5 Things Every Student Who Wants a Career in Global Health Should Know in GIFs
Maybe it was a documentary, a friend from church who came back from a mission trip to Peru or South Africa who came back with stories, or a parent who is a doctor or nurse—there are many early influences on teens that lead them to consider studying and a career path working toward global health. […]
The Power of Stories and Advocacy
One of GHC’s leadership practices – a skill we seek when recruiting, selecting, and training GHC fellows – is the ability to inspire and mobilize others in the pursuit of health equity. For our fellows to have the maximum impact on the health of the communities they serve, both during and after their GHC placements, […]
Climate Change is a Huge Barrier to Health Equity
As you read this, tens of thousands in the foothills of Mt. Rwenzori have lost their loved ones in the last two years, and their community hospital has been totally destroyed by devastating floods. Other millions are displaced from their homes in the Balkans and a quarter of Bosnia went without clean water all at […]
Choosing between rocks and mud: the privilege of prevention
Here in Uganda, we’ve finally left the rainy season behind us. We still get occasional cooler, overcast days with interspersed showers but a few weeks ago it was like clockwork: Wake up to raindrops slashing the windowpanes and drumming on rooftops… Get ready for the day, pack a rag to wipe rain and clay from […]
Resiliency and Vulnerability in Global Health Leadership
Over the past five years, we’ve learned that to effectively serve others and make an impact, global health leaders must engage in self-reflection and self-care. We are keeping those lessons in mind as we head into our annual Closing Retreat tomorrow with our outgoing class of 2013-2014 fellows who have just finished up their year […]
Buses and Beans
As the fellowship year concludes, I have been searching for a caption. Full disclosure: I don’t have one. Nor do I expect to arrive at a phrase that is inclusive of all the brilliant and challenging moments this year has been. So instead, I decided I would share a caption story. It is something small, […]
An Awkward Moment for a Year of Dignity
“Does someone want to tell me how they feel when they have their period? Or how long their period lasts?” says Rebeka Kabugho, ACODEV Project Officer, to a classroom full of adolescent girls in an effort to break the ice about menstruation. At first the girls look around the room giggling, shy to share their personal […]
A Toast to the Twenty-First Century Leaders
Leadership is a widely written and studied concept that I still struggle to define and explain exhaustively. The concept of leadership has evolved and is still evolving. I recall an era when leaders were defined primarily by outward traits. People were inevitably ushered into leadership roles if they portrayed traits of courage, intelligence, confidence, innovation […]
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 […]
A Dream Becomes a Reality
Under the mango tree they used to gather to find health solutions. These were HIV/AIDS affected and infected women of Lukojjo in Nama sub county Mukono district in Uganda. These peasants then came up with a community based organization called Mpoma Community HIV/AIDS initiative in the year 1999. The main aim of the organization was […]