Training Institute 2014 – The Power of Collective Impact
At Global Health Corps, we know that the scope and complexity of global health challenges means we need to engage talented people across boundaries, borders, skill sets, organizations, industries, and perspectives to effect social change. As our sixth annual Training Institute ends and our 128 new fellows head off to their respective placement organizations for […]
GHC Training 2014: Global Health and Development Overview
We’ve just wrapped up our third day of Training – what a whirlwind of ideas, energy, and new connections! The first three days of Training are dedicated to providing an overview in global health and development, since fellows join GHC from a variety of backgrounds – for many people, this is their first foray into […]
GHC’s Training Institute 2014 Has Begun!
It’s our favorite time of year at Global Health Corps! This weekend, our 128 new fellows arrived at Yale University for our annual intensive Training Institute. They join us (jetlagged but excited!) from all corners of the globe: from as far as Zambia and Nepal to as close as New Jersey and New Orleans. Over […]
We Don’t Care (or maybe we do).
My generation is commonly referred to as the “Millennials” (see also, “self-centered”, “over confident”, “entitled”, etc.) Roughly born between 1980-2000, the core of this generation is in their early 20’s-early 30’s. By this time most of us have likely held a variety of jobs, studied a variety of things, and most of us hold a […]
GHC Celebrates World Human Rights Day!
GHC Celebrates World Human Rights Day from Global Health Corps
Thoughts about my “WHY”
In my bid to stay sane and focused, I occasionally ask myself the question “why”. Why was I born? Why am I doing what I am doing now? Why do I continue to be a part of the movement towards health equity? The last three months of my life have been very eventful with reinforcing […]
GHC Welcomes Its Fifth Class of Fellows!
Today, we officially launched the fifth class of Global Health Corps Fellows at our 2013 Training Institute at Yale University! We’re so excited to welcome this global cohort of emerging leaders and celebrate a major milestone in Global Health Corps’ growth as an organization. Since 2009, Global Health Corps has grown over 450% and placed […]
Join us on Google+!
Check out our new Google+ page to get the latest news and updates on the GHC community! We’ll be using our G+ page to host hangouts, share stories and keep in touch with our friends and supporters! Add us to your circles here: https://plus.google.com/u/1/102282946821950587971
++ GHC HANGOUT NEXT WEEKEND! ++
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In Solidarity
Post by Breeanna Lorenzen When I was first applying to global health fellowships, I ran into the e-mail sign off “In Solidarity.” This confused me. I was working in a hospital in Berkeley, CA and this was a director of an NGO serving an impoverished community in Mali. We had never met and we did […]