Outreach International | Sustainable Gifts Catalog 2019-20

OUTREACH 2019-20

ANIMALS pages 4–9

GI FTS & G OODS page 22

EDU CATIO N pages 24–26

T HE SUSTA I NAB L E G I FTS C ATALOG Your Presents, Their Future Hello, we’re Outreach International. We facilitate community-led development worldwide.

For 40 years, we’ve worked alongside communities all over the globe to address issues related to chronic poverty. In 171 field–program locations, spanning 10 countries, our team of 103 international staff members cultivates new mindsets and new milestones to mark the path toward personal empowerment and sustainable development.

Think of this as a catalog full of process, not products. Every item you see pictured on the following pages represents an outcome of our work — a goal reached, a dream realized, another empowered step forward for a community whose people are working together to lift themselves into a more prosperous, hopeful future.

For example, you’ll see tree saplings listed on page 13. A few months ago, after significant organizing, planning, and preparation, neighbors in Nicaragua planted 600 fruit trees and 800 ornamental trees throughout their community in the space of three days. Those trees will provide benefits that grow more robust and reliable for generations to come. Elsewhere this year, women from DR Congo organized an adult literacy course (listed on page 27) and celebrated their graduation by signing their names on a chalkboard — for the first time in their lives.

O U R P RO M IS E Do we dole out unnecessary goats to families just because someone ordered them from this catalog? Nope, never. That’d make more problems for everyone, including the goats. We honor your generosity in the most ethical, effective way possible by furnishing resources only after a community has demonstrated its developmental readiness. Empowering our partners means equipping them with the right tools at the right time, to ensure that the needs being met address the causes of chronic poverty, not the effects of it. Every single item in this catalog has recently, is currently, or will soon be realized in our Outreach communities.

100% = 100% We’re here to help our partners, not to hype ourselves. Honoring our community members, supporters, and mission equally means doing things the hard way once, instead of the easy way over and over again. Thanks to the generosity of a donor covering all of our overhead, 100% of every gift to Outreach goes entirely and directly to support our work in communities worldwide and facilitates empowered, sustainable, meaningful outcomes that change lives for generations.

You can learn more about every aspect of our work on our brand-new website, outreach-international.org.

A N I M AL S pages 4–9

pages 10–11

HE A LTH

FARMI NG pages 12–13

pages 14–15

NU T R I T I O N

G IF TS & G O O DS

SMALL BUSI NESS

EDUCATI ON

pages 18–19

page 22

page 23

WATER

pages 24–26

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ANIMALS

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DU C K , DU C K , C H O OS E In an uncertain world, you can count on ducks.

They’re here to help! They're self-starters, whose eggs arrive regularly and without complaint, and their fastidious nature minimizes upkeep costs.

They hold up their end of the arrangement. Any incidental costs? Just put it on their bill.

A. 12 DUCKS

$44

B. 3 DUCKS

ITEM # 2061

$11

ITEM # 2096

Goats and ducks living together? Sounds like a recipe for quite a party. Though they spend their days producing wholesome dairy-based gifts and nutrient-rich fertilizer for their owners, but their nights are full of gossip and makeovers.

C. 1 GOAT + 3 DUCKS ITEM # 6002

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$86

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R E ADY, S E T, G OAT Everyone loves goats for their gentle, curious nature and sweet widdle faces. We love goats because they’re so gosh-darned sensible: Their high output of wholesome milk, modest appetites, nutrient-packed fertilizer, and their self-governing social structure turn barnyards into business meetings. First item on the agenda: Chew grass!

D. GOAT

$75

ITEM # 2020

E. GOAT HOUSE

$60

ITEM # 2095

Finally, a goat that will let you nuzzle it as much as you want! Real goats have work to do. Gracie the Goat’s only mandate is to furnish unlimited cuddle privileges.

She’s as selfless as an Outreach supporter. This purchase includes a plush toy goat named Gracie, who measures 6 inches tall from hoof to head.

F. GOAT + GRACIE THE GOAT

$75

ITEM # 8002G

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WH O L LY COW Please, have a cow — we insist. Everyone knows what cows do. Milk? Mm-hmm. Beef? You betcha. Fertilizer? You’re standing in it. Even before the farmer inducts them into the herd, cows have truly excellent branding.

A. COW

$490

ITEM # 2098 The best bargain in the barnyard is this bovine bonanza: a share of a cow, and a cow to share! Real cows provide hauling power, fertilizer, meat, milk, and an increased level of income to our partners; Carrie the Cuddly Cow provides comfort, delight, squeezability, and giggles, and you provide a sensible, charitable example for everyone to follow. This purchase includes a plush toy cow named Carrie, who measures 6 inches tall from hoof to head.

B. SHARE OF A COW + CARRIE THE COW ITEM # 8002COW

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From their curly tails to their curious snouts, pigs are primo providers of agricultural aptitude. These li’l pinkers represent a cost-neutral source of fertilizer as well as an ever-fattening market value. Unlike the limited capacity and breakability of porcelain porcines, these piggy banks are too robust ever to go bust. They’re such committed partners, in fact, they say, “We, we, we,” all the way home.

C. PIGLET ITEM # 2064

$40

D. 3 PIGLETS

$120

ITEM # 2081

Slop, in the name of love! Pedro is just as charming as his biological counterparts but has a much freer schedule to accommodate cuddles on demand. This purchase includes a plush toy piglet named Pedro, who measures 7 inches long from tip to tail.

E. PIGLET + PEDRO THE PIG

$40

ITEM # 8002P

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Families, like water buffalo, don’t come with instruction manuals. Empowering both to grow into the most effective, beneficial entities they can be requires patience, compassion, love, and a whole lot of good advice from those with more experience.

When a family in an Outreach-affiliated community in India was searching for a way to increase the income from their farm, they first found a guide — Mona, an Outreach facilitator (pictured, center), to lead them.

Then, together, they reached a water buffalo– shaped conclusion.

As part of Outreach’s community-led development process, Mona had spent a lot of time in the community, getting to know families and earning their trust.

Following the (surprisingly involved) process of acquiring a water buffalo, the real work began. Beyond the mechanics of piloting a beast of burden with its own agenda through fields and roads, ensuring working animals stay healthy and contented requires proper care and regular veterinary checkups. With Mona’s facilitation and partnership, the household introduced a new four-legged friend into its ranks, added more income to its bottom line, and welcomed Mona as an honored addition to their family.

A. WATER BUFFALO

$600

ITEM # 2029

B. SHARE OF A WATER BUFFALO

$50

ITEM # 2078

C. ANIMAL CARE PACKAGE

$100

ITEM # 2101

D. ANIMAL STABLE

$235

ITEM # 6012

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ALL IN THE FAMILY

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HEALTH

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SO FRESH, SO CLEAN Splish-splash! Hand-washing stations are a simple, social way to promote hygienic habits throughout communities. So when everyone high-fives to celebrate their collective empowerment, the only thing going viral is news of how to stay healthy, and the only thing that’s infectious are the good vibes.

A. SANITATION STATION

$25

ITEM # 2122 Take the toil out of toilet. A dignified, private place to use the restroom offers more than simple relief; it’s also a hygienic refuge from catching or spreading serious diseases, which makes literally everyone feel better.

B. LATRINE ITEM # 2055

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$300

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AS G OOD AS I T N ETS

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Thanks to the innovative determination of a number of women in Outreach-affiliated communities, addressing basic healthcare needs no longer demands a long trip to a distant clinic and a stack of unexpected expenses. Visits to mobile clinics are an affordable, convenient, safe way for women of all ages to get well, stay healthy, and feel good.

C. WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE

$32

ITEM # 2133 Mosquitos just can’t take a hint. An epoch’s worth of smashing and squishing hasn’t diminished their taste for humanity one iota. Mosquito nets protect children and families from illness, itchiness, and irritation while they sleep soundly, secure in the knowledge that there won’t be any bite-bite after night-night.

D. MOSQUITO NETS

$6

ITEM # 2030

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FARMING

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STAND & DE L I V E R Treadle pumps are a perfect, human-powered sprinkler solution for farmers who lack access to mechanical means of slaking their crops’ thirst.

Instead of inefficiently hand-watering fields, with a little aim and a few rhythmic stomps farmers can get a leg up on their daily duties — and reach a higher level of income at season’s end.

A. TREADLE PUMP

$250

ITEM # 2105 To our community partners, every veggie is a power plant: Each harvest brings a surge of nutritious crops to the table for family meals, as well as the ability to supercharge income levels by selling excess greens at market. A garden provides the spark to make the future grow brighter with every new season. Green energy, indeed!

B. VEGETABLE GARDEN

$75

ITEM # 2058

C. VEGETABLE SEEDS

$12

ITEM # 2136

D. GREENHOUSE ITEM # 2107

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$235

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FARM ER FUN D -A M EN TAL S

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Agricultural practices evolved over thousands of years, so new farmers have a lot to learn. Forget about teaching a person to fish — teach people to farm, and equip them with valuable skills, as well as a more expansive metaphor than fishing lessons to use in our future marketing materials!

E. 1 ACRE OF LAND

$100

ITEM # 2059

F. FARMER TRAINING

$40

ITEM # 2108

G. FARM + GARDENING TOOLS

$25

ITEM # 2112 Trees are models of generosity. Enjoy some shade! Have some wood to burn or sell! Check out this clean air! Buckle up for saplings! On a daily basis, trees confirm to the rest of the forest that they’re anything but bush league.

H. DOZEN TREE SAPLINGS

$24

ITEM # 2118

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WATER

TH E H IG H -WAT ER M A R K The addition of a water well in a community is as life-changing as it is life-saving. Without a well nearby, community members spend hours each day walking long distances, waiting in long lines, carrying heavy containers, and boiling every drop instead of working to earn a living or staying focused on resolving the other needs in their lives. A reliable source of clean water eliminates the specter of water-borne disease and returns trust to simple acts like drinking, cooking, and bathing. Add a well, and watch the rising tide lift all boats — more time every day to earn income, do household chores, raise families, and relax at the end of it all with a well-earned glass of refreshment.

A. WATER WELL

Order by December 18th for guaranteed holiday delivery.

$6,500

ITEM # 2065

B. SHARE OF A WATER WELL

$75

ITEM # 2079

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WAT ER SHE D M OM E N TS Life without easy access to clean water is exponentially more difficult: Long walks and long lines leave little time to address other daily duties. Hand pumps, constructed from a few simple, affordable components, provide an efficient, practical system to ensure that our partners’ health and efficiency runneth over. Just like clean water, the solution is clear!

C. WATER-WELL HAND PUMP

$200

ITEM # 2117 A bucket is an example of a perfect object: Since its invention, it has reigned as the most effective, sensible means of conveyance for most liquids and a host of solids. Because collecting and transporting water is a central part of daily life for many Outreach-affiliated communities, buckets are on everyone’s list.

D. WATER BUCKET

$7

ITEM # 2123

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U NI T E A N D

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Outreach facilitates community-led development worldwide through the formation and support of community-based organizations, or CBOs. When neighbors gather for the first time to voice their concerns during initial Outreach-facilitated community meetings, they’re a crowd. As their poverty-related issues are organized into prioritized lists, local leaders naturally emerge, and the crowd becomes a group.

As their most-pressing issues become projects with phases and steps and goals, they become a team.

With each new milestone reached as they contend with challenges and work toward completion, they become a force.

Once a CBO is established, it becomes the nucleus of all the projects that follow, and the catalyst for the changes that result. For instance, a CBO might manage finances and record-keeping for short-term, lowinterest rice loan programs to provide families dependent on farming-related income with enough food to stay healthy and fed in the months between harvests. Or a CBO might contact a government agency to secure funding or materials to help their community access new school supplies, dig a well, or plant a backyard garden. They can do anything.

Whatever goodness goes on in an Outreach-affiliated community is because of the character and confidence of the community itself, thriving within a framework for success devised by Outreach and applied by community leaders. The bonds formed through community partnership emerge, organically and authentically, as the most meaningful, sustainable element of our work.

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What’s the only essential element of community-led development? Leadership! OK, and also a community, but the local–leaders thing is our organizing principle. Doing our best means knowing the most, and the more people who know the particulars, the more we can do together.

Equip and inform local leaders with basic values, knowledge, and skills in problem-solving, organizational development, and management. This item’s cost represents the perperson expense of transportation, accommodations, and meals during training sessions. The item’s value? A higher likelihood of perpetual harmony for all humankind.

A. LEADERSHIP TRAINING ITEM # 2138

$43

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS MAKE COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE

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NUTRITION

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ANOT H E R H E L P I NG New facts, new ideas, new opportunities — getting the most out of school demands sustained focus. Minimizing distractions like hunger keeps kids’ attention centered on their work instead of on their tummies. Providing students with three nutritious meals daily gives them the energy they need to succeed in their studies, then get the most out of every recess.

A. STUDENT MEALS FOR A MONTH ITEM # 2037

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$45

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S OUP ’ S O N ( AND ON A N D O N . . . ) Plates and forks and stoves, oh my! Parents prepare hot meals on smokeless stoves, kids avoid the respiratory and vision issues associated with regular exposure to smoke, and everyone enjoys their place at the table each day to enjoy each other’s company. Dig in!

B. COOKING STOVE

$120

$15

ITEM # 2074

ITEM # 2063

D. COOKING POT

C. FEEDING UTENSILS

$10

ITEM # 2125 A bag of rice can be the only thing that separates a family from an empty pantry during seasonal stretches between harvests. Help minimize the worry, stress, and negative health effects of chronic hunger, keep our partners healthy, and allow for the simple pleasure of families gathering to share a meal each day.

E. BAG OF RICE

$45

ITEM # 2104

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MIREILLE FACILITATOR, MENTOR | DR CONGO This year has been a time of challenges for the Congo team. I am training three new facilitators and also work as a facilitator for an Outreach-affiliated Congolese community. The combination of these two roles allowed me to expand my skills, push my limits, and enhance my knowledge in the interest of providing the maximum benefit to my teammates. Thus, I pledge to educate myself for the benefit of all by relying on others when needed, because, as the saying goes, ‘No one has the monopoly of knowledge.’

ALVIN FACILITATOR | PHILIPPINES I am inspired when people in Outreach-affiliated communities speak on the changes they have experienced. They are able to tell others in different communities how they achieved all they have, and share the challenges they conquered to succeed. When I see the changes of the community leaders — going from being silent to being agitated about empowering positive change — it makes me feel that I did my job well. It also inspires me when my colleagues succeed.

It makes me think, ‘Those are not just successes for them, but a success for all of us,’ and it drives me to achieve even more.

MOISES FACILITATOR | BOLIVIA I am proud because with facilitation through Outreach, people challenge their limitations and decide to address their problems and take an interest in improving their lives, as well as the lives of their family. It is not easy or simple to be an Outreach facilitator — in applying our methodology, I make people talk about their problems and share their concerns; we spend time analyzing the issues they raise and decide how to solve them, while at the same time ensuring each person is responsible for their own development.

Overcoming all the challenges along the way is how communities reach meaningful outcomes, and how I can become more effective in my work.

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OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELD

A. FUND A STAFF MEMBER FOR A YEAR

$10,800

ITEM # 6010YR

B. FUND A STAFF MEMBER FOR A MONTH

$900

ITEM # 6010MO

C. FUND A STAFF MEMBER FOR A DAY

$45

ITEM # 6010DY

The Outreach Process is our proven, effective approach to resolving poverty through individual empowerment, community-led development, and sustainable foundations to support future success.

Our staff members around the world are as selfless in their commitment to our community partners as they are tireless in their dedication to applying Outreach’s methodology to the process of addressing the community’s issues.

There is no easy way to do what they do. Facilitating community-led miracles is a long, careful process that demands a practitioner animated by tenacity and love, in equal measure.

We are honored to have the opportunity to know each and every member of our international staff, and incredibly proud of the work they do every day to empower and inspire communities worldwide.

Learn more about our work and how we do it at our all-new website: outreach-international.org

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GIFTS & GOODS A

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EMPOWE RM E N T F RO M THE G R OUN D - UP While most roasts’ benefits are limited to the individual sipper, Outreach’s signature HOPEBLEND coffee spreads wider than the biggest accidental spill. Take a mighty, empathetic swig of it from your mug every morning, and feel the jolt of empowerment surge through your day. It’s not a sip — it’s a zap.

A. HOPEBLEND COFFEE

C. OUTREACH SOCKS! STRIPED

$25

ITEM # 8811-S

D. OUTREACH SOCKS! ARGYLE

$15

$25

ITEM # 8811-A

ITEM # 8806

B. HOPEBLEND COFFEE + OUTREACH MUG

Empowerment by the foot! Just like our work in communities around the world, these Outreachbranded socks are high-quality, long-lasting, flexible, a great fit for any style … and a unique way to let everyone know they should follow in your footsteps. Darn poverty!

$35

ITEM # 8806M

E. OUTREACH SOCKS! POLKA DOT ITEM # 8811-P

Free Cards

to send and share with every purchase!

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SMALL BUSINESS

H UM AN R ESOURC ES Empower Outreach’s partners to apply their respective skills, labor, and ingenuity to earn more income and build a career. Specialization in a given trade or field means business owners can command a fair rate for their goods or services, and patrons can effectively and efficiently meet their own farming, business, or household needs.

F. START-UP BUSINESS LOAN ITEM # 2121

$100

Bonanza! Everything we do together helps generate lasting modes of empowerment, including you, reading this catalog listing, right now! Unsure where to start your

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support for Outreach? Leave the details to us: Select this item, and we’ll direct 100% of your gift to the locations, programs, and partners where it will have the greatest impact. There’s no better value in the history of humanity.

G. FILL THE CART

$YOU CHOOSE

ITEM # 5000

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EDUCATION EDUCATION

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( F ) E MP OWE R E D A more educated world is one more apt to solve the problems it faces. Give girls and young women access to education, and you’ll equip them with the ability to take active roles in the tomorrows we share. We all need them.

A. GIRLS’ EDUCATION

$35

ITEM # 2072

B. GIRLS’ EDUCATION + SCHOOL SUPPLIES ITEM # 6004

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$90

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C L ASS AC TS Education provides facts, knowledge, understanding and experience that will last a lifetime, so it’s only fair to meet it halfway by being properly outfitted: When kids put on on a crisp new uniform and hoist a backpack full of notebooks, pencils, and supplies to keep their hands free for textbook-grasping, they’re equipped to embark on their journey, wherever it takes them. Fund a classroom and a teacher to complete the set!

C. SCHOOL SUPPLIES + NEW UNIFORM

It’s official: Computers are here to stay. Help someone learn the basics so that they too might enjoy the benefits of life on the grid — robust record-keeping, easier and more expansive communication, access to educational resources, and a lifetime’s worth of videos featuring cats doing silly things.

F. COMPUTER TRAINING

$38

ITEM # 2119

$55

ITEM # 2039

D. FUND A CLASSROOM

$100 per student

ITEM # 2113

E. FUND A TEACHER FOR A YEAR

$1,850

ITEM # 2114

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R E A D AL L OV E R Literacy unlocks the world. Beyond providing instruction and information, it’s a foundation for innovation, inspiration, and introspection in readers. Adult literacy classes represent the most fundamental, practical means of empowerment for our community partners, as they learn to demystify the written world and find meaning in the words around them.

A. ADULT LITERACY CLASS

$17

ITEM # 2126

B. TEACHER SALARY FOR ADULT LITERACY CLASSES $204 ITEM # 2127

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NOT WORDS B LU RDEEDS B ON STORY Now that you’ve seen some of the

elements that go into the empowered success of our community partners in the items listed throughout this catalog, here’s what it looks like when they’re applied to community-led development!

Here’s where theory meets practice, and practice makes perfect!

H E ARTS & M I N DS How many days has it been since your last happy-cry?

Even if you don’t keep track, this will reset your counter to zero: In February, members of one of the newest Outreach-facilitated communities in DR Congo prioritized adult literacy as the first issue they’d tackle together. A mere six months later, the Level 1 literacy class they established welcomed its first round of graduates! The ten women taking the class learned the alphabet, mastered entry-level reading skills, and even got a head-start on some written tasks to prepare for their Level 2 classes.

Graduation ceremonies included honors for all involved, as the students took turns writing their names on the chalkboard in front of the other students — something they couldn’t do before taking the literacy class. We’re certain that this milestone is only the first chapter in their story, so you might want to keep your tissue box somewhere close.

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WATER BUCKET

$7

ITEM # 2123

( F ) E MP OWE R E D Send a girl to school and ignite curiosity, empower achievements, and ensure opportunities for the next generation of world changers.

See page 24

GIRLS’ EDUCATION ITEM # 2072

IT’S NOT BUSI N ESS — IT’ S PERSO N N E L Our international staff are more than our peers. They’re our heroes. Their dedication to our partners’ success nurtures communities’ capacity for teamwork, trust, and tenacity as they work together to forge sustainable paths out of chronic poverty. Fund a staff member for a day and add your voice to the crowd, cheering them on toward victory.

Meet more of Outreach’s world-class world-changers on pages 20–21!

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