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‘Becoming a humanitarian was my way of saying no to what was happening in Syria’

World Food Programme Logistics

Bashir was just 20 years old and studying at university when the conflict began. Photo: WFP/Hussam Al Saleh “I gained a huge amount of experience by joining this unit, I learnt how to negotiate humanitarian access, how to keep myself safe and handle radio communications,” he says.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. Peter Lukszys, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison): In terms of different logistics applications, we see a lot of interest in humanitarian aid logistics and the impact of logistics strategies on climate change.

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Meet Dina?—?on the front-line of responding to disasters in Indonesia

World Food Programme Logistics

We know our roles and other peoples roles and how to work together to reach our goals. I really like to study! Why do you still have the strength to study?”, We know our roles and other peoples roles and how to work together to reach our goals. I really like to study! Why do you still have the strength to study?”,

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To see Ethiopia truly prosper, malnutrition needs to be defeated

World Food Programme Logistics

The Cost of Hunger in Africa study for Ethiopia (2009) showed that 16 percent of the country’s GDP is lost yearly because of stunting. Aster Tesfaye the community teacher, showing the women how to prepare the nutrient-dense porridge and administer the ready-to-use, peanut-based paste that she distributes.

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Amidst extreme poverty, cash

World Food Programme Logistics

They meet every Tuesday to discuss savings and learn how to manage money and improve farming. Photo: WFP/Lydia Wamala A 2018 study found 65 percent of refugees in Uganda live in extreme poverty. It is important to be in the group, she says, because she can access money in emergencies. Francoise Nyirantaba is another member.