By Sophia Privitera and Matthew Raj | Co-Presidents
Dear friends and supporters of GlobeMed at UC,
We are just about ready to start our fall semester at the University of Cincinnati and are excited to see what our next year holds for GlobeMed at UC and our partner Social Action for Children and Women (SAW) as they continue to better the lives of Burmese migrant families on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Our GROW (grassroots on-site work) team has recently returned back from Thailand where they were completing an internship with our international partner. This year’s five GlobeMed students arrived in Mae Sot to spend a total of six weeks working with our partner, Social Action for Children and Women (SAW). During their internship, they were busy working on an Annual Report for SAW, 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. Our GROW interns attended two CHOP workshops where residents of Phop Phra and their families received important information about seasonal diseases and contraceptive use. CHOP continues to educate this population of Burmese migrant workers with the information they need to keep their communities healthy. Contributions to GlobeMed at UC fund this crucial health education program.
Finally, we would like to announce that we are moving our fundraising platform! After many years with GlobalGiving, we are transitioning to a new page on Classy, hosted by GlobeMed. The switch will take place at the end of August, so we wanted to let you know ahead of time as this GlobalGiving page will be shut down. GlobeMed at UC is so thankful for your generous and continued contributions, and we would encourage you to transfer any recurring donations to our Classy page. 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 train the future leaders in global health. Thank you for making this dream possible!
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 general 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.
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