LEGS provides a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions in humanitarian crises.
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๐ Exciting News! We are developing a Joint Assessment Tool with @TheLEGSProject to streamline support for mixed farming & agro-pastoral communities in crisis๐
Pilots are underway in Malawi this week with local partners. Stay tuned for the launch!
#CrisisResponse #LEGS #SEADS
๐ฃ The latest Livestock Emergency Guidelines & Standards #newsletter is out now!
See the latest developments in helping #livestock-keeping communities face #emergencies.
๐ Read it online: mailchi.mp/a6fbc0d1b272/joinโฆ
๐ Subscribe to never miss an update: livestock-emergency.net/newsโฆ
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Sharing my work, published by @FAO. It helped me achieve the goal of making a few tangible international knowledge contributions by 2025. Thank you, @TheLEGSProject, for the opportunity. Download the report here: openknowledge.fao.org/handleโฆ
Catch up with LEGS activities from last year with our new Annual Highlights 2023: lnkd.in/d2xP48vf
Happy #InternationalWomensDay from LEGS! Celebrating women livestock keepers worldwide (photo credit: Sippakorn Yamkasikorn/Unsplash)
If you missed the LEGS Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) webinar, you can watch the recording here: buff.ly/3QxOJWS [Here's the accompanying technical brief: buff.ly/3FIMJGt.] #CashVoucherAssistance (#CVA) #livestock
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These are just some of the key ways livestock supports the livelihoods of thousands of people worldwide.
#SustainableLivestock
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๐๐ท Today, Her Majesty Queen Camilla, who is the President of, @TheBrooke visited one of our program sites, which we do in partnership with, @KspcaK to see how we promote equine welfare in the region.
#royalvisitkenya
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Here's the link to the latest LEGS technical brief, "LEGS Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA)," by Emma Jowett: buff.ly/3FIMJGt. ๐ท Register for the CVA webinar here: buff.ly/3FDGxPM.
[photo credit: Kelly Lynch, Save the Children]
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The LEGS CVA webinar is this Thursday, 2nd November. Join us & spread the word!
๐๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐! We're hosting a free webinar on Cash and Voucher Assistance on 2nd Nov. at 10 a.m. (GMT). Register & spread the word: buff.ly/3s1x4i7 #CashVoucherAssistance (#CVA) #livestock
[photo credit: @eu_echo]
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Women who have access to and control over livestock have a higher capacity to improve the health, education and food security of their households. Yet, data shows significant gaps in womenโs ownership of livestock.
See FAOโs report ๐ doi.org/10.4060/cc7155en
#LetsGrowEquality
๐๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐! We're hosting a free webinar on Cash and Voucher Assistance on 2nd Nov. at 10 a.m. (GMT). Register & spread the word: buff.ly/3s1x4i7 #CashVoucherAssistance (#CVA) #livestock
[photo credit: @eu_echo]
๐๐๐๐๐: The Spanish version of the 3rd edition of the LEGS Handbook is now available! View, download or purchase here: bit.ly/3tATCXw. And join us for the global launch webinar tomorrow, the 19th. #livestock #livestockemergency
๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ: The Spanish version of the 3rd edition of the LEGS Handbook will be released tomorrow,ย 18๐๐ต ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ! The global launch webinar will be held the next day, the 19th. Register now: bit.ly/46yTFRS. #livestock #livestockemergency
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#Humanitarian Standards set out how to uphold the right of crisis-affected people to receive protection and assistance, and for life with dignity.
Order your copies, in your chosen language - more translations are now available!:
practicalactionpublishing.coโฆ
#HumanitarianCrisis
The Spanish version of the 3rd edition of the LEGS Handbook will be releasedย 18th October. The global launch webinar will be held the next day, 19th October. Register now: bit.ly/46yTFRS. #livestock #livestockemergency
๐๐๐๐๐: The French and Arabic versions of the 3rd edition of the LEGS Handbook are now available! Join us for a global webinar (in French w Arabic translation) tomorrow, 5th Oct. Register at: bit.ly/3LrpQuq #livestock
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: The French & Arabic versions of the 3rd edition of the LEGS Handbook will be released 4th Oct.! Join us for a global webinar (in French w Arabic translation) the next day, 5th Oct. Register at: bit.ly/3LrpQuq #livestock
ALT Coming soon: The LEGS Handbook, 3rd edition, French & Arabic versions. Key dates = 4th Octobre: Handbook launch, 5th Octobre: global webinar (in French with simultaneous Arabic translation).
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Day3 of #SustainableLivestock conference @FAOLivestock - a great presentation by Cathy Watson @TheLEGSProject on disaster resilience. Question from @TheBrooke - how can we get more governments to include livestock in DRM plans? From droughts to floods animals help rebuild lives. โ at Rome, Lazio
