2016 – 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
GlobeMed at Washington University in St. Louis
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Pastoral de La Salud | San Salvador, El Salvador ICOD Action Network | Lyantonde, Uganda Rural Economic Development Association | Svay Rieng, Cambodia Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development| Tamil Nadu, India Ungano Tena | Nairobi, Kenya CCC-UNSCH | Ayacucha, Peru Western Organization of People Living with HIV/AIDS | Western Kenya Gulu Women’s Economic Development and Globalization | Gulu, Uganda AMMID | San Marcos, Guatemala Himalayan Health Care | Jawalakhel, Nepal Kachin Women’s Association Thailand | Chiang Mai, Thailand SHED Foundation | Shirati, Tanzania Migrant Assistance Program Foundation | Chiang Mai, Thailand Escuela de La Calle | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Set Her Free| Kampala, Uganda Primeros Pasos | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Nancholi Youth Organization | Blantyre City, Malawi Trailblazer Foundation| Siem Reap, Cambodia Health Development Initiative | Kigali, Rwanda Jambi Huasi | Otavalo, Ecuador Hope Through Health | Kara, Togo Gardens for Health International | Gasabo, Rwanda Light for Children | Kumasi, Ghana Knowledge for Children | Kumbo, Cameroon Young 1ove| Gabarone, Botswana Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization | Masaka, Uganda Adonai Child Development Center| Namugoga, Uganda Feed the World | Piura, Peru COVE Alliance| Kapeeka, Uganda A Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope | Managua, Nicaragua ChangeALife Uganda | Migyera, Uganda Light for Children | Kumasi, Ghana Burmese Women’s Union | Mae Sot, Thailand Maison de Naissance | Torbeck, Haiti PHASE Nepal| Kathmandu, Nepal Asociación de Personas Afectadas por Tuberculosis del Perú | Lima, Peru Social Action for Women | Mae Sot, Thailand Mpoma Community HIV/AIDS Initiative| Mukono, Uganda Buddhism for Social Development Action | Kampong Cham, Cambodia Perkin Educational Opportunities Foundation (PEOF) | Morazán, El Salvador Kyetume Community Based Health Care (KCBHCP)| Mukono, Uganda Raising the Village | Kampala, Uganda Population Education Development Association | Vientiane, Laos Lwala Community Alliance | Lwala, Kenya Social Organization for Voluntary Action | Odisha, India Alternative for Rural Movement | Odisha, India SparkMicrogrants| Mbale, Uganda Wuqu' Kawoq | Tecpan, Guatemala Sacred Valley Health | Cusco, Peru Build Your Future Today Center | Siem Reap, Cambodia MINDS Foundation| Vadodara, India Children of Peace| Lira, Uganda Uganda Development and Health Associates | Iganga, Uganda Kigezi Healthcare Foundation| Kabale, Uganda Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM) | Eastern Burma Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Chicago, IL, USA
About GlobeMed Mission GlobeMed aims to strengthen the movement for global health equity by empowering students and communities to work together to improve the health of people living in poverty around the world.
Vision We envision a world in which health – the ability to not only survive but thrive – is possible for all people, regardless of where they call home.
We believe every human life has equal worth and every person deserves the chance to thrive. This belief has drawn together our network of students, communities, and supporters from all walks of life and from every corner of the world. Health for all is within our grasp, but we can only achieve it by working together.
Message from
The Co-Presidents Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow global health advocates -This past year, our chapter faced the task of working towards global health equity locally, in St. Louis, and globally, through our partnership with Uganda Development and Health Associates with unprecedented energy and excitement. Early in the fall semester we grounded our work and discussions in three strategic visions: 1. 2. 3.
To understand and solidify our partnership. Execute impactful campaigns and advocacy projects while being mindful of our chapter’s long-term goals and relationships with our partners. Cultivate a chapter culture where members feel engaged and connected to each other, our partnerships, our mission, and the greater interdisciplinary global health movement.
Looking back on this year, we can confidently say that together GlobeMed at WashU has grown institutionally, challenged and expanded our perspectives as individuals and as a chapter, and experienced tremendous results in all of the areas that we set out to focus on this year. After over a year of coordination, and thanks to the support of Washington University in St. Louis, we were incredibly lucky to have three members of our partner organization, Uganda Development and Health Associates come for a two week visit. The experience of having them with us at Summit and throughout the following weeks provided an unparalleled opportunity to openly discuss the future of our partnership, plans for GROW, and to engage in continuous reciprocal learning. We continued solidifying our local partnership with a St. Louis community development corporation, Beyond Housing. In chapter presentations and on site work days allowed chapter to engage with and support the health causes that we work toward and discuss in the global context, on a local scale. Engaging a variety of on and off campus organizations in the global health conversation, we organized our annual Hilltop conference. Here, Barbara Bush offered her unique perspective and well informed insight to a group of over 500 members of the community eager to engage with the global health conversation. Undergirding these and other efforts, was our commitment to and brotherhood with UDHA. We successfully secured $19,500 of funding for their projects, the Youth Resource Center and Nutrition Project. As our chapter enters its eleventh year, we will continue to strive towards fulfilling these visions and look for innovative ways to increase our impact. We look forward to building off of the incredible momentum of this past year and launching ourselves into this year with passion, dedication, and a renewed energy to further the movement for global health equity throughout all that we do. In Solidarity, Shivani Desai and Maddie Stewart
About our Chapter
GlobeMed at WashU since our founding in September 2008, our chapter has grown from 6 to 75 members
since our founding in September 2008, our chapter has raised over $120,000
Our chapter was formed in September of 2008, only months after our founder came upon the community based non-governmental organization, Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA), while working on a service project in Uganda. Inspired by the dedication and passion of the NGO's founders and staff and the efficacy of their programs, he sought a sustainable model for supporting UDHA's initiatives. GlobeMed at WashU was born, and since then our chapter has been committed to working towards equity in health. We have sent three to six interns on Grassroots On-site Work Teams to work with our partner organization each of the past eight summers, and our chapter has raised over $120,000 for our partner organization in that time period, as well as adding a partnership with a local organization called Beyond Housing, and increasing our presence as advocates on our campus and in the St. Louis community.
Ugandan Health Facts Life expectancy: 57 Under-5 mortality rate:
179/1000 live births
Maternal mortality rate:
780/100,000 live births
PHEs with their certificates of excellence after a refresher training session
Our Partnership
Uganda Development and Health Associates Founded in 2003, UDHA was created as an organization to support the health, empowerment, and development of its community while taking a holistic approach to cover the multifaceted nature of health. It was developed to give the community ownership of its health and wellbeing, while working providing the resources necessary for growth. Our GlobeMed partnership with UDHA began in 2008. UDHA's mission is for "A society which is fully empowered to participate and take care of its own health and development" and it works towards this mission statement through projects that cover areas such as adolescent sexual and reproductive health, access to basic healthcare, fighting child malnutrition, and maternal health.
Iganga, Uganda Population: 60,000
UDHA works with GlobeMed in the Bukooma Subcounty of Luuka District, which has a population of 43,153 people and in the Iganga Municipality, which has a population of 59,283.
Our Projects YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER The Youth Resource Center (YRC) educates youth in Iganga about sexual and reproductive health issues through partnerships with local schools. UDHA not only trains students to serve as peer educators but also teachers who can serve as supportive resources.
This year, the YRC has expanded to 5 MORE SCHOOLS, including a public primary school in Naigobya, an area previously served solely by the Nutrition Project. This brings the total number of schools served by the YRC up to 16!
NUTRITION PROJECT The Nutrition Project uses a community health worker model to educate and empower families in Luuka District to adopt healthier nutritional practices. 35 community health workers are now integrated into the program.
This year, the Nutrition Project is undergoing a baseline evaluation in order to better evaluate the effectiveness of a major project area expansion that took place last year.
Our Local Partnership Beyond Housing, St. Louis
Beyond Housing helps entire communities become better places to live. Beyond Housing began with improving actual houses and housing preservation, focusing on quality and stability to give people a place to start. Beyond Housing realizes that there is more to a home than the house ~ home is about the life that happens in and around the house, as well as the life that fuels and draws out the best of the people within it. Beyond Housing is a community development organization that works in defined geographies like the Normandy School District, an area with poor academic performance and historic poverty. Beyond Housing emphasizes that in order to have real impact, they must focus on all of the areas that make up a thriving community – education, housing, health, employment readiness and access, and economic development. Beyond Housing has been paired with WashU GlobeMed. Last year we worked to paint and refurbish a daycare in the Normandy District. Our partnership has been changing and evolving over the last few years, trying to create a partnership model that works well for both parties. We are excited to see the partnership grow this year.
Campaigns Campaigns are on-campus events and initiatives that raise funds for GlobeMed partner organizations' grassroots projects abroad.
Event Title
Event Description
Food sales// New Member Campaigns
Small Fundraisers over the course of the year (such as cupcakes and questions during recruitment, custom sticker sales during election season, and unique new member campaigns).
$5,600
Finals Gift Baskets
Parents have the option of buying gifts baskets created by our staff that get delivered to students during finals
$1,500
Snuggly and Ugly
Ugly Christmas Sweaters are sold on campus during the winter
$1,600
Cardinals Games
We partner with the St. Louis Cardinals to run a concession stand during the baseball season. Part of the proceeds of the stand are donated to our organization
$1,200
Aesthetic
Silent art auction featuring local and student created art, an international food tasting, and donated Kaldi coffee bar.
$1,700
Bananas
Made assorted frozen bananas to sell at campu events such as Residential College Olympics and Thurtene Carnival
$1,500
Individual Giving
Thanks to a generous donation of $4,600 we were able to far surpass any expected fundraising goal
Total funds raised for UDHA in 2016-2017::
$23,609.17
Revenue
$10,200
Since 2008, GlobeMed at Washington University has raised over $100,000 to support UDHA in its efforts an the Youth Resource Center in Iganga, Uganda and the Nutrition Project in Naigobya, Uganda.
Campaign Highlights Bananas
Each spring, GlobeMed at WashU sells frozen chocolate covered bananas at university events. This year, we partnered with the Art School Council for the first time to sell bananas at Art Carnival. It was a great success!
Aesthetic
The second annual Aesthetic Art Sale attracted huge crowds to buy art made by friends and fellow students, and to taste food donated from popular restaurants, coffee shops, and ice cream stores around st. Louis
Community Building Through service and team-building events, community and camaraderie is fostered around global health and social justice within GlobeMed chapters, the GlobeMed network and surrounding communities.
Total number of chapter members in 2016– 2017: 75 Number of community-building events: 20 Our community building events focus on strengthening the connection between our members in order to foster a spcae where all members feel valued, comfortable, and happy. Events over this past year included a fall and spring member retreat, hiking trips, and an evening featuring informational talks by members about topics outside of GlobeMed that they are also passionate about. We also have a mentoring program that pairs each new member with a member of an older class to help them to become more involved in GlobeMed and facilitate a deeper connection with all of the members and our mission.
globalhealthU globalhealthU is GlobeMed’s signature year-long global health curriculum. This student-designed and driven program equips students with the critical thinking skills that will inform a life of leadership for global health.
KEY QUESTIONS WE ASKED THIS YEAR How can we most effectively contribute aid to global organizations without overstepping our bounds as foreign funders? What are considerations to be mindful of regarding refugee health care, particularly in the St. Louis region?
This year, we experimented with some non-traditional activities in ghU, including policy decision-making, and role-playing. It was nice to have something more exciting than discussions once in awhile! A lot of different chapter members also took turns leading ghU presentations, both individually and in small groups. These changes seem to have paid off, as many chapter members cited ghU as their favorite part of our weekly meetings. No. of ghU Discussions: 23 No. of Public Events: 6 Student Activism Panel World Day of Social Justice Public Health Banquet International Development: Both Sides of the Story HillTop Informational Campaign for Presidential Election/Local Elections
How does one’s perception about self-identity and cultural groupings affect health outcomes? What structural factors exist, both culturally and politically that contribute to health disparities within St. Louis? What does being an activist, particularly as college students, mean? In our new administration, what are some changes we anticipate seeing in our healthcare system?
globalhealthU highlights from the year
7th Annual Public Health Banquet With a unique avenue to connect students with faculty and other St. Louis area professionals, the annual public health banquet allows for in-depth exploration of a single issue relevant to public health in the region. This year’s theme was Sex Trafficking in St. Louis, and promoted engaging discussion between community members and experts from the Human Trafficking Collaborative Network and St. Louis Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation.
Hilltop 2016 For Hilltop 2016 much of the focus was placed on health and human rights. We explored perspectives on this issue with experts from organizations such as Ryan Barker from the Missouri Foundation for Health and Dr. Edina Karahodzic, who provides care for St. Louis's thriving Bosnian community. These discussions culminated in our keynote speech, from Barbara Pierce Bush, co-founder and president of Global Health Corps, and daughter of President George W. Bush. Speaking to an audience of Washington University students and St. Louis community members, Bush gave a recount of her journey to health care activism and the role of Global Health Corps and other groups in our changing world of health care.
International Development: Both Sides of the Story On a smaller, but similarly impactful scale, an important event hosted by GlobeMed this year was a panel entitled International Development: Both Sides of the Story. After an eight year partnership with our partner organization, Uganda Development and Health Associates, our chapter was fortunate enough to welcome representatives from our partner to St. Louis for two weeks this spring. As part of our learning, we were able to bring together development experts from WashU and these UDHA representatives for a productive panel discussion on foreign aid in developing countries and our role as health advocates in our global landscape.
2017 Summit
GlobeMed’s 11th Summit: A Celebration of Community The annual GlobeMed Global Health Summit brings together university students from across the nation for three days of intensive lectures and workshops with representatives from grassroots global health organizations and a range of experts.
“From the discussions we had [at Summit] it has become even more apparent how much of Global Health work actually starts at home and that is something we look to keep in mind as we continue with our local partner, Beyond Housing, and our eighth year with our global partner, UDHA.” -Urvi Sinha, 2017 Sumit Delegates 2017: Nathan Greenberg Lydia Stump Lauren Woyczynski Shivani Desai Maddie Stewart Elena Downs Sophie Abo Mary Ellis Afton Apodaca ify Ifediba Anand Chukka Urvi Sinha Advaita Kanakamedala Akash Oza
6 Length of Stay: 8wks DATES OF TRAVEL: May 30-July 29 # of GROW Interns:
GROW Internship Grassroots Onsite Work
Through Grassroots On-site Work (GROW) internships, students build capacity of their partner organization, engage in mutual learning, and ensure long-term stability of their partnership.
The GROW team spent 8 weeks in iganga and Naigobya, Uganda. During that time, the Iganga team worked on the Youth Resource Center program, a central component of UDHA’s health work outreach in local schools. The Naigobya team worked closely with another UDHA staff member on the Nutrition Project, which involves community outreach centered around the topics of maternal and child health and nutrition.
“Going on GROW has been a truly incredibly experience. I loved getting to know the UDHA staff members and seeing the projects that we had heard so much about. I especially loved getting to know the incredible community health workers. .” -Sophie Abo (GROW 2017)
Finances In 2016-2017, GlobeMed at WashU raised $19,500 for Uganda Development and Health Associates to support projects in Iganga and Naigobya, Uganda.
Revenue Events (Campaigns)
$13,310.97
Individuals
$10189.03
University
0
Corporations
0
Foundations
0
Internal Chapter Revenue
0
TOTAL REVENUE
$23,500
Expenses Campaigns
$888.71
Operations
$1768.45
TOTAL EXPENSES
Sent to Partner Total sent to partner that was fundraised in the 2016-2017 academic year Total sent to partner that was fundraised prior to the 2016-2017 academic year TOTAL SENT TO PARTNER IN 2016-2017 Current Cash Position
$2657.16
$19,500 $19,500
0 $19,500 $4000
GlobeMed at WashU
Our Future Dear Friends, We were fortunate this past year to have a focus on our partnership with UDHA that we have not had since its inception in 2008. With budget discussions throughout the year, UDHA’s two week visit in April, and near constant discussions through GHU and other platforms about sustainability in the continuation of our projects, this year changed the perspective of our chapter and set the tone for the 2017 GROW internship and this coming year in an extremely positive manner. With our partnership and our future very much in mind, GROW team members were able to engage with UDHA staff members and board of directors to brainstorm strategic plans and conduct monitoring and evaluation to offer suggestions and improve the structure of the Nutrition Project and Youth Resource Center. Both of us were fortunate to be on the GROW team this summer and we are extremely excited about where the partnership will go aided by such open and productive conversations! Looking towards the coming school year on campus we are already making great strides toward a successful year in terms of campaigns, advocacy, and many other aspects of chapter. We are in the process of planning our Hilltop Conference in November which will focus on situating reproductive health in the US within a global context. This view of global health, existing at once as broad yet extremely grounded and focused, is an amazing byproduct of our chapter’s tireless advocacy efforts within the St. Louis community coupled with the perspective and experience of our international partner. With the creativity and success of our campaigns, the openness and closeness of our community, and the professionalism and dedication with which each member of our chapter approaches their GlobeMed work, we are continually inspired and beyond excited to see where this next year will lead. Sincerely, Sophie Abo and Elena Downs 2017-2018 Co-Presidents GlobeMed at WashU
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2016-2017 Executive Board GlobeMed at WashU
Co-President
Shivani Desai
| shivani.desai@wustl.edu
Co-President
Maddie Stewart
| madelinestewart@wustl.edu
GROW Coordinator
Ify Ibediba
| ijifediba@wustl.edu
globalhealthU Coordinator
Karthik Rohatgi
globalhealthU Coordinator
Akash Oza
| akashoza@wustl.edu
Campaign Coordinator
Elena Downs
| egdowns@wustl.edu
Campaign Coordinator
Lucy Chin
| lucy.w.chin@wustl.edu
Lauren Woyczynski
| lwoyczynski@wustl.edu
Director of Communications Director of Community Building Director of Finances
| karthik.rohatgi@wustl.edu
Raj Reddy
| dheeraj.reddy@wustl.edu
Niara Lezama
| niara.lezama@wustl.edu
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