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2010 – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
GLOBEMED at VANDERBILT
UNIVERSITY
Nashville, TN
students fighting for global health equity
Amherst College Pastoral San Salvador, El Salvador
Boston College CCC-UNSCH Ayacucho, Peru
Bucknell University KIHEFO Kabale, Uganda
Columbia University GWED-G Gulu, Uganda
Cornell University CEPAIPA Guayaquil, Ecuador
CU-Boulder Himalyan Healthcare Jawalakhel, Nepal
Depaul University ASOSAP Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Duke University Salud San Limite Siuna, Nicaragua
Florida State University ARM Orissa, India
GWU Rwanda Village Concept Project Huye District, Rwanda
Georgetown University Minga Peru Iquitos, Peru
Indiana University CEMOPLAF-Cajabamba Cajabamba, Ecuador
Lawrence University FUNPRONID Riobamba, Ecuador
Loyola University La Primavera La Primavera, Guatemala
Middlebury College Africa 2000 Network Tororo, Uganda
Northeastern University Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization Masaka, Uganda
Northwestern University The HOPE Center Ho, Ghana
Penn State University EAPSEC Chiapas, Mexico
Princeton University Jambi Hwasi Otavalo, Ecuador
Rhodes College AMOS Managua, Nicaragua
Truman State University Maison de Naissance Torbeck, Haiti
University of Chicago ASPAT Lima, Peru
UCLA Amuru Youth Center Anaka, Uganda
University of MichiganTiyatien Health
Joy-Southfield Development Corp
Zwedru, Liberia
Detroit, Michigan
UMKC KCRC Bushenyi District, Uganda
UNC-Chapel Hill Health-Alert Uganda Gulu, Uganda
University of Rochester Kallpa Iquitos Iquitos, Peru
USC Care Net Ghana Hohoe, Ghana
University of Texas-Austin Clinica Ana Manganaro Guarjila, El Salvador
Vanderbilt University Dios es Amor Lima, Peru
WashU in St. Louis UDHA Iganga, Uganda
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 MISSION STATEMENT
2 2010 – 2011 AT A GLANCE
3 ABOUT US
4 OUR PARTNER
5 OUR PROJECT
6 CAMPAIGNS
8 GLOBALHEALTHU
10 COMMUNITY BUILDING
11 GRASSROOTS ON-SITE
WORK INTERNSHIP
12 WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE
14 GLOBEMED GLOBAL
HEALTH SUMMIT
15 OUR FUTURE
16 FINANCES
17 STAY CONNECTED
18 THANK YOU
Friends, family, and fellow GlobeMedders,
This past year as co-presidents has been an
exciting time full of successes and failures, new
experiences and friendships, and a whole lot of
GlobeMed love. We would be lying if we told you the
past year didn’t include many hurdles as we navigated
university policy, recruited our very first chapter
members, and strengthened our bond with our partner.
Despite the obstacles we faced, we feel that leading a
GlobeMed chapter has been one of the most rewarding
(and fun!) periods of our lives.
Our GlobeMed campaigns, globalhealthU events, and
community building activities became the highlights of
our time on campus, and the chapter members became
some of our closest friends. As we traveled to Peru this
past July for our very first GROW trip we became fast
friends with our partner organization, Dios es Amor, and
feel so fortunate to have cultivated an enduring
relationship with an amazing organization.
We are deeply grateful for the support of our friends,
family, the GlobeMed network, and our dedicated
chapter members. It is truly remarkable to belong to
such a brilliant network that is constantly sharing
knowledge and generating discussion about our shared
passions and challenges. We hope that in the coming
years our chapter members will continue to inspire a
passion for global health and social justice both within
and extending outside of the Vanderbilt community.
We thank you all for an incredible year and for your
support in the future.
GlobeMed love,
Amanda Sarpolis and Daniela Isaza
2010-2011 Co-Presidents
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GLOBEMED AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
GLOBEMED AIMS TO
STRENGTHEN THE MOVEMENT
FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY
BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS
AND COMMUNITIES TO WORK
TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE
HEALTH OF THE IMPOVERISHED
AROUND THE WORLD.
MISSION STATEMENT
ONE BILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD LACK ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS*. EACH DAY, MORE
THAN 36,000 PEOPLE DIE PREVENTABLE DEATHS. WITHOUT ADDRESSING POVERTY AND POOR
HEALTH, WE CANNOT BREAK THIS CYCLE OF SUFFERING.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE THE PASSION AND ENERGY TO HELP TACKLE THIS CHALLENGE. GLOBEMED
AIMS TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE BY ENGAGING AND TRAINING STUDENTS TO WORK WITH GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE IMPOVERISHED. BY PARTNERING
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT POVERTY AND POOR HEALTH, WE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
THOUSANDS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TODAY AND SHAPE TOMORROW’S LEADERS
ACROSS ALL PROFESSIONS WHO WILL SHARE A DEEP COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
our vision
*World Bank, World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001).
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GlobeMed at Vanderbilt University
October 22, 2010
Fish for a Wish
During first semester we sold beta
fish and distributed brochures to
raise both money and awareness
about our partner organization.
October 7, 2010
GlobeMed Exec Board
Retreat
Early in the year we spent a day
hiking and community building in a
Nashville Park to prepare for the
year.
March 31, 2011
Mountains of Hope
Showing
To raise awareness about global
health and involve the student body,
we showed the movie Mountains of
Hope and hosted a discussion with
faculty afterward.
February 10, 2011
Gigi's Cupcakes for Dios es
Amor
Using social networking sites to
publicize both the event and our
partner we were able to sell
hundreds of cupcakes and tell
hundreds more about our
organization.
ABOUT USGlobeMed at Vanderbilt University
GlobeMed at Vanderbilt was
founded in the fall of 2010,
and was one of thirteen new
chapters that year.
In the summer of 2010
GlobeMed at Vanderbilt was
partnered with Dios es Amor,
a grassroots organization
located mainly in Lima, Peru.
Their mains aims are to
improve the education,
nutrition, and health of
surrounding communities.
Our aim this past year was
to help fund the construction
of a waiting room for a clinic
they are building in Las
Antillas, Peru.
Since our chapter started in
2010 we have recruited
twenty-one dedicated
members, raised over 5,000
dollars for our partner
project, and sent two
members on our first GROW
trip.
since our founding in, our chapter
has grown from to members.
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DIOS ES AMOR
KEY FACT: Approximately 5.3
million people in Peru dont have
access to safe water and another
9.2 million dont have access to
improved sanitation services.
KEY FACT: 34.8% of Peruvians
are under the poverty line
[About Dios es Amor]
FOUNDED IN 1970
GlobeMed at Vanderbilt's partnership with Dios es Amor began in the summer of 2010. The organization was
originally created by an Italian couple in Peru to provide a home for orphans in Lima. When the couple grew
too old to manage the organization, they turned it over to Mili and her husband Ignacio who both had a vision
to expand the organization. The mission of Dios es Amor became to positively influence human development
in the community with focuses in education, empowerment, health, and environmental sustainability using
adequate tools and covering the necessary essentials to make this possible. Now they not only house a few
young boys, but they also provide healthcare to various communities in and around Lima, meals and after
school tutoring for children in the community of La Tablada, run a recycling program that engages the
community, and have various programs to improve the self-esteem of the elderly in the area.
[WORKS IN LIMA, PERU]
POPULATION: 7,600,000
The largest issues that have come up in Peru involving the
health system is the lack of access to health care in the area.
The government has gotten involved to provide primary
health care to people who can't afford it. The problem with
this system is that people don't get seen at a convenient
time, and they often have to wait to be seen by the doctor
which can take all day. Because this is inconvenient for
people they don't go to the doctor as often. The government
has opened different clinics in impoverished areas to provide
health care. While these clinics have a great infrastructure
and have doctors, the majority of them do not have
pharmacies or provide medications. At these hospitals and
clinics people are diagnosed by doctors, but don't have
readily available treatments and often remain sick. While
some doctors are willing to go to the impoverished areas to
treat people, the majority will not because of the lack of
facilities and the conditions in the impoverished areas.
Partner Contact: Mili Castro Castillo
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GlobeMed at Vanderbilt University
[Why heath
care facilities?]Our project this year is to fund the
construction of the waiting room as part of a
new clinic in Las Antillas, Peru. The waiting
room plays an invaluable role in the
healthcare setting. It not only provides
shelter from the elements but also allows
doctors and nurses to assess the
immediate state of patients, and for the
patients to learn about health education.
Perhaps more importantly, it lends a sense
of dignity to patients who would normally be
forced to wait outside. This matter is
important to our partner because it leads to
a more responsive patient population and
better adherence to treatment plans.
Our project with Dios es Amor was to help fund the
construction of a waiting room as part of a new clinic
in Las Antillas.
The project that GlobeMed at Vanderbilt will be supporting this year is
the building of part of a basic health care clinic in Las Antillas, Peru.
The clinic is going to be built in phases, in order for the clinic to start
functioning as soon as possible. This year we helped fund the fencing
around the property and the construction of the main room which will
serve as the waiting room.
The Project will provide permanent health care for the people of that
area as opposed to the care that they currently receive only once a
month from volunteers. We hope to build off of this project and
continue to help the clinic grow. It will be clear that the project has
made an impact in the community after the clinic has been built. The
success of the project will be directly correlated to the number of
patients that are coming to the clinic and receiving care.
95FAMILIES WILL BE
POSITIVELY
IMPACTED.
$5,000TO PURCHASE
BUILDING MATERIALS: CEMENT, BRICKS,
FENCING MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS FOR THE
WAITING ROOM
CAMPAIGNS
EVENTS TITLE EVENT DESCRIPTION$ MONEY
RAISED
Fish for a Wish We sold gold fish along with food and a
bowl for $10 each. 1407.90
Individual Giving Once during the holidays and again at the
end of the year we sent out customized
cards asking for donations.
3167.64
Gigi's Cupcakes
Fundraiser
For a week around Valentine's Day we took
preorders for Gigi's cupcakes and then
delivered them to dorms.
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Bake Sale On a Thursday night we sold homemade
baked goods as people came back from
downtown Nashville.
22.19
Decades Bar Night Working with a student promoter, we
sponsored a bar night where we received
25% of the door charge.
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Campaigns are on-campus events and initiatives that raise funds for
GlobeMed partner organizations' grassroots projects abroad.
$5,291.73
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED FOR DIOS ES AMOR
IN 2010 – 2011:
In our first year on campus GlobeMed at Vanderbilt raised over $5,000 for our
partner, Dios es Amor, to help fund the waiting room of a new rural health clinic in
Peru.
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Fish For A Wish
OCTOBER 22, 2010
During a single day of sales
at several campus locations
we sold over 120 goldfish with
bowls and food. As a new
organization on campus, this
gave us a great way to get
our name out there and to
publicize for future events.
Every fish included a small
brochure about GlobeMed at
Vanderbilt and our partner,
Dios es Amor. While goldfish
have no direct association
with our partner, it was a
tremendously effective
fundraiser and provided a
means to tell hundreds of
students about our
organization.
Gigi's Cupcakes Sale
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Using a combination of
Facebook to advertise and
Survey Monkey to take
orders, we pre-sold
approximately 150 cupcakes
at $5 each. This allowed us to
ensure a profit while taking
almost no risk of losing
money. We ordered about 30
extra cupcakes and then set
up at various campus
locations where people could
either pick up pre-ordered
cupcakes or buy them on the
spot. We used this
opportunity to continue
spreading information about
our organization and our
partner in addition to raising a
significant amount of money.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR
GLOBALHEALTHU
GlobalhealthU had a successful start this year,
launching a series of discussions concerning global
health and raising awareness of healthcare
inequities.
We hosted a screening of "Mountains of Hope," a
documentary depicting the challenges health care
workers face in Lesotho's health care system, which
includes a shortage of doctors.
Everyone actively participated in our weekly
discussions, combining areas of expertise in politics,
economics, and medicine, in order to generate a
multi-dimensional view of health care inequities.
globalhealthU is a GlobeMed
designed curriculum that enables
students to develop a critical
understanding of issues in global
health and apply this knowledge
to their work with communities
around the world
23DISCUSSIONS
by the numbers
02EVENTS
07TOPICS
PHILOSOPHICAL
FRAMEWORKS OF
GLOBAL HEALTH
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
CONFLICT AND GLOBAL
HEALTH
FOOD AND NUTRITION
LGBTQ AND GLOBAL
HEALTH
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
RELIGION AND GLOBAL
HEALTH
GLOBALHEALTHU
"Mountains of Hope"
MARCH 31, 2010
Around forty chapter
members, faculty, and
students gathered in one of
Vanderbilt's auditoriums for a
screening of "Mountains of
Hope" a documentary about
AIDS and the health care
crisis in Lesotho. After the
screening, Scott Williams, a
professor at Vanderbilt who
has had experience working
with AIDS in numerous
African countries led a
discussion about the
importance of community
health workers, and the
various global health
approaches to the AIDS
epidemic.
ON – CAMPUS EVENTS
In Peru, $1 means a lot.
Here is what you could help provide:
Medical Check Up- $6
General Medical Supplies(Alcohol,
cotton, medicines, etc.)- $10
Food given at clinic- $3
Clean water at clinic- $4
Transportation for donated medical
supplies from Lima- $9
Vitamins for malnourished
individuals-$5
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
TOTAL # OF CHAPTER MEMBERS:
# OF COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS:
Community building is essential to ensuring a chapters
success. Through various retreats, parties, and chapter
excursions we were able to ensure that all of our
chapter members felt comfortable and connected with
one another. During out first executive retreat we were
able to learn about each others passion for global health
and about basic leadership skills essential to leading
our chapter. Our staff meetings involved a relaxed
atmosphere, where all members felt comfortable
sharing their opinions regarding various global health
issues and upcoming campaigns, and even funny and
embarrassing stories from the weekend. GlobeMed at
Vanderbilt's chapter is truly an integrated group of
people that not only call each other fellow
globemedders, but friends as well.
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Through service and team-building events, community and camaraderie is
fostered around global health and social justice within GlobeMed chapters, the
GlobeMed network and surrounding communities.
GROW INTERNSHIP
Through Grassroots On-site Work (GROW) internships, students make a
positive impact in the community by working alongside their partner organization
to further ongoing and new projects.
[GRASSROOTS ON-SITE WORK]
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# OF GLOBEMED GROW INTERNS:
LENGTH OF STAY:
WORK DESCRIPTION:The 2011 GROW interns work involves observing
and documenting all of the projects that Dios es
Amor has taken on, learning about their history,
and creating a strong bond with the members of
the organization. The 2011 GROW interns took on
a variety of tasks including helping to triage
patients (checking them in, height weight,
documentation etc.), helping to expand the
recycling program, soliciting various medical
companies for donations, and helping Dios es
Amor to better understand GlobeMed and our
passion for global health equity.
02
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“After countless late night chats with Mili ranging from topics of global health to our favorite foods, going out dancing with Moises and Esteban, and traveling with Violeta, it was clear our connection with Dios es Amor had become more
than a partnership, it had become a friendship. The cultivation of this relationship with our partner is going to be the driving force behind the success
of our chapter for years to come.”-- Daniela Isaza, c/o 2013
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WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
GLOBEMED AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY joined
31 other GlobeMed chapters across the nation in a
network-wide commemoration of the 3rd Annual
World Day of Social Justice on February 20, 2011,
by asking students, professors, and community
members on campus an open-ended, thought
provoking question relating to social justice.
OUR QUESTION: If you only had $1 a day what
would you spend it on?
BEHIND THE SCENES: This question was asked
as a quick thought provoker for our chapter and
those passing by. We found that food and water
were about equally represented, while health care
was extremely underrepresented in our members
answers. Before we can worry about our health, we
must worry about our survival. Food and water are
the most basic necessities of life, and if we only had
$1 we would spend it on either one of those options.
We hoped that by asking this question, and having
people see the responses that they would
understand that for many health care is not
something that is easily attainable for all. We used
chalk to write this question and the various
responses in the hopes that others passing by
would think about these issues.
If you only had
$1 a day what
would you
spend it on?
WE ASKED OVER 22 PEOPLE AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.
HERE’S HOW THEY RESPONDED >>
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
GlobeMed at Vanderbilt University asked 22 people to answer the question,
View more responses: www.imagine2030.org/wdsj
If you only had $1 a day what
would you spend it on?
PHOTO RESPONSES
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April 7 – 10 in Evanston, ILFeaturing Honorary Keynote
DR. JOIA MUKHERJEEChief Medical Officer,
Partners in Health
2011 GLOBAL HEALTH SUMMIT
“Going to summit gave me the opportunity to see an
amazing group of speakers that are at the forefront of
global health, but that was not the part that was truly
inspiring to me. The most exciting part was seeing the
tremendous dedication of current GlobeMed students and
graduated alumni. These people are not super heroes but
regular students with a true desire to change the world.
Seeing what GlobeMed students can do during their college
careers and afterward let me see that changing the world
can be a career and that I am not alone in seeking a better
tomorrow.”
-- Joey Starnes, c/o 2014
2011 DELEGATES: Daniela Isaza, Joey Starnes, Rebecca Copeland,
Amanda Sarpolis
OUR FUTURE
Our plans for the coming summer 2011 are to
strengthen the bond with our partner on GlobeMed
at Vanderbilt's very first GROW trip.
In the coming year we hope involve more of the
Vanderbilt community and our chapter in various
GlobeMed activities. We aim to do this by hosting at
least four public globalhealthU events, raising over
5,000 dollars for our partner through campaigns
that will directly educate the Vanderbilt community
about our mission and projects, and by involving the
members of the chapter in at least six community
building excursions.
By sending at least eight different chapter
members to the annual GlobeMed Leadership
institute and summit we hope to further connect
with the network, and show students how big of an
impact the network can make.
By 2015 we hope to inspire at least one hundred
GlobeMed at Vanderbilt alum to go into the world
and to continue striving for global health equity.
To help GlobeMed at Vanderbilt with their goals
please contact [email protected] or donate
online at http://www.razoo.com/story/Globe-Med-At-
Vanderbilt
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CAMPAIGN
DONATIONSOPERATIONS
TOTAL
REVENUE
Revenue
Events $2,227.05 $2227.05
Individual Giving $3,557.67 $3557.67
University Funding $250 $250
GlobeMed National
Office$500 $500
SUBTOTAL $5,784.72 $750 $6,534.72
CAMPAIGN
DONATIONS
OPERATIONS &
GRANTSTOTAL
Current Finances
Cash Reserves $784.72 $214.63 $999.35
2011-2012
University Funding$750 $750
EXISTING
BALANCE$784.72 $964.63 $1,749.35
In 2010 – 2011, GlobeMed at Vanderbilt University raised $5,784.72 for Dios esAmor to support projects in Lima, Peru.
CHAPTER FINANCES
STAY CONNECTED
Read more about our partner and project, and the GlobeMed network.
http://www.globemed.org/vanderbilt
“Like” us on Facebook to find out about upcoming events.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Globemed-at-
Vanderbilt/124995830903076
WANT TO
REACH US
IN 2011 -
2012?
CONTACT: Amanda SarpolisE-MAIL: [email protected],
Follow our blog and chime in on the discussion.
http://globemedatvandy.wordpress.com/
Check out our photos on
http://globemed.smugmug.com/GlobeMed-at-
Vanderbilt
Find our chapter on http://www.razoo.com/story/Globe-Med-At-
Vanderbilt and make a donation to support our partner and project
today.
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
A sincere thanks to the following advocates, mentors, donors, and colleagues for making
our 2010 – 2011 year a great success:
INDIVIDUALS
Brian Yaspan, Scott Williams,
Merdinger Family, Keith and Ann Sarpolis,
Jorge and Ana Isaza,Chris and Jeff Starnes,
Chris LaBazzo, Debbie Deck, Amy Starnes, Mark Starnes, Bob Starnes,
Stan Smith and Shirley Gallagher,
Debbie Lifka, Gabriel Uribe,
Co-PresidentsAmanda Sarpolis • [email protected]
Daniela Isaza • [email protected]
Directors of
globalhealthU
Tyler Merrill • [email protected]
Jennifer Miao • [email protected]
Campaign
Coordinators
Joseph Starnes • [email protected]
Meghan O'Malley • [email protected]
Directors of
Community
Building
Laura Dillon • [email protected]
Nicole Liberio• [email protected]
Director of
FinancesMargaret Pan • [email protected]
Directors of
GROW
Amanda Sarpolis • [email protected]
Daniela Isaza • [email protected]
Directors of
Communications
Rebecca Copeland • [email protected]
Ashley Kimery • [email protected]
Molly Merrill, Mary Lintel,
Beth Bathke Merit,Will Miller,
David and Joyce Dlugie, Roy and Susan Robertson,
P.M. Ellis, Robert Startnes & Clydene
Buckner,Sean Tao,
Mohammad Alauddin, Shaodan Li,
Xuanmin Wang
ORGANIZATIONS
North House,
Dean of the Commons,
Vanderbilt AcFee,
International Lens,
Gigi's Cupcakes
GlobeMed 2010 – 2011 Board of
Directors
Marjorie Craig Benton
Paurvi Bhatt
Jobi Cates
David W. Cromer, MD
Lee Greenhouse (Treasurer)
Brian T. Hanson (Chair)
Ken Lehman
Erin Linville
Peter Luckow
Jenny Merdinger
Victor Roy
Keith Sarpolis, MD (Secretary)
GlobeMed | National Office
P.O. Box 292
Evanston, IL 60204
PHONE
847.467.2143
WEBSITE
www.globemed.org
GlobeMed is a 501(c)(3) independent non-profit based in Evanston, Illinois,
with chapters at 32 universities across the United States.
