GLOBEMED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
Dear friends,
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MISSION STATEMENT
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2010 – 2011 AT A GLANCE
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ABOUT US
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OUR PARTNER
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OUR PROJECT
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CAMPAIGNS
11 GLOBALHEALTHU 13 COMMUNITY BUILDING 14 GRASSROOTS ON-SITE WORK INTERNSHIP 15 WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE 17 GLOBEMED GLOBAL HEALTH SUMMIT
The 2010-2011 academic year has proven that the members of GlobeMed at the University of Michigan have the courage to match their big dreams and even bigger hearts. Throughout the year, they jumped on any opportunity that might turn their ideals into tangible progress, matched with the maturity to honestly reflect on those actions and improve their strategy. Progress, however, could not have been possible without a commitment to partnership: partnership with the JoySouthfield Community Development Corporation in Detroit, Michigan and Tiyatien Health in Zwedru, Liberia, partnership with the University of Michigan, and finally partnership, or rather, friendship with each other. The community borne from ties of friendship becomes a formidable force when in pursuit of an ideal; so when these ties stretch from within us, to our neighbors, to halfway around the world, imagine the potential our far-reaching amity holds. As a Rwandan proverb says, “To go fast, walk alone. To go far, walk together.” In the following pages, we share with you the work we have done this past year. I ask, however, that you not focus too much on the facts presented, but on the unwritten achievements we are now able to accomplish because of them. On our part, we will strive to use our past not as a map, but as a lens with which to guide the future, so as to build a strong foundation from which future members will grow. My greatest hope is that this becomes the over-arching mentality in striving for health equity.
18 OUR FUTURE 19 FINANCES 20 STAY CONNECTED 21 THANK YOU
Thank you for your support and belief in our work! In solidarity, Amy Yang Graduating Co-President 2010-2011
2010 – 2011 Annual Report
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE