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• WHICH great challenges and social problems should the EVOKE Network tackle next?

Peace in the Middle East

• WHERE in the world should the network try to build up new EVOKE communities?

The Middle East

• WHO would you encourage to play Season 2?

Israelis and Palestinians

• HOW would you change the game for Season 2?

Make it a bit shorter (8 weeks?)

• WHAT new tools would you want as an EVOKE…

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I selected a case study from the Philippines to highlight. It is a rather simple concept--people formed "mutual-help" groups to work on labor-intensive agroforestry projects. The key to success was that "Local people initiated the practice and were familiar with it."!



OVERCOMING LABOUR SHORTAGES THROUGH INDIGENOUS MUTUAL-HELP GROUPS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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In the event of a pandemic flu that is spread from person-to-person, I would try to organize neighborhood flu teams. People will need to be isolated in their homes, so it would be useful to have teams of healthy people who could deliver goods and food and provide services to the sick or those at high risk of becoming sick. There could be a simple online sign up where high-risk/sick people could register for help and where healthy neighbors could view the requests.

This, to me, is the most important "secret" of crisis management:

"Good health and risk communications means sharing dilemmas, disclosing information, and being transparent."