pre-grow partner organization webinar

Pre-GROW Partner Organization Webinar

GlobeMedStudents and communities improving global health, one partnership at a time

Thursday, April 26, 12

AGENDA

our networkGROW goals expectations opportunities safety & security

vision


OUR NETWORK


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.

MISSION STATEMENT


46 chaptersover 1500 students

46 partners60 public health projects

20 national office staff

INTRODUCING OUR NETWORK


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OUR CHAPTERS


OUR PARTNERS


Capacity Building16

Income Generation5

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene4

Nutrition13

Communicable Disease Prevention13

Maternal and Reproductive Health9

OUR PROJECTS


Na$onal Office’s Role

LEARN with students to help develop GlobeMed chapters and become advocates for global health equity

PARTNER chapters with grassroots health organizations

IGNITE the movement for global health equity

GLOBEMED NATIONAL OFFICE


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GLOBEMED NATIONAL OFFICE

Executive DirectorMaya Cohen

Director of DevelopmentBianca Nguyen

Program DirectorAlyssa Smaldino

Program DirectorSarah Endres

Partnerships Team

Development/ Communications

Team

Summit Team

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23 Chapters

23 Chapters

4 full-time staff16 student staff


Chapter Advising

National Office

Program Director

Co-Presidents

Executive Board

Chapter

Advising Calls (2x per month)

Facilitate collaboration and information sharing

Communicate feedback to National Office

CHAPTER ADVISING


2) EDUCATE through a year-long global health and leadership curriculum

1) FUNDRAISE for community-based projects

GlobeMed chapters do 3 primary things...3) TRAVEL and work on-site alongside partner organizations


“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”

– Lilia Watson

Grassroots On-site WorkGROW


GROW // Goals

1.To strengthen, add to, and expand programs, resources, and knowledge of the partner organization for the purpose of having a positive impact on their community

2.To engage in mutual learning in order to strengthen all aspects of the partnership

3.To ensure long-term stability through evaluation and strategic planning


GROW // Memorandum of Understanding

Purpose: To lay out expectations for Communication, Project, GROW, Evaluation & Reflection and commit to objectives for the partnership


Expectations:

Discuss and finalize expectations for the partnership

Identify partner’s budget and chapter’s fundraising capabilities

Allow MOU to help inform a strategic vision for the coming year(s)


GROW // How is it different?GROW provides a one-to-one partnership experience that can lead to

meaningful relationships and mutual trust.

GROW is a 3-8 week experience.

GROW is simply one aspect of the partnership experience. Through GlobeMed, students focus holistically.

GROW allows students to support the organization they know and trust in an immersive experience.

GROW allows students to help build capacity of an existing organization year after year so that they can better serve their community.


GlobeMed at Rhodes helped AMOS develop protocols for testing, monitoring, and evaluating water filters in rural Nicaragua. They also developed checklists

to streamline the water filter testing process and educational materials to explain proper use.

GROW // opportunities


GlobeMed at UNC learned that Health Alert-Uganda’s 80 community health workers (CHWs) were not recognizing

Tuberculosis in their HIV+ patients. They then formed a connection between HAU and the Head of TB at Gulu’s District of Health

in order to train the CHWs in how to recognize TB signs and symptoms so that they could refer their patients to the hospital for TB.



GlobeMed at University of Michigan rented high-quality media equipment for GROW to give Tiyatien Health their first Community Health Worker profiles.



[ 2010] Supported the development of a 9-module maternal health education

program and income-generating initiative for a co-op of 50 women.

GlobeMed at George Washington University (GWU) met with physicians at GWU Medical Center to help RVCP design a

maternal health education curriculum for Rwandan mothers. They also used information received from GlobeMed’s Summit to train

RVCP leaders in Small Group Facilitation best practices.



GlobeMed at Columbia supports the creation of Quarterly Reports for their partner organization, GWED-G, to share with their other

supporters and partners.



Many GlobeMed chapters have set up Skype or Facebook, and some have helped with Health Information Technology improvements.



GROW // Safety & Security

Does your organization have Safety and Health Emergency Plans?

Safety Emergency Plan

GROW Coordinator communicates plan to team

Team meets partner at a safe location discussed beforehand*

Coordinator contacts US Embassy and follows directions

Coordinator contacts parents and National Office

Health Emergency Plan

Coordinator accesses intern’s travel insurance information and contacts company

Coordinator gets intern’s health information from National Office

Coordinator calls health emergency number discussed beforehand*

Coordinator arranges plans to get to the nearest hospital*

Coordinator contacts parents and National Office

*Must be discussed when GROW Team arrives in your community.


GROW // Code of Conduct

Students must do the following:

Show respect for the people and culture of their partner country at all times.

Strive to integrate into their partner community.

Be aware of local laws and social norms when using alcohol. They must always be respectable and safe.

Be aware of the risks and repercussions of engaging in intimate relations with members of the partner community.

If students fail to meet any of these expectations, you can send them home at any time. They

should never disrupt your community in any way.


Students must do the following:

Behave professionally with their co-workers, partner organization staff, team members, and GlobeMed National Office staff. They will communicate through open and respectful dialogue.

Embrace a grassroots, community-based approach to social change, seeking to achieve the goals of the GROW Internship.

Avoid travel that will negatively impact their integration into their partner community. They must notify their partner organization when traveling.

Wear helmets and seatbelts when traveling by any 2-wheeled mode of transportation.

GROW // Code of Conduct

If students fail to meet any of these expectations, you can send them home at any time. They

should never disrupt your community in any way.Thursday, April 26, 12

GROW // WaiverBased on GlobeMed’s Waiver:

You have the right to decline to accept or retain any student if their behavior impedes upon Internship operations or the rights or welfare of any person.

You have the right to cancel the Internship before departure or after departure upon determination that proceeding with the Internship will subject participants to increased danger.

Every GlobeMed GROW Intern has signed a waiver acknowledging that they are aware of the above points and hold themselves

responsible for all actions on the Internship.

Please Note: Your liability is not covered by GlobeMed’s GROW Waiver. We strongly

encourage you to develop your own Waiver for volunteers if you do not have one already.

If you would like to use GlobeMed’s GROW Waiver as a template for your own, you are more than welcome to do so. Please email [email protected] to request a copy.


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GLOBEMED PARTNERSHIPS // Vision

June, 2012: Full-time Director of Partnerships position

September, 2012: GlobeMed Partnerships Guide GlobeMed Partnerships Matrix & guidelines for success

On-going: Project development support Fundraising & conference opportunities Stronger collaborations between partners Engaging students in partner communities

Look out for: GlobeMed Partnerships Strategic PlanSend thoughts and feedback via email!


"The beauty of working with GlobeMed students is that they do

more with less. Their interventions are life-saving."

- Pamela Angwech, Ugandan Human Rights Activist,

Director of GWED-G, Partnered with GlobeMed at Columbia University


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GlobeMed Facebook Page

GlobeMed Partners Facebook Group

GlobeMed Twitter

Program Director, GlobeMed

[email protected]

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