Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:00pm - 7:15 pm
Contact: Nora Dennis, nw9@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke International Women's Health Alliance & GPSC
Where: Duke South Purple Zone, room 3031, Directions from West Campus:
Walk along the Academic quad away from the Chapel, past Perkins, Bostock, etc. until you come to the Davison Building entrance to Duke South.
Enter Duke South, walk past the elevator on your right and keep going down that hallway. The hall will veer right at the water fountain. Continue on the hall as it turns from carpet to tile. Go through a set of double doors and turn right. You will be walking towards a purple wall. You will find the “purple elevator” to the left of that wall. Go to the third floor and room 3013, the “Alban K. Barrus Lecture Hall” will be right in front of you
Why: Join Duke International Women's Health Alliance for our final dinner discussion of the year, a presentation by Anna Schurmann on microcredit and health in Bangladesh. Dinner from Dale's Indian Cuisine will be provided and photos from "Beyond Banking: The Faces of Microfinance Photo Exhibit by Microfinance Group" will be on display
International
Global Health Dinner Discussion: "Social Closure and the Group Lending Model: Social Exclusion, Microcredit & Health"
Submitted by nw9 on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 7:31pm.
IWHA Dinner Discussion: "Social Closure and the Group Lending Model: Social Exclusion, Microcredit & Health"
Submitted by nw9 on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 7:30pm.
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 6:25pm - 6:25 pm
Contact: Nora Dennis, nw9@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke International Women's Health Alliance & GPSC
Where: Duke South Purple Zone, room 3031; Directions from West Campus:
Walk along the Academic quad away from the Chapel, past Perkins, Bostock, etc. until you come to the Davison Building entrance to Duke South.
Enter Duke South, walk past the elevator on your right and keep going down that hallway. The hall will veer right at the water fountain. Continue on the hall as it turns from carpet to tile. Go through a set of double doors and turn right. You will be walking towards a purple wall. You will find the “purple elevator” to the left of that wall. Go to the third floor and room 3013, the “Alban K. Barrus Lecture Hall” will be right in front of you
Why: Join Duke International Women's Health Alliance for our final dinner discussion of the year, a presentation by Anna Schurmann on microcredit and health in Bangladesh. Dinner from Dale's Indian Cuisine will be provided and photos from "Beyond Banking: The Faces of Microfinance Photo Exhibit by Microfinance Group" will be on display
Contact: Nora Dennis, nw9@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke International Women's Health Alliance & GPSC
Where: Duke South Purple Zone, room 3031; Directions from West Campus:
Walk along the Academic quad away from the Chapel, past Perkins, Bostock, etc. until you come to the Davison Building entrance to Duke South.
Enter Duke South, walk past the elevator on your right and keep going down that hallway. The hall will veer right at the water fountain. Continue on the hall as it turns from carpet to tile. Go through a set of double doors and turn right. You will be walking towards a purple wall. You will find the “purple elevator” to the left of that wall. Go to the third floor and room 3013, the “Alban K. Barrus Lecture Hall” will be right in front of you
Why: Join Duke International Women's Health Alliance for our final dinner discussion of the year, a presentation by Anna Schurmann on microcredit and health in Bangladesh. Dinner from Dale's Indian Cuisine will be provided and photos from "Beyond Banking: The Faces of Microfinance Photo Exhibit by Microfinance Group" will be on display
Human Rights Working Group Meeting
Submitted by acl5 on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 8:15pm.
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 8:30pm - 10:30 pm
Contact: nancy.robbins@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Center for International Studies
Where: John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Rm. 028. For directions, see http://www.jhfc.duke.edu
Why:
Contact: nancy.robbins@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Center for International Studies
Where: John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Rm. 028. For directions, see http://www.jhfc.duke.edu
Why:
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LAST
HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP
MEETING OF THE YEAR!
Tuesday, April 8th
7:30 – 9:30PM
FRANKLIN CENTER 028
(For directions, see http://www.jhfc.duke.edu)
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER PROVIDED!
Please RSVP to nancy.robbins@duke.edu by Monday, April 7th.
HRWG member Katia Dantas has put together an incredible panel of speakers:
Mr. Pravir Pandey, Indian Government Official, Ministry of Home Affairs, who will present the findings of the research conducted for his Masters Thesis on Refugees and Sri Lanka Migration in India.
Donna M. Bickford, Director of Carolina Women’s Center, who will discuss the issue of trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation. The Carolina Women's Center is hosting a Conference on Combating Sex Trafficking on April 3 & 4, and Dr. Bickford will present the discussions that will take place in this conference.
The meeting will center around discussions of human trafficking at the international and local levels. This is a timely topic as this form of modern-day slavery is increasingly important in any discussion of human rights.
We hope to see all of you out there next Tuesday! Make sure to RSVP to nancy.robbins@duke.edu by midnight on Monday so we can make sure to have enough food (and enough space!) for everyone.
International Student Alumni - Open House & Reunion
Submitted by gp14 on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 5:16pm.
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 3:00pm - 5:00 pm
Contact: seun.olamosu@duke.edu
Sponsor: International House & International Council
Where: International House
2022 Campus Drive (intersection of Campus and Anderson)
Tel. 919.684.3585
Why: International House and the International Council present...
The First Annual International House OPEN HOUSE for Global Alumni
Saturday, April 12th, 2:00-4:00pm
at International House
2022 Campus Drive (intersection of Campus and Anderson)
Tel. 919.684.3585
A wonderful opportunity to connect and mingle with other international
alumni, your friends at International House and more...
For questions or concerns, please contact Seun Bello Olamosu at
seun.olamosu@duke.edu
Contact: seun.olamosu@duke.edu
Sponsor: International House & International Council
Where: International House
2022 Campus Drive (intersection of Campus and Anderson)
Tel. 919.684.3585
Why: International House and the International Council present...
The First Annual International House OPEN HOUSE for Global Alumni
Saturday, April 12th, 2:00-4:00pm
at International House
2022 Campus Drive (intersection of Campus and Anderson)
Tel. 919.684.3585
A wonderful opportunity to connect and mingle with other international
alumni, your friends at International House and more...
For questions or concerns, please contact Seun Bello Olamosu at
seun.olamosu@duke.edu
From the rainforest to the living room- a panel discussion on the sustainable furniture movement
Submitted by iav3 on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 3:32pm.
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008 - 1:00pm - 1:00 pm
Contact: Ruth Tolman ruth.tolman@duke.edu or Ian Varley ian.varley@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship and the Working Group for the Environment in Latin America
Where: FUQUA, Classroom G
Why:
Contact: Ruth Tolman ruth.tolman@duke.edu or Ian Varley ian.varley@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship and the Working Group for the Environment in Latin America
Where: FUQUA, Classroom G
Why:
Please join Gerry Cooklin, CEO of Southern Cone Trading; Susan Inglis, Executive Director for the Sustainable Furniture Council and Founder of From the Mountain and Michael Perry, Co-owner of The Passage to Civilized Living for a seminar and lunch at FUQUA's classroom G. The panelists are fresh from the High Point Furniture Annual Convention where their efforts are having an impact on industry and raising the bar for environmental stewardship. We encourage you to RSVP! Please contact: Ruth Tolman ruth.tolman@duke.edu, (919) 660-2890. See also: http://www.caseatduke.org/events
Or for more information:
Wayne Mayer wem4@duke.edu
Ian Varley iav3@duke.edu
Communities 'health' themselves - the Jamkhed model and community-based primary health care in rural India
Submitted by nw9 on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 5:47pm.
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008 - 1:00pm - 2:00 pm
Contact: Nora Dennis, nw9@duke.edu
Sponsor: International Women's Health Alliance
Where: Duke South Purple Zone, rm 0126 (large conference room). Directions from West Campus: Walk along the Academic quad away from the Chapel, past Perkins, Bostock, etc. until you come to the Davison Building entrance to Duke South.
Enter Duke South, walk past the elevator on your right and keep going down that hallway. The hall will veer right at the water fountain. Continue on the hall as it turns from carpet to tile. Go through a set of double doors and turn right. You will be walking towards a purple wall. You will find the “purple elevator” to the left of that wall. Go to the basement and turn left out of the elevator. Room 0126 will be to your right.
Why:
Contact: Nora Dennis, nw9@duke.edu
Sponsor: International Women's Health Alliance
Where: Duke South Purple Zone, rm 0126 (large conference room). Directions from West Campus: Walk along the Academic quad away from the Chapel, past Perkins, Bostock, etc. until you come to the Davison Building entrance to Duke South.
Enter Duke South, walk past the elevator on your right and keep going down that hallway. The hall will veer right at the water fountain. Continue on the hall as it turns from carpet to tile. Go through a set of double doors and turn right. You will be walking towards a purple wall. You will find the “purple elevator” to the left of that wall. Go to the basement and turn left out of the elevator. Room 0126 will be to your right.
Why:
The Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) in Jamkhed, India, has been a pioneer since 1970 in developing the principles and practice of comprehensive, community-based primary health care (CBPHC). The Jamkhed model has become internationally known as a successful, sustainable approach of building the capacity of communities to address their own health needs, through empowerment, equity, addressing root causes/social determinants (e.g. poverty, women's status, caste system), etc. We have established an international institute, where people (students, professionals & community members; from government & NGOs; national & international) from all over the world come to learn from the staff and villagers about this approach. In this presentation I will describe the Jamkhed model, including the principles of CBPHC.
Internships (US, India) and electives/courses (India) available for medical, nursing, public health, allied health students, faculty, staff.
Networking Dinner and Discussion on Poverty Alleviation and International Development, co-hosted by DMLI and RESULTS
Submitted by sbs18 on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 11:43pm.
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
Contact: Shawn Selleck
Sponsor: Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative
Where: Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse in Chapel Hill
Why:
Contact: Shawn Selleck
Sponsor: Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative
Where: Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse in Chapel Hill
Why:
The Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative is co-organizing a networking dinner and discussion on international poverty reduction with the Triangle Area Chapter of RESULTS. RESULTS is a nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. Speakers from RESULTS, the DMLI, and The ONE Campaign will be present to lead and moderate discussions as well as demonstrate how YOU can become a part of effective political change with respect to US legislation affecting international development. This will be an international pot-luck dinner and you are encouraged to share your favorite delicious international dishes with the group, so please RSVP so that we have enough food and feel free to extend invitations to your network of friends or partner organizations.
Please contact Shawn Selleck to RSVP BY APRIL 6 so that accommodations can be made for everyone and so that we are aware of what food you may bring to the dinner. You may also ask him questions. Just e-mail directly using his Net ID sbs18 on the Duke domain.
For more information on RESULTS or The ONE Campaign, visit their web sites: http://www.results.org/ and http://one.org/
Joint Meeting of the Human Rights and Global Health Working Groups
Submitted by acl5 on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 11:21am.
Date: Monday, March 24, 2008 - 8:30pm - 10:30 pm
Contact: nancy.robbins@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Center for International Studies
Where: John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Rm. 028. For directions, see http://www.jhfc.duke.edu
Why:
Contact: nancy.robbins@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Center for International Studies
Where: John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, Rm. 028. For directions, see http://www.jhfc.duke.edu
Why:
Is there a human right to health? If not, should be there be? If so, does that include a right to health care and who should provide that? This joint meeting of the GHWG and the HRWG will feature brief presentations by group members on the traditional status of "health" within international human rights law, on recent efforts to advocate for global health through a human rights framework, and on arguments that have been raised against viewing health (or, at least, health care) as a human right. Come join the discussion!
If you would like to read up before the discussion, we recommend you take a look at the 3 documents that comprise the International Bill of Human Rights (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - all available at http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs2.htm), and two brief fact sheets on health and human rights put out by the World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/hhr/HHR%20linkages.pdf and http://www.who.int/hhr/Right_to_health-factsheet.pdf).
If you expect to attend the meeting, please RSVP to Nancy Robbins (nancy.robbins@duke.edu) by 12:00 Noon on Monday, March 24th so we can order the right amount of food. See you on Monday night!
Joan Countryman: Social Challenges in the Pursuit of Education
Submitted by jdb29 on Tue, 03/18/2008 - 11:43pm.
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:00pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: av24@duke.edu
Sponsor: Society of Duke Fellows, WISER, and Duke Africa for Duke Global Health Week
Where: Perkins Library, Gothic Reading Room
Why: Joan Countryman, the first African American student to graduate from Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School in 1958, continued to make history as she taught for more than 30 years. After retiring, she was asked to become headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's new school in South Africa. In January 2007, Mrs. Countryman in the interest of sustainability, turned the position over to Nomvuyo Mzamane who is originally from South Africa.
COME HEAR THIS AMAZING WOMAN SPEAK!!! Lecture will be on how race, gender, and class negatively impact education and how she, as an administrator, has worked to overcome some of those obstacles.
Contact: av24@duke.edu
Sponsor: Society of Duke Fellows, WISER, and Duke Africa for Duke Global Health Week
Where: Perkins Library, Gothic Reading Room
Why: Joan Countryman, the first African American student to graduate from Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School in 1958, continued to make history as she taught for more than 30 years. After retiring, she was asked to become headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's new school in South Africa. In January 2007, Mrs. Countryman in the interest of sustainability, turned the position over to Nomvuyo Mzamane who is originally from South Africa.
COME HEAR THIS AMAZING WOMAN SPEAK!!! Lecture will be on how race, gender, and class negatively impact education and how she, as an administrator, has worked to overcome some of those obstacles.
Donate Eye Glasses and Sunglasses
Submitted by nhb2 on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 5:38pm.
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 5:30pm - 5:30 pm
Contact: Ninita Brown is collecting sunglasses and reading glasses for an eye center in Bihar, India with Unite for Sight
Sponsor: Unite for Sight
Where:
Why: Email me if there are any questions...ninita.brown@duke.edu
Contact: Ninita Brown is collecting sunglasses and reading glasses for an eye center in Bihar, India with Unite for Sight
Sponsor: Unite for Sight
Where:
Sharon Coward in the MRC at the medical school (Rm 0151 Duke South) will be collecting them. The phone number is 919.684.5882
Why: Email me if there are any questions...ninita.brown@duke.edu
