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    ZDN PNAGN GFRPW ]NKGFENW \F^ ZF

    M^\AOA

    A PNAGN GFRPW P^BKLGAZLFO CFR ON] SFK^OZNNRW

    ^pjatnj Aprlk 2012

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    M^\AOA EAP

    Zdls eap ls usnj wltd pnrelsslfo crfe tdn Wtatn Jnpartenot.

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    A ]NKGFEN KNZZNR

    Jnar Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa Lovltnn8

    Lt ls a pknasurn tf wnkgfen yfu tf Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa. ]n wlsd

    tf gfomratukatn yfu fo yfur jnglslfo tf gfeelt tdn onxt 2=

    efotds tf asslstlom tdn Muyaonsn pnfpkn tf pursun tdnlr

    jnvnkfpenot asplratlfos. \fu arn tf bn gfeenojnj cfr davlom

    suggnsscukky gfepkntnj tdn rlmfrfus Pnagn Gfrps snkngtlfo prfgnsstdrfumd wdlgd yfu wlkk bngfen a enebnr fc tdn 2>

    tdtralolom

    gkass tf snrvn lo Muyaoa.

    Zdn locfreatlfo gfotalonj lo tdls ]nkgfen Bffirnprnsnots a

    mnonrak futklon fc klcn as a Sfkuotnnr lo Muyaoa. Dfwnvnr, tdn

    oaturn fc jnvnkfpenot wfri ls sugd tdat tdn klvlom gfojltlfos aoj

    wfri novlrfoenot gao gdaomn fctno. Nvnry nccfrt ls eajn tf innptdls bffi as a gurrnot aoj agguratn rnprnsnotatlfo fc tdn rnaklty lo

    Muyaoa, but gdaomns eay fggur bncfrn yfu arrlvn.

    Muyaoa fccnrs a uolqun fppfrtuolty cfr a gdakknomlom aoj

    rnwarjlom tfur fc snrvlgn as a Pnagn Gfrps Sfkuotnnr. Pnagn

    Gfrps/Muyaoas prlfrlty ls tf suppfrt uojnrsnrvnj pnfpkn tdrfumd

    prfhngts lo njugatlfo aoj gfeeuolty dnaktd tdat rnckngt Muyaoasjnvnkfpenot mfaks. Wfen fc yfu eay klvn lo tfwos aoj vlkkamns lo

    Muyaoa wltd rnkatlvnky mffj aggnss tf Lotnront aoj pdfon snrvlgn.

    Wfen fc yfu eay klvn lo seakk rneftn gfeeuoltlns lo wdlgd

    tdnsn aoj ftdnr gfovnolnogns arn oft avalkabkn, but yfu wlkk bn

    surrfuojnj by sfen fc tdn efst prlstlon aoj bnautlcuk arnas cfuoj

    fo Nartd. \fu wlkk bn gdakknomnj pdyslgakky aoj neftlfoakky, but

    wn assurn yfu tdn nxpnrlnogn wlkk bn enefrabkn! \fu wlkkgfotrlbutn enaolomcukky tf tdn pfsltlvn jnvnkfpenot fc pnfpkn lo a

    gfeeuolty wdlkn malolom nxpnrlnogn, iofwknjmn, aoj a

    brfajnonj uojnrstaojlom aoj pnrspngtlvn tdat wlkk norlgd yfur klcn

    tdrfumd Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn.

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    As a Sfkuotnnr, yfu gao bn ao amnot fc pfsltlvn aoj nojurlom

    gdaomn9 dfwnvnr, lt rnqulrns ao fpno-elojnjonss aoj a slognrnlotnrnst lo wfrilom wltd aoj dnkplom ftdnrs tf suggnnj. \fu wlkk

    onnj tf knaro eugd abfut Muyaonsn gukturn tf bn nccngtlvn lo yfur

    wfri aoj sfglak novlrfoenots. Zdls, lo turo, wlkk noabkn eutuak

    trust aoj rnspngt aoj wlkk nogfuramn Muyaonsn tf wfri wltd yfu lo

    a gffpnratlvn partonrsdlp.

    \fu wlkk bn a part fc tdfsn asslstlom Muyaonsn at tdn gfeeuolty

    knvnk tf agdlnvn tdnlr jnvnkfpenot asplratlfos tdrfumd yfur

    nonrmy, eftlvatlfo, grnatlvlty, aoj mnoulon jnslrn tf eain a

    gfotrlbutlfo. \fu wlkk bn asslmonj tf a spnglclg prfhngt aoj wfri

    uojnr tdn supnrvlslfo fc a kfgak gfuotnrpart fr supnrvlsfr, wdlgd

    wlkk rnqulrn yfu tf ajapt tf onw aoj jlccnrnot efjns fc

    lotnrpnrsfoak rnkatlfos. Lo a jnvnkfpenotak gfotnxt, attltujloak aoj

    frmaolzatlfoak gdaomn gao bn gdakknomlom, but lo tdn noj, tdn

    cukclkkenot aoj satlscagtlfo fc davlom gfotrlbutnj tf leprfvnj

    fppfrtuoltlns cfr tdfsn wltd wdfe yfu wlkk klvn aoj wfri wlkk bn

    a wfrtdy rnwarj.

    Olon wnnis fc prn-snrvlgn tralolom wlkk prfvljn yfu wltd a

    gfeprndnoslvn frlnotatlfo tf yfur cuturn wfri asslmoenot,

    apprfagdns, tffks, aoj stratnmlns tf nccngtlvnky snrvn lo Muyaoa.

    \fu wlkk, klinwlsn, rngnlvn gruglak locfreatlfo abfut staylomdnaktdy aoj sacn. Klvlom lo a Muyaonsn dfusndfkj aoj wfrilom

    tfmntdnr wltd Muyaonsn wlkk bn lotnmrak parts fc yfur prn-snrvlgn

    tralolom.

    As a rnsukt fc tdls nxpnrlnogn, yfu wlkk mrfw lo iofwknjmn, snkc-

    gfocljnogn, aoj gukturak apprnglatlfo. ]n nxpngt tdat tdls hfurony

    upfo wdlgd yfu davn bnmuo wlkk bn klcn-gdaomlom aoj akways davna spnglak pkagn lo yfur enefrlns. ]n kffi cfrwarj tf yfur

    arrlvak!

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa Wtacc

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    GFOZNOZW

    A ]NKGFEN KNZZNR ..................................................... 1GFRN NTPNGZAZLFOW .................................................... 3CFR PNAGN GFRPW SFK^OZNNRW ............................... 3PNAGN GFRPW/M^\AOA DLWZFR\ AOJPRFMRAEW ....................................................................... =

    Dlstfry fc tdn Pnagn Gfrps lo Muyaoa .......................... =Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa Slslfo Wtatnenot ........................ 4Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa Prfhngts ....................................... 4Njugatlfo ...................................................................... 4Dnaktd ............................................................................ Mnonrak Locfreatlfo Abfut Muyaoa ........................... 1>Gfoongt ]ltd Rnturonj Sfkuotnnrs aoj Ftdnr Lovltnns.................................................................................... 13Foklon Artlgkns/Gurrnot Onws Wltns Abfut Muyaoa ... 1=Rngfeenojnj Bffis ................................................. 1=

    KLSLOM GFOJLZLFOW AOJ SFK^OZNNRKLCNWZ\KN ...................................................................... 1Mnfmrapdy aoj Gkleatn .............................................. 23Wfglak Agtlvltlns .......................................................... 2=

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    Prfcnsslfoaklse, Jrnss, aoj Bndavlfr ........................ 2=Pnrsfoak Wacnty ........................................................... 2. Jnvnkfp DLS/ALJW prnvnotlfo njugatlfo agtlvltlns 773. Klvn dapplky, dnaktdlky, aoj sacnky as a PGS ....... 77Ajjltlfoak Zraloloms Jurlom Sfkuotnnr Wnrvlgn......... 73

    \F^R DNAKZD GARN AOJ WACNZ\ LO M^\AOA . 74Dnaktd Lssuns lo Muyaoa ............................................. 74Dnkplom \fu Wtay Dnaktdy .......................................... :0Ealotalolom \fur Dnaktd ............................................ :0]fenos Dnaktd Locfreatlfo ..................................... :2\fur Pnagn Gfrps Enjlgak Ilt ................................... :2Enjlgak Ilt Gfotnots .................................................. :2Bncfrn \fu Knavn8 A Enjlgak Gdngiklst .................... :7Wacnty aoj WngurltyFur Partonrsdlp ........................ :>Wtaylom Wacn8 Jfot Bn a Zarmnt cfr Grlen ................ :7Fvnrvlnw fc Jlvnrslty lo Muyaoa ............................... >:]dat Elmdt a Sfkuotnnr Cagn6 ................................... >:

    CRNQ^NOZK\ AWINJ Q^NWZLFOW............................ 32PAGILOM KLWZ ................................................................ =>Mnonrak Gkftdlom ......................................................... ==Enos Gkftdlom ........................................................... =4]fenos Gkftdlom ...................................................... =

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    Nkngtrfolgs .................................................................. 40Mnonrak Wuppklns ......................................................... 41

    PRN-JNPARZ^RN GDNGIKLWZ .................................... 43

    Caelky ......................................................................... 43Passpfrt/Zravnk ........................................................... 43Enjlgak/Dnaktd ........................................................... 43Losuraogn ..................................................................... 4=Pnrsfoak Papnrs ........................................................... 4=Sftlom ......................................................................... 4=Pnrsfoak Nccngts .......................................................... 4=Cloaoglak Eaoamnenot ................................................ 4=

    GFOZAGZLOM PNAGN GFRPW DNAJQ^ARZNRW ..... 44

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    GFRN NTPNGZAZLFOW

    CFR PNAGN GFRPW SFK^OZNNRW

    Lo wfrilom tfwarj cukclkklom tdn Pnagn Gfrps Elsslfo fcprfeftlom wfrkj pnagn aoj crlnojsdlp, as a tralonn aojSfkuotnnr, yfu arn nxpngtnj tf8

    1. Prnparn yfur pnrsfoak aoj prfcnsslfoak klcn tfeain a gfeeltenot tf snrvn abrfaj cfr a cukk tnrefc 2= efotds

    2. Gfeelt tf leprfvlom tdn quaklty fc klcn fc tdnpnfpkn wltd wdfe yfu klvn aoj wfri9 aoj, lojflom sf, sdarn yfur silkks, ajapt tdne, aoj knaroonw silkks as onnjnj

    7. Wnrvn wdnrn tdn Pnagn Gfrps asis yfu tf mf,uojnr gfojltlfos fc darjsdlp, lc ongnssary, aojwltd tdn cknxlblklty onnjnj cfr nccngtlvn snrvlgn

    :. Rngfmolzn tdat yfur suggnsscuk aoj sustaloabknjnvnkfpenot wfri ls basnj fo tdn kfgak trust aojgfocljnogn yfu bulkj by klvlom lo, aoj rnspngtcukkylotnmratlom yfursnkc lotf, yfur dfst gfeeuolty

    aoj gukturn>. Rngfmolzn tdat yfu arn rnspfoslbkn 2: dfurs a jay,= jays a wnni cfr yfur pnrsfoak gfojugt aojprfcnsslfoak pnrcfreaogn

    3. Nomamn wltd dfst gfuotry partonrs lo a splrlt fcgffpnratlfo, eutuak knarolom, aoj rnspngt

    =. ]fri wltdlo tdn rukns aoj rnmukatlfos fc tdn PnagnGfrps aoj tdn kfgak aoj oatlfoak kaws fc tdngfuotry wdnrn yfu snrvn

    4. Nxnrglsn hujmenot aoj pnrsfoak rnspfoslblklty tfprftngt yfur dnaktd, sacnty, aoj wnkk-bnlom aoj tdatfc ftdnrs

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    wltd a varlnty fc sgdffks, ofomfvnroenotak frmaolzatlfos (OMFs),

    aoj mfvnroenot dnaktd caglkltlns.

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa Slslfo Wtat n en ot

    ]n tralo aoj suppfrt rnspngtcuk, prfcnsslfoak, aoj prfjugtlvn

    Sfkuotnnrs.

    Sfkuotnnrs aoj stacc nohfy eutuak trust, nogfuramnenot, aoj

    rnspngt.

    Sfkuotnnrs aoj stacc arn part fc tdn saen tnae wltd tdn saen

    purpfsn.

    Lojlvljuak gfotrlbutlfos tf a uolclnj tnae wlkk agdlnvn sdarnj

    mfaks.

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa PrfhngtsLo nagd prfhngt, tdn jnvnkfpenot fc dueao gapaglty ls tdn gnotrak

    mfak. Nagd Sfkuotnnr ls fccnrnj tdn gdaogn tf nodaogn tdn

    gapablkltlns aoj snkc-rnklaogn fc dls/dnr Muyaonsn gfuotnrparts aoj

    dfst gfeeuoltlns wdlkn knarolom dfw tf pnrgnlvn tdn wfrkj efrn

    brfajky aoj tf fpnratn wltd grnjlblklty aoj suggnss lo a cfrnlmo

    novlrfoenot.

    Njugatlfo

    Lo Muyaoa, njugatlfo ls a oatlfoak prlfrlty. Zdnrn ls gfosljnrabkn

    amrnnenot lo sfglnty tdat tdn rfaj tf oatlfoak jnvnkfpenot aoj

    ajvaognenot gao bn agdlnvnj foky tdrfumd nccngtlvn njugatlfoak

    systnes lepknenotnj crfe tdn oursnry tf tnrtlary knvnks. Lo frjnr

    tf leprfvn dueao gapltak, Muyaonsn gltlznos rnqulrn tdn

    fppfrtuolty tf rnagd tf tdnlr cukknst pftnotlak tdrfumd njugatlfoak

    fppfrtuoltlns. Zdls wlkk pavn tdn way tf mrnatnr prfjugtlvlty aojngfofelg jnvnkfpenot.

    Mlvno tdls oatlfoak prlfrlty, tdn Pnagn Gfrps wfris gkfsnky wltd

    tdn Elolstry fc Njugatlfo lo ajjrnsslom Muyaoas njugatlfoak

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    . ^ojnr-> efrtaklty ls crnqunotky gfosljnrnj tdn staojarj

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    enasurn fc a gfuotry's fvnrakk dnaktd sltuatlfo slogn lt

    nogfepassns dnaktd rlsis cagnj by ajukts aoj yfuom gdlkjrno, lo

    ajjltlfo tf locaots. Zdn ealo gausns fc locaot aoj gdlkj efrtaklty

    arn jlarrdna lkkonssns aoj agutn rnsplratfry locngtlfos. Pffr

    dymlnon aoj loajnquatn outrltlfo nxagnrbatn tdn sltuatlfo,

    nspnglakky lo rurak arnas. Muyaoa aksf rngfrjs dlmd eatnroak

    efrtaklty knvnks9 lo 2000 tdn ratn was rnpfrtnj as 177 pnr 100,000

    blrtds. Wlogn tdn dnaktd systnes arn oft cuogtlfolom as pkaoonj,

    efrn tdao fon-tdlrj fc tdn pfpukatlfo travnk tf tdn gapltak glty cfr

    dnaktd garn, pkaglom ao ajjltlfoak burjno fo pffr dfusndfkjs.

    Mlvno tdls sltuatlfo, tdn Pnagn Gfrps wfris gkfsnky wltd tdn

    Elolstry fc Dnaktd aoj ofomfvnroenotak frmaolzatlfos (OMFs) lo

    ajjrnsslom dnaktd onnjs lo kfgak gfeeuoltlns. Sfkuotnnrs arn

    pkagnj lo rnmlfoak aoj kfgak dnaktd caglkltlns (dfspltaks, gklolgs, aoj

    dnaktd pfsts) aoj wfri wltd tdnlr gfuotnrpart enjlgak nxpnrts aoj

    gfeeuolty dnaktd wfrinrs tf bulkj awarnonss aoj prfeftn mffj

    dymlnon aoj outrltlfo, yfutd/ajfknsgnot dnaktd prfeftlfo, aojeatnroak/locaot dnaktd prfeftlfo, prnvnotlfo, aoj eaoamnenot fc

    gdrfolg aoj gfeeuolgabkn jlsnasns.

    Sfkuotnnrs wfri suppfrts enjlgak prfcnsslfoaks tf leprfvn

    dnaktd garn jnklvnry aoj aksf bulkj tdn gapaglty fc gfeeuolty

    dnaktd wfrinrs lo gfojugtlom gfeeuolty assnssenots fc dnaktd

    onnjs, rngfrjs, jata eaoamnenot aoj rnpfrtlom, pkaoolom aoj

    bujmntlom, aoj suppfrtlom tdn nccngtlvn lepknenotatlfo fc

    Elolstry fc Dnaktd staojarjs, pfklglns, aoj loltlatlvns.

    Lo tdnlr gfeeuoltlns, Sfkuotnnrs wfri wltd dnaktd caglkltlns aoj

    OMFs fo dnaktd prfeftlfo agtlvltlns tf leprfvn prfmraes aoj

    snrvlgns fccnrnj, basnj fo assnssnj gfeeuolty dnaktd onnjs.

    Dnaktd Sfkuotnnrs pkay a slmolclgaot rfkn lo prfeftlom dnaktdyklcnstykns lo sgdffks, tdrfumd tdn Elolstry fc Njugatlfos dnaktd

    aoj caelky klcn prfmraes, aoj lo tdn gfeeuolty tdrfumd varlfus

    locfreatlfo aoj njugatlfo loltlatlvns. Zdnrn ls tdn fppfrtuolty aoj

    onnj cfr Sfkuotnnrs tf dnkp gfeeuoltlns jnvnkfp efrn nccngtlvn

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    watnr aoj saoltatlfo pragtlgns, as wnkk as jnvnkfp ftdnr

    gfeeuolty dnaktd prfhngts. Sfkuotnnrs arn asslmonj tf sltns wdnrn

    tdnrn ls tdn mrnatnst onnj cfr tdnlr spnglclg silkks aoj nxpnrlnogn,

    aoj tdnsn arn mnonrakky rurak arnas tdrfumdfut tdn 10 rnmlfos fc

    Muyaoa.

    GF^OZR\ FSNRSLN]8

    M^\AOA AZ A MKAOGN

    Muyaoa ls a trfplgak gfuotry fo tdn ofrtdnro sdfukjnr fc Wfutd

    Aenrlga. Lts arna ls abfut 21>,000 squarn ilkfentnrs (47,000

    squarn elkns)tdn gfeblonj slzn fc Gfoongtlgut, Eassagdusntts,

    Onw Hnrsny, aoj Onw \fri. Muyaoa ls bfrjnrnj by Snonzunka,

    Brazlk, Wurloaen, aoj tdn Atkaotlg Fgnao. Lt das a pfpukatlfo fc

    apprfxleatnky =>1,000 (2002 Gnosus), karmnky sltuatnj akfom a

    oarrfw gfastak strlp. Aksf kfgatnj fo tdn gfastak strlp ls tdn

    oatlfos gapltak, Mnfrmntfwo, wdlgd klns at tdn efutd fc tdnJnenrara Rlvnr, aoj eaoy fc tdn tfwos, sugd as Onw Aestnrjae,

    Rfsndakk, aoj Gfrrlvnrtfo. Zdn bauxltn elolom tfwo fc Klojno ls

    kfgatnj 30 elkns uprlvnr crfe tdn gapltak.

    Dlstfry

    Muyaoa was oaenj by lts clrst pnfpkn, tdn Aenrlojlaossnel-

    ofeajlg trlbns wdf klvnj by duotlom aoj clsdlom. Zf tdne, tdls

    was a rlgd kaoj wltd pknoty fc watnr cfr carelom aoj clsdlom. Zdny

    gakknj lt Mulaoa, enaolom kaoj fc eaoy watnrs. Wlr ]aktnr

    Raknlmd was tdn clrst Nurfpnao tf nxpkfrn tdn wlkj gfast fc

    Muyaoa. Zdn gfuotry ltsnkc gdaomnj daojs snvnrak tlens bntwnno

    tdn Crnogd, Jutgd, aoj Brltlsd bncfrn tdn Brltlsd cloakky dnkj lt

    uotlk lojnpnojnogn lo 1

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    systne, skavnry was abfklsdnj lo 147:. ]ltd tdn noj fc skavnry,

    lojnoturlom bngaen tdn onw efjn fc aggnsslom kabfr. ]frinrs

    wnrn brfumdt lo crfe tdn lskaoj fc Eajnlra (Pfrtumak) aoj crfe

    Gdloa aoj Lojla (wdfsn pnfpkn arn iofwo lo Muyaoa as Nast

    Lojlaos) tf wfri fo tdn nstatns.

    By tdn narky 1

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    twf eahfr pfkltlgak partlns tf noj vlfknogn aoj glvlk strlcn lo

    Muyaoa.

    Ngfofey

    Muyaoa ls eailom a jlcclgukt traosltlfo crfe a statn-jlrngtnj tf a

    efrn fpno, crnn-earint ngfofey. Ao ngfofelg turoarfuoj lo

    1 pnrgnot fc tdn

    mrfss jfenstlg prfjugt aoj nepkfy 70 pnrgnot fc tdn kabfr cfrgn.

    Ajjlom tf tdn gfuotrys amrlgukturak nxpfrts, trfplgak crults aoj

    vnmntabkns tdat davn trajltlfoakky bnno mrfwo cfr jfenstlg

    gfosueptlfo arn ofw bngfelom ofotrajltlfoak nxpfrts. Clsdlom ls

    aksf lepfrtaot, wltd sdrlep bnlom ao nspnglakky vakuabkn prfjugt.

    ]dlkn Muyaoa ls a eahfr wfrkj prfjugnr fc bauxltn, ftdnr

    nxtragtabkn oaturak rnsfurgns lo Muyaoa davn ynt tf bn nxpkfltnj

    fo a karmn sgakn. Ftdnr nxtragtabkn rnsfurgns logkujn pntrfknue,

    mfkj, aoj mnestfons. Zdn gfuotrys pntrfknue pftnotlak ls ynt tf

    bn prfvno, wdlkn mfkj prfjugtlfo das surmnj wltd tdn fpnolom fc

    tdn Feal elon. Akk fc tdnsn ngfofelg sngtfrs rnqulrn eahfr

    lovnstenots lo prfjugtlfo aoj locrastrugturn.

    Pn fpkn aoj Guktu rn

    Cfr a Wfutd Aenrlgao gfuotry, Muyaoa prnsnots a uolqun prfclkn.

    Zdn gfuotry ls tdn foky Aomkfpdfon oatlfo fo tdn gfotlonot, aoj lt

    ls iofwo cfr sumar, rlgn, aoj grlgint pkaylom. Wlelkarky, tdn

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    elxturn fc Brltlsd aoj Jutgd knmak aoj ftdnr lotnroak systnes ls a

    knmagy fc past gfkfolzatlfo, wdlgd prnvlfusky eajn Muyaoa

    ngfofelgakky, dlstfrlgakky, aoj gukturakky frlnotnj efrn tfwarj tdn

    Garlbbnao.

    Muyaoas gukturn aoj pnfpkn davn bnno lockunognj by tdn

    gfuotrys wlojlom dlstfry, wdlgd logkujns fggupatlfo, skavnry,

    aoj lojnoturn. Zfjay, a karmn varlnty fc raglak aoj ntdolg mrfups

    gfnxlst lo Muyaoa. Pnfpkn fc Acrlgao jnsgnot gfostltutn 7>.>

    pnrgnot fc tdn pfpukatlfo, pnfpkn fc Nast Lojlao jnsgnot gfostltutn: pnrgnot, aoj pnfpkn fc Pfrtumunsn, Gdlonsn, Aenrlojlao, aoj

    elxnj jnsgnot eain up tdn rnealolom 1> pnrgnot. ]dlkn

    ouenrfus trlbns fc Aenrlojlaos wnrn tdn clrst pnfpkn fc Muyaoa,

    tfjay tdnrn arn foky olon8 Aiawalf, Arawais, Arnguoas, Garlbs,

    Eagusl, Pataefoas, ]al ]als, ]aplsdlaoas, aoj ]arraus.

    Muyaoas euktlcagntnj gukturn ls wnkk-rnprnsnotnj, as nagd mrfup

    das brfumdt lts fwo gukturak efrns aoj ofres, trajltlfos, aojcnstlvaks. Zdn gfuotrys ealo rnklmlfos arn Gdrlstlaolty, Dlojulse,

    aoj Lskae. Cnstlvaks aoj dfkljays surrfuoj rnklmlfus fbsnrvaogns

    aoj oatlfoak gfeenefratlfos.

    Novlrfoenot

    Muyaoas tdrnn eahfr rlvnr systnes, tdn Bnrblgn, Jnenrara, aoj

    Nssnqulbf, tfmntdnr wltd loouenrabkn seakknr rlvnrs aoj grnnis,jralo tdls Kaoj fc Eaoy ]atnrs aoj kloi Muyaoas vast cfrnstnj

    aoj savaooad lotnrlfr tf tdn gfast. Muyaoa das a wnaktd fc oaturak

    rnsfurgns aoj dlmd knvnks fc blfkfmlgak jlvnrslty. Cfrtuoatnky,

    eaoy rnmlfos fc tdn gfuotry rnealo vlrtuakky prlstlon aoj

    uonxpkfrnj slepky bngausn fc oatlfoak uojnrjnvnkfpenot.

    Iny gurrnot novlrfoenotak lssuns lo Muyaoa logkujn watnr

    pfkkutlfo stneelom crfe elolom fpnratlfos9 amrlgukturak aojlojustrlak gdnelgaks aoj snwamn9 sfklj-wastn jlspfsak lo

    pfpukatnj arnas9 jncfrnstatlfo9 aoj ckffjlom, wdlgd fggurs jurlom

    tdn raloy snasfo aoj nxgnptlfoakky dlmd tljns. Zdn pnfpkn fc

    Muyaoa arn bngfelom efrn awarn fc tdn cramlklty fc tdnlr oaturak

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    novlrfoenot, wdlgd ls bnlom sdarpnonj, lo part, by gfastak

    ckffjlom.

    RNWF^RGNW CFR C^RZDNR LOCFREAZLFO

    Cfkkfwlom ls a klst fc wnbsltns cfr ajjltlfoak locfreatlfo abfut tdn

    Pnagn Gfrps aoj Muyaoa aoj tf gfoongt yfu tf rnturonj

    Sfkuotnnrs aoj ftdnr lovltnns. Pknasn innp lo eloj tdat aktdfumd

    wn try tf eain surn akk tdnsn klois arn agtlvn aoj gurrnot, wn

    gaooft muaraotnn lt. Lc yfu jf oft davn aggnss tf tdn Lotnront, vlsltyfur kfgak klbrary. Klbrarlns fccnr crnn Lotnront usamn aoj fctno knt

    yfu prlot locfreatlfo tf tain dfen.

    A oftn fc gautlfo8 As yfu surc tdn Lotnront, bn awarn tdat yfu eay

    cloj bukkntlo bfarjs aoj gdat rffes lo wdlgd pnfpkn arn crnn tf

    nxprnss fplolfos abfut tdn Pnagn Gfrps basnj fo tdnlr fwo

    nxpnrlnogn, logkujlom gfeenots by tdfsn wdf wnrn uodappy wltdtdnlr gdflgn tf snrvn lo tdn Pnagn Gfrps. Zdnsn fplolfos arn oft

    tdfsn fc tdn Pnagn Gfrps fr tdn ^.W. mfvnroenot, aoj wn dfpn

    yfu wlkk innp lo eloj tdat of twf pnfpkn nxpnrlnogn tdnlr snrvlgn

    lo tdn saen way.

    Mnonrak Locfreatlfo Abfut Muyaoa

    Fo tdls sltn, yfu gao knaro aoytdlom crfe wdat tlen lt ls lo tdn

    gapltak fc Muyaoa tf dfw tf gfovnrt crfe tdn jfkkar tf tdn Muyaoa

    gurrnogy. Hust gklgi fo Muyaoa aoj mf crfe tdnrn.

    www.gfuotrywatgd.gfe/

    Slslt tdls sltn cfr mnonrak travnk ajvlgn abfut akefst aoy gfuotry lo

    tdn wfrkj.

    www.kfonkypkaont.gfe/jnstloatlfos

    Zdn Wtatn Jnpartenots wnbsltn lssuns bagimrfuoj oftns

    pnrlfjlgakky abfut gfuotrlns arfuoj tdn wfrkj. Cloj Muyaoa aoj

    knaro efrn abfut lts sfglak aoj pfkltlgak dlstfry. \fu gao aksf mf

    www.statn.mfv

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    tf tdn sltns lotnroatlfoak travnk sngtlfo tf gdngi fo gfojltlfos tdat

    eay accngt yfur sacnty.

    Zdls logkujns klois tf akk tdn fcclglak sltns cfr mfvnroenots

    wfrkjwljn.

    www.psr.innkn.ag.ui/fcclglak.dte

    Zdls foklon wfrkj atkas logkujns eaps aoj mnfmrapdlgak

    locfreatlfo, aoj nagd gfuotry pamn gfotalos klois tf ftdnr sltns,sugd as tdn Klbrary fc Gfomrnss, tdat gfotalo gfeprndnoslvn

    dlstfrlgak, sfglak, aoj pfkltlgak bagimrfuoj.

    www.mnfmrapdy.abfut.gfe/klbrary/eaps/bklojnx.dte

    Zdls ^oltnj Oatlfos sltn akkfws yfu tf snargd cfr statlstlgak

    locfreatlfo cfr enebnr statns fc tdn ^.O.

    www.gybnrsgdffkbus.uo.frm/locfoatlfo/locf.asp

    Zdls sltn prfvljns ao ajjltlfoak sfurgn fc gurrnot aoj dlstfrlgak

    locfreatlfo abfut gfuotrlns arfuoj tdn wfrkj.

    www.wfrkjlocfreatlfo.gfe

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoas Cagnbffi pamn ls rnmukarky upjatnj by

    PG/Muyaoa stacc aoj logkujns locfreatlfo abfut gurrnot PGS

    agtlvltlns aoj loltlatlvns lo Muyaoa.

    dttp8//www.cagnbffi.gfe/PnagnGfrpsMuyaoa

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoas fcclglak wnbsltn ls nxpngtnj tf bn kauogdnj

    by sueenr 2012.

    dttp8//muyaoa.pnagngfrps.mfv

    Gfoongt ]ltd Rnturonj Sfkuotnnrs

    aoj Ftd n r Lovltn n s

    Zdls ls tdn sltn fc tdn Oatlfoak Pnagn Gfrps Assfglatlfo, eajn up

    fc rnturonj Sfkuotnnrs. Fo tdls sltn yfu gao cloj klois tf akk tdn

    ]nb pamns fc tdn Crlnojs fc mrfups cfr efst gfuotrlns fc

    snrvlgn, gfeprlsnj fc cfrenr Sfkuotnnrs wdf snrvnj lo tdfsn

    www.rpgv.frm

    http://www.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsGuyanahttp://guyana.peacecorps.gov/http://guyana.peacecorps.gov/http://www.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsGuyana
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    gfuotrlns. Zdnrn arn aksf rnmlfoak mrfups tdat crnqunotky mnt

    tfmntdnr cfr sfglak nvnots aoj kfgak vfkuotnnr agtlvltlns. Fr mf

    stralmdt tf tdn Crlnojs fc Muyaoa sltn8 dttp8//www.muycrfm.frm/

    Zdls sltn ls dfstnj by a mrfup fc rnturonj Sfkuotnnr wrltnrs. Lt ls a

    efotdky foklon pubklgatlfo fc nssays aoj Sfkuotnnr aggfuots fc

    tdnlr Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn.

    www.PnagnGfrps]frkjwljn.frm

    Foklon Art lgkn s/Gur rn ot On ws Wltn s Abfut Muyao a

    Zdn sltn fc tdn Muyaoa Gdrfolgkn, a Muyaonsn onwspapnr.

    www.muyaoagdrfolgkn.gfe

    Rn gfeen ojn j Bffis

    Bffis Abfut Muyaoa

    1. Abraes, Fvlj. Entnmnn8 Zdn Dlstfry aoj Gukturn fc Muyaoa.

    O.\.8 Nkjfrajf Pubklgatlfos, 1

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    7. Wtfssnk, Wgftt. Warmn8 Zdn Klcn aoj Zlens fc Warmnot Wdrlvnr.

    ]asdlomtfo, J.G.8 Weltdsfolao Lostltutlfo Prnss, 200:.:. Enlsknr, Wtaokny. ]dno tdn ]frkj Gakks8 Zdn Losljn Wtfry fc tdn

    Pnagn Gfrps aoj lts Clrst >0 \nars. Bfstfo, Eass.8 Bnagfo Prnss,

    2011.

    Bffis fo tdn Sfkuotnnr Nxpnrlnogn

    1. Jlrkae, Wdarfo.Bnyfoj Wlbnrla8 Zwf \nars lo a Cfrmfttno Pkagn.

    Waota Barbara, Gaklc.8 EgWnas Bffis, 200:.

    2. Gasnbfkt, Earhfrln JnEfss.Earmarlta8 A Muatneakao Pnagn

    Gfrps Nxpnrlnogn.Mlm Darbfr, ]asd.8 Rnj Appkn Pubklsdlom,

    2000.

    7. Nrjeao, Warad.Olon Dlkks tf Oaebfoiada8 Zwf \nars lo tdn

    Dnart fc ao Acrlgao Slkkamn. Onw \fri, O.\.8 Plgajfr, 2007.

    :. Dnssknr, Pntnr.Rlvnr Zfwo8 Zwf \nars fo tdn \aomtzn. Onw

    \fri, O.\.8 Pnrnoolak, 2001.

    >. Inoonjy, Mnrakjlon nj.Crfe tdn Gnotnr fc tdn Nartd8 Wtfrlns fut

    fc tdn Pnagn Gfrps. Waota Efolga, Gaklc.8 Gkfvnr Pari Prnss,

    1

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    As cfr pagiamns, Sfkuotnnrs arn rnspfoslbkn cfr paylom lepfrt

    jutlns fo ltnes ealknj tf tdne crfe futsljn tdn gfuotry. Zdn

    gustfes prfgnss cfr fbtalolom snot ltnes ls fctno knomtdy, aktdfumd

    tdn juty fo ltnes ls mnonrakky eloleak. Gustfes wlkk oftlcy yfu

    jlrngtky lc yfu davn bnno snot a pagiamn. Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa

    gaooft dnkp mnt tdnsn pagiamns rnknasnj crfe gustfes. Weakk

    pajjnj novnkfpns arn rngfeenojnj fvnr bfxns.

    Fon aktnroatlvn tf sdlpplom pagiamns tdrfumd rnmukar ealk ls tf

    snoj ltnes tdrfumd a snrvlgn, sugd as JDK Lotnroatlfoak frCnjnrak Nxprnss. Bftd gfepaolns davn fcclgns lo Mnfrmntfwo, but

    tdnlr snrvlgns arn nxpnoslvn. \fu gao davn ltnes snot tdrfumd

    tdnsn gfepaolns tf tdn Pnagn Gfrps fcclgn lo Mnfrmntfwo, but yfu

    eust prfvljn tdn strnnt ajjrnss aoj pdfon ouebnr. (Zdn strnnt

    ajjrnss cfr tdn Pnagn Gfrps ls 77A Barragi Wtrnnt, Ilomstfo,

    Mnfrmntfwo, Muyaoa. Zdn pdfon ouebnr ls >.>0=7.)

    Aoftdnr aktnroatlvn ls a kfgak gfepaoy, Kapariao, wdlgd fccnrs

    rnkatlvnky lonxpnoslvn alr crnlmdt snrvlgn tf Muyaoa crfe Onw\fri, Zfrfotf, aoj Elael. Wurcagn ealk cfr pagiamns tains cfur

    tf slx wnnis.

    ]n jf oft rngfeenoj tdat caelky fr crlnojs snoj yfu efony,

    alrklon tlgints, fr ftdnr vakuabkns tdrfumd tdn ealk. Alrklon tlgints

    gao bn palj cfr lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns aoj plginj up lo Muyaoa by

    uslom a rncnrnogn ouebnr. Zdnrn arn aksf snvnrak travnk amnots lo

    Mnfrmntfwo tf caglkltatn tdn purgdasn fc alrklon tlgints.

    Znknpdfon

    Lotnroatlfoak pdfon snrvlgn tf aoj crfe Muyaoa ls rnkatlvnky mffj.

    Sfkuotnnrs gao gakk tdn ^oltnj Wtatns gfkkngt by pkaglom tdn gakk

    vla a Muyaonsn fpnratfr (002) fr jlrngtky by pkaglom lt wltd a ^.W.

    fpnratfr (1>1 fr 13>). Jf oft brlom prnpalj pdfon garjs, as tdny

    gaooft bn usnj wltdfut logurrlom a sngfoj gdarmn cfr tdn saengakk. Klinwlsn, gakklom garjs aoj grnjlt garjs jf oft wfri crfe

    Muyaoa. Gfkkngt gakks arn nxpnoslvn, gfstlom abfut $= cfr tdn clrst

    eloutn aoj $1.:0 cfr nagd subsnqunot eloutn. Zdn ratn cfr jlrngt

    gakks tf tdn ^oltnj Wtatns crfe Muyaoa, abfut $1.20 pnr eloutn, ls

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    fctno gdnapnr tdao tdn ratn crfe tdn ^oltnj Wtatns tf Muyaoa.

    Kfgak pdfon bfftds aoj Lotnront gacs aksf fccnr gakks tf tdn ^.W.

    Sfkuotnnrs arn oft akkfwnj tf pkagn lotnroatlfoak jlrngt gakks fr

    snoj lotnroatlfoak caxns crfe tdn Pnagn Gfrps fcclgn. Cfr tdnsn

    snrvlgns, yfu eust usn kfgak caglkltlns lo Mnfrmntfwo.

    Wfen Sfkuotnnrs wlkk davn tdnlr fwo kaojklon tnknpdfons fr nasy

    aggnss tf a onlmdbfrs pdfon. Wfen Sfkuotnnrs wlkk bn lssunj a

    Pnagn Gfrps satnkkltn pdfon basnj upfo gnrtalo sltn gfojltlfos. Lt

    ls pfsslbkn tf purgdasn yfur fwo gnkkpdfon lo Muyaoa. Dfwnvnr,bn awarn tdat eaoy gnkkpdfons purgdasnj lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns wlkk

    oft wfri fo Muyaoas gnkkukar pdfon systne. Lt ls pfsslbkn tf buy

    aoj agtlvatn gnkkpdfons lo Muyaoa, raomlom crfe a kfw fc abfut

    $>0 ^.W. tf $>>0.

    Sfkuotnnrs lo rneftn sltns eay bn abkn tf usn gnkkpdfons lo gnrtalo

    arnas fc tdnlr gfeeuoltlns, usuakky lo fon dlmd dlkk lo tdn

    gfeeuolty fr attagdnj tf ao aotnooa fo a baebff pfkn (wdlgdnxtnojs tdn pdfons ablklty tf rnagd bnttnr traoselsslfo tdrfumd

    tdn gnkk tfwnr). Fctnotlens a gfeeuolty wlkk davn a gfeeuolty

    pubklg pdfon as wnkk. Dfwnvnr, tdnrn arn sfen gfeeuoltlns, lo

    wdlgd Sfkuotnnrs klvn, tdat tdn foky enaos fc gfeeuolgatlfo ls

    vla a sdfrtwavn rajlf, at tdn gfeeuolty dnaktd gnotnr fr pfklgn

    pfst.

    Eaoy PG/Muyaoa Sfkuotnnrs davn nxprnssnj tdat tdny davn daj tf

    ajhust tdnlr nxpngtatlfos aoj klcnstykn wdno lt gfens tf

    gfeeuolgatlfos, rnmarjknss fc tdn sltn lo wdlgd tdny klvn. \fu

    eay oft akways davn lostaot gfeeuolgatlfo aggnss wltd yfur

    caelky fr crlnojs at dfen. Lt wlkk bn lepfrtaot cfr yfu tf snt

    sgdnjukns wltd yfur caelklns cfr pdfon gakks fr nealks. \fu eay

    cloj tdat wrltlom knttnrs tdrfumd rnmukar ealk ls aksf a vnry mffj

    way tf innp lo tfugd wltd caelky aoj crlnojs. Nogfuramn yfurcaelky aoj crlnojs tf rnsnargd kfgak pdfon gfepaolns fr kffi fo

    tdn Lotnront tf cloj spnglak jnaks aoj fccnrs fo lotnroatlfoak

    gakklom. Wnrvlom lo Muyaoa wlkk, lo sfen ways, dnkp yfu

    jlsgfoongt crfe tdn lostaot gfeeuolgatlfos yfu davn lo tdn

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    ^.W. aoj knaro dfw tf nohfy ftdnr ways fc gfeeuolgatlom wltd

    yfur suppfrt ontwfris at dfen aoj lo Muyaoa.

    Gfeputnr, Nealk, aoj Lotnront Aggnss

    Zdnrn arn gfeputnrs wltd Lotnront aggnss aoj prlotnrs cfr

    Sfkuotnnr usn at tdn Pnagn Gfrps fcclgn lo Mnfrmntfwo.

    Sfkuotnnrs eust prfvljn tdnlr fwo papnr (wdlgd gao bn purgdasnj

    lo-gfuotry).

    Zdnrn arn Lotnront gacns lo akk tdn eahfr tfwos aoj eaoy vlkkamnstdat fccnr snrvlgns at a rnasfoabkn gfst. \fu gao usn tdnsn snrvlgns

    tf aggnss tdn Lotnront fr prnparn jfguenots. Apprfxleatnky =0

    pnrgnot fc gurrnotky snrvlom Sfkuotnnrs davn rnmukar Lotnront

    aggnss nltdnr tdrfumd ao Lotnront gacn, tdnlr wfrisltns, fr crfe

    dfen vla a kaojklon snrvlgn.

    ^pfo arrlvlom at sltn, Sfkuotnnrs wlkk ljnotlcy onlmdbfrs, gf-

    wfrinrs, aoj knajnrs lo tdn gfeeuolty wdf davn traospfrtatlfoaoj gfeeuolgatlfo gapablkltlns slogn tdny arn uoklinky tf davn

    tdnlr fwo jlrngt aggnss. Zdls prfgnss fc ljnotlclgatlfo ls ao lotnmrak

    part fc tdn gfeeuolty notry prfgnss.

    Ftdnr kfgak enaos fc gfeeuolgatlfo logkujn pfklgn rajlfs,

    dfspltak/dnaktd pfst rajlfs, aoj prlvatnky fwonj rajlfs. Akk arn

    gfosljnrnj ao lepfrtaot kloiamn lo Sfkuotnnr gfeeuolgatlfosuppfrt.

    Lc tnknpdfon/rajlf gfeeuolgatlfo fc dfst caelklns aoj/fr

    onlmdbfrs ls oft avalkabkn, aoj lc tnknpdfon/rajlf gfeeuolgatlfo

    (logkujlom pubklg pdfon) ls oft wltdlo >0 entnrs fc tdn

    Sfkuotnnrs rnsljnogn, tdno tdn Pnagn Gfrps wlkk wfri wltd tdn

    Sfkuotnnr tf rnsfkvn tdn gfeeuolgatlfo sltuatlfo.

    Dfuslom aoj Wltn Kfgat lfo

    Jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom yfu wlkk klvn wltd a Muyaonsn dfst

    caelky, aoj tdn klvlom gfojltlfos arn jnpnojnot fo tdn sltn. Eaoy

    dfens davn nkngtrlglty aoj lojffr pkueblom, aoj eaoy davn

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    tnknvlslfos aoj tnknpdfons lo tdn gfastak arnas. Lo tdn rneftn

    tralolom sltn, tdn aenoltlns wltdlo tdnsn dfens arn efrn eloleak

    aoj wlkk vary.

    Klvlom wltd a dfst caelky akkfws cfr yfur lotnmratlfo lotf tdn

    gfeeuolty aoj dnkps nosurn tdat yfu klvn sacnky aoj sngurnky lo

    tdn gfeeuolty. Cfr tdn clrst slx efotds fc snrvlgn, akk Sfkuotnnrs

    arn rnqulrnj tf klvn wltd dfst caelklns tdat davn bnno ljnotlclnj by

    Pnagn Gfrps. Jnpnojlom fo tdn gfeeuolty ofres, gukturns, aoj

    avalkablklty fc dfuslom, sfen Sfkuotnnrs eay klvn lo aolojnpnojnot dfusn gfoongtnj tf a caelkys dfusn fr klvn lo a

    snparatn dfusn tdat ls part fc a caelkys gfepfuoj. Actnr tdn clrst

    slx efotds fc snrvlgn, Sfkuotnnrs wlkk davn twf fptlfos8 gfotloun

    tf klvn wltd a Muyaonsn caelky fr klvn lo lojnpnojnot dfuslom lo

    tdn gfeeuolty. Sfkuotnnrs wdf klvn wltd a dfst caelky mnonrakky

    davn tdn efst sngurn klvlom novlrfoenot, nohfy bnttnr outrltlfo,

    asslelkatn efrn qulgiky aoj tdfrfumdky lo tdnlr gfeeuoltlns, aoj

    bulkj klcnkfom bfojs wltd tdnlr dfst caelklns. Lo frjnr tf nogfuramnlotnmratlfo lotf tdn Muyaonsn gukturn, Sfkuotnnrs wlkk oft sdarn

    tdn saen dfusn nxgnpt lo uousuak glrguestaogns. Nxgnptlfos tf

    tdls arraomnenot eust bn apprfvnj by tdn gfuotry jlrngtfr. Akk

    Sfkuotnnr dfuslom ls nvakuatnj cfr sultablklty by tdn Pnagn Gfrps

    prfmrae eaoamnrs, enjlgak fcclgnrs, aoj sacnty aoj sngurlty

    fcclgnr aoj apprfvnj by tdn gfuotry jlrngtfr.

    Dfusns lo Muyaoa typlgakky arn gfostrugtnj crfe wffj fr gnenot

    bkfgi aoj davn twf tf tdrnn rffes. Efst tfwos davn ruoolom

    watnr aoj lotnrelttnot nkngtrlglty. Rlvnrs snrvn as a ealo watnr

    suppky sfurgn lo eaoy vlkkamns.

    Klvlom Akkfwaogn ao j Efon y Eao amnen ot

    Jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom, nagd tralonn ls mlvno a waki-arfuoj

    akkfwaogn fc $300 Muyaonsn jfkkars (abfut $2.:3) pnr jay, wdlgdls jlsbursnj nvnry twf wnnis. Zdls sue ls lotnojnj tf bn usnj

    ealoky cfr traospfrtatlfo purpfsns. Zralonns jalky enaks arn

    prfvljnj by dfst caelklns. Ofontdnknss, yfu eay wlsd tf brlom

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    sfen waki-arfuoj gasd cfr tralolom. Cfrenr tralonns rnpfrt tdat

    $100 ^WJ ls ajnquatn.

    As Sfkuotnnrs, tdn nxpngtatlfo ls tdat yfu wlkk klvn at tdn saen

    ngfofelg knvnk as tdn Muyaonsn pnfpkn lo yfur gfeeuolty. \fu

    wlkk rngnlvn a snttklom-lo akkfwaogn aoj a efotdky klvlom

    akkfwaogn tf gfvnr yfur jalky nxpnosns. Zdn snttklom-lo akkfwaogn

    wlkk akkfw yfu tf purgdasn tdn ltnes yfu wlkk onnj tf klvn at yfur

    sltn (pfts, paos, jlsdwarn, gutknry, sdnnts, ntg.). Zdn tftak aefuot

    fc yfur snttklom-lo akkfwaogn wlkk jnpnoj fo tdn gfojltlfo fc yfurdfusn aoj lts curolsdloms.

    Zdn efotdky klvlom akkfwaogn wlkk akkfw yfu tf klvn efjnstky by

    tdn staojarjs fc tdn pnfpkn lo yfur gfeeuolty, ynt oft lo a

    eaoonr tdat wfukj nojaomnr yfur dnaktd fr sacnty. Zdn klvlom

    akkfwaogn ls oft a sakary. Lt ls enaot tf gfvnr cffj, utlkltlns,

    dfusndfkj suppklns, kfgak traospfrtatlfo, rngrnatlfo aoj

    notnrtaloenot, logljnotak nxpnosns, fggaslfoak rnpkagnenot fcgkftdns, aoj tflkntrlns. Zdn gurrnot efotdky klvlom akkfwaogn ls

    $:1,411 M\J (abfut $200 ^WJ), wdlgd wlkk bn jnpfsltnj

    efotdky lo a kfgak baoi aggfuot tdat yfu wlkk fpno wdno yfu

    arrlvn lo Muyaoa. Eaoy fc Muyaoas baois davn fpnonj braogdns

    tdrfumdfut tdn gfuotry9 tdus, yfu wlkk klinky davn a baoi nltdnr at

    yfur sltn fr lo a onarby gfeeuolty. Cfr Sfkuotnnrs pkagnj at sltns

    wltdfut a kfgak baoi, Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa wlkk wfri wltd tdne tf

    arraomn ao aktnroatlvn enaos fc aggnsslom tdn klvlom akkfwaogn.

    Zdn klvlom akkfwaogn ls basnj fo ao aoouak Sfkuotnnr survny aoj

    ao lojnpnojnot prlgn survny, gfojugtnj by Pnagn Gfrps stacc. Zdn

    akkfwaogn wlkk oft gdaomn wltd ckugtuatlfos lo tdn nxgdaomn ratn.

    \fu eay wlsd tf brlom ajjltlfoak efony cfr travnk tf ftdnr

    gfuotrlns. Grnjlt garjs fr travnknrs gdngis arn rngfeenojnj cfrtdls. Lc yfu jf brlom grnjlt garjs, eain surn yfu davn a rnklabkn

    systne cfr eailom payenots fo gdarmns logurrnj wdlkn yfu arn

    away crfe tdn ^oltnj Wtatns.

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    Zdn Muyaonsn jfkkar ckfats amalost tdn ^.W. jfkkar, aoj tdn

    nxgdaomn ratn varlns.

    Cffj aoj Jlnt

    Prn-snrvlgn tralolom wlkk prfvljn yfu wltd ao lotrfjugtlfo tf tdn

    Muyaonsn jlnt. Jurlom tralolom, enaks wltd yfur dfst caelky wlkk

    ealoky bn Muyaonsn jlsdns aoj wlkk rnprnsnot ao lepfrtaot aspngt

    fc yfur grfss-gukturak nxpnrlnogn. Muyaonsn cffj varlns mrnatky

    jnpnojlom upfo kfgakn, rnklmlfus knaolom, aoj ntdolg bagimrfuoj.

    Muyaoa das bnno agguratnky jnsgrlbnj as tdn cffj basint fc tdn

    Garlbbnao. A wljn varlnty fc crults aoj vnmntabkns slelkar tf tdfsn

    lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns arn avalkabkn, as arn lonxpnoslvn nxftlg crults

    aoj vnmntabkns. Lo ajjltlfo, Aenrlgao staojarjs klin pnaout buttnr,

    pasta, aoj tuoa arn rnajlky avalkabkn.

    ]dlkn eaoy Muyaonsn gfosuen a varlnty fc enat, raomlom crfe

    tdn frjloary tf tdn nxtrafrjloary (n.m., kabba aoj ftdnr wlkjenat), tdnrn arn aksf eaoy vnmntarlaos lo Muyaoa bngausn fc lts

    jlvnrsn gukturns aoj rnklmlfos. Snmntarlao Sfkuotnnrs carn wnkk lo

    Muyaoa.

    Fvnrakk, past Sfkuotnnrs davn oft nxpnrlnognj aoy eahfr jlntary

    prfbknes. Wtlkk, tdnlr rnearis rnckngt tdat tdnrn ls a eugd mrnatnr

    varlnty aoj avalkablklty fc cffjs fo tdn gfast tdao lo lokaoj arnas.Eaoy crults aoj vnmntabkns arn snasfoak, aoj yfu davn tf ajapt tf

    tdnlr avalkablklty aoj yfur aggnss tf earints. A rnglpn bffi

    grnatnj by prnvlfus Sfkuotnnrs wlkk bn eajn avalkabkn tf yfu aoj

    wlkk dnkp muljn yfur cffj gdflgns.

    Zraospfrtatlfo

    Zdn ealo enaos fc traospfrtatlfo cfr efst Muyaonsn ls tdn

    elolbus. Zralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs aksf usn tdls efjn fctraospfrtatlfo. Zdn prlgn cfr travnklom arfuoj gnotrak Mnfrmntfwo

    by elolbus ls $40 M\J (abfut 2> gnots), aoj spnglak taxl snrvlgn

    cfr tdn saen arna gfsts $700 M\J (abfut $1.>0). Zdn gfst cfr

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    travnklom kfomnr jlstaogns aoj akfom tdn gfastkaoj varlns

    aggfrjlom tf tdn jlstaogn aoj tdn kfgatlfo.

    Eaoy gfeeuoltlns arn aggnsslbkn foky by rlvnr. Gfrlaks

    (pajjknbfats), spnnjbfats, aoj hnt bfats arn wljnky usnj cfr tdls

    purpfsn. Lt ls eaojatfry cfr tralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs wdf klvn aoj

    wfri lo tdn rlvnrlon arnas tf usn klcn hagints, wdlgd Pnagn

    Gfrps/Muyaoa prfvljns. Zravnk aefom gfuotlns ls aksf dlmdky

    jnpnojnot upfo tdn rlvnrs. ]dlkn tdn Jnenrara Darbfur Brljmn

    klois ]nst Jnenrara tf Jnenrara aoj Mnfrmntfwo, cnrry snrvlgnnxlsts cfr grfsslom tdn Nssnqulbf, Jnenrara, aoj Bnrblgn rlvnrs

    aoj cfr traospfrt tf Bartlga aoj ftdnr rlvnr gfeeuoltlns.

    Zravnklom by alr ls tdn eahfr cfre fc traospfrtatlfo tf arnas lo tdn

    lotnrlfr fc Muyaoa aoj tf tdn rnst fc tdn wfrkj. Apprfxleatnky slx

    lotnroatlfoak passnomnr cklmdts arrlvn aoj knavn jalky. Zdn eahfr

    alrklons tdat crnqunot Muyaoa arn Garlbbnao Alrklons, Jnkta, aoj

    Klat. Zdnrn arn aksf abfut cfur jalky garmf cklmdts.

    Mnfmrapdy aoj Gkleatn

    Muyaoa ls kfgatnj apprfxleatnky clvn jnmrnns ofrtd fc tdn nquatfr

    aoj ls fo tdn ofrtdnro gfast fc tdn Wfutd Aenrlgao gfotlonot.

    ]dlkn Muyaoa ls oft ao lskaoj, lt ls part fc tdn Garlbbnao

    gfeeuolty aoj ls fctno jnsgrlbnj as a ]nst Lojlao oatlfo. Zdn

    gfastak arnas sdarn Garlbbnao gdaragtnrlstlgs, wdlkn tdn lotnrlfrsavaooads, bkagi watnr rlvnrs, aoj jnosn ralocfrnsts arn vnry eugd

    part fc tdn Aeazfolao Baslo.

    Muyaoas 21:, ilkfentnrs wljn)9 tdn saoj bnkt (abfut 1>0 tf 2>0

    ilkfentnrs wljn)9 tdn dlmdkaoj, wdlgd gfoslsts fc tdn cfur eahfr

    efuotalo raomns fc Agaral, Leataia, Iaouiu, aoj Paiaralea9 aojtdn lotnrlfr savaooa, eailom up abfut 11,3>> squarn ilkfentnrs.

    Muyaoa ls iofwo cfr lts dlmd tnepnraturns, dnavy ralocakk, seakk

    gkleatlg jlccnrnogns, aoj dueljlty. Zdn jalky jaytlen tnepnraturn

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    lo Mnfrmntfwo ckugtuatns bntwnno 40 aoj

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    bkfusns. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps fcclgn ls a pkagn fc fcclglak buslonss, sf

    yfu onnj tf jrnss aoj bndavn aggfrjlomky wdno tdnrn. Wdfrts arn

    oft apprfprlatn wfri attlrn cfr eno fr wfeno. Wdlrts aoj sdfns

    eust bn wfro at akk tlens. Cfr tdn dnaktd aoj njugatlfo snttloms,

    gkfsnj-tfnj sdfns eust aksf bn wfro at akk tlens. Zdrnn-quartnr

    knomtd gaprls tdat cakk bnkfw tdn ionn aoj gfvnr tdn gakc arn

    aggnptabkn lo sfen prfcnsslfoak snttloms. Wpamdnttl-strap,

    sknnvnknss, fr daktnr/tubn tfps aoj jrnssns arn oft apprfprlatn lo

    tdn dnaktd aoj njugatlfo wfri snttloms. Pknasn oftn tdat kfom

    knmmloms fr fpaqun tlmdts sdfukj oft bn wfro as a cfre fc paots.Ionn-knomtd silrts aoj jrnssns arn aggnptabkn lo tdn prfcnsslfoak

    snttlom, wdlkn paotydfsn/oykfos arn oft rnqulrnj cfr cneakns.

    Pknasn rnenebnr tdat jurlom tralolom, yfu arn nxpngtnj tf jrnss

    aoj bndavn as yfu wfukj fo tdn hfb.

    Gasuak gkftdlom gao bn wfro jurlom fcc dfurs aoj lo ofocfreaksltuatlfos. Nxaepkns fc ofocfreak sltuatlfos logkujn mflom tf tdn

    earint, wakilom arfuoj yfur gfeeuolty, fr daomlom fut wltd

    yfur dfst caelky. Wpamdnttl-strap, sknnvnknss, fr daktnr/tubn tfps

    aoj jrnssns arn FI lo gasuak snttloms but tdny sdfukj bn gfvnrnj

    wltd a klmdtwnlmdt garjlmao fr sdrum. Cfr wfeno, kffsn-clttlom

    silrts arn tdn efst pragtlgak cfr mnttlom arfuoj aoj wakilom.

    Jrnsslom gfotrary tf tdn muljaogn prfvljnj wlkk gfovny ao

    uoprfcnsslfoak wfri ntdlg tdat ls logfoslstnot wltd a pfsltlvn

    Pnagn Gfrps leamn.

    Gasuak Wnttloms

    ^sn yfur fwo jlsgrntlfo wltdlo tdn paraentnrs oftnj abfvn lo

    gdffslom wdat tf wnar, aoj rnenebnr onatonss, gknaoklonss, aoj

    ealotalolom a prfcnsslfoak appnaraogn lo wfri snttloms arn

    cfrnefst. Lo gfelom tf Muyaoa, lt ls oft ongnssary tf gdaomn yfur

    notlrn warjrfbn. Eaoy tralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs wnar tdn saengkftdlom tdny wfrn at dfen. Lt ls loapprfprlatn cfr tralonns fr

    Sfkuotnnrs tf wnar elkltary surpkus gkftdlom fr elkltary-klin

    prlots, sugd as paots, bffts, hagints, aoj bagipagis. Zdn Pnagn

    Gfrps aoj lts Sfkuotnnrs onnj tf bn jlstlomulsdnj crfe tdn ^.W.

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    logljnot. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps das nstabklsdnj prfgnjurns aoj pfklglns

    jnslmonj tf dnkp yfu rnjugn yfur rlsis aoj nodaogn yfur sacnty

    aoj sngurlty. Zdnsn prfgnjurns aoj pfklglns, lo ajjltlfo tf sacnty

    tralolom, wlkk bn prfvljnj fogn yfu arrlvn lo Muyaoa. ^slom tdnsn

    tffks, yfu arn nxpngtnj tf tain rnspfoslblklty cfr yfur sacnty aoj

    wnkk-bnlom.

    Nagd stacc enebnr at tdn Pnagn Gfrps ls gfeelttnj tf prfvljlom

    Sfkuotnnrs wltd tdn suppfrt tdny onnj tf suggnsscukky ennt tdn

    gdakknomns tdny wlkk cagn tf davn a sacn, dnaktdy, aoj prfjugtlvnsnrvlgn. ]n nogfuramn Sfkuotnnrs aoj caelklns tf kffi at fur

    sacnty aoj sngurlty locfreatlfo fo tdn Pnagn Gfrps wnbsltn at

    www.pnagngfrps.mfv/sacnty.

    Locfreatlfo fo tdnsn pamns mlvns enssamns fo Sfkuotnnr dnaktd

    aoj Sfkuotnnr sacnty. Zdnrn ls a sngtlfo tltknj Wacnty aoj Wngurlty

    lo Jnptd. Aefom tfplgs ajjrnssnj arn tdn rlsis fc snrvlom as a

    Sfkuotnnr, pfsts sacnty suppfrt systnes, aoj nenrmnogy pkaoolomaoj gfeeuolgatlfos.

    Rn warjs ao j Crust rat lfos

    Rnwarjs aoj crustratlfos arn a rnaklty fc klcn. Dfwnvnr, tdnrn arn

    sfen spnglclg crustratlfos tdat yfu arn klinky tf nxpnrlnogn wdlkn

    klvlom aoj wfrilom lo Muyaoa. Cfr lostaogn, yfu eay cnnk tdat

    yfur Muyaonsn gfkknamuns jf oft garry fut tdnlr jutlns lo aeaoonr tdat rnckngts ao apprfprlatn knvnk fc gfeeltenot tf tdn

    hfb. Ajjltlfoakky, tdnrn eay bn kfom tlen kapsns bncfrn jnglslfos

    fo lepfrtaot lssuns arn eajn. Zdnrn eay aksf bn ao absnogn fr

    sdfrtamn fc rnsfurgns tdat yfu gfosljnr baslg tf tdn suggnsscuk

    gfepkntlfo fc yfur wfri. Zdus, yfu eay onnj tf skfw jfwo yfur

    pagn aoj rngfosljnr yfur nxpngtatlfos cfr tdn way buslonss ls

    jfon lo Muyaoa, a jnvnkfplom gfuotry wdnrn systnes eay bn

    wnai aoj/fr rnsfurgns (bftd dueao aoj eatnrlak) arn oft fctnoavalkabkn.

    Fo tdn ftdnr daoj, yfu wlkk davn ao fppfrtuolty tf bn loofvatlvn

    aoj wfri wltd yfur gfuotnrparts tf cloj aktnroatlvns tf trajltlfoak

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    ways fc jflom tdloms. \fu wlkk cloj tdn Muyaonsn tf bn crlnojky.

    Pnfpkn wlkk dnkp yfu at tdnlr fwo pnrsfoak sagrlclgn. \fu wlkk

    nxpnrlnogn tdn gdaomn yfu eain lo pnfpkns klvns by tdn slepkn

    tdloms yfu say aoj jf. \fu wlkk nxpnrlnogn satlscagtlfo crfe

    wfrilom lo tdn lotnrnst fc ftdnrs.

    \fur ealo mratlclgatlfo wlkk bn jnrlvnj crfe dnkplom kfgak pnfpkn

    agdlnvn tdnlr jnvnkfpenot asplratlfos, wdlkn knarolom abfut a onw

    gukturn aoj abfut yfursnkc lo tdn prfgnss. \fu wlkk nogfuotnr

    uousuak sfglak aoj gukturak sltuatlfos tdat rnqulrn cknxlblklty aojuojnrstaojlom fo yfur part. As yfu gfeeuolgatn dfonstky aoj

    jnefostratn yfur lotnrnst lo Muyaoa, yfu wlkk bn abkn tf nohfy

    yfur gfeeuolty, lts gustfes aoj pnfpkn, aoj yfur rfkn as a

    Sfkuotnnr. Hust as lo aoy gfeeuolty, yfur vlkkamn wlkk davn a

    varlnty fc pnrsfoakltlns, sfen dnkpcuk aoj wnkgfelom, ftdnrs

    jlslotnrnstnj fr uosurn fc wdy yfu arn tdnrn.

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    PNAGN GFRPW ZRALOLOM

    Fvnr vln w fc Prn -Wn rvlgn Zralolom

    Prn-snrvlgn tralolom ls tdn clrst nvnot wltdlo a gfepntnogy-basnj

    tralolom prfmrae tdat gfotlouns tdrfumdfut yfur snrvlgn lo

    Muyaoa. Prn-snrvlgn tralolom nosurns tdat Sfkuotnnrs arn nqulppnj

    wltd tdn iofwknjmn, silkks, aoj attltujns tf nccngtlvnky pnrcfre

    tdnlr hfbs. Fo avnramn, olon fut fc 10 tralonns arn swfro lo as

    Sfkuotnnrs.

    Prn-snrvlgn tralolom ls gfojugtnj lo Muyaoa aoj jlrngtnj by tdn

    Pnagn Gfrps wltd partlglpatlfo crfe rnprnsnotatlvns fc Muyaoa

    frmaolzatlfos, cfrenr aoj gurrnot Sfkuotnnrs, aoj/fr tralolom

    gfotragtfrs. Zdn knomtd fc prn-snrvlgn tralolom varlns, usuakky

    raomlom crfe 4-12 wnnis, jnpnojlom fo tdn gfepntnoglns rnqulrnj

    cfr tdn asslmoenot. Muyaoa enasurns agdlnvnenot fc knarolom aoj

    jntnrelons lc tralonns davn suggnsscukky agdlnvnj gfepntnoglnscfr swnarlom lo as a Pnagn Gfrps Sfkuotnnr.

    Zdrfumdfut snrvlgn, Sfkuotnnrs strlvn tf agdlnvn pnrcfreaogn

    gfepntnoglns. Loltlakky, prn-snrvlgn tralolom accfrjs tdn

    fppfrtuolty cfr tralonns tf jnvnkfp aoj tnst tdnlr fwo rnsfurgns.

    As a tralonn, yfu wlkk pkay ao agtlvn rfkn lo snkc-njugatlfo. \fu

    wlkk bn asinj tf jngljn dfw bnst tf snt aoj ennt fbhngtlvns aoj tf

    cloj aktnroatlvn sfkutlfos. \fu wlkk bn asinj tf prnparn cfr aonxpnrlnogn lo wdlgd yfu wlkk fctno davn tf tain tdn loltlatlvn aoj

    aggnpt rnspfoslblklty cfr jnglslfos. Zdn suggnss fc yfur knarolom

    wlkk bn nodaognj by yfur fwo nccfrt tf tain rnspfoslblklty cfr yfur

    knarolom aoj tdrfumd sdarlom nxpnrlnogns wltd ftdnrs.

    Pnagn Gfrps tralolom ls cfuojnj fo ajukt knarolom entdfjs aoj

    fctno logkujns sugd nxpnrlnotlak daojs-fo appklgatlfos as

    gfojugtlom a partlglpatfry gfeeuolty onnjs assnssenot aoj

    caglkltatlom mrfups. Wuggnsscuk tralolom rnsukts lo gfepntnogn lo

    varlfus tngdolgak, klomulstlg, grfss-gukturak, dnaktd, aoj sacnty aoj

    sngurlty arnas. Lotnmratlom lotf tdn gfeeuolty ls usuakky fon fc

    tdn gfrn gfepntnoglns Sfkuotnnrs strlvn tf agdlnvn bftd lo prn-

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    snrvlgn tralolom aoj jurlom tdn clrst snvnrak efotds fc snrvlgn.

    Wuggnsscuk sustaloabkn jnvnkfpenot wfri ls basnj fo tdn kfgak

    trust aoj gfocljnogn Sfkuotnnrs bulkj by klvlom lo, aoj

    rnspngtcukky lotnmratlom lotf, tdn Muyaoa gfeeuolty aoj gukturn.

    Zralonns arn prnparnj cfr tdls tdrfumd a dfenstay nxpnrlnogn,

    wdlgd rnqulrns tralonns tf klvn wltd dfst caelklns jurlom prn-

    snrvlgn tralolom aoj cfr tdn clrst slx efotds fc snrvlgn. Lotnmratlfo

    lotf tdn gfeeuolty oft foky caglkltatns mffj wfrilom

    rnkatlfosdlps, but lt cfstnrs kaomuamn knarolom aoj grfss-gukturak

    aggnptaogn aoj trust, wdlgd dnkp nosurn yfur dnaktd, sacnty, aojsngurlty.

    Quaklcylom cfr Wn rvlgn

    Zdn prn-snrvlgn tralolom nxpnrlnogn prfvljns ao fppfrtuolty oft

    foky cfr tdn Pnagn Gfrps tf assnss a tralonns gfepntnogn, but cfr

    tralonns tf rn-nvakuatn tdnlr gfeeltenot tf snrvn cfr 2= efotds tf

    leprfvn tdn quaklty fc klcn fc tdn pnfpkn wltd wdfe Sfkuotnnrs

    klvn aoj wfri aoj, lo jflom sf, jnvnkfp onw iofwknjmn, silkks,

    aoj attltujns wdlkn ajaptlom nxlstlom fons.

    Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoas gfepntnoglns arn jnslmonj tf bn

    aggfepklsdnj tdrfumdfut tdn Sfkuotnnrs 2= efotds fc knarolom.

    A tralonn eay oft bn abkn tf gfepkntn akk knarolom fbhngtlvns cfr a

    gfepntnogy jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom9 dfwnvnr, dn fr sdn eust

    sdfw ajnquatn prfmrnss tfwarj agdlnvlom tdn gfepntnoglns lofrjnr tf bngfen a Sfkuotnnr (crfePnagn Gfrps Eaouak, Wngtlfo

    201.70>.:)

    Muyaoas gfepntnoglns logkujn tdn cfkkfwlom8

    1. Caglkltatn partlglpatfry gfeeuolty jnvnkfpenot

    2. Aggfepklsd PGs elsslfo tdrfumd prfcnsslfoak snrvlgn

    7. Lotnmratn lotf tdn gfeeuolty:. Grnatn fppfrtuoltlns cfr yfutd nepfwnrenot

    >. Jnvnkfp DLS/ALJW prnvnotlfo njugatlfo agtlvltlns

    3. Klvn dapplky, dnaktdlky, aoj sacnky as a PGS

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    Nvakuatlfo fc yfur pnrcfreaogn tdrfumdfut snrvlgn ls a gfotlouak

    prfgnss, as Sfkuotnnrs arn rnspfoslbkn 2: dfurs a jay, = jays a

    wnni cfr pnrsfoak gfojugt aoj prfcnsslfoak pnrcfreaogn.

    Wuggnsscuk gfepkntlfo fc prn-snrvlgn tralolom ls gdaragtnrlznj by

    agdlnvnenot fc a snt fc knarolom fbhngtlvns tf jntnrelon

    gfepntnogn. Calkurn tf ennt aoy fc tdn snkngtlfo staojarjs by tdn

    gfepkntlfo fc tralolom eay bn mrfuojs cfr a wltdjrawak fc

    snkngtlfo aoj jlsquaklclgatlfo crfe Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn.

    Prfmrnss lo fons fwo knarolom ls a jlakfmun bntwnno yfu aoj tdntralolom stacc. Akk fc tdn tralolom stacclogkujlom tdn tralolom

    eaoamnr aoj tdn kaomuamn/grfss gukturak, tngdolgak, enjlgak,

    sacnty aoj sngurlty tralonrswlkk wfri wltd yfu tfwarj tdn

    dlmdnst pfsslbkn gfepntnoglns by prfvljlom yfu wltd cnnjbagi fo

    knarolom fbhngtlvn pnrcfreaogn tdrfumdfut tralolom. Actnr

    rnvlnwlom aoj fbsnrvlom yfur pnrcfreaogn, tdn gfuotry jlrngtfr ls

    rnspfoslbkn cfr eailom tdn cloak jnglslfo fo wdntdnr yfu davn

    quaklclnj tf snrvn as a Sfkuotnnr lo tdn dfst gfuotry.

    ^pfo suggnsscuk gfepkntlfo fc tralolom, tralonns wdf quaklcy cfr

    Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn arn rnqulrnj by kaw tf swnar fr acclre ao fatd

    fc kfyakty tf tdn ^oltnj Wtatns9 lt gaooft bn walvnj uojnr aoy

    glrguestaogn. Zdn tnxt fc tdn fatd ls prfvljnj bnkfw. Lc yfu davn

    aoy qunstlfos abfut tdn wfrjlom fr enaolom fc tdn fatd, gfosukt a

    stacc enebnr jurlom tralolom.

    L, (yfur oaen), jf sfkneoky swnar (fr acclre) tdat L wlkk

    suppfrt aoj jncnoj tdn Gfostltutlfo fc tdn ^oltnj Wtatns

    fc Aenrlga amalost akk nonelns, jfenstlg fr cfrnlmo, tdat L

    tain tdls fbklmatlfo crnnky, aoj wltdfut aoy enotak

    rnsnrvatlfo fr purpfsn fc nvaslfo, aoj tdat L wlkk wnkk aoj

    caltdcukky jlsgdarmn ey jutlns lo tdn Pnagn Gfrps (sf dnkp

    en Mfj).

    Zngdolgak Zralolom

    Zngdolgak tralolom wlkk prnparn yfu tf wfri lo Muyaoa by bulkjlom

    fo tdn silkks yfu akrnajy davn aoj dnkplom yfu jnvnkfp onw silkks

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    lo a eaoonr apprfprlatn tf tdn onnjs fc tdn gfuotry. Zdn Pnagn

    Gfrps stacc, Muyaoa nxpnrts, aoj gurrnot Sfkuotnnrs wlkk gfojugt

    tdn tralolom prfmrae. Zralolom pkagns mrnat nepdasls fo knarolom

    dfw tf traoscnr tdn silkks yfu davn tf tdn gfeeuolty lo wdlgd yfu

    wlkk snrvn as a Sfkuotnnr.

    Zngdolgak tralolom wlkk logkujn snsslfos fo tdn mnonrak ngfofelg

    aoj pfkltlgak novlrfoenot lo Muyaoa aoj stratnmlns cfr wfrilom

    wltdlo sugd a craenwfri. \fu wlkk rnvlnw yfur tngdolgak sngtfrs

    mfaks aoj wlkk ennt wltd tdn Muyaoa amnoglns aoj frmaolzatlfostdat lovltnj tdn Pnagn Gfrps tf asslst tdne. \fu wlkk bn suppfrtnj

    aoj nvakuatnj tdrfumdfut tdn tralolom tf bulkj tdn gfocljnogn aoj

    silkks yfu onnj tf uojnrtain yfur prfhngt agtlvltlns aoj bn a

    prfjugtlvn enebnr fc yfur gfeeuolty.

    Grfss-Gukturak Zralolom

    As part fc yfur prn-snrvlgn tralolom, yfu wlkk klvn wltd a Muyaonsn

    dfst caelky. Zdls nxpnrlnogn ls jnslmonj tf nasn yfur traosltlfo tfklcn at yfur sltn. Caelklns mf tdrfumd ao frlnotatlfo gfojugtnj by

    Pnagn Gfrps stacc tf nxpkalo tdn purpfsn fc prn-snrvlgn tralolom

    aoj tf asslst tdne lo dnkplom yfu ajapt tf klvlom lo Muyaoa. Eaoy

    Sfkuotnnrs cfre strfom aoj kastlom crlnojsdlps wltd tdnlr dfst

    caelklns.

    Grfss-gukturak aoj gfeeuolty jnvnkfpenot tralolom wlkk dnkp yfu

    leprfvn yfur gfeeuolgatlfo silkks aoj uojnrstaoj yfur rfkn as a

    caglkltatfr fc jnvnkfpenot. \fu wlkk bn nxpfsnj tf sugd tfplgs as

    gfeeuolty efblklzatlfo, gfocklgt rnsfkutlfo, mnojnr aoj

    jnvnkfpenot, ofocfreak aoj ajukt njugatlfo stratnmlns, aoj

    pfkltlgak strugturns.

    Dnaktd Zralolom

    Jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom, yfu wlkk bn mlvno baslg enjlgaktralolom aoj locfreatlfo. \fu wlkk bn nxpngtnj tf pragtlgn

    prnvnotlvn dnaktd garn aoj tf tain rnspfoslblklty cfr yfur fwo

    dnaktd by ajdnrlom tf akk enjlgak pfklglns. Zralonns arn rnqulrnj tf

    attnoj akk enjlgak snsslfos. Zdn tfplgs logkujn prnvnotlvn dnaktd

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    enasurns aoj elofr aoj eahfr enjlgak lssuns tdat yfu elmdt

    nogfuotnr wdlkn lo Muyaoa. Outrltlfo, enotak dnaktd, snttlom up a

    sacn klvlom gfepfuoj, aoj dfw tf avflj DLS/ALJW aoj ftdnr

    snxuakky traoselttnj jlsnasns (WZJs) arn aksf gfvnrnj.

    Wacnty Zralolom

    Jurlom tdn sacnty tralolom snsslfos, yfu wlkk knaro dfw tf ajfpt a

    klcnstykn tdat rnjugns yfur rlsis at dfen, at wfri, aoj jurlom yfur

    travnks. \fu wlkk aksf knaro apprfprlatn, nccngtlvn stratnmlns cfr

    gfplom wltd uowaotnj attnotlfo aoj abfut yfur lojlvljuakrnspfoslblklty cfr prfeftlom sacnty tdrfumdfut yfur snrvlgn.

    Ajjltlfoak Zraloloms Jurlom Sfkuotnnr Wnrvlgn

    Lo lts gfeeltenot tf lostltutlfoaklzn quaklty tralolom, tdn Pnagn

    Gfrps das lepknenotnj a tralolom systne tdat prfvljns Sfkuotnnrs

    wltd gfotlouak fppfrtuoltlns tf nxaelon tdnlr gfeeltenot tf

    Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn wdlkn logrnaslom tdnlr tngdolgak aoj grfss-

    gukturak silkks. Jurlom snrvlgn, tdnrn arn usuakky tdrnn tralolom

    nvnots. Zdn tltkns aoj fbhngtlvns cfr tdfsn traloloms arn as cfkkfws8

    Lo-snrvlgn tralolom8Prfvljns ao fppfrtuolty cfr Sfkuotnnrs tf

    upmrajn tdnlr tngdolgak, kaomuamn, aoj prfhngt jnvnkfpenot

    silkks wdlkn sdarlom tdnlr nxpnrlnogns aoj rnacclrelom tdnlr

    gfeeltenot actnr davlom snrvnj cfr tdrnn tf slx efotds.

    Eljtnre gfocnrnogn(jfon lo gfohuogtlfo wltd tngdolgak

    sngtfr lo-snrvlgn)8Asslsts Sfkuotnnrs lo rnvlnwlom tdnlr clrst

    ynar, rnassnsslom tdnlr pnrsfoak aoj prfhngt fbhngtlvns, aoj

    pkaoolom cfr tdnlr sngfoj ynar fc snrvlgn.

    Gkfsn-fc-snrvlgn gfocnrnogn8Prnparns Sfkuotnnrs cfr tdn

    cuturn actnr Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn aoj rnvlnws tdnlr rnspngtlvnprfhngts aoj pnrsfoak nxpnrlnogns.

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    Zdn ouebnr, knomtd, aoj jnslmo fc tdnsn traloloms arn ajaptnj tf

    gfuotry-spnglclg onnjs aoj gfojltlfos. Zdn iny tf tdn tralolom

    systne ls tdat tralolom nvnots arn lotnmratnj aoj lotnrrnkatnj, crfe

    tdn prn-jnparturn frlnotatlfo tdrfumd tdn noj fc yfur snrvlgn, aoj

    arn pkaoonj, lepknenotnj, aoj nvakuatnj gffpnratlvnky by tdn

    tralolom stacc, Pnagn Gfrps stacc, aoj Sfkuotnnrs.

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    \F^R DNAKZD GARN AOJ

    WACNZ\ LO M^\AOA

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps dlmdnst prlfrlty ls ealotalolom tdn mffj dnaktd

    aoj sacnty fc nvnry Sfkuotnnr. Pnagn Gfrps enjlgak prfmraes

    nepdaslzn tdn prnvnotlvn, ratdnr tdao tdn guratlvn, apprfagd tf

    jlsnasn. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps lo Muyaoa ealotalos a gklolg wltd a cukk-

    tlen enjlgak fcclgnr, wdf tains garn fc Sfkuotnnrs prleary dnaktd

    garn onnjs. Ajjltlfoak enjlgak snrvlgns, sugd as tnstlom aoj baslgtrnatenot, arn aksf avalkabkn lo Muyaoa at kfgak dfspltaks. Lc yfu

    bngfen snrlfusky lkk, yfu wlkk bn traospfrtnj nltdnr tf ao

    Aenrlgao-staojarj enjlgak caglklty lo tdn rnmlfo fr tf tdn ^oltnj

    Wtatns.

    Dn aktd Lssun s lo Muyaoa

    Muyaoa ls a trfplgak gfuotry wltd a jnosn pfpukatlfo akfom lts

    gfastklon aoj seakknr, sgattnrnj mrfups lo tdn efrn rneftn lotnrlfr.As lo ftdnr trfplgak gfuotrlns, tdnrn ls tdn rlsi fc nxpfsurn tf

    efsqultf-, cffj-, aoj watnr-bfron jlsnasns. Woain aoj aoleak

    bltns pfsn knss fc a rlsi.

    Losngt-bfron jlsnasns8Akk efsqultf-bfron parasltlg locngtlfos

    nxlst lo Muyaoa, logkujlom eakarla, clkarlasls, aoj jnomun cnbrlkn.

    Zdn lotnrlfr fc tdn gfuotry das tdn dlmdnst logljnogn fc eakarla,

    wltd cnwnr gasns rnpfrtnj fo tdn gfast. Clkarlasls aoj jnomun cnvnr

    arn logrnaslomky accngtlom gfeeuoltlns fo tdn gfast, nspnglakky

    jurlom raloy snasfos, wdlkn lsfkatnj gasns fc knlsdeaolasls, a cky-

    bfron jlsnasn, fggur prlearlky lo tdn lotnrlfr aoj fo tdn Brazlklao

    bfrjnr. Sfkuotnnrs lo Muyaoa arn rnqulrnj tf tain eakarla

    prfpdykaxls tdrfumdfut tdnlr Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn aoj arn

    nogfuramnj tf prftngt tdnesnkvns by uslom losngt rnpnkknots,

    sknnplom uojnr trnatnj onts (wdlgd Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa prfvljns),aoj wnarlom apprfprlatn gkftdlom. Efsqultfns lo Muyaoa arn

    gdkfrfqulon-rnslstaot, dnogn Sfkuotnnrs arn rnqulrnj tf tain

    Karlue fr ftdnr rngfeenojnj prfpdykaxls.

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    glrguestaogns, logkujlom sfglak prnssurn tf jrloi lo nxgnss.

    Nxgnsslvn akgfdfk usn gao jlelolsd yfur ablklty tf bn kffinj upfo

    as a prfcnsslfoak jnvnkfpenot wfrinr lo yfur gfeeuolty aoj, by

    nxtnoslfo, rnckngts onmatlvnky upfo tdn rnputatlfo aoj staturn fc

    yfur Pnagn Gfrps gfkknamuns. Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoas akgfdfk

    pfklgy prfvljns curtdnr muljaogn tf Sfkuotnnrs.

    Dn kplom \fu Wt ay Dn akt dy

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps wlkk prfvljn yfu wltd akk tdn ongnssary

    lofgukatlfos, enjlgatlfos, aoj locfreatlfo tf stay dnaktdy. ^pfoyfur arrlvak lo Muyaoa, yfu wlkk rngnlvn a enjlgak daojbffi. At

    tdn noj fc tralolom, yfu wlkk rngnlvn a enjlgak ilt wltd suppklns tf

    tain garn fc elkj lkkonssns aoj clrst alj onnjs. Zdn gfotnots fc tdn

    ilt arn klstnj katnr lo tdls gdaptnr.

    Jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom, yfu wlkk davn aggnss tf baslg enjlgak

    suppklns tdrfumd tdn enjlgak fcclgnr. Dfwnvnr, yfu wlkk bn

    rnspfoslbkn cfr yfur fwo suppky fc prnsgrlptlfo jrums aoj aoy

    ftdnr spnglclg enjlgak suppklns yfu rnqulrn, as tdn Pnagn Gfrps

    wlkk oft frjnr tdnsn ltnes jurlom tralolom. Pknasn brlom a tdrnn-

    efotd suppky fc aoy prnsgrlptlfo jrums yfu usn, slogn tdny eay

    oft bn avalkabkn dnrn aoj lt eay tain snvnrak efotds cfr sdlpenots

    tf arrlvn.

    \fu wlkk davn pdyslgaks at elj-snrvlgn aoj at tdn noj fc yfursnrvlgn. Lc yfu jnvnkfp a snrlfus enjlgak prfbkne jurlom yfur

    snrvlgn, tdn enjlgak fcclgnr lo Muyaoa wlkk gfosukt wltd tdn Fcclgn

    fc Enjlgak Wnrvlgns lo ]asdlomtfo, J.G. Lc lt ls jntnrelonj tdat

    yfur gfojltlfo gaooft bn trnatnj lo Muyaoa, yfu eay bn snot fut

    fc tdn gfuotry cfr curtdnr nvakuatlfo aoj garn.

    Ealot alolom \fur Dn akt d

    As a Sfkuotnnr, yfu eust aggnpt gfosljnrabkn rnspfoslblklty cfryfur fwo dnaktd. Prfpnr prngautlfos wlkk slmolclgaotky rnjugn yfur

    rlsi fc snrlfus lkkonss fr lohury. Zdn ajamn Ao fuogn fc

    prnvnotlfo bngfens nxtrnenky lepfrtaot lo arnas wdnrn

    jlamofstlg aoj trnatenot caglkltlns arn oft up tf tdn staojarjs fc

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    tdn ^oltnj Wtatns. Zdn efst lepfrtaot fc yfur rnspfoslblkltlns lo

    Muyaoa ls tf tain tdn cfkkfwlom prnvnotlvn enasurns8

    Zravnklom arfuoj Muyaoa rnqulrns watnr travnk. Zralonns arn

    nogfuramnj tf knaro dfw tf swle bncfrn arrlvak aoj arn prfvljnj

    wltd locfreatlfo jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom fo watnr travnk.

    Sfkuotnnrs arn prfvljnj wltd klcn hagints aoj arn nxpngtnj tf wnar

    tdne wdno travnklom by bfat.

    Eaoy lkkonssns tdat accklgt Sfkuotnnrs wfrkjwljn arn notlrnkyprnvnotabkn lc prfpnr cffj aoj watnr prngautlfos arn taino. Zdnsn

    lkkonssns logkujn cffj pflsfolom, parasltlg locngtlfos, dnpatltls A,

    jysnotnry, Mulona wfres, tapnwfres, aoj typdflj cnvnr. \fur

    enjlgak fcclgnr wlkk jlsguss spnglclg staojarjs cfr watnr aoj cffj

    prnparatlfo lo Muyaoa jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom.

    Abstlonogn ls tdn foky gnrtalo gdflgn cfr prnvnotlom locngtlfo wltd

    DLS aoj ftdnr snxuakky traoselttnj jlsnasns. \fu arn tailom rlsislc yfu gdffsn tf bn snxuakky agtlvn. Zf knssno rlsi, usn a gfojfe

    nvnry tlen yfu davn snx. ]dntdnr yfur partonr ls a dfst gfuotry

    gltlzno, a cnkkfw Sfkuotnnr, fr aoyfon nksn, jf oft assuen tdls

    pnrsfo ls crnn fc DLS/ALJW fr ftdnr WZJs. \fu wlkk rngnlvn efrn

    locfreatlfo crfe tdn enjlgak fcclgnr abfut tdls lepfrtaot lssun.

    Sfkuotnnrs arn nxpngtnj tf ajdnrn tf ao nccngtlvn enaos fc blrtd

    gfotrfk tf prnvnot ao uopkaoonj prnmoaogy. \fur enjlgak fcclgnr

    gao dnkp yfu jngljn fo tdn efst apprfprlatn entdfj tf sult yfur

    lojlvljuak onnjs. Gfotragnptlvn entdfjs arn avalkabkn wltdfut

    gdarmn crfe tdn enjlgak fcclgnr.

    Lt ls grltlgak tf yfur dnaktd tdat yfu prfeptky rnpfrt tf tdn enjlgak

    fcclgn fr ftdnr jnslmoatnj caglklty cfr sgdnjuknj leeuolzatlfos,

    aoj tdat yfu knt tdn enjlgak fcclgnr iofw leenjlatnky fcslmolclgaot lkkonssns aoj lohurlns.

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    ]fenos Dnaktd Locfreatlfo

    Prnmoaogy ls trnatnj lo tdn saen eaoonr as ftdnr Sfkuotnnr dnaktdgfojltlfos tdat rnqulrn enjlgak attnotlfo but aksf davn

    prfmraeeatlg raelclgatlfos. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps ls rnspfoslbkn cfr

    jntnrelolom tdn enjlgak rlsi aoj tdn avalkablklty fc apprfprlatn

    enjlgak garn lc tdn Sfkuotnnr rnealos lo-gfuotry. Mlvno tdn

    glrguestaogns uojnr wdlgd Sfkuotnnrs klvn aoj wfri lo Pnagn

    Gfrps gfuotrlns, lt ls rarn tdat tdn Pnagn Gfrps enjlgak aoj

    prfmraeeatlg staojarjs cfr gfotlounj snrvlgn jurlom prnmoaogy

    gao bn ent.

    Lc cnelolon dymlnon prfjugts arn oft avalkabkn cfr yfu tf purgdasn

    fo tdn kfgak earint, tdn Pnagn Gfrps enjlgak fcclgnr lo Muyaoa

    wlkk prfvljn tdne. Lc yfu rnqulrn a spnglclg prfjugt, pknasn brlom a

    tdrnn-efotd suppky wltd yfu.

    \fur Pnagn Gfrps En jlga k Ilt

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps enjlgak fcclgnr wlkk prfvljn yfu wltd a ilt tdat

    gfotalos baslg ltnes ongnssary tf prnvnot aoj trnat lkkonssns tdat

    eay fggur jurlom snrvlgn. Ilt ltnes gao bn pnrlfjlgakky rnstfginj

    at tdn enjlgak fcclgn.

    En jlgak Ilt Gfotn ot s

    Agn baojamns

    Ajdnslvn tapn

    Aenrlgao Rnj Grfss Clrst Alj & Wacnty Daojbffi

    Aotaglj tabknts (Zues)

    Aotlblftlg flotenot (Bagltraglo/Onfeyglo/Pfkyeyglo B)

    Aotlsnptlg aotlelgrfblak silo gknaonr (Dlblgknos)

    Baoj-Aljs

    Buttnrcky gkfsurns

    Gakaelon kftlfo

    Gnpagfk kfznomns

    Gfojfes

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    Jnotak ckfss

    Jlpdnodyjraelon DGK 2> em (Bnoajryk)Losngt rnpnkknot stlgi (Guttnrs)

    Lfjlon tabknts (cfr watnr purlclgatlfo)

    Klp bake (Gdapstlgi)

    Frak rndyjratlfo sakts

    Frak tdnrefentnr (Cadrnodnlt)

    Psnujfnpdnjrlon DGK 70 em (Wujacnj)

    Rfbltusslo-JE kfznomns (cfr gfumd)

    Wglssfrs

    Wtnrlkn mauzn pajs

    Zntradyjrfzaklon nynjrfps (Slslon)

    Zloagtlo (aotlcuomak grnae)

    Zwnnznrs

    Bn cfrn \fu Kn avn 8 A En jlga k Gdn giklst

    Lc tdnrn das bnno aoy gdaomn lo yfur dnaktdpdyslgak, enotak, fr

    jnotakslogn yfu subelttnj yfur nxaeloatlfo rnpfrts tf tdn

    Pnagn Gfrps, yfu eust leenjlatnky oftlcy tdn Fcclgn fc Enjlgak

    Wnrvlgns. Calkurn tf jlsgkfsn onw lkkonssns, lohurlns, akknrmlns, fr

    prnmoaogy gao nojaomnr yfur dnaktd aoj eay hnfparjlzn yfur

    nklmlblklty tf snrvn.

    Lc yfur jnotak nxae was jfon efrn tdao a ynar amf, fr lc yfur

    pdyslgak nxae ls efrn tdao twf ynars fkj, gfotagt tdn Fcclgn fc

    Enjlgak Wnrvlgns tf cloj fut wdntdnr yfu onnj tf upjatn yfur

    rngfrjs. Lc yfur jnotlst fr Pnagn Gfrps jnotak gfosuktaot das

    rngfeenojnj tdat yfu uojnrmf jnotak trnatenot fr rnpalr, yfu

    eust gfepkntn tdat wfri aoj eain surn yfur jnotlst snojs

    rnqunstnj gfoclreatlfo rnpfrts fr T-rays tf tdn Fcclgn fc EnjlgakWnrvlgns.

    Lc yfu wlsd tf avflj davlom jupklgatn vaggloatlfos, gfotagt yfur

    pdyslglaos fcclgn tf fbtalo a gfpy fc yfur leeuolzatlfo rngfrj

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    aoj brlom lt tf yfur prn-jnparturn frlnotatlfo. Lc yfu davn aoy

    leeuolzatlfos prlfr tf Pnagn Gfrps snrvlgn, tdn Pnagn Gfrps

    gaooft rnlebursn yfu cfr tdn gfst. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps wlkk prfvljn

    akk tdn leeuolzatlfos ongnssary cfr yfur fvnrsnas asslmoenot,

    nltdnr at yfur prn-jnparturn frlnotatlfo fr sdfrtky actnr yfu arrlvn

    lo Muyaoa. \fu jf oft onnj tf bnmlo tailom eakarla enjlgatlfo

    prlfr tf jnparturn.

    Brlom a tdrnn-efotd suppky fc aoy prnsgrlptlfo fr fvnr-tdn-

    gfuotnr enjlgatlfo yfu usn fo a rnmukar basls, logkujlom blrtdgfotrfk plkks. Aktdfumd tdn Pnagn Gfrps gaooft rnlebursn yfu cfr

    tdls tdrnn-efotd suppky, lt wlkk frjnr rnclkks jurlom yfur snrvlgn.

    ]dlkn awaltlom sdlpenotwdlgd gao tain snvnrak efotdsyfu

    wlkk bn jnpnojnot fo yfur fwo enjlgatlfo suppky. Zdn Pnagn

    Gfrps wlkk oft pay cfr dnrbak fr ofo-prnsgrlbnj enjlgatlfos, sugd

    as Wt. Hfdos wfrt, mkugfsaelon, snknolue, fr aotlfxljaot

    suppknenots.

    \fu arn nogfuramnj tf brlom gfplns fc enjlgak prnsgrlptlfos

    slmonj by yfur pdyslglao. Zdls ls oft a rnqulrnenot, but tdny

    elmdt gfen lo daojy lc yfu arn qunstlfonj lo traoslt abfut

    garrylom a tdrnn-efotd suppky fc prnsgrlptlfo jrums.

    Lc yfu wnar nynmkassns, brlom twf palrs wltd yfua palr aoj a

    sparn. Lc a palr brnais, tdn Pnagn Gfrps wlkk rnpkagn tdne, uslom

    tdn locfreatlfo yfur jfgtfr lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns prfvljnj fo tdn

    nynmkassns cfre jurlom yfur nxaeloatlfo. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps

    jlsgfuramns yfu crfe uslom gfotagt knosns jurlom yfur snrvlgn tf

    rnjugn yfur rlsi fc jnvnkfplom a snrlfus locngtlfo fr ftdnr nyn

    jlsnasn. Efst Pnagn Gfrps gfuotrlns jf oft davn apprfprlatn

    watnr aoj saoltatlfo tf suppfrt nyn garn wltd tdn usn fc gfotagt

    knosns. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps wlkk oft suppky fr rnpkagn gfotagt knosns

    fr assfglatnj sfkutlfos uoknss ao fpdtdakefkfmlst dasrngfeenojnj tdnlr usn cfr a spnglclg enjlgak gfojltlfo aoj tdn

    Pnagn Gfrps Fcclgn fc Enjlgak Wnrvlgns das mlvno apprfvak.

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    Lc yfu arn nklmlbkn cfr Enjlgarn, arn fvnr >0 ynars fc amn, fr davn

    a dnaktd gfojltlfo tdat eay rnstrlgt yfur cuturn partlglpatlfo lo

    dnaktd garn pkaos, yfu eay wlsd tf gfosukt ao losuraogn spnglaklst

    abfut uolqun gfvnramn onnjs bncfrn yfur jnparturn. Zdn Pnagn

    Gfrps wlkk prfvljn akk ongnssary dnaktd garn crfe tdn tlen yfu

    knavn cfr yfur prn-jnparturn frlnotatlfo uotlk yfu gfepkntn yfur

    snrvlgn. ]dno yfu clolsd, yfu wlkk bn notltknj tf tdn pfst-snrvlgn

    dnaktd garn bnonclts jnsgrlbnj lo tdn Pnagn Gfrps Sfkuotnnr

    Daojbffi. \fu eay wlsd tf gfosljnr innplom ao nxlstlom dnaktd

    pkao lo nccngt jurlom yfur snrvlgn lc yfu tdloi amn fr prn-nxlstlomgfojltlfos elmdt prnvnot yfu crfe rn-norfkklom lo yfur gurrnot

    pkao wdno yfu rnturo dfen.

    Wacn ty aoj Wn gur ltyFur Part on rsdlp

    Wnrvlom as a Sfkuotnnr fvnrsnas notalks gnrtalo sacnty aoj sngurlty

    rlsis. Klvlom aoj travnklom lo ao uocaelklar novlrfoenot, a kleltnj

    uojnrstaojlom fc tdn kfgak kaomuamn aoj gukturn, aoj tdn

    pnrgnptlfo fc bnlom a wnaktdy Aenrlgao arn sfen fc tdn cagtfrs

    tdat gao put a Sfkuotnnr at rlsi. Prfpnrty tdnct aoj burmkarlns arn

    oft uogfeefo. Logljnots fc pdyslgak aoj snxuak assaukt jf fggur,

    aktdfumd akefst akk Sfkuotnnrs gfepkntn tdnlr twf ynars fc snrvlgn

    wltdfut snrlfus pnrsfoak sacnty prfbknes.

    Bnyfoj iofwlom tdat Pnagn Gfrps apprfagdns sacnty aoj sngurlty

    as a partonrsdlp wltd yfu, lt elmdt bn dnkpcuk tf snn dfw tdlspartonrsdlp wfris. Pnagn Gfrps das pfklglns, prfgnjurns, aoj

    tralolom lo pkagn tf prfeftn yfur sacnty. ]n jnpnoj fo yfu tf

    cfkkfw tdfsn pfklglns aoj tf put lotf pragtlgn wdat yfu davn

    knaronj. Ao nxaepkn fc dfw tdls wfris lo pragtlgnlo tdls gasn tf

    dnkp eaoamn tdn rlsi fc burmkaryls8

    Pnagn Gfrps assnssns tdn sngurlty novlrfoenot wdnrnyfu wlkk klvn aoj wfri.

    Pnagn Gfrps lospngts tdn dfusn wdnrn yfu wlkk klvnaggfrjlom tf nstabklsdnj sngurlty grltnrla.

    Pnagn Gfrps prfvljns yfu wltd rnsfurgns tf tain sugdenasurns as lostakklom onw kfgis.

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    Pnagn Gfrps nosurns yfu arn wnkgfenj by dfst gfuotryautdfrltlns lo yfur onw gfeeuolty.

    Pnagn Gfrps rnspfojs tf sngurlty gfognros tdat yfuralsn.

    \fu kfgi yfur jffrs aoj wlojfws. \fu ajfpt a klcnstykn apprfprlatn tf tdn gfeeuolty

    wdnrn yfu klvn.

    \fu mnt tf iofw onlmdbfrs. \fu jngljn lc purgdaslom pnrsfoak artlgkns losuraogn ls

    apprfprlatn cfr yfu.

    \fu jfot gdaomn rnsljnogns bncfrn bnlom autdfrlznjby Pnagn Gfrps.

    \fu gfeeuolgatn gfognros tdat yfu davn tf PnagnGfrps stacc.

    Zdls ]nkgfen Bffigfotalos sngtlfos fo8 Klvlom Gfojltlfos aojSfkuotnnr Klcnstykn9 Pnagn Gfrps Zralolom9 aoj \fur Dnaktd Garn

    aoj Wacnty tdat akk logkujn lepfrtaot sacnty aoj sngurlty

    locfreatlfo tf dnkp yfu uojnrstaoj tdls partonrsdlp. Zdn Pnagn

    Gfrps eains nvnry nccfrt tf mlvn Sfkuotnnrs tdn tffks tdny onnj tf

    cuogtlfo lo tdn sacnst way pfsslbkn, bngausn wfrilom tf eaxlelzn

    tdn sacnty aoj sngurlty fc Sfkuotnnrs ls fur dlmdnst prlfrlty. Oft

    foky jf wn prfvljn yfu wltd tralolom aoj tffks tf prnparn cfr tdn

    uonxpngtnj, but wn tnagd yfu tf ljnotlcy, rnjugn, aoj eaoamn tdn

    rlsis yfu eay nogfuotnr.

    Cagtfrs tdat Gfotrlbutn tf Sfkuotnnr Rlsi

    Zdnrn arn snvnrak cagtfrs tdat gao dnlmdtno a Sfkuotnnrs rlsi,

    eaoy fc wdlgd arn wltdlo tdn Sfkuotnnrs gfotrfk. By car tdn efst

    gfeefo grlen tdat Sfkuotnnrs nxpnrlnogn ls tdnct. Zdncts fctno

    fggur wdno Sfkuotnnrs arn away crfe tdnlr sltns, lo grfwjnjkfgatlfos (sugd as earints fr fo pubklg traospfrtatlfo), aoj wdno

    knavlom ltnes uoattnojnj.

    Bncfrn yfu jnpart cfr Muyaoa tdnrn arn snvnrak enasurns yfu gao

    tain tf rnjugn yfur rlsi8

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    f Knavn vakuabkn fbhngts lo ^.W.

    f Knavn gfplns fc lepfrtaot jfguenots aoj aggfuot ouebnrswltd sfenfon yfu trust lo tdn ^.W.

    Purgdasn a dljjno efony pfugd fr"jueey" wakknt as a

    jngfy

    f Purgdasn pnrsfoak artlgkns losuraogn

    Actnr yfu arrlvn lo Muyaoa, yfu wlkk rngnlvn efrn jntalknjlocfreatlfo abfut gfeefo grlens, cagtfrs tdat gfotrlbutn tf

    Sfkuotnnr rlsi, aoj kfgak stratnmlns tf rnjugn tdat rlsi. Cfr

    nxaepkn, Sfkuotnnrs lo Muyaoa knaro tf8

    Gdffsn sacn rfutns aoj tlens cfr travnk, aoj travnk wltd

    sfenfon trustnj by tdn gfeeuolty wdnonvnr pfsslbkn

    Eain surn fons pnrsfoak appnaraogn ls rnspngtcuk fc kfgak

    gustfes

    Avflj dlmd-grlen arnas

    Iofw tdn kfgak kaomuamn tf mnt dnkp lo ao nenrmnogy

    Eain crlnojs wltd kfgak pnfpkn wdf arn rnspngtnj lo tdn

    gfeeuolty

    Klelt akgfdfk gfosueptlfo

    As yfu gao snn crfe tdls klst, yfu eust bn wlkklom tf wfri darj

    aoj ajapt yfur klcnstykn tf elolelzn tdn pftnotlak cfr bnlom a

    tarmnt cfr grlen. As wltd aoywdnrn lo tdn wfrkj, grlen jfns nxlst

    lo Muyaoa. \fu gao rnjugn yfur rlsi by avfljlom sltuatlfos tdat

    pkagn yfu at rlsi aoj by tailom prngautlfos. Grlen at tdn vlkkamn fr

    tfwo knvnk ls knss crnqunot tdao lo tdn karmn gltlns9 pnfpkn iofwnagd ftdnr aoj mnonrakky arn knss klinky tf stnak crfe tdnlr

    onlmdbfrs. Zfurlst attragtlfos lo karmn tfwos arn cavfrltn wfrisltns

    cfr plgipfgints.

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    Zdn cfkkfwlom arn ftdnr sngurlty gfognros lo Muyaoa fc wdlgd yfu

    sdfukj bn awarn8

    Muyaoa ls gfosljnrnj a kfw-rlsi gfuotry cfr tnrrfrlst agtlvlty, but a

    dlmd-rlsi fon cfr pntty grlens aoj ammravatnj assaukts, logkujlom

    tdn usn fc wnapfos. As lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns, yfu gaooft bn tff

    garncuk. ]akilom akfon at olmdt fr slepky bnlom akfon lo ao

    lsfkatnj arna gao put a pnrsfo at rlsi fc bnlom rfbbnj, darassnj, fr

    nvno pdyslgakky aoj snxuakky assauktnj.

    Zdn jncloltlfo fc wdat gfostltutns snxuak darassenot jlccnrs crfe

    gukturn tf gukturn. ]dat eay bn gfosljnrnj loapprfprlatn lo a

    prfcnsslfoak fr sfglak sltuatlfo lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns eay bn

    gfosljnrnj tdn ofre lo Muyaoa. Cneakn tralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs

    arn fggaslfoakky subhngtnj tf gfeenots wltd snxuak fvnrtfons. Lt

    ls a part fc tdn Muyaonsn gukturn cfr a eao tf eain gfeenots tf a

    wfeao dn clojs attragtlvn. Wugd gfeenots sfentlens fggur lo tdn

    wfripkagn, a sltuatlfo tdat elmdt gfostltutn snxuak darassenot lotdn ^oltnj Wtatns. Eakn tralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs eay cloj

    tdnesnkvns lo uogfecfrtabkn sltuatlfos as wnkk. Cfr nxaepkn, a

    Muyaonsn eao eay jlsguss wfeno lo a way tdat a eakn tralonn fr

    Sfkuotnnr clojs fccnoslvn.

    \fu wlkk davn tf cloj ways tf gfpn wltd sugd sltuatlfos. ]dlkn wn

    nogfuramn yfu tf lmofrn loapprfprlatn gfeenots fr uowaotnj

    attnotlfo, tdls jfns oft enao tdat yfu arn nxpngtnj tf put up wltd

    akk darassenot. As lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns, nagd lojlvljuak onnjs tf

    jngljn wdnrn tf jraw tdn klon. Gurrnot Sfkuotnnrs aoj stacc arn

    mffj rnsfurgns cfr jnaklom wltd tdnsn lssuns.

    ]dlkn wdlstkns aoj nxgkaeatlfos eay bn calrky gfeefo fo tdn

    strnnt, tdls bndavlfr gao bn rnjugnj lc yfu jrnss gfosnrvatlvnky,

    abljn by kfgak gukturak ofres, aoj rnspfoj aggfrjlom tf tdntralolom yfu wlkk rngnlvn.

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    Grlen Jata cfr Muyaoa

    Zdn gfuotry-spnglclg jata gdart bnkfw sdfws tdn avnramn aoouak

    ratns fc tdn eahfr typns fc grlens rnpfrtnj by Pnagn Gfrps

    Sfkuotnnrs/tralonns lo Muyaoa gfeparnj tf akk ftdnr prfmraes lo

    tdn Lotnr-Aenrlgao aoj Paglclg Rnmlfo as a wdfkn. Lt gao bn

    uojnrstffj as ao apprfxleatlfo fc tdn ouebnr fc rnpfrtnj

    logljnots pnr 100 Sfkuotnnrs lo a ynar.

    Zdn logljnogn ratn cfr nagd typn fc grlen ls tdn ouebnr fc grlennvnots rnkatlvn tf tdn Sfkuotnnr/tralonn pfpukatlfo. Lt ls nxprnssnj

    fo tdn gdart as a ratlf fc grlen tf Sfkuotnnr aoj tralonn ynars (fr

    S/Z ynars, wdlgd ls a enasurn fc 12 cukk efotds fc S/Z snrvlgn) tf

    akkfw cfr a statlstlgakky vaklj way tf gfeparn grlen jata agrfss

    gfuotrlns.

    1. Logljnogn ratns nquak tdn ouebnr fc assaukts pnr 100 Sfkuotnnrs aoj tralonns pnr ynar (S/Z ynars). Wlogn efstsnxuak assaukts fggur amalost cneakns, foky cneakn S/Zs arn gakgukatnj lo snxuak assaukts aoj ftdnr snxuak assaukts2. Jun tf tdn seakk ouebnr fc S/Z ynars, logljnogn ratns sdfukj bn lotnrprntnj wltd gautlfo.Wfurgn jata fo logljnots arn jrawo crfe tdn Grlen Logljnot Rnpfrtlom Cfre (GLRC) aoj Gfosfkljatnj LogljnotRnpfrtlom Wystne9 tdn locfreatlfo ls agguratn as fc 1/71/12.

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    WnxuakAssauk t*

    FtdnrWnxuak

    Assauk t**

    PdyslgakAssauk t***

    Rfbbnry Burmkary Zdnct

    Logljnog

    nRatn

    Logljnogn Ratnsfc Rnpfrtnj Logljnots lo

    PG/Muyaoa aoj LAP Rnmlfo, 2003-2010

    Muyaoa

    LAP

    *Wnxuak Assaukt logkujns tdn gatnmfrlns fc rapn, attneptnj rapn, aoj eahfr snxuak assaukt.**Ftdnr Wnxuak Assaukt gfoslsts fc uowaotnj mrfplom, cfojklom, aoj/fr ilsslom.***Pdyslgak Assaukt logkujns ammravatnj assaukt aoj eahfr pdyslgak assaukt.

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    Cnw Pnagn Gfrps Sfkuotnnrs arn vlgtles fc snrlfus grlens aoj

    grlens tdat jf fggur fvnrsnas arn lovnstlmatnj aoj prfsngutnj by

    kfgak autdfrltlns tdrfumd tdn kfgak gfurts systne. Lc yfu arn tdn

    vlgtle fc a grlen, yfu wlkk jngljn lc yfu wlsd tf pursun

    prfsngutlfo. Lc yfu jngljn tf prfsngutn, Pnagn Gfrps wlkk bn tdnrn

    tf asslst yfu. Fon fc fur tasis ls tf nosurn yfu arn cukky locfrenj

    fc yfur fptlfos aoj uojnrstaoj dfw tdn kfgak knmak prfgnss wfris.

    Pnagn Gfrps wlkk dnkp yfu nosurn yfur rlmdts arn prftngtnj tf tdn

    cukknst nxtnot pfsslbkn uojnr tdn kaws fc tdn gfuotry.

    Lc yfu arn tdn vlgtle fc a snrlfus grlen, yfu wlkk knaro dfw tf mnt

    tf a sacn kfgatlfo as qulgiky as pfsslbkn aoj gfotagt yfur Pnagn

    Gfrps fcclgn. Lts lepfrtaot tdat yfu oftlcy Pnagn Gfrps as sffo as

    yfu gao sf Pnagn Gfrps gao prfvljn yfu wltd tdn dnkp yfu onnj.

    Sfkuot n n r Wacn ty Wuppfr t lo Muyaoa

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps apprfagd tf sacnty ls a clvn-prfomnj pkao tf dnkp

    yfu stay sacn jurlom yfur snrvlgn aoj logkujns tdn cfkkfwlom8

    locfreatlfo sdarlom, Sfkuotnnr tralolom, sltn snkngtlfo grltnrla, a

    jntalknj nenrmnogy agtlfo pkao, aoj prftfgfks cfr ajjrnsslom

    sacnty aoj sngurlty logljnots. Muyaoas lo-gfuotry sacnty prfmrae

    ls futklonj bnkfw.

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoa fcclgn wlkk innp yfu locfrenj fc aoy

    lssuns tdat eay lepagt Sfkuotnnr sacnty tdrfumd locfreatlfosdarlom. Rnmukar upjatns wlkk bn prfvljnj lo Sfkuotnnr

    onwsknttnrs aoj lo enefraojues crfe tdn gfuotry jlrngtfr. Lo tdn

    nvnot fc a grltlgak sltuatlfo fr nenrmnogy, yfu wlkk bn gfotagtnj

    tdrfumd tdn nenrmnogy gfeeuolgatlfo ontwfri. Ao lepfrtaot

    gfepfonot fc tdn gapaglty fc Pnagn Gfrps tf innp yfu locfrenj ls

    yfur buy-lo tf tdn partonrsdlp gfognpt wltd tdn Pnagn Gfrps stacc.

    Lt ls nxpngtnj tdat yfu wlkk jf yfur part lo nosurlom tdat Pnagn

    Gfrps stacc enebnrs arn inpt apprlsnj fc yfur efvnenot lo-gfuotry sf tdny arn abkn tf locfre yfu.

    Sfkuotnnr tralolom wlkk logkujn snsslfos fo spnglclg sacnty aoj

    sngurlty lssuns lo Muyaoa. Zdls tralolom wlkk prnparn yfu tf ajfpt

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    a gukturakky apprfprlatn klcnstykn aoj nxnrglsn hujmenot tdat

    prfeftns sacnty aoj rnjugns rlsi lo yfur dfen, at wfri, aoj wdlkn

    travnklom. Wacnty tralolom ls fccnrnj tdrfumdfut snrvlgn aoj ls

    lotnmratnj lotf tdn kaomuamn, grfss-gukturak aspngts, dnaktd, aoj

    ftdnr gfepfonots fc tralolom. \fu wlkk bn nxpngtnj tf

    suggnsscukky gfepkntn akk tralolom gfepntnoglns lo a varlnty fc

    arnas, logkujlom sacnty aoj sngurlty, as a gfojltlfo fc snrvlgn.

    Gnrtalo sltn snkngtlfo grltnrla arn usnj tf jntnrelon sacn dfuslom

    cfr Sfkuotnnrs bncfrn tdnlr arrlvak. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps stacc wfrisgkfsnky wltd dfst gfeeuoltlns aoj gfuotnrpart amnoglns tf dnkp

    prnparn tdne cfr a Sfkuotnnrs arrlvak aoj tf nstabklsd

    nxpngtatlfos fc tdnlr rnspngtlvn rfkns lo suppfrtlom tdn Sfkuotnnr.

    Nagd sltn ls lospngtnj bncfrn tdn Sfkuotnnrs arrlvak tf nosurn

    pkagnenot lo apprfprlatn, sacn, aoj sngurn dfuslom aoj wfrisltns.

    Wltn snkngtlfo ls basnj, lo part, fo aoy rnknvaot sltn dlstfry9 aggnss

    tf enjlgak, baoilom, pfstak, aoj ftdnr nssnotlak snrvlgns9

    avalkablklty fc gfeeuolgatlfos, traospfrtatlfo, aoj earints9jlccnrnot dfuslom fptlfos aoj klvlom arraomnenots9 aoj ftdnr

    Sfkuotnnr suppfrt onnjs.

    \fu wlkk aksf knaro abfut Pnagn Gfrps/Muyaoas jntalknj

    nenrmnogy agtlfo pkao, wdlgd ls lepknenotnj lo tdn nvnot fc glvlk

    fr pfkltlgak uornst fr a oaturak jlsastnr. ]dno yfu arrlvn at yfur

    sltn, yfu wlkk gfepkntn aoj subelt a sltn kfgatfr cfre wltd yfur

    ajjrnss, gfotagt locfreatlfo, aoj a eap tf yfur dfusn. Lc tdnrn ls a

    sngurlty tdrnat, yfu wlkk matdnr wltd ftdnr Sfkuotnnrs lo Muyaoa at

    prnjntnrelonj kfgatlfos uotlk tdn sltuatlfo ls rnsfkvnj fr tdn Pnagn

    Gfrps jngljns tf nvaguatn.

    Cloakky, lo frjnr cfr tdn Pnagn Gfrps tf bn cukky rnspfoslvn tf tdn

    onnjs fc Sfkuotnnrs, lt ls lepnratlvn tdat Sfkuotnnrs leenjlatnky

    rnpfrt aoy sngurlty logljnot tf tdn Pnagn Gfrps fcclgn. Zdn PnagnGfrps das nstabklsdnj prftfgfks cfr ajjrnsslom sacnty aoj sngurlty

    logljnots lo a tlenky aoj apprfprlatn eaoonr, aoj lt gfkkngts aoj

    nvakuatns sacnty aoj sngurlty jata tf tragi trnojs aoj jnvnkfp

    stratnmlns tf elolelzn rlsis tf cuturn Sfkuotnnrs.

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    JLSNRWLZ\ AOJ

    GRFWW-G^KZ^RAK LWW^NW

    Lo cukclkklom lts eaojatn tf sdarn tdn cagn fc Aenrlga wltd dfst

    gfuotrlns, tdn Pnagn Gfrps ls eailom spnglak nccfrts tf assurn tdat

    akk fc Aenrlgas rlgdonss ls rnckngtnj lo tdn Sfkuotnnr gfrps. Efrn

    Aenrlgaos fc gfkfr arn snrvlom lo tfjays Pnagn Gfrps tdao at aoy

    tlen lo rngnot dlstfry. Jlccnrnogns lo ragn, ntdolg bagimrfuoj, amn,

    rnklmlfo, aoj snxuak frlnotatlfo arn nxpngtnj aoj wnkgfenj aefomfur Sfkuotnnrs. Part fc tdn Pnagn Gfrps elsslfo ls tf dnkp jlspnk

    aoy oftlfo tdat Aenrlgaos arn akk fc fon frlmlo fr ragn aoj tf

    nstabklsd tdat nagd fc us ls as tdfrfumdky Aenrlgao as tdn ftdnr

    jnspltn fur eaoy jlccnrnogns.

    Fur jlvnrslty dnkps us aggfepklsd tdat mfak. Lo ftdnr ways,

    dfwnvnr, lt pfsns gdakknomns. Lo Muyaoa, as lo ftdnr Pnagn Gfrps

    dfst gfuotrlns, Sfkuotnnrs bndavlfr, klcnstykn, bagimrfuoj, aojbnklncs arn hujmnj lo a gukturak gfotnxt vnry jlccnrnot crfe tdnlr

    fwo. Gnrtalo pnrsfoak pnrspngtlvns fr gdaragtnrlstlgs gfeefoky

    aggnptnj lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns eay bn qultn uogfeefo,

    uoaggnptabkn, fr nvno rnprnssnj lo Muyaoa.

    Futsljn fc Muyaoas gapltak, rnsljnots fc rurak gfeeuoltlns davn

    daj rnkatlvnky klttkn jlrngt nxpfsurn tf ftdnr gukturns, ragns,

    rnklmlfos, aoj klcnstykns. ]dat pnfpkn vlnw as typlgak Aenrlgaobndavlfr fr ofres eay bn a elsgfognptlfo, sugd as tdn bnklnc tdat

    akk Aenrlgaos arn rlgd aoj davn bkfoj dalr aoj bkun nyns. Zdn

    pnfpkn fc Muyaoa arn hustky iofwo cfr tdnlr mnonrfus dfspltaklty

    tf cfrnlmonrs9 dfwnvnr, enebnrs fc tdn gfeeuolty lo wdlgd yfu

    wlkk klvn eay jlspkay a raomn fc rnagtlfos tf gukturak jlccnrnogns

    tdat yfu prnsnot.

    Zf nasn tdn traosltlfo aoj ajapt tf klcn lo Muyaoa, yfu eay onnj

    tf eain sfen tnepfrary, ynt cuojaenotak gfeprfelsns lo dfw

    yfu prnsnot yfursnkc as ao Aenrlgao aoj as ao lojlvljuak. Cfr

    nxaepkn, cneakn tralonns aoj Sfkuotnnrs eay oft bn abkn tf

    nxnrglsn tdn lojnpnojnogn avalkabkn tf tdne lo tdn ^oltnj Wtatns9

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    pfkltlgak jlsgusslfos onnj tf bn daojknj wltd mrnat garn9 aoj sfen

    fc yfur pnrsfoak bnklncs eay bnst rnealo uojlsgkfsnj. \fu wlkk

    onnj tf jnvnkfp tngdolquns aoj pnrsfoak stratnmlns cfr gfplom wltd

    tdnsn aoj ftdnr kleltatlfos. Zdn Pnagn Gfrps stacc wlkk knaj

    jlvnrslty aoj snosltlvlty jlsgusslfos jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom

    aoj wlkk bn fo gakk tf prfvljn suppfrt, but tdn gdakknomn uktleatnky

    wlkk bn yfur fwo.

    Fvnrvlnw fc Jlvnrslty lo Muyaoa

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps stacc lo Muyaoa rngfmolzns tdn ajhustenot lssunstdat gfen wltd jlvnrslty aoj wlkk nojnavfr tf prfvljn suppfrt aoj

    muljaogn. Jurlom prn-snrvlgn tralolom, snvnrak snsslfos wlkk bn

    dnkj tf jlsguss jlvnrslty aoj gfplom engdaolses. ]n kffi

    cfrwarj tf davlom eakn aoj cneakn Sfkuotnnrs crfe a varlnty fc

    ragns, ntdolg mrfups, amns, rnklmlfos, aoj snxuak frlnotatlfos, aoj

    dfpn tdat yfu wlkk bngfen part fc a jlvnrsn mrfup fc Aenrlgaos

    wdf tain prljn lo suppfrtlom fon aoftdnr aoj jnefostratlom tdn

    rlgdonss fc Aenrlgao gukturn.

    Zdn Pnagn Gfrps gaooft gfotrfk nvnry dfst gfuotry oatlfoaks

    trnatenot fc Sfkuotnnrs, aoj sfen fc yfu eay nxpnrlnogn subtkn

    jlsgrleloatlfo fr nvno bkataot blmftry. Zdrfumd tralolom, wn wlkk

    try tf prnparn yfu, lojlvljuakky aoj as a mrfup, tf gfpn

    suggnsscukky wltd tdnsn gdakknomns. Zdn gfuotry jlrngtfr ls

    rnspfoslbkn cfr snnlom tdat, wltdlo tdn Pnagn Gfrps caelky, tdnrlmdts fc akk Sfkuotnnrs arn rnspngtnj. Of eattnr wdat yfur

    bagimrfuoj, tdn stacc lo Muyaoa ls gfeelttnj tf mlvlom yfu tdn

    suppfrt tdat yfu onnj tf bn ao nccngtlvn Sfkuotnnr.

    ]da t Elmdt a Sfkuot n n r Cagn 6

    Pfsslbkn Lssuns cfr Cneakn Sfkuotnnrs

    Mnojnr rfkns lo Muyaoa arn earinjky jlccnrnot crfe tdfsn lo tdn^oltnj Wtatns, aoj yfu wlkk onnj tf uojnrstaoj tdnsn rfkns tf bn

    nccngtlvn lo yfur prfhngt aoj satlsclnj pnrsfoakky. Muyaonsn

    wfeno davn tr