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See below for postings of the events that the Global Health Scholars are hosting this year, as well as other related events.

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COME HEAR A GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLAR SPEAK ABOUT THE ORPHANS OF SWAZILAND!!!!
Young Heroes is an orphan-support organization in Swaziland, which raises funds to care for the children of Swaziland that have been orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. I have coordinated with the African Film Night at Boston University's African Studies Center for a night of African Culture, Film and Community Awareness.

The evening will begin with two short documentaries: "Forgotten Children: The legacy of Poverty and Aids in Africa" and "Botswana and Aid Struggle" followed by my presentation on Young Heroes, which will begin at 7:00 PM.

Time and Place:
Date:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Time:
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Boston University's African Studies Center
Street:
270 Bay State Road, Room # 416
City/Town:
Boston, MA
Contact Info
Phone:
6176868909
Email:
alizawaxman@gmail.com
To learn more about Young Heroes visit:
www.youngheroes.org.sz



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alizawaxman Advocacy Event: HIV/AIDS Youth Program Launch, South Africa 2 Mar 25 2009, 8:44 AM EDT by alizawaxman
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I am now in my third month working in South Africa with the American International Health Alliance’s HIV/AIDS Twinning Center as an Organizational Development Specialist. During this time I have worked with three HIV/AIDS related NGO’s in the Western Cape.

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sezaeh Educational Event and Advocacy Efforts In Progress 1 Mar 22 2009, 10:22 AM EDT by DHaisch
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With the AMSA convention rapidly approaching, I thought I would post a quick update on the progress of my educational and advocacy events. For my educational work, I have written a teaching case study regarding mental health and psychosocial services for youth in post-conflict Sierra Leone. For context, Sierra Leone suffered from an eleven year Civil War that ended in 2002 (think Blood Diamond). Today, the country remains among the poorest in the world and has a lack of general health infrastructure (leading to extremely high maternal and child mortality rates). Youth are among the most vulnerable populations - many lack basic education (due to the large number of years the country was at war) and remain unemployed.

The case asks students to think about issues that impact post conflict countries like Sierra Leone and consider where mental health and psychosocial services for youth fit within the system. With my adviser at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Theresa Betancourt, a preliminary version of the case was taught one week ago to a class of approximately 20 students at HSPH. The discussion seemed to go well, though it highlighted various issues which need to be addressed as I continue to revise the overall product. When I have finalized the case, I am happy to post it to this website and hear feedback!

My advocacy work continues along the youth in post-conflict theme. I am currently working with a team from the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research regarding the development of a set of teaching materials specifically concerning the needs of youth in various post-conflict settings. The project is in its beginning stages, but I see it as a powerful way to teach professionals who are heading off for work in the field about the importance of youth concerns in post-conflict settings.

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kgand001 Advocacy Event: Speaking Out Against Genocide 1 Mar 12 2009, 10:39 AM EDT by kgand001
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Throughout the course of this program, I have come to appreciate, even more, the class, race, and socioeconomic divides that keep many persecuted populations isolated and neglected to the point of peril. The reality that politics often trades wealth and comfort of a few for death and suffering of many, as was depicted very vividly in Gourevitch’s account of the genocide in Rwanda, is something that we cannot afford to accept. For this reason I chose to focus on genocide in my advocacy project. As future physicians, and health care professionals, we have been taught that there is nothing more worthy of preservation than human life. I believe we have a responsibility to accomplish this through our professional skills, as well as through our compassion.

My event, entitled “Speaking Out Against Genocide”, consisted of a series of presentations on past and current cases of genocide around the world, and I asked the students in attendance to reflect on the presentations and write a letter to President Obama and his administration to use their influence in world politics to put a stop to genocide. There were a total of 5 presenters, including myself, who were volunteers from nursing, graduate, the medical school. Each presenter was responsible for covering important aspects of one of five cases of past and present genocide including: Bosnia, Darfur, Rwanda, Northern Uganda, and Sri Lanka. The format of the presentations varied from short video clips to posters and photographs with text. The event was held in a large atrium on campus so people were able to visit each of the presentations and explore them at their own pace over the course of 2 and a half hours.
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