In Tajikistan, disability is stigmatised and children are sent to state institutions or hidden away at home. Indeed, social attitudes and stigma plays a significant role in limiting the possibilities for children with special educational needs, here.
Over 125,000 people are registered as special needs in Tajikistan, 19,000 are under sixteen years old and 1,447 children are registered as orphans. Approximately, 2,505 children are registered as living in twenty three different special education institutions. Alas, the data contradicts with reality, as many are not registered or have not been physically seen over the years. Hence, inconsistent, inaccurate, incomplete and out-of- date data are often the root cause of the existing issue.
Very few of these children with special educational needs attend school. Apparently, the standards don’t allow enough flexibility for students who learn differently. But, parents in Tajikistan have begun to stand up for their children’s rights. They advocate for change and betterment, lobby with schools, local authorities and ministries to facilitate the inclusion of their children into mainstream schools.
Together with Association of Parents of Disabled Children (APDC) in Dushanbe, QNET and RYTHM Foundation have embarked on a joint venture in building a tight–knit friendship across Tajikistan and Malaysia to give these
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Lindsey Duncan, CEO Genesis Today Fined With $9 Million
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Lindsey Duncan and the companies he controlled have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively touted the supposed weight-loss benefits of green coffee bean extract through a campaign that included appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, The View, and other television programs.
Under the FTC settlement, the defendants are barred from making deceptive claims about the health benefits or efficacy of any dietary supplement or drug product, and will pay $9 million for consumer redress.
“Lindsey Duncan and his companies made millions by falsely claiming that green coffee bean supplements cause significant and rapid weight loss,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “This case shows that the Federal Trade Commission will continue to fight deceptive marketers’ attempts to prey on consumers trying to improve their health.”
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Jamie At Home Out Of Business
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TV cook Jamie Oliver’s direct sales/network marketing organisation – Jamie At Home, seems to have ceased operations a couple of weeks ago.
So far, there seems to be no official announcement, leaving a couple of thousand distributors to speculate.
The only message appearing when accessing the website www.jamieathome.com is
“Unfortunately we have sold through on all products lines”.
Basically as a distributor that puts you out of business. Seems Jamie Oliver ceased operations without any communication to the field.
The business expanded opening up in the USA, about a year ago after being establish in the UK.
Jamie Oliver appointed a husband and wife team, as CEO’s.
According to the website: “Jamie At Home is an eclectic collection of products inspired by Jamie’s relaxed approach to eating, entertaining and enjoying life available primarily through Jamie at Home self employed consultants”.
The USA website is still live, however signing up as a consultant triggers an server error.
Seems like Jamie Oliver left the reps in the dust…
About Jamie At Home (USA):
Jamie Oliver At Home is a direct sales business offering self-employed Consultants the chance to work in partnership with Jamie to sell the gorgeous Jme product range. We give anyone the opportunity to earn some extra
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Mary Kay Celebrates Sales Growth And Record Setting 50 Years
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cosmeticdesign.com reports:
The direct sales beauty brand recognizes and trains its top consultants at an annual event, and this year the company has business gains to celebrate as well. Mary Kay brands itself as a venture that benefits women in and beyond its ranks. Beyond tallying sales and educating consultants, the company has environmental initiatives, recycling strategies, uses its foundation to connect with shelters to end domestic violence and more.
Aging gracefully In 2013 the company celebrated 50 years in business. Among the milestones feted by those gathered in Dallas, Texas, for the event were the over 800 Mary Kay patents—issued and pending—covering products, technologies and designs. “Our 50th anniversary has been a recordsetting year for our company,” said David Holl, president and chief executive officer said in a press release describing the occasion. “Women of all backgrounds and ages continue to turn to Mary Kay for the products they love and trust as well as the unparalleled opportunity.”
Well begun Mary Kay Ash founded the directsales beauty brand in 1963. And her son Richard Rogers continues to be involved with the brand, acting now as Executive Chairman. To date Mary Kay (headquarters in Addison, Texas) comprises over 3 million independent
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Avon Hires New CFO; Former J. Crew COO
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Avon Products Inc. said Wednesday it hired James Scully away from J. Crew Group Inc. to be its new chief financial officer.
Mr. Scully has been J. Crew’s chief operating officer for nearly two years and with the retailer for a decade. His exit follows the departure of Stuart Haselden, its chief financial officer, earlier this month. Mr. Haselden left to join Lululemon Athletica Inc. as its CFO.
J. Crew is contending with falling shopper traffic at its stores and the retailer recently wrote down the value of its stores by more than half a billion dollars, while leaving its online operations unscathed, an indication of the toll that e-commerce is taking on brick-and-mortar retailing.
“Jim’s departure comes at a time when we are looking at the way our team and business is structured,” a company spokeswoman said in a statement. “Retail has been evolving quickly and we want to ensure we are set up for ’the new world’ as we move forward.”
The spokeswoman said J. Crew had already hired an executive search firm to look for Mr. Scully’s successor. Joan Durkin, its chief accounting officer, will temporarily fill the role of CFO, while it looks for a permanent replacement.
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4Life Baltic Region Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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After a decade of enhancing lives through science, success, and service in the Baltic region, hundreds of business builders gathered at the Maritim Park Hotel in Riga, Latvia to celebrate 4Life’s 10th anniversary in the market.
Celebrations lasted for two days. Highlights included presentations from local distributor leaders, special awards, distributor recognition, product and science training, and even a classical music performance.
The event also included a Foundation 4Life Solidarity auction to help fund community projects in the region. Auction items included portraits and handicrafts made by children from the Ziemeli orphanage in Riga. The auction raised €1,680 ($1,900) which will be used to benefit the children at the orphanage.
VIPs in attendance included Gold International Diamonds Maris Dreimanis of Latvia, Tatiana Yachnaya of Bulgaria, and Lyubov Alimova of Russia, and 4Life Vice President of Europe Rafael Fernández. The event hosted distributors from across the region including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, and Ukraine.
Rafael Fernández: “The Baltic region has grown significantly over the past 10 years. I believe we have great potential for continued growth here in Latvia and throughout the Baltic Region. We will continue to support distributors with innovative products and programs to propel their businesses.”
About 4Life
In 1998, 4Life Founders David and
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Avon Taps J. Crew Executive as New CFO
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Four months after the resignation of its CFO, Avon Products Inc. has announced James S. Scully as the company’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.