CAR Boot Sale Part 3 will be held today, Sunday, at Maktab SOAS Teacher’s parking lot in the capital from 7am to 5pm due to popular demand and feedback, organizers said. More than 40 lots have been sold. There will be second hand and brand new items like branded clothes, and pants, children’s clothes, toys, .
THE group of nine Ford Kuga Ride and Drive left yesterday morning for the six-hours drive to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for a test drive of the latest edition of the Ford Kuga from the Premier Automobiles showroom. They included local media representatives invited to experience first-hand the performances of the Kuga, including its fuel consumption .
- World Vision to feed 400,000 as part of joint distribution starting today
- In partnership with World Food Program, agencies to reach some 1.6 million people
- World Vision explains precautions taken to ensure distributions protect families’ safety, dignity
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — World Vision will join seven other aid agencies today to begin a massive distribution of food provided by the World Food Program. The distribution effort, with support of the Haitian Government, is expected to reach some 1.6 million people throughout Port-au-Prince, some living in volatile areas that have so far received little aid.
During the two-week distribution period, World Vision, along with Save the Children, Concern, CARE and others, will distribute two-week supplies of rice at 16 distribution sites across Port-au-Prince.
World Vision alone will distribute 84 metric tons of rice to feed 17,000 people at sites in Delmas and Nazon today. The agency plans to add two more sites in the often-dangerous district of Cite Soleil on Wednesday. Distributions will continue daily at all four sites, reaching approximately 400,000 people.
“Cite Soleil sites require additional preparation time due to the high density of population and additional security concerns,” said Jean-Claude Mukadi, World Vision’s relief response director in Port-au-Prince. “But we will get food to Cite Soleil as soon as we can ensure that people will be safe and that food will get to those who need it the most.”
To ensure proper precautions are in place, the agency provided registration “coupons” to local leaders who will help identify the families that are most vulnerable and in need of food.
In addition, World Vision staff ensured that each distribution site was appropriate in its size and location to ensure safety after conducting security assessments at each site. The United Nation’s stabilization forces (MINUSTAH) and US Marines will provide security at the distribution sites.
Finally, to ensure that the distribution process protects the dignity of families, human rights organizations and World Vision’s own child protection experts will help at distributions, while more than 100 staff members have been trained in humanitarian protection and security in the last few days.
“Staff will focus on ensuring families are treated with dignity and that the most vulnerable are first in line,” said Mukadi. “We’re also reaching out in new ways to make sure that people are informed and know what to expect.”
World Vision is communicating through Creole-language radio messages, SMS text distributions and directly through community leaders and mobilizers to promote child protection and practical information about the distribution process.
World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. For more information, please visit www.worldvision.org
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A community Adaptation programme organised by the Brunei Autism Centre for Adults under Smarter Brunei went in full swing yesterday. Forty teachers, teens and adults under Smarter Brunei set out to see Kampong Ayer and visited the Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery. Yesterday’s trip was a first experience for most. Excited faces were seen .
A PUBLIC lecture on ‘Tropical Peatlands and their environmental importance’ was given by Dr Susan Page from University of Leceister, UK, at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Among those who attended the talk were the British High Comissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Rob Fenn and Dato Paduka Haji Hamdillah Haji Abdul Wahab, the Deputy Minister of Industry and .
THE semi-finals for Amplified (battle of the bands) for the RTB Media Carnival 2010 continued yesterday with nine more bands vying for a place in the finals, which will be held today. The Amplified (battle of the bands) pulled in a sizeable crowd of spectators, who were seen cheering for their favourite bands at the .
The RTB Awards 2009 last night brought together some of the most talented local acts that have contributed enormously to the local channels during an event witnessed by thousands of viewers and broadcast live from the International Convention Centre (ICC). Ten awards were presented during the night. The guest of honour was Dato Paduka Haji .
Photos: SHAM For many Bruneians, the ‘Tamu’ or dry market has been the main place for them to look for local products, where various types of local foods, fruits and other items can be obtained. From Muara to Kuala Belait, there are now a number of `tamus’ catering to the needs of the locals. Amongst .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MATTHEW FOO was gifted the Brunei Darussalam Tennis Association (BDTA) Open Singles’ First Leg title when his final opponent Harin Saraw retired injured during the second set of their championship match yesterday. Foo, who took the opening set 6-3, was in cruise control in the second leading 5-0 when his rival retired .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN POOR people registered under the Empowerment Programme for Zakat Recipients (Propaz) received their new Propaz multipurpose card, which enables them to get cheaper bus fares when they travel for their training. A total of 35 participants of the programme’s third session will begin their six months’ training at the Youth Development Centre .
