About Nascent Solutions
Nascent Solutions, Inc. (Nascent) is an African women-led international development organization founded in 2004 with a mission to harness the creative entrepreneurial skills of target beneficiaries and strengthen their capacity to champion the development agenda of their communities. In the last 17 years, Nascent has mobilized resources and implemented programs in food security, nutrition, education, and maternal and child health, impacting the lives of over 10 million people in several African countries. For more information, visit: www.nascents.org
Position Summary
Nascent is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) for an anticipated five-year McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program that helps support education, child development and food security in low-income, food-deficit countries around the globe. The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities as well as financial and technical assistance t
Sarah Nearman Herbert doesn’t want the late U.S. Senator George McGovern’s place in history to be forgotten.
That’s why she wrote her book “George McGovern: South Dakota’s Legendary Legislator” in honor of him.
Inspiration for the children s book came shortly after McGovern’s death in 2012, Herbert said. The book was written for a fourth- through eighth-grade reading level to teach students about McGovern’s significance to South Dakota, the U.S. and the world. She released the book in October last year.
The only material available to fourth-graders on George McGovern was written at the adult level, said Herbert, a retired fourth-grade teacher from Sioux Falls.
The Sturgis Composite School staff and students all received a free reusable water bottle through a generous donation from Dean Serdachny of Sturgis, who is also a representative of Farmers Business Network. Students who posed for a photograph with the water bottles, from left, were: (back row) Allyssa Mirva and Justice Stittle, and (front) Ryder Beatty and Derwin Boucher. For the past three years, the SPE (Sturgis, Preeceville and Endeavour) Family Resource Centre and the Sturgis Composite School have run a breakfast program using funding provided by a Child Nutrition Program grant from the Ministry of Education. “Food For Thought has provided toast, fresh fruit and vegetables each day with the help of many community volunteers, and provided valuable social interaction for all participants. However, given the public health orders in place at this time, it was not possible to implement this program as planned, stated Karolyn Kosheluk, program co-ordinator.
At Thursdayâs meeting, Fort Payne Superintendent Jim Cunningham updated the Board of Education about progress on the new school and other projects.
âWeâre taking baby steps, weâre getting closer,â Cunningham said concerning ongoing work at Little Ridge Intermediate School.
âIt is much more completed on the inside than the outside. The rain continues to slow [construction]. I know we are going to be very proud of it. I canât wait for you to do a walk-through and see the designs on the floors, which reflect the curriculum. It is really, really shaping up now to be exactly what we thought it would be.â