Transcript GLOBAL IMPACT 2007

International
Service
Learning in
the
Developing
World
Peru Quest
Vietnam Village Trek
Explore India
> Seattle College District students,
faculty and staff
> partnering with Seattle-area
medical, educational and serviceoriented community organizations
> to deliver global health-related
volunteer service in developing
countries.
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Provide opportunities to expand our world—beyond typical
study abroad locations in Europe or Australia.
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Service learning (volunteering with reflection) changes
lives.
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SCD has over 15 allied health programs (BSN, RN, LPN,
Dental Hygiene…) programs on all 3 campuses.
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Seattle has outstanding medical and educational
institutions.
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Seattle-area professionals and community members have
demonstrated interest and experience in volunteering time
and expertise in the developing world.
There is a great deal of need in the world today.
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SCD students/staff
Partner institution
students/staff
Healthcare professionals
Other community members
Age range 18-80
Clinical
Healthcare
Medical /Dental
Clinics, Medication,
Fluoride Varnish
Preventive Education
Nutrition, oral hygiene, pre-natal care,
hand washing, HIV/AIDS prevention,
etc.
Infrastructure Development
Water filters, clean-burning stoves, sustainable
agriculture, composting, etc.
Our volunteers will develop skills and grow in awareness and
appreciation in the following areas:
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Begin to understand and appreciate
cultural and socio-economic diversity
Effective communication with non-native
English speakers
Providing services to non-western
populations, including adaptation to
culture and values
Begin to learn to triage
Embracing the value of lifelong service to
the local and global community
Our clients will be positively “impacted” by volunteers in the
following ways:
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Self-identified community needs are
addressed
Immediate diagnostics, care/services
Recommendation/referrals for further
treatment and assistance
Preventative education, enhanced
infrastructure
Can report that they have been treated
with respect and dignity, will gain trust in
care providers/volunteers
Improved ability to communicate future
needs.
Vietnam Village Trek
August 23 – September 2
While trekking in the mountains to villages in
the Mai Chau highlands, will be working with
rural communities.
We will be setting up health
clinics and fluoride varnish
treatments. We will be
educating locals on oral
hygiene and hand-washing.
Infrastructure projects will
include installing water filters,
and constructing
hygiene/sanitation resources.
Peru Quest: Sacred Valley of the Incas
August 22 thru Sept 5, 2015
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Medical/Dental: acute care;
exams and testing, fluoride
varnish, exams and extractions
Education: puppetry and posters
in local schools: nutrition, hand
washing, and oral hygiene.
Community Infrastructure
Development: installing clean
burning stoves and water filters
OPTIONAL TRIP TO
MACHU PICCHU
Clean Burning Stove Installation
3,000 stoves installed in homes in 40 communities around the Sacred
Valley
The benefits are astounding:
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20%-60% reduction of firewood and
other fuel consumption
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Reduction in indoor smoke
inhalation
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12% increase in lung capacity after
three months
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Higher fuel efficiency provides faster
cooking times
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Cost-effective & efficient method of
cooking helps families to work
against the cycle of poverty
Explore India
August 22 – September 5
Our program is located in Goa.
Goa is a beautiful, coastal tourist
center in India, but we will be
working in the slums and in poor
fishing villages.
Medical camps, health education,
public health infrastructure
Experience India 2015 is in Partnership with IDEX
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Questions?
Sign up? GI website w $200 deposit
Full Payment Due? July 1
Program Fee Cost : Ranges from
$1695 to $1995 +
international airfare.
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Scholarships? March 1 deadline; range from $500-$1,500;
application on website
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Orientation/Training
July 11–9am to 4pm
www.seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact
Tam Nguyen (north)
[email protected]
Megan Sears (south)
[email protected]
Christina Meares (central)
[email protected]