GlobeMed at Whitman Annual Report 2012-2013 by GlobeMed

2012-2013 Annual Report

GlobeMed at Whitman College

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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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ability to not only survive but thrive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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.

Presidents’ Message GlobeMed at whitman college Dear friends and supporters of GlobeMed at Whitman, We have had an enormously successful second year. Thank you for all of your support. Without our strong leadership team and your generous donations, we would not be where we are today. Our chapter started in August 2011 with only one founding member and we are now 30 members strong. We have fostered a significant presence on Whitman’s campus this year through volunteer work, campaigns, and awareness events. We are thrilled to announce that we exceeded our initial goals and raised $5,900 for our partner, Burmese Women's Union. These funds finance reproductive health trainings as well as BWU's nursery school. These funds were raised through generous donations from friends and family as well as several fundraising campaigns. These campaigns included a Burmese gift card sale, Haunted Hospital, Coin War, and Fun Run. We also hosted multiple education events, including a World AIDS Day awareness event, a two part film screening of Half the Sky, and a World Day of Social Justice event. We are excited to have our second group of GROW interns working with BWU in the summer of 2013. As part of their internship, they will teach English to several BWU employees. As co-presidents, GlobeMed not only increased our awareness of concerning world issues, it also taught us some deeply valuable leadership skills. Leading and redirecting a group of peers can be very challenging but also profoundly rewarding. We hope you enjoy our annual report and that you see the passion and enthusiasm we all have for GlobeMed and BWU. Thank you, Kate Runkel and Arika Wieneke 2012-2013 co-presidents

GlobeMed at whitman college

About Us

In 2011, students at Whitman saw no major outlet for global or public health through the college curriculum and so GlobeMed at Whitman was founded. Since then, our chapter has grown from two founding members to a staďŹ&#x20AC; of 30. Our partnership with the Burmese Women's Union, which was established in the Fall of 2011, has been strengthened by continued communication and two GROW trips to visit them in Thailand. We have raised nearly $10,000 these past two years to support a women's reproductive health program and refugee children's nursery.

since our founding in september 2011, our chapter has grown from 2 to 30 members.

Our Partnership Burmese Women's Union Mae Sot, Thailand Population: 200,000

BWU serves Burmese women in migrant communities and refugee camps in Thailand. The organization was founded by a group of young women who ﬂed Burma in the aftermath of the military junta’s violent crackdown in 1988. Preventative care and education is virtually absent in Burma; people immigrate with little knowledge of nutrition, sexually transmitted illness (STI), and family planning. Language barriers, location of factories and camps, and lack of supplies and health professionals leave Burmese with limited access to healthcare in Thailand. Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, domestic violence and rape are prevalent, which perpetuate the spread of STIs, and contribute low self-esteem and depression among migrant and refugee women. –Paraphrased from Thwel Zin Toe

BURMESE WOMEN’S UNIONS Founded in 1995 "While working in the movement for peace and democracy along the Thai-Burma border, BWU's young founders recognized that there was a lack of awareness about women's rights and gender issues, among both women and men in Burmese society. They formed BWU to work towards the acceptance of women's rights in Burmese society and to encourage women to participate in the political and social reform that is necessary for peace and stability in Burma. Today BWU operates along the Thai-Burma, India-Burma and China-Burma borders. By providing educational trainings, increasing access to accurate information and providing women a safe place to gather and [to foster discussion], BWU works to increase the capacity of women from Burma to participate in the prodemocracy movement. BWU believes that multi-ethnic unity and women's participation are imperative to the building of a democratic, peaceful society in Burma." --Thwel Zin Toe, BWU

KEY FACT: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates there are 147,000 Burmese refugees living in 9 camps along the Thai-Burma border.

Our Project

Impact Area: Nutrition

Burmese Women’s Union

children will beneﬁt from this program as they will receive a nutritional lunch every day and learn from their three teachers.

Why Nutrition? This project improves the health of the children age 2-4 years old who attend the nursery school because it provides them with a nutritional lunch every day that they might not otherwise receive. In addition, by funding the teacher’s salaries, it provides the children with a safe space to spend the day. Many parents of the children of this nursery school are members with BWU and attend BWU’s other educational events.

GlobeMed at Whitman College aims to raise $4900 to fund a nursery school and supplies for Burmese Women's Union in the Mae La Oo Refugee Camp. The money raised for this project is divided into four different areas. The first area is teacher's salaries. We funded three teachers' salaries for 15 months between Oct. 2012-Dec.2013. The second area is nutritional food for the school children. We provided food for 30 children for 15 months between Oct. 2012-Dec. 2013. The third area is administrative costs such as a leaky roof. We also funded this for 15 months between Oct. 2012-Dec. 2013. The final area for this project is school supplies. GROW interns are going to purchase paper, pens, and picture books for the children upon arriving in Thailand.

Our Project

Impact Area:

Reproductive Health

Burmese Women’s Union

Each reproductive health discussion includes visual posters of both male and female reproductive parts as well an information pamphlets that are provided to the women. For birth control, women have the option of taking a daily pill or receiving a depo-provera injection.

Why Reproductive Health? Reproductive health is rarely discussed or taught in Burma, so BWU’s reproductive health classes fulﬁll a vital need in their community. Approximately 20-30 women can attend each reproductive health discussion and it lasts for the entirety of the day. The topics discussed range from the basic functions of reproductive organs to menstruation to pregnancy to family planning. Members of BWU also have the option to receive birth control from BWU after learning about family planning options at the reproductive health discussions.

GlobeMed at Whitman aims to raise $1000 to support reproductive health programs and supplies for the Burmese Women's Union in Mae Sot. This project is divided into three areas. The ﬁrst area is reproductive health discussions among the migrant community. We funded 10 programs between Aug. 2012--May 2013. The second area is birth control. We provided forty women with birth control for one year. The third area is pregnancy tests. We provided forty women with pregnancy tests for one year.

Campaigns Campaigns are on-campus events and initiatives that raise funds for GlobeMed partner organizations' grassroots projects abroad.

Event Title

Event Description

Revenue

Burmese Greeting Card Sale

We designed and sold greeting cards with photographs of Burma on the front to Whitman students and visiting parents.

$854.85

Haunted Hospital

One of the Whitman residence halls puts on an annual haunted house. This year, a portion of the funds went to the Burmese Women's Union.

$436.20

Half the Sky Screening

Whitman students and community members donated to BWU at the Half the Sky screening event we hosted.

Coin Wars

Whitman students living on campus participated in a coin drive for two weeks. The winning sections won ice cream sandwich parties and an a Capella performance

Individual Giving

GlobeMed Exec Board and StaďŹ&#x20AC; members sent letters to friends and family asking for donations.

Fun Run

Whitman students, alum, and Walla Walla community members participated in a 10K or 5K race. Registration fees went to BWU.

$53 $823.27 $4029.75 $150

Total funds raised for BWU in 2012-2013

$5,960 Since 2011, GlobeMed at Whitman has raised $9,560 to support the Burmese Women's Union's reproductive health workshops, contraception distribution, and daycare program on the Thai-Burma border.

Campaigns Highlights from the year Burmese Greeting Card Sale October 19-21 & December 4, 2012

Whitman students and families purchased cards with pictures of Burma on the front during the annual Family Weekend and Craft Fair events. The photographs were donated by a professional photographer, Wolfgang Kaehler. The cards were sold with a piece of paper explaining the partnership between the Burmese Women's Union and GlobeMed at Whitman. These cards not only spread awareness about BWU, but also raised $804.85 for our partner.

Coin War

April 15-26, 2013 Whitman students from residence halls across campus participated in our chapter's annual coin drive. Each hall was divided into competing sections. The section that had the most points in each hall won an ice cream party and an invitation to an a cappella concert. Points were earned by donating to the halls' coin containers. Coins were positive points (i.e. a quarter was 25 points), while bills were negative points (i.e. $1 was -100 points). Students placed coins in their own section's container, while placing bills in the competing sections' containers.

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.

This year’s ghU was full of passionate discussion and creative exploration into the issue of human rights: where they come from, why they’re important, and how they are or are not protected. During meetings, we utilized presentations, debates, activities, videos, and case studies to immerse ourselves in these questions. As one of our chapter members said during a discussion, “there is a grey area about where to draw the line of human rights,” and, “a right is not something someone gives you—it’s something no one can take away.” BWU was always an integral part of our learning as well, from discussing the importance of maternal health to investigating the history of Burma and the refugee crisis that currently exists there. Ultimately, we strive to ﬁnd tangible answers to our larger question, as stated by one of our staﬀ members, “how can we promote access to care in some of the most remote areas of the world?”

2012-2013 CURRICULUM

Expanding the Dialogue on Health and Human Rights

KEY QUESTIONS

Why do human rights exist?

Is health a human right? Who has more rights than others? How are rights inﬂuenced by one’s environment? How do we translate human rights into action?

globalhealthU Highlights from the year

Half the Sky

Film Screening This film is a companion to the book written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn with the same title. Kristof accompanied a handful of American female celebrities to different countries in the developing world where women are marginalized. Faces and stories were attached to the huge issues of prostitution, education, slavery, and reproductive health. An average of forty students, faculty members, and community members attended each film screening. Relevant department heads were notified, and several professors offered extra credit to students for seeing the film. It was co-sponsored by the Whitman Events Board.

World AIDS Awareness Day In honor of World AIDS Awareness Day, we asked our student population, "What is healthy sex?" Their responses were recorded on sticky notes and attached to a large poster which served as our backdrop. We gave away free condoms, STI testing information, and provided a large world map detailing the areas where HIV/AIDS is most prevalent.

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.

30 # OF COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS: 4 # OF HOURS VOLUNTEERED: 20 TOTAL # OF CHAPTER MEMBERS:

GlobeMed at Whitman College designed its second year of community building activities to bring new and returning members together in lasting relationships. Students were able to bond over a shared interest in global health while embracing differences in academic disciplines, grade levels, and backgrounds. We held two dessert potlucks, one to celebrate the beginning of a new GlobeMed year and one to reflect on our accomplishments at the end of the year. In the fall, we assisted in the organization of Whitman’s annual SpeakEasy Concert. This musical charity concert featured Whitman’s finest a cappella groups and raised $2846 for the local SOS Clinic that seeks to provide quality healthcare to the uninsured of Walla Walla Valley. In the spring, we held a retreat at the Gover Alston Center of the Whitman College campus where executive and staff members bonded while playing games and cooking dinner. GlobeMed’s Whitman Chapter became united as relationships grew from a shared passion for the betterment of health and soon embodied each individual’s unique background and goals for GlobeMed.

GROW Internship Grassroots On-site Work

"One BWU staff member told us she had never learned the information [from BWU’s reproductive health sessions] in Burma and did not know about condoms or any birth control until she came to BWU. She did not know pregnancy was preventable, and when she got pregnant, she did not know she was pregnant until she was several months along. Witnessing the training and the resilience and optimism of these women was incredibly uplifting. Witnessing the gain of new knowledge and the empowerment and autonomy that it can bring was wonderful."– Colleen Bell, c/o 2014

04 LENGTH OF STAY: 6 weeks

MAY 2013 – JULY 2013

# OF GROW INTERNS:

WORK DESCRIPTION:

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.

This summer, Whitman’s four GROW interns have three main projects. Our first project is to help improve the English level of two of BWU’s newest staff members. To prepare, we have gathered a myriad of newspaper articles involving world events and women’s issues that we will read and discuss together. Our second project is to improve upon the monitoring and evaluating system for the reproductive health training session established by last year’s GROW team. Our third project is to conduct video and audio-recorded interviews with BWU staff members, local Burmese and Thai community. These interviews will be used for campaigns back on Whitman’s campus next year.

World Day of Social Justice “INJUSTICE anywhere is a THREAT to JUSTICE everywhere.”

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

GLOBEMED AT WHITMAN COLLEGE: joined 49 other GlobeMed chapters across the nation in a network-wide commemoration of the 5rd Annual World Day of Social Justice on February 20, 2013, by asking students, professors, and community members on campus an open-ended, thought provoking question relating to social justice.

OUR QUESTION

If you could change one thing in the world what would it be? BEHIND THE SCENES: We chose this question because we wanted to see what issues Whitman students are passionate about. The response we got was wonderful. Answers ranged from “the distribution of wealth across countries and people” to “everyone can use magic (even muggles).” The most popular answer we got, by far, was educational reform. As students, we cannot neglect how lucky we are to receive quality education.

We asked over people at Whitman College, here’s how they responded >>>

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 20th as World Day of Social Justice in 2007. Observation of WDSJ supports eﬀorts of the international community in poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.

World Day of Social Justice GlobeMed at Whitman College asked 63 people to answer the question / to fill in the blankâ&#x20AC;Ś

If you could change one thing in the world what would it be?

View more photos and quotes at globemed.org/wdsj

2013 Summit The student momentum 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.

2013 DELEGATES: Tory Davidson and Anu Lingappa

"I think that what I learned can be categorized into three categories: things I saw/heard/talked about that inspired me and motivated me to engage in new issues, learning about GlobeMed as an organization in context of every other chapter, and the instant connection I felt to everyone that I met.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anu Lingappa, c/o 2015

Our Future GlobeMed at whitman COLLEGE "Being a ghU coordinator for GlobeMed at Whitman has been a fantastic experience that has prepared me to think critically about the socio-political, cultural, and economic dimensions, problems, and solutions that go into maintaining the health of a population anywhere in the world. Because GlobeMed allowed me and other staff members to apply this knowledge in ways that positively and tangibly impact health-related projects at the Burmese Women’s Union, I feel like I graduated college with the baseline experience I need to succeed in my future endeavors. In the coming years I hope to work for a public or global health-related NGO in South Africa before eventually pursuing a master’s degree in public health combined with a JD. GlobeMed has been one of the first steps towards succeeding in a career that will help keep historically disadvantaged populations healthy!” – Kelsey Houghton, c/o 2013 “Global health has become a really hot topic recently and I think GlobeMed does a great job of breaking global health down to its many components. Global health is such a multifaceted field that it's really hard, especially for undergraduates or those new to the topic, to tackle it head on. I think it's really important to understand all of the different issues and fields that are involved in global health, such as politics, health, human rights, economy, etc. GlobeMed and the globalhealthU curriculum helps achieve that and I think it also has the ability for its members to identify more specific interests within global health. The weekly GlobeMed meetings has introduced me to new topics and different perspectives, and the GROW internship has strengthened my interest in the intersection of culture and medicine, which I will continue to pursue at the UW school of medicine!” Dandi Huang, c/o 2013

All of us at GlobeMed at Whitman are very proud of what we have managed to accomplish in these past two years, but are excited to begin next year. Though we've come a long way since our founding in the Fall of 2011, there is still a lot left for us to tackle. This past year we have focused much of our attention on establishing solid campaigns and ghU lessons. We hope to bring that same energy we had this year into building on our relationship with our partner organization through those ghU lessons and through this past summer's GROW trip. Along with forming a bond between our chapter and our partner, we also hope to focus speciﬁcally on our chapter's community. Since we are such a new club our members haven't been involved in GlobeMed for very long and, in many cases, are underclassmen. Focusing on community building and forming relationships - particularly between our under- and upperclassmen - is therefore our other top priority for the 2013-2014 year. From there, we hope to continue to establish both GlobeMed's name and our partner's name and mission both on campus and, eventually, the community of Walla Walla as a whole. As for fundraising, our goal has nearly doubled each year and we hope to continue that trend as long as possible, but that will only be possible if our network of contributors continues to expand. So please support our chapter at Whitman and the wonderful work our partner does in Thailand with Burmese refugees and donate!

Finances In 2012 – 2013, GlobeMed at Whitman College raised $6938.08 for Burmese Women’s Union to support projects in Mae Sot, Thailand. Revenue Events (Campaigns)

$2571.29

Individuals

$4029.75

University

$337.04

Corporations

Foundations

Internal Chapter Revenue

National Oﬃce Launch Grant

TOTAL REVENUE

$6938.08

Expenses Campaigns

$253.97

Operations

$337.04

TOTAL EXPENSES

$591.01

Sent to Partner Total sent to partner that was fundraised in the 2012-2013 academic year

$5960

Total sent to partner that was fundraised prior to the 2012-2013 academic year

$3600

TOTAL SENT TO PARTNER IN 2012-2013

$9560

Current Cash Position

$563.56

Stay Connected Read more about our partner and project, and the GlobeMed network: globemed.org/impact/whitman “Like” us on Facebook to ﬁnd out about upcoming events. facebook.com/GlobeMedWhitman

Check out our photos on globemed.smugmug.com/GlobeMedatWhitman Find our chapter on www.razoo.com/story/GlobeMedatWhitman and make a donation to support our partner and project today. Email us at whitman@globemed.org to ﬁnd out how you can get involved!

Executive Board External Co-President

Kate Runkel

| runkelkm@whitman.edu

Internal Co-President

Arika Wieneke

| wienekae@whitman.edu

Rachel Palﬁni

| palﬁnre@whitman.edu

Tory Davidson

| davidsve@whitman.edu

Tatiana Kaehler

| kaehletj@whitman.edu

Anu Lingappa

| lingapaf@whitman.edu

Director of Community Building

Colleen Bell (Fall)

| bellcm@whitman.edu

Director of Community Building

Katie Zajicek (Spring) | zajicekj@whitman.edu

GROW Coordinator globalhealthU Coordinator Campaign Coordinator Director of Communications

Director of Finances Director of Individual Giving

Rachael Barton

|bartonrk@whitman.edu

Katie Zajicek

| zajicekj@whitman.edu

Supporters

A sincere thanks to the following advocates, mentors, donors, and colleagues for making our 2012 – 2013 year a great success:

INDIVIDUALS Faculty Advisor: Chetna Chopra Mildred L. Dornan Robert and Mary Runkel Jaqueline L. Alten Gae E Burr James J. Zahrowski D.M.D C.O. and E.R. Butenko Thomas Jenike and Elizabeth Cruickshank Carrol Esterhuizen Corvallis Sport and Spine Physical Therapy Carol and Myron Kanofsky Gary and Denise Smigaj Mary Musil A Grant Burr Shari Maksud Jairam Lingappa and Catherine Staunton Mildred Palﬁni Pete Rose Hats

Kaz Kanazawa Daniel Bell H. Lee Kilburn John and Dorothy Cruickshank Katie Nelson David W. Davidson Belle C. Richards Adelle and Thomas Jenike Barry Zimmerman and Catharine Simon Barbara Patterson Maureen Bell Field Bruce Burr Sherry Larsen-Holmes David Zajicek Pat Dornan Steven Bessen Danita Delimont Herbig Ellen W Abelson Stacey Nicholas Dorothy Boyle

Glen A Christianson Dena A Donahue M Roberta Dornan DDS Krista Farey Jaisri R Lingappa Patricia A Connnolly Jennifer Lindstrom Corinne Burr Eleanor Nagai

THANK YOU ORGANIZATIONS Whitman Events Board Associated Students of Whitman College Welty Student Health Center

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