Monday, March 30, 2009

Ghana Health and Education Initiative


APPLY FOR A SUMMER SERVE & LEARN POSITION WITH THE GHANA HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE (GHEI)! 

GHEI is offering five positions in the following three Summer Serve & Learn project sessions:
Session I: Girls' Empowerment, July 1 - July 18
Session II: Prevention of Childhood Diseases through Handwashing, July 19 - August 5
Session III: Treatment and Prevention of Child Worms, August 6 - August 23

To learn more about each project and our organization, please visit our website, http://www.ghei.org

Applications can be downloaded from our website ( http://www.ghei.org), under the "Short-term Opportunity" link on the "Volunteer" page.  Please send all applications to:  volunteer@ghei.org under the subject line:
"SSL09 APP, (your name)"

***The application process is on a rolling basis, so please apply early as spots fill quickly!!!*** 

Thank you for your interest in GHEI
Please direct all questions to Brittany at volunteer@ghei.org

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Screening of Road to Ingwavuma with Filmmaker!



The 2nd Annual Forum on Global Health and Human Rights
** presents:

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Barbara Rick, and executive director of Artists for a New South Africa, Sharon Gelman, host a viewing of their documentary, "Road to Ingwavuma, "  a chronicle of  the mission of artists such as Samuel L. Jackson and Carlos Santana as they travel to see the extreme poverty and progress in South Africa in  the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Where:  Hammer 301
When:  Wednesday, March 18th at 7 PM


Food will be provided!

Click HERE for more information on Road to Ingwavuma


**The Forum on Global Health & Human Rights is organized by the International Health Organization and Physicians for Human Rights, with the support of the Clincal Practice Program, AMSA, Lamda Alliance, and the Family Medicine Interest Group. 

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Funding for International Health Projects




Come join us for our first event in our module on Funding for International Health Projects:

A Discussion with Karen Schmidt, Deputy Director of the Access Project and Millennium Village Rwanda.

Wednesday, March 11
1pm-1:45pm
Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 305

Lunch will be provided!

Click here for more information on the Access Project