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GLOBAL IMPACT 2012GLOBAL IMPACT 2012
Peru QuestPeru QuestVietnam Village TrekVietnam Village TrekTanzania ExpeditionTanzania Expedition
Not offered in 2012: Not offered in 2012: Experience Rajasthan IndiaExperience Rajasthan India
WhatWhat is Global Impact? is Global Impact?
Seattle Community College District Seattle Community College District students, faculty and staff students, faculty and staff
partnering with Seattle-area medical, partnering with Seattle-area medical, educational and service-oriented educational and service-oriented community organizations community organizations
to deliver global health-related to deliver global health-related volunteer service in developing volunteer service in developing countries.countries.Global Impact began in 2006.
Why Global Impact?Why Global Impact?International Service Learning in the International Service Learning in the
Developing WorldDeveloping World
Provide opportunities to expand our world—beyond typical Provide opportunities to expand our world—beyond typical study abroad locations such as London, Paris and Florence. study abroad locations such as London, Paris and Florence.
Service learning (volunteering with reflection) changes Service learning (volunteering with reflection) changes lives.lives.
SCCD has 15 allied health programs (RN, LPN, Dental SCCD has 15 allied health programs (RN, LPN, Dental Hygiene…) programs on all 3 campuses.Hygiene…) programs on all 3 campuses.
Seattle has outstanding medical and educational Seattle has outstanding medical and educational institutions.institutions.
Seattle-area professionals and community members have Seattle-area professionals and community members have demonstrated interest and experience in volunteering time demonstrated interest and experience in volunteering time and expertise in the developing world.and expertise in the developing world.
There is a great deal of need in the world today.There is a great deal of need in the world today.
Typical Global Impact ModelTypical Global Impact ModelPeru Vietnam Tanzania IndiaPeru Vietnam Tanzania India
50% SCCD students/staff/faculty 50% SCCD students/staff/faculty
50% Healthcare professionals, other university50% Healthcare professionals, other university
students/professors and other communitystudents/professors and other community
membersmembers
TOTAL: 50-70 participantsTOTAL: 50-70 participants
CLINICALHEALTHCARE Medical /Dental
ClinicsMedicationFlouride Varnish,
PREVENTATIVEEDUCATION:
NUTRITION, ORAL HYGIENE, PRE-NATAL CARE, HAND
WASHING, HIV/AIDS Prevention, etc
COMMUNITY / VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT:
WATER FILTERS, CLEAN BURNING STOVES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, COMPOSTING etc
TYPES OF
GLOBAL IMPACT
HEALTHCARE-
ORIENTEDPROJECTS
Goals for Global Impact Volunteers Goals for Global Impact Volunteers
Our volunteers will develop skills and grow in awareness and Our volunteers will develop skills and grow in awareness and appreciation in the following areas:appreciation in the following areas:
Begin to understand and appreciate cultural Begin to understand and appreciate cultural and socio-economic diversityand socio-economic diversity
Effective communication with non-native Effective communication with non-native English speakersEnglish speakers
Providing services to non-western Providing services to non-western populations, including adaptation to culture populations, including adaptation to culture and valuesand values
Begin to learn to triageBegin to learn to triage Embracing the value of lifelong service to Embracing the value of lifelong service to
the local and global communitythe local and global community
Goals for our Goals for our ImpactImpact on Clients on Clients AbroadAbroad
The clients will be positively “impacted” by volunteers in the The clients will be positively “impacted” by volunteers in the following ways:following ways:
Self-identified community needs are addressedSelf-identified community needs are addressed Immediate diagnostics, care/servicesImmediate diagnostics, care/services Recommendation/referrals for further treatment and Recommendation/referrals for further treatment and
assistanceassistance Preventative education, enhanced infrastructurePreventative education, enhanced infrastructure Clients and community leaders will report that they Clients and community leaders will report that they
have been treated with respect and dignity, will gain have been treated with respect and dignity, will gain trust in care providers/volunteers trust in care providers/volunteers
Clients and community leaders will have improved Clients and community leaders will have improved ability to communicate future needs.ability to communicate future needs.
TANZANIA ExpeditionTANZANIA ExpeditionParticipants can choose to
participate in an optional
weekend safari
In Partnership with the Green Foundation
Tengeru Village, Tanzania: ProjectsTengeru Village, Tanzania: Projects
1.1. Medical/Dental Medical/Dental Project: Project: hospital, local hospital, local dental clinic outreachdental clinic outreach
2.2. Education: Education: special special needs elementary school; needs elementary school; teaching English; HIV teaching English; HIV awarenessawareness
3.3. Community Community Infrastructure: Infrastructure:
GREEN PROJECTGREEN PROJECT Sustainable agriculture @ Sustainable agriculture @ Tengeru Agriculture Tengeru Agriculture College; building garden College; building garden plots at orphanagesplots at orphanages
Vietnam Village TrekVietnam Village Trek
Trekking in the mountains toTrekking in the mountains tovillages in Mai Chau villages in Mai Chau
Highlands…Highlands…
Medical Project:Medical Project: medical clinics in villages; 2011 over 1,800 patients; fluoride varnish treatment applied to hundreds of children's’ teeth to prevent decay.
Education:Education: oral hygiene, hand washing
Village Infrastructure Project:Village Infrastructure Project: Water filters in homes, hygiene/sanitation construction projects
Global Impact 2011: Global Impact 2011: Sacred Valley of the Incas, PeruSacred Valley of the Incas, Peru
Over half of Peru's 25 millionOver half of Peru's 25 million
people live in poverty,people live in poverty,
making it one of the poorestmaking it one of the poorest
countries in South America.countries in South America.
In Partnership with
Pro-World Service Corp
OPTIONAL TRIP TO
MACHU PICCHU!
Peru Quest ProjectsPeru Quest Projects
1.1. Medical/Dental:Medical/Dental: acute care; acute care; exams and testing, flouride exams and testing, flouride varnish, exams and varnish, exams and extractionsextractions
2.2. Education:Education: puppetry and puppetry and posters in local schools: posters in local schools: nutrition, hand washing, and nutrition, hand washing, and oral hygiene.oral hygiene.
3.3. Community InfrastructureCommunity Infrastructure
Development:Development: installing clean installing clean burning stoves and water filtersburning stoves and water filters
Global Impact Partner: Pro World PeruClean Burning Stove Installation
3,000 stoves installed in homes in 40 communities around the Sacred Valley
The benefits are astounding:
20%-60% reduction of firewood and other fuel consumption
Reduction in indoor smoke inhalation
12% increase in lung capacity after three months
Higher fuel efficiency provides faster cooking times
Cost-effective & efficient method of cooking helps families to work against the cycle of poverty
Common QsCommon Qs Sign up? Sign up? GI website w $200 depositGI website w $200 deposit
Full Payment Due? Full Payment Due? July 1July 1
Program Fee Cost : Program Fee Cost : Fees range from $1,500-Fees range from $1,500-$1,850. See website for each program fee.$1,850. See website for each program fee.
Scholarships? Scholarships? March 1 deadline; range from $500-March 1 deadline; range from $500-$1,000; application on website$1,000; application on website
Fundraising? Fundraising? SCCD website links to ideasSCCD website links to ideas
Orientation/Training Orientation/Training June 30 –9am to 4pmJune 30 –9am to 4pm
GLOBAL IMPACTGLOBAL IMPACT
www.seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact
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