Communicating with chirps and whistles, endearing Asian Small-Clawed #Otters live in rowdy groups 🦦😘 They’re #vulnerable from the illegal #pet trade and #palmoil #deforestation. #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸❌ #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket! @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/03/22/asian-small-clawed-otter-aonyx-cinereus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
24/7 Crisis Diversion unveils data dashboard, shedding more light on help needed by vulnerable Edmontonians
A new data dashboard is being launched in Edmonton to help people understand where services are needed the most.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-crisis-diversion-dashboard-9.7206429?cmp=rss
What My Friends Mean To Me Answer #32: My friends are able to be trusted with my most personal struggles. https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/what-my-friends-mean-to-me/answer-of-the-day/2026/05/20 #discuss #vulnerable #debrief
Answer #32 :: Answer Of The Day :: What My Friends Mean To Me :: Personal Growth :: Living Life Lab :: Ron's Home

Are you ready for some introspective time? Read our What My Friends Mean To Me answer of the day. May 20th 2026 edition.

Proposed TransLink bus stop removals raise accessibility concerns in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
A proposal to remove more than a dozen bus stops along Hastings Street in Vancouver is drawing concern from some residents and outreach organizations in the Downtown Eastside, who say the changes could make it harder for vulnerable people to access essential services.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-bus-stop-changes-on-hastings-street-9.7202620?cmp=rss

#تخار؛ برای ۵۰ زن زمینه آموزش‌های حرفه‌وی خیاطی و #حمایت_معیشتی فراهم شد

دوشنبه، ۱ ذوالحجه ۱۴۴۷

#هلال‌احمر_افغانی، برای ۵۰ زن #آسیب‌دیده از حوادث طبیعی و تغییرات اقلیمی در ولسوالی‌های بهارک و اشکمش ولایت تخار، زمینه آموزش‌های #حرفه‌وی خیاطی و حمایت معیشتی فراهم نمود.

قرار است #اشتراک‌کنندگان به مدت شش ماه در چهار مرکز آموزشی خیاطی، زیر نظر استادان مسلکی، آموزش‌های تخصصی خیاطی را فراگیرند و پس از تکمیل دوره، تصدیق‌نامه نیز دریافت کنند.

پیش از آغاز آموزش‌ها، به این زنان یا سرپرستان خانواده‌های‌شان به‌منظور خرید وسایل خیاطی و مواد مورد نیاز، مبلغ ۴۵۰ هزار افغانی کمک نقدی توزیع شد که بر اساس آن، برای هر زن ۹ هزار افغانی اختصاص داده شده بود.

این #پروگرام، از سوی آمریت کاهش خطرات ریاست حوادث هلال‌احمر افغانی، در چارچوب پروژه تغییرات اقلیمی و با حمایت مالی #فدراسیون_بین‌المللی جمعیت‌های ملی تطبیق می‌شود که هدف آن ارتقای مهارت‌های حرفه‌وی زنان، توانمندسازی اقتصادی، ایجاد فرصت‌های کاری و کاهش مشکلات اقتصادی ناشی از تغییرات اقلیمی می‌باشد.

هلال‌احمر افغانی تلاش می‌کند از طریق پروگرام‌های آموزشی و معیشتی، زمینه کار، درآمد و #خودکفایی را برای اقشار نیازمند جامعه فراهم سازد.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/RxXTW

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#Takhar: Vocational Tailoring Training and Livelihood Support Provided to 50 Women

Monday, May 18, 2026

The #ARCS provided vocational tailoring training and livelihood support to 50 women in Baharak and Ishkamish districts of Takhar Province who were affected by #natural_disasters and climate change.

The #participants are scheduled to receive vocational tailoring training for six months at four training centers under the supervision of #professional instructors, and certificates will also be awarded to them upon completion of the training.

Before the start of the #vocational_training, the women or their guardians received 450,000 Afghanis in cash assistance for the purchase of tailoring equipment and necessary materials, with 9,000 Afghanis allocated to each woman.

This program is being implemented by the #Risk_Reduction Unit of the ARCS Disaster Management Department within the framework of the Climate Change Project, with financial support from the #IFRC. The aim is to enhance women’s vocational skills, strengthen economic empowerment, create employment opportunities, and reduce the economic challenges caused by climate change.

The ARCS strives to provide #vulnerable segments of society with opportunities for work, income, and #self_reliance through vocational and livelihood programs.

🔗 https://arcs.af/dr/node/8918

Source: Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/ARCSAfghanistan/status/2056391185023819930 ]

#Afghanistan #Takhar

#هرات؛ ۷۹ راستنو شویو کورنیو ته د کوچنیو کاروبارونو لپاره #نغدي_مرسته ورکړل شوه

یکشنبه، ۳۰ ذوالقعده ۱۴۴۷

د #افغاني_سرې_میاشتې له لوري د اقلیمي بدلونونو پروژې په چوکاټ کې د هرات ولایت په شینډنډ او زنده‌جان ولسوالیو کې ۷۹ #راستنو_شویو او #زیانمنو کورنیو ته یو میلیون او ۵۸۰ زره افغانۍ نغدي مرسته ورکړل شوه، څو د خپلو #کوچنیو_کاروبارونو د پیل او پراختیا لپاره ترې ګټه واخلي.

دغه مرسته د ملي ټولنو #نړیوال_فدراسیون په مالي ملاتړ چمتو شوې وه، چې له مخې یې هر کورنۍ ته ۲۰ زره افغانۍ ورکړل شوې.

د دې پروګرام مستفیدین هغه راستنې شوې کورنۍ دي، چې د #اقتصادي_ستونزو ترڅنګ د طبیعي پېښو او اقلیمي بدلونونو له امله هم زیانمنې شوې وې، حرفوي مهارتونه يې لرل، خو د مالي امکاناتو د نشتوالي له امله یې د خپلو کاروبارونو د پیل توان نه درلود.

ټاکل شوې ده، چې #مستفیدین به د مچیو پالنې، خیاطۍ، ویلډېنګ، نلدوانۍ، برېښنايي چارو، ګلدوزۍ، یخچال جوړونې، موبايل ترمیم او نورو حرفو په برخو کې خپل کوچني کاروبارونه پیل یا پراخ کړي.

همدارنګه د مرستې له وېش وروسته مستفیدینو د افغاني سرې میاشتې د پلاوي په حضور کې د خپلو کاروبارونو اړوند وسایل او #تجهیزات له بازار څخه وپېرل.

د یادونې وړ ده، چې دا مرسته د پروګرام لومړی قسط دی او ټاکل شوې ده، چې په راتلونکو میاشتو کې به د کاروبارونو له پیل وروسته دوهم قسط مرسته هم ورسره ترسره شي.

دغه پروګرام د #اړمنو او راستنو شویو کورنیو د اقتصادي پیاوړتیا، د کار زمینې برابرولو او ځان‌ بسیاینې په موخه پلې کېږي.

افغاني سره میاشت هڅه کوي د حرفوي او معیشتي پروګرامونو له لارې اړمنو او راستنو شویو کورنیو ته د کار، #عاید او اقتصادي ثبات زمینه برابره کړي.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/xOegy

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#Herat: Cash Assistance Provided to 79 Returnee Families for #Small_Businesses

Sunday, May 17, 2026

The #ARCS, under the Climate Change Project, distributed 1,580,000 AFN in cash assistance to 79 #returnee and #vulnerable families in the Shindand and Zendeh Jan districts of Herat Province to help them establish and expand small businesses.

The #assistance was provided by the #IFRC, through which each family received 20,000 AFN.

The program targeted returnee families who had been affected not only by #economic_hardship, but also by natural disasters and the impacts of #climate_change. Although they possessed vocational skills, they lacked the financial resources needed to start their own businesses.

The #beneficiaries are expected to establish or expand small businesses in areas such as beekeeping, tailoring, welding, plumbing, electrical services, embroidery, refrigerator repair, mobile phone repair, and other skilled trades.

Following the #distribution of assistance, the beneficiaries purchased the necessary tools and equipment for their businesses from local markets in the presence of the ARCS delegation.

It is worth noting that this assistance represents the first phase of the #program, while a second phase of support is scheduled to be provided in the coming months after the businesses have been launched.

The program is being implemented to #strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable and returnee families, create livelihood opportunities, and promote self-reliance.

Through #vocational and livelihood support programs, ARCS strives to provide vulnerable and returnee families with opportunities for employment, #income generation, and economic stability.

Source: Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/ARCSAfghanistan/status/2056038820294938800 ]

#Afghanistan #Herat

Parents, trustees speak out against cuts to Toronto model schools
Parents, community members and school trustees are speaking out against the Toronto District School Board's expected cuts at some of the city's most vulnerable schools.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/model-school-cuts-parents-trustees-9.7201066?cmp=rss
Charismatic, cheeky Blue-eyed #cockatoos 🕊️ have vivid blue eye rings and expressive crests. They're #vulnerable in #PapuaNewGuinea due to #palmoil #deforestation and the illegal #pet trade. Help them #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @[email protected] wp.me/pcFhgU-tz

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Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica

The Blue-eyed Cockatoo is a striking and charismatic bird, known for their vivid blue eye rings and expressive crests. These cockatoos depend on mature forests for nesting and food but face significant threats, including habitat destruction caused by out-of-control palm oil plantations, illegal hunting, and the illegal pet trade. Conservation efforts are critical to ensure the survival of this remarkable species. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

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