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GLOBAL IMPACT 2012

GLOBAL IMPACT 2012. Peru Quest Vietnam Village Trek Tanzania Expedition Not offered in 2012: Experience Rajasthan India. What is Global Impact?. Seattle Community College District students, faculty and staff

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GLOBAL IMPACT 2012

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  1. GLOBAL IMPACT 2012 Peru Quest Vietnam Village Trek Tanzania Expedition Not offered in 2012: Experience Rajasthan India

  2. What is Global Impact? Seattle Community College District students, faculty and staff partnering with Seattle-area medical, educational and service-oriented community organizations to deliver global health-related volunteer service in developing countries. Global Impact began in 2006.

  3. Why Global Impact?International Service Learning in the Developing World • Provide opportunities to expand our world—beyond typical study abroad locations such as London, Paris and Florence. • Service learning (volunteering with reflection) changes lives. • SCCD has 15 allied health programs (RN, LPN, Dental Hygiene…) programs on all 3 campuses. • Seattle has outstanding medical and educational institutions. • Seattle-area professionals and community members have demonstrated interest and experience in volunteering time and expertise in the developing world. • There is a great deal of need in the world today.

  4. Typical Global Impact ModelPeru Vietnam Tanzania India 50% SCCD students/staff/faculty 50% Healthcare professionals, other university students/professors and other community members TOTAL: 50-70 participants

  5. CLINICAL HEALTHCARE Medical /Dental Clinics Medication Flouride Varnish , PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION: NUTRITION, ORAL HYGIENE, PRE-NATAL CARE, HAND WASHING, HIV/AIDS Prevention, etc COMMUNITY / VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: WATER FILTERS, CLEAN BURNING STOVES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, COMPOSTING etc TYPES OF GLOBAL IMPACT HEALTHCARE- ORIENTED PROJECTS

  6. Goals for Global Impact Volunteers Our volunteers will develop skills and grow in awareness and appreciation in the following areas: Begin to understand and appreciate cultural and socio-economic diversity Effective communication with non-native English speakers Providing services to non-western populations, including adaptation to culture and values Begin to learn to triage Embracing the value of lifelong service to the local and global community

  7. Goals for our Impact on Clients Abroad The clients will be positively “impacted” by volunteers in the following ways: Self-identified community needs are addressed Immediate diagnostics, care/services Recommendation/referrals for further treatment and assistance Preventative education, enhanced infrastructure Clients and community leaders will report that they have been treated with respect and dignity, will gain trust in care providers/volunteers Clients and community leaders will have improved ability to communicate future needs.

  8. TANZANIA Expedition Participants can choose to participate in an optional weekend safari In Partnership with the Green Foundation

  9. Tengeru Village, Tanzania: Projects Medical/Dental Project: hospital, local dental clinic outreach Education: special needs elementary school; teaching English; HIV awareness Community Infrastructure: GREEN PROJECTSustainable agriculture @ Tengeru Agriculture College; building garden plots at orphanages

  10. Vietnam Village Trek Trekking in the mountains to villages in Mai Chau Highlands… Medical Project:medical clinics in villages; 2011 over 1,800 patients; fluoride varnish treatment applied to hundreds of children's’ teeth to prevent decay. Education: oral hygiene, hand washing Village Infrastructure Project:Water filters in homes, hygiene/sanitation construction projects

  11. Global Impact 2011: Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru Over half of Peru's 25 million people live in poverty, making it one of the poorest countries in South America. In Partnership with Pro-World Service Corp OPTIONAL TRIP TO MACHU PICCHU!

  12. Peru Quest Projects Medical/Dental: acute care; exams and testing, flouride varnish, exams and extractions Education: puppetry and posters in local schools: nutrition, hand washing, and oral hygiene. Community Infrastructure Development: installing clean burning stoves and water filters

  13. Global Impact Partner: Pro World PeruClean Burning Stove Installation3,000 stoves installed in homes in 40 communities around the Sacred Valley The benefits are astounding: • 20%-60% reduction of firewood and other fuel consumption • Reduction in indoor smoke inhalation • 12% increase in lung capacity after three months • Higher fuel efficiency provides faster cooking times • Cost-effective & efficient method of cooking helps families to work against the cycle of poverty

  14. Common Qs Sign up? GI website w $200 deposit Full Payment Due? July 1 Program Fee Cost : Fees range from $1,500-$1,850. See website for each program fee. Scholarships? March 1 deadline; range from $500-$1,000; application on website Fundraising? SCCD website links to ideas Orientation/Training June 30 –9am to 4pm

  15. GLOBAL IMPACT www.seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact Andrea.insley@seattlecolleges.edu

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