Month: November 2019

YMCA calls on young people to register to vote

Stuart Mitchell

The YMCA are calling on young people all over the UK to ensure their voices are heard in December’s General Election by registering to vote today. It takes just five minutes to register to vote at the Government’s website. Not sure if you can vote? Visit their guide to registering. Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of YMCA England & Wales said: “As we approach this General Election the voices of young people are more important than ever, and yet we find that they are often drowned out or misheard. This needs…

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Fairtrade welcomes the launch of its first coffee from Java, exclusively in Waitrose & Partners

Stuart Mitchell

For the first time UK coffee drinkers will be able to enjoy Fairtrade coffee from the Indonesian island of Java, an origin that is ubiquitous with quality, as it launches exclusively in Waitrose & Partners from October 10th. The launch comes following an exciting sustainability project to establish a Fairtrade coffee co-operative in Java, thanks to a partnership with Waitrose & Partners, the Fairtrade Foundation and the Network of Asia and Pacific Producers (NAPP). Over the past three years the organisations have supported a community in the Kayumas to produce high…

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In Honor of World Prematurity Month, New Pampers Scholarship Supports the Littlest Fighters and their Caregivers

Stuart Mitchell

Pampers, the brand trusted to be the #1 choice of U.S. hospitals for over 40 years, has partnered with Creative Therapy Consultants to provide scholarships for the neonatal nurses and therapists who improve the lives of babies — including preemies — every day. Up to fifteen percent of babies spend time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the majority of whom are born premature. In honor of World Prematurity Awareness Month, Pampers will fund scholarships for NICU professionals to take the Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification® (NTMC) in cities…

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Empowering women teachers in Africa Code Week 2019

Stuart Mitchell

“If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”  This famous African proverb indicates the necessity of educating women to empower society in a whole. Highlighting the essential role that women teachers play in education, Africa Code Week 2019 was officially launched on 4 October 2019 in Rabat, Morocco, following a workshop for the empowerment of women ICT teachers. Twenty-eight female ICT teachers from fifteen African countries attended the workshop addressing the importance of women’s role in shaping the digital…

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‘Too important to get wrong’ – but with #SafeguardingAsOne and new NCVO guides you can get it right

Stuart Mitchell

Safeguarding should be a core value of every voluntary organisation and considered a personal responsibility of everyone working in them, NCVO has urged. A suite of free online resources, launched today, outlines simple steps that voluntary organisations can take to ensure that they are run in a way that actively prevents beneficiaries, staff and others from suffering harm, harassment, bullying, abuse and neglect. The resources were developed collaboratively by an NCVO-led partnership made up of expert organisations, created to deliver phase one of the Safeguarding Training Fund. The fund was…

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