Healthcare and Education for Burmese Immigrants

Dear friends and supporters of GlobeMed at UC,

We have just wrapped up an outstanding spring semester at the University of Cincinnati, and are excited to see what our next year holds as we look back on all that we’ve accomplished in the past year. The work that we have carried out this year—with your important and continued support—has ensured that our partner, Social Action for Children and Women (SAW), can continue to better the lives of Burmese migrant families and children on the Thai-Burma border.

First off, you are hearing from some new voices! We are greatly humbled to be following in the footsteps of our outgoing co-presidents Emily Kim and Anna Layman who have led our organization to reach new heights. Now, Sophia Privitera and Matthew Raj are honored to take the responsibility of co-presidency for the 2019-2020 year and are excited to implement reforms we see as important for capacity building and preserving institutional memory in our chapter. Going into the rest of the summer and the fall, we hope to build a tight-knit community within our chapter and with SAW, explore ways to build partnerships within our local Cincinnati community, and develop fair and transparent procedures for future chapters of GlobeMed at UC. We humbly ask for your support throughout the next several months as our chapter and partnership continue to grow.

We are thrilled to announce that fundraising efforts for this year resulted in over $15,000 being raised! GlobeMed at UC is so thankful for your generous contributions. Without your help, this wouldn’t have been possible! Each and every donor that supports GlobeMed at UC plays a crucial role in providing healthcare for migrants in Mae Sot. We are grateful to have your support for our mission to not only promote health equity, but also to train the future leaders in global health. Thank you for making this dream possible!

Our GROW (grassroots on-site work) team recently landed in Thailand to begin their internship with our international partner. This year’s GROW interns were recent UC grad and GROW coordinator, Aswin Bikkani; our new co-president, Matthew Raj; GlobeMed at UC’s design director, Renner; our Partnerships Coordinator, Ellena Privitera; and our Campaigns Coordinator, Sachika Singh. These five GlobeMed students have already arrived in Mae Sot, where they will spend a total of six weeks working with our partner, Social Action for Women (SAW). During their internship, they have been busy working on an Annual Report for SAW, are collecting promotional multimedia, teaching English to students living in SAW shelters, and evaluating the Community Health Outreach Program (CHOP). CHOP programming provides health education and family planning workshops in the rural farming regions of Phop Phra. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you never learned the importance of hand washing? What if no one in your town knew how or why to use a condom? Without health education, many communities, such as the migrants in the Phop Phra region, would suffer. CHOP fills that gap by providing people with the information they need to keep their communities healthy. Contributions to GlobeMed at UC fund this crucial health education program.

We are so grateful for your continued support of GlobeMed at UC. If you’d like to get more involved, we welcome you to come to our annual Benefit Dinner! Other event information, as well as Benefit Dinner and GROW team updates, will be posted on our student-made webpage. If you have any other inquiries, don’t hesitate to email us at ucin@globmed.org. We are excited to see what this year will bring for GlobeMed, and we are thankful to have you along for the journey.

Yours in Health,

Sophia Privitera and Matthew Raj

GlobeMed at UC Co-Presidents

Links:

• Check out our student-made website!
• Check out our instagram!
• GlobeMed Global Headquarters

Dear supporters of GlobeMed at UCincinnati,

We have been very busy lately, and we're excited to update you on everything we've been up to.

1. We just got back from GlobeMed's Annual Summit! We learned so much from other chapters and had the privilege to meet inspiring global health leaders. Thank you to Priya, Elizabeth, and the rest of the GlobeMed HQ team for organizing such an amazing weekend.

2. We are organizing our 6th Annual Benefit Dinner on March 29th, 2019 at The Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati from 6pm-9:30pm. Our speakers include Dr. Kate York, director of Global Health Nursing, and Juliana Madzia, GlobeMed at UC alum and current University of Cincinnati MD/PhD candidate. We will also be hosting a silent auction, cocktail hour, and exhibitions Consider buying or sponsoring a ticket here.

3. Through our individual giving campaign alone, we have so far raised over $4600 for SAW. We would like to thank everyone who has donated so far immensely for their help and dedication, and we would encourage anyone who has a passion for SAW, social justice, GlobeMed at UC, students, or global health to donate towards this campaign. Our ultimate goal is $6000, and we're so close!

4. Co-President Elections are coming up very soon. Although Anna and I have enjoyed this year immensely, the next report that you receive will be from new co-presidents. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us through this journey together, and although this chapter of our lives will be coming to a close, our memories and friendships will last a lifetime. 

Once again, thank you for your continued support. You all have been so generous, and we could not ask for a better network. 

Yours in health,

Anna and Emily

Links:

• Come to our Benefit Dinner!
• What is Summit? Check it out here.