Topic 10: Vulnerability & Resilience
Individual & Public Assistance
In this section you will examine individual and public assistance using two case studies to complement the McEntire text.
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On page 248 under the title “Where is the help?” McEntire quotes from FEMA 1997: Most Federal assistance is in the form of a loan that must be repaid rather than an outright grant. Investigate whether this is most often the case in your state or country? 
A Miller Pours Peanuts in Multi-Functional Platform for Grinding A miller pours peanuts in a Multi-Functional Platform, a diesel engine that attaches a variety of end equipment, including grinding mills. The members of the "Sourouyel Women's Group" brought the peanuts to be ground into a peanut paste they sell in the market and the village. Source: UN Photo/Evan Schneider; 15 June 2006; Sourouyel, Senegal; Photo #138753 www.unmultimedia.org accessed September 2010. |
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