January 2010
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Queen Noor of Jordan: Obama's Opportunity to Lead... →
November 2009
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2009 Landmine Monitor Report released!
viewfromthesummit:
Overall, the results are encouraging. In the past decade, over 2.2 million anti-personnel mines, 250,000 anti-vehicle mines and 17 million other explosives left over from wars have been removed. But there is still a long way to go, especially in aiding landmine survivors:
Victim assistance has made the least progress of all the major sectors of mine action, with funding...
VIDEO: Survivor Corps' Scott Quilty Discusses Fort... →
October 2009
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September 2009
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Giant Rats That Sniff Out Landmines →
[hat tip: Jerry]
August 2009
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Sgt. Jerrod Fields Survived an IED in Iraq. Today... →
[NY Times via US Paralympics]
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July 2009
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New York (behind the) Times On Diasability Rights... →
In this NY Times article from earlier this week, we learn what happened after a court “refused to allow a disabled law student to take the bar exam.”
Crippled Under the Law asks:
Why this language of “allows” and why is the NYT is still using “handicap” as a term?
[via pupusas:cripprof]
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Survivor Corps Founder Jerry White Discusses His... →
June 2009
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"WE CALL IT A RESURRECTION"
From Lisa Rogoff, Survivor Corps Fellow in Rwanda:
In 1993, when Eugine Mussolini was fifteen-years-old, he stepped on a landmine while trying to join the RPF forces in Rwanda’s eastern province. He had his left leg amputated three times due to infection. Today, he must replace his prosthetic leg yearly to avoid further infection, and he must pay for this out of his own pocket.
“My first...
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8 Down, 22 To Go!
Bobbi fills us in on cluster munitions-ban news:
Niger ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) last week — that makes 8 States that have ratified so far! The CCM has the most comprehensive victim assistance provisions of any weapons-ban treaty to date. 30 States have to ratify before the treaty becomes legally binding… on the road there.
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Where The Streets Have No Name
Lisa has a new Survivor Corps Fellows blog post from Rwanda. She’s been able to stay connected to the internet and post a lot, so we’re reblogging her like crazy! Can’t wait to share more posts from Bryan (Uganda), Carolyn (El Salvador), Lindsey (Colombia), Laura (Burundi), Gretta (Vietnam), & Bobbi and Zach from our DC office.
rogoffinrwanda:
Today was my first full day...
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May 2009
12 posts
Follow Our Fellows! →
“Nothing about us without us”
– The Survivor Corps motto!
(We’re reminded thanks to Lisa’s blog, rogoffinrwanda)
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Afghanistan: Rehab & Recreation →
Afghan Amputee Bicyclists for Rehabilitation and Recreation (AABRAR)
In Afghanistan, the bicycle is the most common mode of transportation, yet many people with disabilities are isolated due to the associated problems of mobility.
AABRAR has implemented a Bicycle Rehabilitation Program for men and boys with disabilities.
Programs like AABRAR help...
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Awards Abound at Survivor Corps
rickiweisberg:
It has been an exciting week here at Survivor Corps!
Two of our staffers received public recognition for their work. And hey, when you work waaaay more hours than you should each week, who doesn’t like a pat on the back?
Scott Quilty, US Program Manager, received the Unsung Hero Award at the 2009 Conference of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
Robert Mugisha,...
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The Chronicles of Nerina
Nerina Cevra, Survivor Corps program manager, is off to Geneva for the Mine Ban Treaty Intersessionals…She is going to be all about victim survivor assistance 24/7 baby!
For another chronicle of Nerina check out how she surived the genocide in Bosnia: http://bit.ly/3wosB
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