By Emily Morin
Boston Network for International Development (BNID) Career Panel
The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) in partnership with Boston International, the Philanthropic Initiative and the Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is hosting a career panel at Boston University on Tuesday, October 29th. The goal for this event is to provide a forum for a panel of practitioners in the field of international development to discuss what it means to work in the field. These panelists will represent different sectors including: health, education, poverty and government work.
To RSVP please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/443175659128877/
The target audience for this event will be graduate students and young professionals who are interested in learning about working in this field. This will be a unique event where both students and professionals will be given the opportunity to listen from distinguished individuals as well as ask questions at the end of the event. If you have any questions please contact Adam Korn the Associate Director of BNID at bnid.events@gmail.com .
Our Panelists Include:
Naomi Reich – World Education
Jonathan Lawson – Partnerns in Health
Katrina Deutsch – Peace Corps
Amber Oberc – Tanzanian Children’s Fund
Professor Kevin Gallagher from the Boston University International Relations Department will be moderating the event.
- 10/29/2013, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
213 Bay State Rd. 4th Floor; Boston, MA 02215
MGH Center for Global Health Durant Fellowship Seminar Series
Check out the next seminar on 9/24! Civilian-Military Cooperation in Humanitarian Disaster Response
GHFP-II Webinar Wednesday, September 18th
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Internships and Fellowships Available with Will Brownsberger for Congress:
Internships and Fellowships Available with Will Brownsberger for Congress:
State Senator Will Brownsberger is running in the Special Election to replace Ed Markey, and our grassroots campaign is already off to a fast start.
Our campaign needs interns and fellows to help the campaign keep up its strong grassroots organization. Interns will be responsible for but not limited to coordinating volunteers, launching canvasses, and conducting trainings. In addition to the responsibilities given to interns, fellows will have the chance to assist with opposition research, campaign fundraising and finance, and campaign message development. The Intern and Fellowship program will go up until the October 15th Democratic Primary.
Interns will be expected to commit a minimum of 10 hours a week, while fellows will be asked to work at least 20 hours a week. Qualified applicants, who cannot give that commitment, will be considered for the Volunteer Leadership Program, which requires a 5 hour a week commitment. Although the campaign is based in Belmont, interns and fellows would work in the MetroWest region, as well as from their homes, so a car is not required.
The campaign can coordinate with the intern or fellow for class credit. This is a great chance to learn how a campaign works and operates, build your resume, expand your professional network by working with and learning from a campaign staff with experience in Massachusetts politics, all while have a great time!
To apply for the internship or fellowship please either send resumes to scottm@wb4congress.com or fill out an application on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sIxZxlVt9RQo6v5StpLl35AnS5ybYvvLIAMPMfJ_u6w/viewform
Boston International September event: “Assessing the technical efficiency of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia: Methods of the orphea project”
Boston International would like to invite you to our September event where Dr. Wamai will discuss his research on HIV Policy in an International Context – Assessing the technical efficiency of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia: Methods of the orphea project. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 24th starting at 6:30 PM.
About the Speaker:
Richard G. Wamai, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of public health at Northeastern University Department of African American Studies. He earned his Ph.D. in International Health and Development from the University of Helsinki Finland (2004). Prior to joining Northeastern Dr. Wamai was a research fellow in the Takemi Program in International Health at the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health. Before that, Dr. Wamai was a research associate at Oxford University Department of Social Policy. He has previously worked in a number of institutions including the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Public Policy and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the World Bank, the London School of Economics, the Nordic-Africa Institute in Sweden, and the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Dr. Wamai conducts research in the areas of HIV/AIDS (male circumcision for HIV prevention and cost efficiency of interventions), neglected and infectious tropical diseases (NTDs) (leishmaniasis) and health systems and policy, and has published widely in leading journals such as Science, Future HIV Therapy, BMC Public Health, Journal of Public Health in Africa, Am J Prev Med, JMAJ, J Community Health, AIDS Care, J Int AIDS Soc and J Law Med. He is a co-founder of the recently launched Integrated Initiative for Global Health at Northeastern University and is the recipient of the Blood:Water Mission 2012 World AIDS Day Unsung Hero Award in the company of former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
Logistics:
6:30 PM, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Hosting Venue:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (http://www.draper.com)
159 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
Parking available at 555 Technology Square, Cambridge
The red line T station is 0.4 mile from the venue.
RSVP
Tickets, which include light hors d’œuvre and drinks, are $7 and are available at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8065162117
Peace Corps Global Health Service Partnership
A great opportunity for any IH Concentrators who are also nurses and doctors: http://www.peacecorps.gov/response/globalhealth/.
Seed Global Health panel discussion and informational session
Seed Global Health invites you to -
a panel discussion and informational session describing our capacity building to human resources for health with opportunities for 1-year field placements as faculty at medical and nursing schools in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
Panel participants:
Sadath Sayeed, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Seed Global Health
Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine and Pediatrics, HMS
Pat Daoust, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Seed Global Health
Associate Director of Nursing, Center for Global Health, MGH
Thursday, October 10, 5:30-7:30pm
TMEC Walter Amphitheater. Harvard Medical School.
260 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA, 02115.
Refreshments served.
Please RSVP at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SeedGH_10_10_13
The Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) is a pioneering program that will establish a “Peace Corps for doctors and nurses,” and over time will engage other medical professions.
Physician and nurse educators work as Peace Corps Volunteers fully integrated on faculties of medical and nursing schools for one year deployments with the opportunity for renewal. Seed Global Health is the exclusive medical partner to the Peace Corps creating the most comprehensive global clinical capacity-building program to date.
Loan and debt forgiveness of up to $30,000 annually from Seed Global Health will be available. GHSP volunteers will also receive benefits as Peace Corps Response volunteers, including: monthly living stipends, transportation to and from their country of service, comprehensive medical care, a readjustment allowance and vacation days. Volunteers will also receive significant technical training, malpractice coverage and support provided by Seed Global Health.
GHSP Peace Corps Volunteers serve one-year assignments as faculty members of medical and nursing schools in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
Applications are due November 1, 2013 for July 2014 deployment.
To learn more about the program visit: http://www.seedglobalhealth.org
or contact info@seedglobalhealth.org
Google+ Hangout, Tuesday, September 17, 12 noon EST
Seed Global Health and the Global Health Service Partnership will also be participating in a Google+ Hangout conversation on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 12:00 pm EST. Pat Daoust, Seed Global Health Chief Nursing Officer, Mike Robie, Peace Corps response recruiter, and current Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) Volunteers will be present to discuss the Partnership and what it means to be a GHSP Volunteer. Those interested in the program will get the chance both to hear from and ask questions to GHSP leadership in addition to volunteers in the field. The Google + hangout will be broadcasted in real-time on YouTube and viewers are encouraged to ask questions prior to or during the discussion by either emailing them to pcresponse@peacecorps.gov or by including the hashtag #GHSP14 in their tweets.
Join the event today at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cgv16bm73h3vtc7uv03tei1fci4
Organizational Development Resource Intern for the CGHD Ethiopia NGO research project
Scope of Work – Organizational Development Resource Library
Research Intern
Organizational Development Study, Ethiopia
Center for Global Health & Development
Study Overview
The Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD) is conducting a study on the capacity of NGOs serving highly vulnerable children in Ethiopia to examine linkages between changes in NGO capacity, organizational performance and child health outcomes. This study is based on a smaller pilot study conducted in India in 2011.
The study is being conducted over the course of three years with data collection taking place between June-August in 2012, 2013, and 2014. The study has enrolled 44 local NGOs in Ethiopia serving highly vulnerable children. The majority of these NGOs are located in Addis Ababa with branch offices across Ethiopia and are receiving funds from a variety of donors, including USAID, Irish AID, CDC.
Data collection for the study consists of conducting one day assessments using the Measuring Organizational Development and Effectiveness (MODE) tool at each NGO. The MODE tool includes three different data collection tools:
- Staff survey: self-administered by all staff in the NGO and a sample of 15-20 volunteers;
- Organizational Profile: an overview of the organization’s programs, populations served, funding base and capacity building assistance received;
- Interview and Record Review: interview with the manager of the organization and a thorough review of organizational documents.
After the assessment, an individual report is developed for each NGO, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. The report also prioritizes organizational domains for capacity building and provides specific action steps to take in order to develop capacity in each domain. Although providing capacity building assistance is outside the scope of the study, NGOs have requested resources in order to address the recommendations the report provides.
Scope of Work
The Research Intern will work in Boston with the Center for Global Health & Development under the direction of the principle investigator, and will report directly to the project’s research fellow.
Overall Responsibilities
The Research Intern will conduct a thorough online search of capacity building resources, compile the sources, and design an organizational development resource library in a format as determined appropriate for the project’s needs.
Specific Responsibilities
- Online search of open access capacity building resources
- Consult experts in the field of organizational development and capacity building
- Determine quality of resources and if applicable to the Ethiopian NGO context
- Determine the best format for the resource library (e.g. webpage, USB, CD)
- Design an organizational development resource library
- Develop a plan on how to maintain the organizational development resource library
- Assist study team in disseminating the organizational development resource library to NGO partners and other stakeholders
Duration
The anticipated start date is Monday September 23rd and will end on Friday December 20th. There is the possibility for extension into 2014 if the research intern desires to join the data collection team from June-August 2013 in Ethiopia (which could fulfill the MPH practicum requirement).
Benefits
There is no monetary compensation for this position.
Please submit your CV to Elizabeth DeMare (edemare@bu.edu) if you are interested in the position.
Sign up for the Global Health & Innovation Conference ASAP!
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 11th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 13, 2014
"A Meeting of Minds"--CNN
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register during September to secure the lowest registration rate.
Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit an abstract for consideration.
