plan to check this daily (see the details that were mailed in the beginning of year packets). For safety and privacy, restrictions have been put in place on these school accounts. PCMS email addresses cannot send messages to non-PCMS email accounts, nor can they receive messages from non-PCMS email accounts.
An "unofficial" but great place for news and information is the parent/guardian Facebook group, "PCMS Family Chat." Search "PCMS Family Chat" and ask to join. Here you'll find informal questions, news, promotions, and photos from our parent community.
Looking for details about the school, updates, the calendar, forms like lunch order forms and medical authorizations? Looking for opportunities to pay certain fees through PayPal? The PCMS website/blog is a great place to check.
And keep checking the website throughout the year as more features may be added!
Pick up and drop off details:
Getting to know the routine of a new place can be confusing! Check out the details below to help the transition to the classroom flow smoothly for both you and your child.
Primary Arrival Procedures
We have two ways to arrive at your child's classroom door in the morning. The first way is to walk in with your child and escort them to the classroom door. Please enter at Door #2. There will be a staff member at that door to let you in as it is normally locked. If you arrive after 8:00am, you will be required to use the main entrance (press the buzzer on the wall to the right of the door to be let in). You will need to escort your child to their classroom; however, please be aware that we begin our day promptly at 8am, so we encourage a quick goodbye, so as to not disrupt our morning. Primary parents are welcome to walk to the classroom door, but parents of children in 1st-8th grades should say goodbye at the top of the hallway that leads to the classrooms to minimize distractions in the morning routine.
If your child (or you!) is struggling with separation, please discuss a plan with your child's teacher to help. Children are quickly distracted once they arrive — please don't worry, those tears of separation are often short! A crying child who sees family after already separating may become more upset. Please walk just around the corner while the child is distracted and wait until the teacher peeks out with a thumbs up. Remember, if your child sees you, he or she may get upset again. Our primary teachers are experienced (and are parents themselves!) and have creative ways to make this transition as smooth as possible.
The second way to arrive is our car line. Many families find this to be convenient and can help with separation. The car line forms outside of Door #4. You will see the line and can pull in behind the last car, following the line around. The first car needs to pull up to the end of the sidewalk and all cars behind follow. When the cars are stopped, an adult will safely escort your child from your car to their classroom.
For PM students, Door #2 remains locked, so please enter enter through Door #1 or use the car line.
Primary Dismissal Procedures
We have two ways to dismiss. You can come into the building to pick up your child by using Door #1 and walking down to the parent pick up sign. An adult will walk your child to you.
You may also use the car line for pick up. It flows just like arrival, but an adult will help your child into the car. Please know that we cannot buckle your child for liability reasons. If your child needs help buckling, please pull forward to an empty parking spot and assist them. For AM pick up or PM drop-off, please be aware that this happens during recess time for our older students. They love the basketball area, so please pull into the car line on the left side of the yellow side and not in the basketball area.
Primary Parent/Child Experience Night, October 12th:
Plan to attend the annual Parent/Child Experience as an opportunity to learn more about what your student is doing each day, as they proudly show you around their classroom. There are two time slots, from 3:15-4:15 pm and from 6:30-7:30 pm. If that date does not work for your family's schedule, or you want to learn more throughout the year, please touch base with your child's teacher for alternate arrangements. This is an opportunity for your child to share his/her environment with you. If you have questions or concerns for the teacher, please ask the teacher to set up a different time to talk.
Additional parent/student opportunities will be held throughout the year:
Lower Elementary Parent/Child Experience Nights:
- October 19th – 6:00-7:00 pm
- April 13th – 5:30-6:30 pm
Arts and Academics Night for Upper Elementary:
- Thursday, April 13th – 6:30-7:30 pm
Get involved!
There are many ways to get involved, and PCMS needs and wants your help! From planning events to helping in the library to being a part of fundraisers and so much more, there is a way everyone can help.
As the school year gets started, keep an eye on your email for a packet of information about volunteering, and that same info will be available in hard copy at the office.
Be on the lookout for fun events throughout the year for the whole family!
One great event to get acquainted with the PCMS family is monthly skating parties, fun for parents and students alike. They are a great way to learn to skate and get to know your child's classmates, parents, and teachers. And it's ok if your student doesn't know how to skate, many others are learning as well. Parents and older students are also often happy to help!
Our fall and spring festivals are full of family fun and friends to meet, and there are a lot of other events throughout the year to consider. The middle school holds several events as fundraisers for their annual end of year adventure trip, such as the back to school bash, spirit wear sale, and delicious pasta dinner in the spring.
Program Fee
While PCMS gets funding from our collaborating districts, certain programs like music, art, KidFit, the library, and other needs are fulfilled by parent support. In the past, numerous fundraisers have been used. Beginning with this 2016-2017 school year, in response to feedback from the community, these fundraisers have been replaced with a $50 per kindergarten-8th grade student program fee. One hundred percent of this fee goes to the school and covers the costs of these enrichment programs for our students.
Additional funds will come from existing ongoing programs, like our annual walkathon, Moving 4 Montessori; community restaurant nights; box top collection; book fairs; and our largest opportunity, our annual spring fundraiser. This one is so big it needs its own point, see below!
Spring fundraiser
Our annual fundraising event is so amazing that it deserves it's own point! Each year, the Friends of PCMS hosts an adult-only event designed to raise money to support the art and music programs at PCMS. Previous events have included live entertainment, live and silent auctions, as well as amazing raffle baskets. This year's event is going to be just as spectacular, so look for more details as the school year goes on, and plan on attending! Better yet, plan on volunteering!
The school is like a big family!
Have a question? Our parent community is friendly and helpful! If you want to learn more about anything mentioned above, our school, your child's classroom, or Montessori generally, just ask a fellow parent! If they don't know, they can help you find someone who does.
Our older students are especially helpful and involved in the school. Multi-age groupings are a hallmark of the Montessori Method and our upper elementary and middle school students can often be found reading stories or giving lessons in your child's classroom. Don't be surprised if your child talks admirably about these superstars.
And, of course, your child's teachers are wonderful resources, as is Lisa Groves, our amazing school secretary!
Again, welcome to the PCMS community! We're so glad you're here.


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(Bloomberg) -- The Standard & Poors 500 Index roared back from the brink of its first correction in nearly four years even as the rout in all but the riskiest of global assets worsened.
After the S&P 500 plunged more than 5 % and the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased 1,000 points in the opening five minutes of trading, stocks clawed back nearly three-fourths of their losses, slowing a global rout that saw Chinese shares sink the most since 2007 and stocks in Germany fall into a bear market. Commodities slid to a 16-year low as crude plunged 4.1%. The yen strengthened and 10-year Treasury yields slid below 2% for the first time since April.
We saw sufficient panic on the opening, said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co., which oversees $110 billion. The market can perhaps gather a rally now. It ultimately depends on whether the China situation results in a severe economic slowdown. It that happens, its going to ripple through the U.S.
More than $5 trillion has been erased from the value of global equities since China unexpectedly devalued the yuan on Aug. 11, fueling concern that the slowdown in the worlds second-largest economy is worse than anticipated. The rout is shaking confidence that the global economy will be strong enough to withstand higher U.S. interest rates, even as bets ease on a September increase.
The S&P 500 fell 1.1% at 12:32 p.m. in New York, paring a loss of more than 5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 158 points. European stocks tumbled 5.3%, the most since 2008. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slid 5%, for a seventh straight loss. Basic-resource producers led losses as Brent crude tumbled through $45 a barrel. Treasury 10-year note yields fell as low as 1.97%.
Apple Inc. advanced 2.7% to lift technology stocks to the only gain among the 10 main groups. In an unusual mid- quarter update on the business Monday, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on CNBC that the company is seeing strong growth in China through July and August. Last week Apple plunged into a bear market as investors sold their most-loved holdings.
The S&P 500s rout sent valuations tumbling. The price-to- earnings ratio for the gauge sank to 16.76, the lowest level since the October pullback. Then, the measure bottomed just above 16.50, the cheapest since January 2014.
It may overshoot in the near term to the downside, creating value for shareholders, said Jeff Mortimer, the Boston-based director of investment strategy for BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which oversees almost $193 billion. We are looking at those companies that dont have as much international exposure, and instructing portfolio managers to steer clear of large-caps.
Selling eased after the open, as investors sought opportunities among the biggest declines. The Dow lost nearly 1,100 points before cutting that slide in half, while the S&P 500 fell more than 5% in the first 10 minutes of trading.
As prices go lower, we see selective opportunities to buy as opposed to a provocation to become more bearish, said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank in Cleveland, the private-banking unit of KeyCorp that oversees more than $25 billion in assets. Were emphasizing large-caps relative to smaller ones and within the U.S., companies that are less export-oriented, he said.
Some prominent money managers and forecasts said the selling has gone too far, too fast. Jonathan Golub, chief market strategist at RBC Capital Markets, says the bloodbath in biotechnology and tech stocks is temporary, and investors should buy back the best performers of 2015.
Laszlo Birinyi, the investor whose bullish calls have repeatedly come true since 2009, says that while the selloff lashing global equities is painful, its cause is no mystery -- and thats a reason for optimism.
When the issues are on the table, the market will do what it has to to adjust and come out OK on the other end, Birinyi, the president of Birinyi Associates in Westport, Connecticut, said in an interview on Bloomberg Radios Surveillance with Michael McKee. That other end may be a while, and it may not be fun getting there.
Doug Ramsey, the chief investment officer of Leuthold Weeden Capital Management LLC, whose quantitative research into market breadth, valuation and investor sentiment foreshadowed the drubbing in American stocks last week, says the selling will worsen.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index jumped 13% to 31.84, the highest level since November 2011. The gauge known as the VIX more than doubled last week, soaring 118 % to 28.03.
Everyone seems to be selling off, and theres panic, said Michael Woischneck who helps oversee the equivalent of $7.1 billion at Lampe Asset Management GmbH in Dusseldorf, Germany. Theres no rational choice anymore, no rational reaction.
All but three of the shares in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index retreated Monday, driving the gauge down 4.5%. Germanys DAX Index retreated 3.9 %, taking the decline from its peak in April to more than 20%.
Investors withdrew $1.9 billion from U.S. exchange-traded funds that buy in emerging-market stocks and bonds last week, the most since March.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index slid 8.5% and Hong Kongs Hang Seng Index fell 5.8%, tumbling further into a bear market. The measure is about 25% below an April high, with a gauge of price momentum dropping to the lowest since the October 1987 stock-market crash.
This is a real disaster and it seems nothing can stop it, said Chen Gang, Shanghai-based chief investment officer at Heqitongyi Asset Management Co.
Greater China equities plummeted, with Taiwans benchmark gauge dropping as much as 7.5%. More than $4 trillion was wiped from the value of Chinese equities from June 12 through Friday.
The Bloomberg Commodity Index fell 1.8%, heading for the lowest closing level since August 1999.
Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes both traded at six-year lows of $43.48 and $38.89 a barrel, respectively. Gold, a haven for investors during volatile trading, was little changed at $1,159.60 an ounce, erasing earlier losses, while copper slipped 3.1%.
Currencies of basic resource-producing countries led declines, with the ruble tumbling 2.5% to 70.86 per dollar and Malaysias ringgit sliding 1.8% to a fresh 17- year low. South Africas rand dropped 2.1% and New Zealands currency weakened 1.8%.
Turkeys lira retreated 1.2%. A deadline for a coalition government passed, putting the country on course for its second parliamentary election this year.
Japans currency jumped 1.8 % to 119.95 per dollar, the strongest since May 19 and the euro climbed for a fourth day against the dollar, strengthening to $1.15 for the first time since February.
Fed funds futures now show a probability of a December rate increase at 51 % versus 61 % on Friday. Bets on the first increase in rates in almost a decade in September fell to 28 %, down from 34 %. The calculation is based on the assumption that the effective fed funds rate will average 0.375 % after the first increase.
--With assistance from Emma O'Brien in Wellington, Cecile Vannucci and Neil Denslow in London, Neo Khanyile in Johannesburg, Camila Russo in Madrid, Lu Wang, Joseph Ciolli and Anna-Louise Jackson in New York and Nick Gentle in Hong Kong.
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It's hard to resist the fun that comes each year with Oktoberfest — German food, games, music, dancing, lederhosen and some of the best beers around! Oktoberfest is one of the biggest annual events in Germany, but with all of the German history right here in Central Texas, we have plenty of our own celebrations to choose from.
Family Friendly Oktoberfest Events Around Austin:
— Sam Adam's Rocktoberfest Benefitting Austin Pets Alive @ Domain NORTHSIDE
Saturday, September 23, 3-9 p.m.
Rock Rose Ave. will be shut down in the Domain NORTHSIDE for an Oktoberfest block party with live music, food, beer, and stein hoisting! Enjoy beer from Sam Adams and food tents with traditional bratwurst, soft pretzels, and shepherd's pie. This kid & dog-friendly event is free to attend, but they are encouraging donations for Austin Pets Alive!
— 4th Annual Oktoberfest Party @ Haymaker
Saturday, September 23, 2 p.m. – close
Prost! Stop by Haymaker for German festivities. They'll have a Hammerschlagen contest, Women's and Men's Stein Holding Contest, brats, pretzels, and plenty of Oktoberfest Beer to choose from. Lederhosen welcomed! Free to attend.
— Oktoberfest @ Real Ale Brewing Company
Saturday, September 23, 12-5 p.m.
Head out to the Texas Hill Country and celebrate Oktoberfest at Real Ale. Enjoy music from the Polkasonics sausages from Best Wurst (vegetarian options, too!). Limited edition Oktoberfest mugs will be guaranteed to the first 400 advance ticket buyers and each ticketholder will receive four (yes four!) full pours. Kiddos welcome, as well as leashed pups. Tickets for adults are $23, which you can purchase here or at the event.
— Oktoberfest @ Hi Sign Brewing
Saturday, September 23, 12-10 p.m.
Check out the first Oktoberfest in Hi Sign Brewing history. Visit the beer garden for the release of their Oktoberfest along with a special tapping of their new Doppelbock. Get brats and listen to Austin Polka Band, too. For $20, VIP tickets get a limited edition Hi Sign Oktoberfest stein, half-liter of Oktoberfest beer and bratwurst! Admission is free.
— 5th Annual AustOberfest @ Scholtz Garten
Saturday, September 30, 5-11 p.m.
Named "Best Oktoberfests in America" by Food & Wine Magazine, this event celebrates Central Texas German heritage with all-you-can-eat sausage, bier tastings, contest stage, bowling & live music with Grammy Award winning Brave Combo! Tickets are $50, which you can purchase here. Children under 13 are free.
— Oktoberfest Ceremony @ Whitestone Brewery (Cedar Park)
Saturday, September 30, starting at noon
Whitestone Brewery is celebrating their Oktoberfest Closing with stein holding contests at 2pm and 7pm and live music by Double R Nothin', an awesome bluegrass group! Always a family friendly venue. No admission fees.
— Oktoberfest @ Downtown Fredericksburg
October 6, 7 & 8
Herzlich willkommen in Fredericksburg! This Fest celebrates oompah at its best. Enjoy German music, food and drink, artisans, children's area and family fun. Click here for daily hours and activity schedule. Single day tickets are $8 for adults, $1 for children ages 7-12, and free for ages 6 & under. You can purchase your tickets online here until noon on Friday, September 22; afterwards you can purchase them onsite.
— Oaktoberfest Party @ Live Oak Brewing
Saturday, October 7, noon – 10 p.m.
Celebrate the advent of fall with a favorite local brewery. You'll enjoy lots of food, live music fun, and fresh festbier. Fun for the whole family, rain or shine. Free to attend!
— Oktoberfest @ German Free School of Austin
October 14, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The whole family can enjoy this kid-friendly annual, authentic German Oktoberfest that throws in a little Texas style, too. You'll find plenty of beer, food and music. And kids can enjoy a magic show, face painting, balloons, games and more. Admission is $10 for adults. Kids ages 12 & under are free.
— 16th Annual Oktoberfest @ North by Northwest (Stonelake)
Saturday, October 28 & 29, starting at 11 a.m.
Not only can you plan on food such as bratwurst, sauerkraut, pretzels, and Bavarian cobblers, NXNW also will brew a special Oktoberfest beer to complement the feast. You'll enjoy plenty of live music both days, and there will be fun for the kids, including: bounce houses, face painting, balloons, a dog costume contest and more. There is a suggested donation entry fee of $2 to go towards local charities.
November 3 – 12, click here for daily schedule
While this isn't exactly an Oktoberfest celebration, it's a true German festival worth marking your calendar for. Take the family for good food, music, dancing, carnival rides and games, beer, special events and the finest in Alpine and Bavarian Style entertainment. Tickets on sale soon.
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