HEALTHY LIFESTYLE As the numbers show, the food crisis in Liberia is staggering. After 14 years of civil war, 85% of Liberians have no access to healthcare, 70%depend solely on agriculture for their food production, and 50% are at “poor” or “borderline” food consumption. The sum is a country with 80% Food Insecurity. OIC International’s Health, Agriculture and Nutrition Development for Sustainability Program (HANDS), aims to eliminate the current food gap and nutritional deficit in two of the most food insecure counties of Liberia: Grand Geddeh and River Ghee. Through the distribution of soy flour and soy beans, OIC International’s initiative will benefit over half a million Liberians over the next 5 years. .Super Gari is a fortified cereal made of three ingredients: gari, defatted soy flour, and micronutrient mix. Through the HANDS program, OICI produces Super Gari to provide food rations to program beneficiaries, train beneficiaries in a new skill, bolster the local cassava value chain, and promote the development and marketing of a local value-added food product. In addition, as part of the HANDS program, OICI teaches improved agricultural techniques for cassava farming to beneficiary farmers on program demonstration farms. In addition to linking them to local markets, the HANDS program purchases cassava from the farmers for use in Super Gari production. To achieve these goals, OIC International is partnering with LOIC, WISHH (World Initiative for Soy in Human Health), Malnutrition Matters: Food Technology Solutions, and Shelter For Life International. Together with our partners, we recognize that a specific plan is necessary to accomplish our long-term goal of eliminating the current food gap and nutritional deficit in Liberia. Here’s our strategy: Implement agricultural, agro-processing and entrepreneurship training Develop and distribute fortified cassava blended cereals Build and rehabilitate community infrastructure Promote better feeding and care practices to mothers and children Implement school snack program and take-home rations for girls Through these measures we expect to increase food availability and food access, improve food utilization, and expand opportunities for education. Together, these ends make up the final expected result of OIC International’s Health, Agriculture and Nutrition Development for Sustainability: Development of programs ensuring good Health, productive Agriculture, and positive Nutrition habits – programs that Liberians can Sustain with their own HANDS. Sports Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, Oregon, BYU, Arizona St., Wofford, American play Thursday at Bradley Center If you like big-conference, big-school basketball, youll like the Milwaukee games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center this week. Led by Big Ten heavyweights Wisconsin and Michigan, Pacific 12 combatants Oregon and Arizona State and Big 12 tournament-tested Texas, this segment of the NCAA Tournament will not lack for teams used to the spotlight. In addition to the power-conference teams, the Milwaukee games feature BYU of the West Coast Conference, American, winner of the Patriot League tournament, and Wofford, winner of the Southern tournament. The Badgers (26-7) and Wolverines (25-8) are both No. 2 seeds despite losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament and will be heavily favored to win their first-round game against their 15th-seeded opponents. Wisconsin, ranked No. 12 in the country, faces American (20-12), and Michigan, ranked No. 8, faces Wofford (20-12) on Thursday. The Badgers and Wolverines are the only two teams coming to Milwaukee who are ranked in The Associated Press poll. The two 7 vs. 10 seed games feature the Ducks (23-9) against the Cougars (23-11) and the Longhorns (23-10) against the Sun Devils (21-11). The winner of the Wisconsin-American game faces the winner of Oregon-BYU and the winner of Michigan-Wofford faces the winner of Texas-Arizona State. The teams range from the high-scoring Cougars and Ducks, who average 84.2 and 81.8 points per game, respectively, to the defense-oriented Eagles and Badgers, who allow 59.4 and 64.2 points per game, respectively. Entertainment MANILA - The return of the iconic mermaid Dyesebel to television made a huge splash in ratings Monday, making it the overall No. 1 show in the Philippines, according to producer ABS-CBN. Citing data from Kantar Media, ABS-CBN said its adaptation of Dyesebel with Anne Curtis in the title role registered a nationwide rating of 32.8%. This strong viewership made the fantaserye the most watched program in the country on March 17, as measured by Kantar Media using a panel size of 2,609 urban and rural homes. The pilot episode of Dyesebel also dominated conversations on Twitter, with its official hashtag, #DyesebelAngSimula, topping the list of trending topics in the Philippines and worldwide. Curtis, who is the seventh actress to play Dyesebel in a lead role, is seen swimming as the orange-tailed mermaid in the opening minutes in this latest adaptation of the Mars Ravelo comics series. Editorial Chief editor; Reel dave tamdang Editor staff; Jhea de guzman News writer; Loregie cordero Jolina africano Sheila calago Sports writer; Jerry alaban Ethyl mawalic Ghuia grino Song/poems Just for you By:peacock warrior I thought no one care No one care for me I feel lonely when No one comforted me Then you came along And I feel I belong You gave me strong And strength to carry on Cho. So I sing this song,just to let you know How I feel,just for you my mom And I sing this song,listen to my call Love and care just for you Friends for ever. One of my best friends died today Left me before I had the chance to say Exactly what I always wanted to express My favorite friend one of my best Friends from beginning...friends to end Best of friends so deep within Friends are those youll always remember Regardless of who..regardless of gender The people youve share part of your life with Never asking of much...always willing to give. Whens the last time you called a friend Or are you just going to wait till the end Their life will be gone before you know Call them or fine a simple way to show Just how much they really mean to you A friend whos been your friend so true Or just sit there like theres no end Until you lose another friend. I find this very hard to say One of my best friends died today. Group picture Lupon National Comprehensive High School Breaking News Ferdinand Guerrero, who has been accused of helping maul actor Vhong Navarro in January, has filed a counter-affidavit denying his involvement. According to a report on 24 Oras aired Friday evening, Guerrero said he did not even enter Deniece Cornejos room. He said he only happened to be there because he and Cedric Lee, whom Navarro has also filed charges against, had been talking before the incident happened. Meanwhile, Navarros camp insists their evidence is strong against Cornejo, siblings Cedric and Bernice Lee, and others whom the actor has accused of serious illegal detention, blackmail, extortion, serious physical injuries, and grave coercion. The Lees, Cornejo, and Simeon Raz Jr. have asked the Court of Appeals to issue a temporary restraining order against a Justice department panel formed to investigate the mauling incident. Their lawyer has yet to release details but said the petition for a TRO is due to doubts on the composition and proceedings of the panel. Shinning star Table of contents 1 title 2 table of contents 3 song/poem 4 sayings 5 entertainment 6 question/answer 7 healthy lifestle 8 sports 9 breaking news 10 editorial 11 group picture 12 list of members
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