By Matthew Dulas | Brief History of GlobeMed at Northwestern
GlobeMed at Northwestern was the founding chapter of the GlobeMed organization. It was founded in 2007 after a group of Northwestern students, recognizing the necessity of sustained partnership and structural development in meaningful international aid, partnered with the H.O.P.E. Center in Ho, Ghana. The H.O.P.E. Centre implemented a soya nutrition program, sexual health outreach workshops, and built a strong foundation of health clinic services for the surrounding community. Since then, GlobeMed has risen as a national network of 56 chapters working on over 200 projects on varying health topics. GlobeMed at Northwestern concluded its partnership with the H.O.P.E. Centre after it successfully gained government funding to expand its programs and services. We were re-partnered with the Adonai Child Development Centre in Namugoga, Uganda in 2012 and including summer 2014, we will have taken nine GROW trips: four at the Adonai Child Development Centre and six at the H.O.P.E. Centre.
Since 2008, the Northwestern GlobeMed chapter has averaged around 30 active members per year, with the interest in global health and GlobeMed continuing to grow and strengthen on campus. On campus, we host weekly chapter meetings, quarterly and annual fundraising campaigns, awareness events, community building programming, and more. We also connect with other GlobeMed chapters around the country through programming put on by GlobeMed National Office, including GlobeMed National Summit, the Leadership Institute, GROW Institute, and more.
Over the past five years, we have raised over $40,000 for the Adonai Center and have seen the installation of water purification systems and water tanks that provide clean, accessible water for hundreds of surrounding individuals in the community. The recently constructed health center was funded with money raised by GlobeMed at Northwestern, and provides health services for the entire community. GlobeMed at Northwestern is excited to continue to support Adonai Centre programs and work together with its staff to achieve our joint goal of self-sustainability and growth for the entire Namugoga community.
By Shruti Africawala | Director of Finance
By Shruti Africawala | Director of Finance
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