<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to pass along a posting that I thought might be of interest to some of you. If you're interested or have questions, please contact the person listed below the ad.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, and stay well, everyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Laura</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(38,88,141)">Laura M. Ahearn, Ph.D.</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senior
Learning Advisor</span></i></p><p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Social Impact<br></span></i></p>USAID Digital Strategy Developmental Evaluation<br></div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline">
Environmental Incentives, a contractor with USAID’s Amazon Regional Environment Program is looking for a short-term consultant with a
background in linguistic anthropology. The contract assignment is to
write
<span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970normaltextrun">500-1000</span><span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">words
on the role of language in communications with people and communities
in the Amazon Region (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and
Suriname), drawing on linguistic anthropology to answer the following
question:</span></span><span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span>
<span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">What are the key opportunities and risks USAID should consider to safely and
effectively communicate with people and communities living in the Amazon
Region (Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname)? <br></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-m_2535809378409955769gmail-m-8429309133591950970normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The deliverable will be part of a larger internal
USAID report that aims to identify key audiences/stakeholders of USAID’s
Amazon Regional Environment Program (AREP) and the best ways
of communicating with these stakeholders. Understanding how to safely,
respectfully, and effectively communicate with the diversity of
Indigenous communities across the Amazon is a central priority of this
work. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The expected turnaround time is one week, once the contract is signed.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested, please email Jenny Baca at
<a href="mailto:jbaca@environincentives.com" target="_blank">jbaca@environincentives.com</a>. She is happy to discuss and provide more background as needed.</p></div></div></div>