Jindal Approval Sinks Like A Stone - School Vouchers Opposed By Majority

Source:  http://dailykingfish.com/2012/10/02/jindalsinking/

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Those are Bobby Jindal’s last three approval numbers in a SMOR Survey.

This is what a flailing Governor looks like.

Jindal is watching his political career tumble down the drain, and he has started to panic.

Earlier this week Jindal announced a very startling staff shake-up, dumping his Chief of Staff without a cited reason:

In two weeks, Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a new budget adviser and a new chief of staff.

The governor’s chief of staff, Stephen Waguespack, announced his resignation Monday, severing career ties with the governor that began during the 2007 campaign.
“From the beginning of our work to build a better Louisiana, Stephen has been by my side as a trusted adviser and a friend. He helped shepherd through monumental policy reforms that will have a lasting and positive impact on our state,” the governor said in a prepared statement.Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater will replace Waguespack on Oct. 14. Replacing Rainwater will be the governor’s deputy chief of staff, Kristy Nichols.

And now a Southern Media and Opinion Research Poll Find Jindal sinking. It’s no surprise, but 89% of those surveyed don’t like Jindal’s slash and burn of the public Charity Hospital.

More startlingly, Jindal’s prized voucher program is opposed by 54% of Louisianians:

The poll shows Gov. Bobby Jindal with a 51 percent approval rating. That compares with 61 percent last spring and 64 percent a year ago.

Reductions for the LSU-operated charity hospital system are particularly unpopular. Eighty-nine percent said they were concerned by the cuts. Seventy-nine percent said the charity system would not be able to provide the same quality of health care, and 80 percent said Louisiana residents would lose access to health care as a result.
Among the poll’s other findings:

• On the issue of school vouchers, 54 percent were opposed.
• Salaries for state executives and political appointees were a hot button issue with 86 percent saying annual salaries of $175,000 and above are excessive or not justified.
• 47 percent favor eliminating tax exemptions to increase state revenue compared to 35 percent opposed, which tracks with widespread opposition to deeper budget cuts.
• 69 percent said the Legislature should be more independent from the governor

Bad news all around. #Vouchergate is going well for Team Jindal. Nor are his high-priced public employee hires.

And it looks like the tax credit monster is about to bite Jindal back…

Jindal isn’t worried, however. He’s spent the last week campaigning for judges in Iowa, in some fields of dreams.

Women Deliver 50: the 50 most inspiring ideas and solutions that are delivering for girls and women

Source:  WomenDeliver.org

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Every year, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, Women Deliver celebrates the progress made on behalf of girls and women worldwide.

The “Women Deliver 50” is a compilation of the 50 most inspiring ideas and solutions that are delivering for girls and women. Out of hundreds of submissions from 103 countries around the world, a selection committee of experts and advocates from leading global non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and foundations narrowed the applications to 125 finalists.

These were then posted online and more than 6,000 individuals voted to select the 50 winners.

We would like to thank all the members of the selection committee, our partner organizations, and the voters who made the Women Deliver 50 such a success.

Continue reading below to learn more about the inspiring organizations and initiatives—from the grassroots to the global–that are pioneering real and lasting social change. We hope it gives you a renewed energy to work toward building a better world for girls and women.

Ordered Alphabetically by Organization

Advocacy and Awareness Campaigns
1. Helping Rural Communities Combat the Violence and Discrimination of Children and Women by Aawaaj
2. World Contraception Day by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and partners
3. The Partnership to End Child Marriage by Girls Not Brides
4. Girl Effect by Nike Foundation, the NoVo Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and the Coalition for Adolescent Girls
5. Because I Am a Girl by Plan International
6. Protecting Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights by The 30 for 30 Campaign
7. Real Men Never Hit Women by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
8. Every Woman Every Child by the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General
9. Libyan Women's Charter by Voice of Libyan Women
10. Promoting Women's Health and Human Rights in the Struggle to Address HIV and AIDS by Women Won't Wait

Educational Initiatives
1. Hamlin College of Midwives by Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
2. Hospitality Management and Entrepreneurship Degree Programs by Akilah Institute for Women
3. Chanan Theatre Group by Chanan Development Association (CDA)
4. Gender Integrated Education Program on Reproductive Health, STDs, and HIV/AIDS by Concern for Children and Women Empowerment (COFCAWE)
5. Skillz Street: Changing the Game for Girls by Grassroot Soccer
6. Innovative Participatory Health Educational Approach in South Sudan by University of Medical Sciences and Technology
7. Reducing Maternal Mortality in Haiti by Midwives for Haiti
8. Access to Teaching Scholarship by Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa (TESSA)
9. Equal Access to Education in Afghanistan by The Oruj Learning Center
10. Schools for Husbands by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Health Interventions

1. Post-abortion Care by EngenderHealth

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Post

2. Mobilizing Traditional Birth Attendants and Local Communities by Health Poverty Action

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Mobilizing

3. Reaching the Survivors of Coerced Marriages and Violence in Pakistan by Rahnuma Family Planning Association of Pakistan, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Women

4. Expanding Access to Safe Medical Abortion for Women in Their Communities by Ipas

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Abortion

5. Respecting Women: A Model Maternities Initiative by Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Respecting

6. Go Girls! Initiative by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Go

7. Rescue for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence by Nairobi Women’s Hospital

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Rescue

8. Rape Crisis Center by Sister Somalia

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Rape

9. Let’s Save Our Mothers—Mobile Ante-Natal Services by Traffina Foundation http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Save

10. Disaster Risk Reduction Policy and Planning by Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC)

http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-50/health-interventions#Planning

Health Interventions
1. Post-abortion Care by EngenderHealth
2. Mobilizing Traditional Birth Attendants and Local Communities by Health Poverty Action
3. Reaching the Survivors of Coerced Marriages and Violence in Pakistan by Rahnuma Family Planning Association of Pakistan, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
4. Expanding Access to Safe Medical Abortion for Women in Their Communities by Ipas
5. Respecting Women: A Model Maternities Initiative by Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)
6. Go Girls! Initiative by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
7. Rescue for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence by Nairobi Women’s Hospital
8. Rape Crisis Center by Sister Somalia
9. Let’s Save Our Mothers—Mobile Ante-Natal Services by Traffina Foundation
10. Disaster Risk Reduction Policy and Planning by Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC)

Leadership and Empowerment
1. Africans Feeding Africa by Backpack Farm
2. Advancing the Social and Political Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning (LGBTIQ) Individuals by EQUAL GROUND
3. Youth Leadership Program for Commercially Sexually Exploited and Domestically Trafficked Girls and Young Women by Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
4. Adolescents Count Today by Family Health Options Kenya, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
5. Women First by International Relief and Development (IRD)
6. Abriendo Oportunidades (Creating Opportunities) by Population Council
7. UN Women by United Nations
8. Women’s Rights are Human Rights by Women for Afghan Women
9. Stop the Violence—Speak Out for Girls’ Rights by World Association for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
10. Addressing Poverty by Building the Capacity of Future Leaders by Women LEAD

Technologies and Innovations
1. Menstrual Kits by AFRIpads Ltd.
2. Teaching Young Women in Poor Urban Communities IT Skills by AkiraChix Association
3. Helping Babies Breathe Initiative by American Academy of Pediatrics, WHO, USAID, Saving Newborn Lives, the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and partners
4. Mobile for Reproductive Health (m4RH) by FHI 360, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
5. Prioritizing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines by GAVI Alliance
6. Addressing Postpartum Hemorrhage in Afghanistan and Nepal by Jhpiego
7. Obstetric Kits by Maternova
8. Woman’s Condoms by PATH
9. Tools to Bring Clean Energy Technology by Solar Sister
10. Eco-Friendly Sanitary Pads by Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE)

To download a PDF of the winners, please click here.