GLOBEMED at DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Chicago, IL
students fighting for global health equity
2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Bucknell University Columbia University Cornell University CU-Boulder Depaul University Duke University Florida State University GWU
Georgetown University Indiana University Lawrence University Loyola University Middlebury College Northeastern University Northwestern University
Penn State University Princeton University Rhodes College Truman State University University of Chicago UCLA University of Michigan UMKC UNC-Chapel Hill University of Rochester USC
Pastoral
San Salvador, El Salvador
CCC-UNSCH
Ayacucho, Peru
KIHEFO
Kabale, Uganda
GWED-G
Gulu, Uganda
CEPAIPA
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Himalyan Healthcare
Jawalakhel, Nepal
ASOSAP Salud San Limite ARM Rwanda Village Concept Project
Minga Peru CEMOPLAF-Cajabamba FUNPRONID La Primavera Africa 2000 Network
Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Siuna, Nicaragua Orissa, India Huye District, Rwanda
Iquitos, Peru Cajabamba, Ecuador Riobamba, Ecuador La Primavera, Guatemala Tororo, Uganda
Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization
Masaka, Uganda
The HOPE Center
Ho, Ghana
EAPSEC Jambi Hwasi AMOS Maison de Naissance ASPAT Amuru Youth Center
Chiapas, Mexico Otavalo, Ecuador Managua, Nicaragua Torbeck, Haiti Lima, Peru Anaka, Uganda
Tiyatien Health Joy-Southfield Development Corp
Zwedru, Liberia Detroit, Michigan
KCRC
Bushenyi District, Uganda
Health-Alert Uganda Kallpa Iquitos Care Net Ghana
University of Texas-Austin
Clinica Ana Manganaro
Vanderbilt University
Dios es Amor
WashU in St. Louis
to improve the health of people living in poverty.
Boston College
partner with grassroots organizations around the world
GlobeMed is a network of university students that
Amherst College
UDHA
Gulu, Uganda Iquitos, Peru Hohoe, Ghana Guarjila, El Salvador Lima, Peru Iganga, Uganda
GLOBEMED AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Friends of GlobeMed at Depaul:
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
MISSION STATEMENT
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ABOUT US
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OUR PARTNER
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OUR PROJECT
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CAMPAIGNS
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GLOBALHEALTHU
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
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WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
11 GLOBEMED GLOBAL HEALTH SUMMIT 12 OUR FUTURE 13 FINANCES 14 STAY CONNECTED 15 THANK YOU
GlobeMed has given us a chance to learn and explore leadership characteristics we never knew I possessed, and it allows us to express our passions about global health equity with fellow students around the country.
Because each chapter has their own partner in different areas of the world it gives us a chance to learn not only about the health issues in Guatemala, but many different places. Each chapter works on a different project, and we are always interested in the new and interesting ideas they have come up with to help form sustainable health care in their areas. What we love the most about GlobeMed is working with the Pokomchi people, so we can truly understand their needs and empower them while expanding our own knowledge of the world. In the future I hope to help ASOSAP with larger projects and to give them every ounce of passion we have. On behalf of GlobeMed at DePaul, we welcome and encourage you to be part of making the world a healthier place.
With hope and gratitude, Ashley Snouffer and Rose Diskin 2010-2011 Co-Presidents
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MISSION STATEMENT
GLOBEMED AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE MOVEMENT FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE IMPOVERISHED
AROUND THE WORLD.
our vision ONE BILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD LACK ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS*. EACH DAY, MORE THAN 36,000 PEOPLE DIE PREVENTABLE DEATHS. W ITHOUT ADDRESSING POVERTY AND POOR HEALTH, WE CANNOT BREAK THIS CYCLE OF SUFFERING. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE THE PASSION AND ENERGY TO HELP TACKLE THIS CHALLENGE. GLOBEMED AIMS TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE BY ENGAGING AND TRAINING STUDENTS TO WORK WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE IMPOVERISHED. BY PARTNERING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT POVERTY AND POOR HEALTH, WE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TODAY AND SHAPE TOMORROW ’S LEADERS ACROSS ALL PROFESSIONS WHO WILL SHARE A DEEP COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE. *World Bank, World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001).
ABOUT US
GlobeMed at Depaul University
In 2007, two students at DePaul University, who knew that their life’s ambition was to be involved in health care, discovered the organization GlobeMed. The strong emphasis on equal health care for all and the sustainable structure with existing grassroots organizations made their decision to found a chapter effortless. Our Chapter established our partnership with ASOSAP in 2007. Our projects have allowed us to fix up a health post that services over 3,000 people and built water tanks for two families.
since our founding in November 2007 , our chapter has grown from to members.
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ASOCIACION SAKOMBAL POKON [WORKS IN SAN CRISTOBAL, ALTA VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA] POPULATION: 5,000
KEY FACT: The 50,000-100,000 Pokomchi makes them one of the smallest and least developed groups in Guatemala.
Guatemala was once a region dominated by the Mayan civilization. Guatemala gained independence from Spain in 1821 and has suffered through wars and dictators. The Guatemalan Civil War ended in 1996 after more than 450 Mayan villages were destroyed and over 1 million people became displaced within Guatemala or became refugees. Over 200,000 people, mostly Mayan, were killed during this civil war. This developing country still faces many social problems and is among the 10 poorest countries in Latin America. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with more than half of the population below the national poverty line.
KEY FACT: Number of people living in poverty is second highest nationally (75%)
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OUR PARTNER
[About Asociación Sakombal Pokón (Hope of the Pokomchi)] FOUNDED IN 2004
In 1999, Bill and Linda Brierly traveled to San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, both lived to serve the Pokomchí tribal group living in the mountains of that area. They started with the Christian organization Food for the Hungary, then with the Christian organization Helps International. In 2004, Bill and Linda decided to form their own organization, Hope of the Pokomchí, ASOSAP, to work to empower the Pokomchi people.
Partner Contact: Linda Brierly, Founder
ASOCIACION SAKOMBAL POKON
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GlobeMed at Depaul University
2 WATER TANKS PURCHASED FOR LOCAL FAMILIES.
$1240.66 TO PURCHASE MATERIALS FOR THE TWO WATER TANKS AND FUND LOCAL LABOR ON WATER TANKS
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OUR PROJECT
[Why water and sanitation?] These water tanks will give two families access to clean water and protect them from water borne disease, many of which can be deadly because they cause severe diarrhea, especially in children. Providing access to clean water empowers the families by decreasing the threat of water borne disease. The easily accessible water also increases productivity because less time is spent looking for water.
Aiming to raise $1,240 to fund two water storage tanks and a latrine in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala GlobeMed at DePaul is funding the construction of two water collection tanks each costing $534 along with the labor, for a total of $1,240. Each tank holds 4,000 liters and will supply two families with clean water and allows the community to meet the basic human need of access to clean water.
CAMPAIGNS Campaigns are on-campus events and initiatives that raise funds for GlobeMed partner organizations' grassroots projects abroad.
EVENTS TITLE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
$ MONEY RAISED
Dodge ball tournament
We recruited teams of five members and charged each team $10 a person. The DePaul dodge ball team formed a team, and were the refs for the games.
140
Change.org Individual Giving
Over our extended winter break we each asked friends and family to help fund our water tanks.
1,060
Dorm Drives
We go to dorms on campus and tell students about GlobeMed and our project, and offer cookies in exchange for their spare change.
40
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED FOR ASOSAP IN 2010 – 2011:
$1,240 Since 2007, GlobeMed at DePaul has raised a total of over $3,200 to support ASOSAP's rural health post and the building of water tanks to allow the Pokomchi community access to clean water and health care supplies
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR GlobeMed at DePaul Dodge ball Tournament FEBRUARY 22, 2011 This year at GlobeMed at DePaul we had two main campaign events. The larger of the two was a dodge ball tournament in February. The main competitors were members from the DePaul dodge ball team along with other friends and even the founder of GlobeMed at DePaul! Everyone was extremely enthusiastic and we raised $140. Our other campaign events were dorm drives in which members of GlobeMed would go into the dorms and ask for donations in exchange for candy.
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CAMPAIGNS
GLOBALHEALTHU globalhealthU is a GlobeMed designed curriculum that enables students to develop a critical understanding of issues in global health and apply this knowledge to their work with communities around the world
by the numbers
6 DISCUSSIONS
07 TOPICS GlobalhealthU was what really brought our chapter together this year because it not only broadened our views on global health issues, but also enabled us to learn from each other’s experiences. I think the best discussion we had was centered on the idea of how the food throughout the world is distributed because we started off with an activity where six of us were different countries and given bags of candy. The other members told us how we should divide up the candy so it would represent the food distribution of the world. It was great to learn the differences between which countries we think would have a greater source of food but actually do not. This got us to think about other countries that have great need, but they are not located in the typical areas that we would commonly think of.
PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKS OF GLOBAL HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONFLICT AND GLOBAL HEALTH FOOD AND NUTRITION LGBTQ AND GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
RELIGION AND GLOBAL HEALTH
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.
8 # OF COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS: 02 TOTAL # OF CHAPTER MEMBERS:
In our two chapter retreats this year I feel like our group has really started to get to know each other better, and to have a better understanding of GlobeMed as a whole. For our beginning of the year retreat we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo, so the group was able to hang out and get a more detailed description of the roles for each member in the chapter. For our final retreat we went for pizza, and were able to set some really great goals. We also discusses what we thought had worked and had not worked this past year.
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
GLOBEMED AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY joined 31 other GlobeMed chapters across the nation in a network-wide commemoration of the 3rd Annual World Day of Social Justice on February 20, 2011, by asking students, professors, and community members on campus an openended, thought provoking question relating to social justice.
OUR QUESTION: What is the most unjust thing in the world?
What is the most unjust thing in the world?
BEHIND THE SCENES: [We really hoped that by getting people to think about what they thought was the most unjust thing in the world they would be better able to realize how lucky we are to live in the United States. We also hoped that it would help people better understand the huge differences between how people live based on what they have access to.
WE ASKED OVER 3 PEOPLE AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY.
HERE’S HOW THEY RESPONDED >>
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE GlobeMed at Depaul University asked 3 people to answer the question,
What is the most unjust thing in the world?
View more responses: www.imagine2030.org/wdsj
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PHOTO RESPONSES
2011 GLOBAL HEALTH SUMMIT
2011 DELEGATES: Ashley Snouffer, Devin Meyer, Devin Sundquist, Kera Mogilevsky, Rose Diskin, Anna Diede, Samantha GrudWickramasekera,
“I loved going to the summit because it really opened my eyes to how big the GlobeMed network is, and it is great to know that there are other chapters all over the country working for the same goals.”
-- Anna Diede, c/o 2013
April 7 – 10 in Evanston, IL Featuring Honorary Keynote
DR. JOIA MUKHERJEE Chief Medical Officer, Partners in Health
GlobeMed has made me realize that the movement for global health equity needs more than just health professionals to push it forward. The movement needs people in all professions to be socially aware and willing to take a stand to make a lasting impact. – Rose Diskin c/o 2011
For the coming year our goal is to raise $3,000 for ASOSAP.
This will fund two water tanks and two latrines to give rural families in Guatemala access to clean water.
We also plan to have a full and dedicated Executive Board along with fifteen staff members, and will do two to three large campaigns each quarter. Throughout the year we would also like to put on two to three globalhealthU events to get our campus more involved in what we are doing.
To donate: http://www.razoo.com/story/GlobeMed-At-Depaul to help build water tanks and latrines to prevent water borne disease in Guatemala.
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OUR FUTURE
CHAPTER FINANCES In 2010 – 2011, GlobeMed at Depaul University raised $1,240 for ASOSAP to support projects in San Cristobal, Guatemala.
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
OPERATIONS
TOTAL REVENUE
Revenue
Events
$180
$180
Individual Giving
$1,060
$1,060
SUBTOTAL
$1,240
$1,240
Read more about our partner and project, and the GlobeMed network. http://globemed.org/depaul
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Find our chapter on http://www.razoo.com/story/Globe-Med-At-Depaul and make a donation to support our partner and project today.
WANT TO REACH US IN 2011 2012?
CONTACT: Ashley Snouffer E-MAIL: globemeddepaul@gmail.com
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STAY CONNECTED
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Co-Presidents
Ashley Snouffer • ashleysnouffer@gmail.com Rose Disken • rosediskin@gmail.com
Director of Tiffany Mark • TEM35@aol.com globalhealthU Campaign Anna Diede • adiede@mail.depaul.edu Coordinators Devin Sundquist • devin_sundquist@yahoo.com
Director of Devin Meyer • dmeyer1211@gmail.com GROW
A sincere thanks to the following advocates, mentors, donors, and colleagues for making our 2010 – 2011 year a great success:
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANIZATIONS
Dean Sundquist,
DePaul Student Life
Eric Snouffer, Lois Snouffer, Lisa Warren, Jeff Bushee, Dr. Richard Hudson
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GlobeMed 2010 – 2011 Board of Directors Marjorie Craig Benton Paurvi Bhatt Jobi Cates David W. Cromer, MD Lee Greenhouse (Treasurer) Brian T. Hanson (Chair) Ken Lehman Erin Linville Peter Luckow Jenny Merdinger Victor Roy Keith Sarpolis, MD (Secretary) GlobeMed is a 501(c)(3) independent non-profit based in Evanston, Illinois, with chapters at 32 universities across the United States.