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An Evening of Cultural Celebration! Friday, November 6th. 6-10pm in Hiebert Lounge The International Student Organization (ISO) at BUSPH presents Boston's biggest and brightest event of the year! Get ready to shine in your international garb and dance the night away. Dishes from around the world will be served throughout the... More
A note from the BU African Studies Center: Below you will find a link to the list of institutions offering African languages both this summer and next summer. Summer 2013: http://bit.ly/AfLangSum2013 Summer 2014: http://bit.ly/AfLangSum2014 Please note that the content of these web sites will be changing weekly, as institutions add more information.
Webinar: One Acre Fund and Global Health Corps One Acre Fund is hosting a careers webinar with Global Health Corps on November 14th from 12-1 PM EDT. Global Health Corps is a fellowship organization that mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build a movement for health equity. Join us to... More
A primer of infectious disease epidemiology and welcome meet and greet event for new and continuing INCD students with Dr. Chris Gill. Students interested in joining this emphasis area are welcome as well. Wednesday, November 6th 1:00-2:00pm in CT305 Lunch provided!
American Islamic Congress Boston Center Presents: Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences In 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees worldwide. Throughout the year an average of 23,000 people each day are forced to leave their homes and seek protection elsewhere. It is estimated that 48% of refugees are women and girls. More
The APHA will be in Boston next week and there is going to be a strong international section. A number of DIH/CGHD faculty/staff will be presenting. Please see the below list of our faculty presentations…we hope to see you there! Jacob Bor: Session 285830: Cash transfers and teen pregnancy in an... More
The PamojaTogether team needs your help–Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter–and ask your friends to do the same! Pamoja Together is a student-powered global news network that tells the stories of foreign aid from the perspective of the recipient. Pamoja, the Kiswahili word for together, connects students from aid... More
Farmers are the solution to poverty and hunger. They make up the majority of the population in the world’s developing countries. And they are some of the hardest-working people on the planet. One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that invests in farmers... More
Grand Gedeh Partnerships Officer Commitment: Six month term starting immediately, with the possibility of renewal and an initial three-month probation Location: Zwedru, Grand Gedeh, Liberia, and Monrovia, Liberia Compensation: Living Stipend, with access to TH guest housing and reimbursement of travel expenses to and from Liberia deployment (including visa, vaccinations, and evacuation insurance) Apply: Applications accepted on... More
An exciting yearlong fellowship in San Francisco working on global family planning and food security. We are looking for an emerging leader who is interested in exploring the intersections between global family planning and food security for a one-year, full-time position at UCSF's Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health where they... More
Internship Title: HIV Program Internship Reports to: Deputy Chief Medical Officer/Clinical Program Officer Location: Boston (with possible travel to sites, as needed) Organizational Profile: Partners In Health (“PIH”), co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential... More
Global Health Fellows Program II Indoor Residual Spraying Intern Malaria Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Anticipated timeframe: March 2014 - August 2014: up to 6 Months Compensated Internship INT-P3-001 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative... More
One Acre Fund is a rapidly-growing NGO that helps smallholder farmers grow their own way out of poverty. We currently serve 135,000 farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania, with plans to reach more than 1.5 million by 2020. We have more than 40 job openings for positions based in a variety of locations. We are especially looking for... More
This NPR piece is a combination of TEDTalks that all look at aid work; how development programs have failed and succeeded, how we need to adjust our approaches, and how to avoid making the same mistakes we are repeating in development. http://www.npr.org/2013/10/16/235781665/haves-and-have-nots
