Chandra Y. joined USDA Rural Development as a Commercial Loan Specialist in February 2022 and became Area Director of the Tuscaloosa Area Office October 2023. She pursued both positions with an equal passion for increasing pluralism and diversity of ideas, contributions, and access to advance the RD mission of increasing participation and programs access. Since then, she has been instrumental in the approval of a water system improvement project serving a Persistent Poverty County, and through outreach, facilitated the exponential increase in disaster victims’ applications to the Single-Family Housing Program by some of the most vulnerable in the service area. #pridemonth
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Clearly Laura “won” this challenge. Andrew was a close second. Regardless of how many tabs we have open, we are all hard at work in the U.S. office. Breaking the cycle of poverty is a team effort. We need Godly stewards on both sides of the harvest field to get the job done. #ShareSmiles #InspireHope #EmpowerDreams #ToomanyTabs #Faith #Integrity #Teamwork, #A2SFIT #Agency #Choice #GodlyStewards #ShareCharlotte
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The #1 internal indicator for reducing poverty and rebuilding crisis neighborhoods is #homeownership. The #Ellavoz Neighborhood Homes Fund makes #impactinvestments which build #sustainablecommunities. Join us today as we build a better future for all of us. If you are a #familyoffice or #impactfund professional, contact me at chris@ellavoz.com #sharedvalues #impactinvesting #angelinvestors
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Delighted to launch this series and to highlight our global review of how forest property rights-related policies & programs affect poverty. Please have a look! Key findings: -Evidence suggests interventions to strengthen forest property rights in contexts around the world have led to positive or mixed outcomes. -Interventions promoting more extensive rights appear to lead to positive outcomes in alleviating poverty. - BUT evidence from more robust causal impact assessments remains minimal. Based our results we recommend: 1. Further investment in strengthening forest property rights for local communities, especially more extensive rights. 2. Careful policy and program design so that they do not create or exacerbate existing inequalities. 3. Support communities so they can benefit from their rights while ensuring sustainability of forest resources. 4. New research that uses rigorous methods to examine forest property rights interventions in a wider range of geographies. Thanks to my co-authors, incl. Katia Nakamura, Pushpendra Rana & Samantha Cheng, and support from The World Bank Program on Forests, USDA NIFA, and Keough School of Global Affairs.
As our 10th Annual Meeting draws closer, we are excited to launch a new policy brief series aimed at connecting high-impact research to global policy dialogues at the intersection of forests, communities, and livelihoods.💚 We invite you dive in and check out the first brief in this series which provides a comprehensive analysis of how property rights over forest resources affect poverty alleviation efforts. Authored by our coordinator Daniel Miller and colleagues.✅ https://lnkd.in/gUB2vJKa #FLARE10 #ForestTreesPeople
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Every year, farmlands experience severe floods, and it's only after four years that politicians visit these towns for reelection. This situation highlights how neglecting farmlands contributes to persistent poverty, exposing a lack of effective leadership in Somalia, with selfish individuals in power. how poverty will be alleviated if the farmland is neglected? our nation needs freedom
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Flood-related disasters in Appalachia are escalating population decline & poverty in the region while complicating economic growth. 👷♂️ We’re proud to support this new federal policy platform that offers a roadmap toward building flood resilience across our communities. 🏡 Read the complete policy platform @ https://lnkd.in/d5HY5Bkc #AppalachiaResilience #AppalachianFloodRelief
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Landmines cost lives and trap millions in poverty. On International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in #MineAction, UNDP’s Luca Renda says saving lives takes place one mine at a time. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eEkmk8VW #IMAD2024
Landmines kill in seconds, their fallout lasts generations
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 44 million people in the United States live in food-insecure households. With September being Hunger Action Month, it is important to recognize this devastating number and support the organizations and industries that are taking action to fight hunger. Affordable housing organizations like Conifer aim to alleviate families from food insecurity by providing safe, healthy homes, removing the impossible ultimatum that those living in poverty face: Housing or food? With quality housing taken care of, residents can allocate their financial resources to essential needs, meaning they have additional resources to obtain food for themselves and their families. September is a month to acknowledge the great strides taken to advocate for the continued fight against world hunger and we encourage you to join Conifer in our mission to support and better our community in every way. #AffordableHousing #HungerActionMonth #CommunityFocused
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Core Faculty Walden University - BSW program, Barbara Solomon School of Social Work // Program Manager, Eradicating Food Insecurity Initiative, Hazleton Integration Project
Dimensions of food poverty includes both material food poverty and social food poverty. Think about the things that we do that include food as a part of the event, gathering, function, etc. How does one that is food insecure participate? Food does more than fulfill a physical need; it is a part of our social identity, social interaction, and way of building relationships. See how one community is reducing food insecurity through partnerships and service - Open House, May 29th 4-6pm. #hip1.org
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SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION! ▶️ System Dynamics Helps Farmers Escape Poverty Trap in Guatemala by Hugo Herrera (AFORS) Discover how System Dynamics enabled 152 subsistence farming families in Guatemala to access vital resources and break free from the poverty trap, paving the way for a better future. 🌎 🔗 Continue reading: https://ow.ly/MPW950QzBOT 🔗 More case studies: https://ow.ly/RICa50QzBOQ #SystemDynamics #systemsthinking
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Equity is part of every plan we make and every mission we undertake. ACF grantees serve the people who need the most help, and it’s sometimes at their worst moments in life — like after a hurricane or flood. We partnered with other ACF programs and offices to learn about inequities facing communities resulting from environmental hazards, severe weather, droughts, and more. We’ve taken what we’ve learned and put Equity into Action. ACF has ways to support emergency managers and service providers who need resources to help individuals, families, and communities with post-disaster housing. Find out more in the ACF Post-Disaster Housing Resources Fact Sheet, https://buff.ly/4bnEldn #DisasterEquity #DisasterHousing
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