GlobeMed at the

University of Missouri – Kansas City

UMKC | Kansas City, MO

www.globemed.org/umkc

2009 - 2010 Annual Report

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GlobeMed is a national organization of university students building a movement to advance global health equity. The GlobeMed Network

currently includes 17 chapters at university campuses throughout the country and as a central office in Evanston, IL.

Our Network2009- 2010 Annual Report

President’s MessageOur MissionOur HistoryOur PartnerCampaignsglobalhealthUGrassRoots On Site WorkGlobal Health SummitOur FutureFinancesSupporters and Peer OrganizationsExecutive Board

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Table of Contents2009-2010 Annual Report

A month ago I found myself climbing the tree-topped hills of Bushenyi,towards a small house shielding the midday Ugandan sun by bricks of auburnmud and crisp straw. Out of each window, little faces peered with curiosity,excitement, and apprehension of the unknown. Soon after I wavedwith the greeting, "Agandi," a beam of white appeared acrosstheir faces, and wrinkles touched the corners of their eyes aswe were graced with the smile of such beautiful people.

Faces likes these have guided my work and passion, andhere I was, welcomed into their lives, and furthermore,empowered by their stories. This moment would nothave been possible without Globemed.

From being called “Globemed girl,” on campus to feelingthe sense of community at a benefit concert, to strikingup a conversation about Globemed with a completestranger, all these “GlobeMed moments” have beenabsolutely life altering and inspirational. My fellowGlobeMeders and I dream about the future of GlobeMedand its impact on global health inequities. Although the worldIs faced is with so many ills, we come with a secret weapon–the solidarity of our community. Whether we be categorizedas a philanthropic organization, a network of passionatestudents, a team of grassroot leaders, or a group offamilies driven to see a brighter future for theirchildren: we are all one fueled by the same dream.

We have come so far in the past year, and Ihave no doubt that our future will takeus even greater distances.

In solidarity,Melony Chakrabarty

President’s Message 2009-2010 Annual Report

GlobeMed aims to strengthen the movement for global health equity by empowering students and communities to work

together and improve the health of the impoverished around the world.

Our Mission2009-2010 Annual Report

Our History2009- 2010 Annual Report

2004:

UMKC Chapter ofGlobal Medical Relief Program Founded

• 2004-2008: Shipment of medical supplies to various Clinics

2008:

Transtion to GlobemedNetwork

• Fall 2008: First Official Partnership with Maison de Naisance (MN), Les CayesHaiti

• 2009-2010: $1,200 Campaign towards Community Health Program (MN)

2009

• September: Transition to a UMKC-wide organization

• October:

• Network's Imagine 2030 Campaign Raising $36,000

• Created the National GlobeMed Mascot: Globie

• November: New partnership with Kabwohe Clinical Research Centre

• Ongoing: Data Analysis project with MN

2010

• January: Rock for Haiti Benefit Concert

• April :First Global Olympics, and UMKC Culture Fest

• May: First Grass-Root Onsite Work (GROW) Trip

• Fall: Globemed Network is expanding to 34 chapters

• 2009-2010: $3,000 Campaign towards Learn, Plant, Grow: Pediatric Nutrition Program for those affected by/infected with HIV/AIDS (KCRC)

In 2004, a handful of medical students had the desire to make a difference in the

area of global health. By chance, they happened upon GlobeMed and identified

with similar principles to their own vision. By becoming part of this national

organization, we were able to work together and educate one other, future

building our passion for global health.

Background Photo:

GlobeMed Handshake,

representing solidarity

between our network,

chapter and partnership

Our Partner’s History 2009-2010 Annual Report

KCRC is located in the

Sheema North Constituency

Bushenyi District,

Uganda

Dr. Elioda, founder of KCRC, presenting at a

HIV workshop for school nurses

KCRC staff with Globemed Students

Name: Kabwohe Clinical Research CentreLocation: Southwestern Uganda, Bushenyi DistrictPopulation: include region’s population

• KCRC was founded in February 2004 as part of the Dr Elioda Foundation for HumanDevelopment in Kabwohe-Itendero own Council of Bushenyi District.•Dr. Elioda first launched a massive HIV Counselling and Testing program throughICOBI (Integrated Community Based Initiatives). This program recognized more than11,000 HIV positive persons in the district. This brought attention to the need of anHIV clinic in the district.• It is now Non Governmental Organization with a vision of “Realizing the dawn of anHIV free generation” and the mission of providing quality and accessible HIV/AIDSCare to the rural population Bushenyi, Uganda.

Name: Kabwohe Clinical Research Centre (KCRC)

Key Fact: From 2005 to 2008, 20% of new HIV cases wererepresented by children due to vertical transmission from themother. The child’s immediate risk in mortality or morbidity isdirectly related to the state of malnourishment. KCRC’s HIV clinic has2186 patients, 196 of whom are children.

Partner Overview: KCRC is a non-profit non-governmentalorganization guided by the vision to “realize the dawn of an HIV freegeneration.” Sixty-three staff members and forty communityvolunteers focus their passion to achieve this goal, through amultitude of programs, including:

• Disease prevention and treatment(inpatient/outpatient care)

• Community Outreaches and Accessibility to care• Support group for Orphans and Vulnerable Children• “Stay, Safe, and Smart” Secondary School Programs• Continuing Medical Education Workshops• SHEMES Health Insurance Program• Family Counseling for Discordant couples• Pre-exposure prophylaxis research

Our Partner2009-2010 Annual Report

Dr. Patrick Kabagambe

Presenting at an HIV workshop

for school nurses

Our Project2009-2010 Annual Report

Focus: Nutrition

Lives affected: 100 families

Project: Our goal was to raise $3000 to support a pediatric nutrition program for KCRC families who are affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS. This project is divided into 3 phase: Learn, Plant, Grow.

Learn:Nutrition Seminars were held for Community Volunteers. These seminars discussed the theory of nutrition (e.g. using food as medicine) and practical workshops with model gardens. These driven and enthusiastic volunteers will bring this knowledge to the families in their communities, and serve as a mentor to improve the family’s nutrition.

Plant: In August, after the rainy season concludes, seedlings will be distributed to families. These seedlings will be high-yielding and fast growing. Community Volunteers will have model gardens and they will assist families in creating their own garden. During this time, food supplements will be given to children whose health status is worsening due to malnutrition and progression of HIV/AIDs.

Grow: Monitoring and follow-up of beneficiaries will be held on a monthly basis. Children’s height and weight will be measured. Although the program’s impact is for the entire family, the benefits will be measured by monitoring these pediatric patients whose health status is worsened by HIV/AIDS, severe malnutrition, or poverty.

To learn more and see how you can be a part of this impact, donate today at www.globemed.org/umkc or send an e-mail to umkc@globemed.org!

Learn, Plant, Grow

Community VolunteersKigarama Nutrition Seminar

KCRC and GlobeMed Beneficiary House Visits

“ This year was an amazing opportunity to

expand our outlook on how fundraising and the Kansas City community can go towards

furthering our partnership at KCRC. We began integrating campaigns into our local

community, and started to build a relationship with organizations and companies in the city.

From working at the university with Kaplan, to ushering at the local Ballet, we began to

create lasting partnerships in the community that we in could go on to share with our

partnership Uganda. We aim to not only just raise money or fund projects, but instead,

create relationships with the people. We want to make our message of global equity and

healthcare one that can be shared with people of all walks of life. We want to share them with the people of UMKC, Kansas City, and

Bushenyi, and especially with anyone else who

has the will and the passion to join in.”-Matthew Goers, Campaign Coordinator

Impact: This year’s campaigns raised about $3000 this year to go towards a pediatric nutrition project. The main focus of this program was to keep children affected by HIV and AIDS in good health in order for their anti-retroviral treatment to ensure maximal health benefits.

GlobeMed Olympics

- Matt’s favorite project of the year - Event chaired by a group of driven students, and recent GlobeMed members! - Series of weekend tournaments for basketball, dodgeball, and ultimate frisbee- Over 30 participants | Raised $500 - Prizes, Gift Cards from local businesses

“Not only was it a whole lot of fun, but we were offered an amazing opportunity to raise awareness about AIDS and KCRC. We also got our mascot, Globie, into

some pretty awesome snapshots” – Matthew Goers

Campaigns2009-2010 Annual Report

Background Photo: Globie at GlobeMed Olympics

20 PEOPLE INVOLVEDTOTAL RAISED BY CHAPTER $4,985

Campaign Events2009-2010 Annual Report

Kansas City Ballet Ushering Staple event $825 Imagine 2030 Individual giving 1,600

U ball for Uganda (Basketball tournament) Staple event 200Coat Check at Dance Staple event 170

Culture Festival Awareness/staple [-]World Day of Social Justice Awareness/staple [-]

GlobeMed Olympics Staple event 500Breakfast Bakesale Staple event 160

AIDS Awareness Ribbon/Bracelets Sales Small business 30Kaplan Test – Business Sponsorship Individual giving 1,000

MSA/GlobeMed Basketball Tournament for Haiti Staple event 100Rock for Haiti ( Benefit concert ) Staple event 400

Image: Rock for HaitiBenefit Concert

“GlobalHealthU at UMKC for this year was all about educating and empowering both members and nonmembers about the numerous issues that are innately entwined in global health, whether it was politics, economics, gender disparities, or the simple yet powerful idea of equity. We wanted to take the premise that was laid down by the curriculum and create an environment in our meetings that fostered open discussion and stimulated members to think outside the figurative box. ” – Ashwini Poola, Global Health U Coordinator

By the Numbers:

16Total Number of

Discussions

02Total Number of

Speakers

Culture Festival

• Different social, ethnic, and political organizations on campus to come together and share their cultures•Educate students about our partner and the social, political, environmental, and health problems our partner faces

“Not only were we able to educate students, we also helped spark many students interest in global health.” – Salik Choudhary, Global

Health U Coordinator

Global Health U2009-2010 Annual Report

Photo: Ugandan Trivia at the Culture Fest

GROW 2009-2010 Annual Report

G r a s s R o o t s O n – s i t e W o r k

Project Title: Learn, Plant, GrowProject description: Community Based Nutrition Project for pediatric patients affected or infected with HIV/AIDSGlobeMed members: 3 Length of stay: 14 daysLessons learned:- Nutrition, Culture and Food, Food as Medicine - HIV/Malnutrition co-morbidities and prevalence in Bushenyi - Exploring the social construct of disease - Accessibility and the community based approach

“We heard their stories and tried to learn as much as possible about their lives. It is incredible how hard they work to provide food and education for their children all while dealing with HIV and poverty. “ – Hassan Rao

To walk up the rolling hills of Bushenyi and through forests of banana trees on small dirt paths littered with pot holes to come up on a little mud and straw house (the size of most peoples living rooms) in which 8 people live and survive solely on what they grow and have this HIV positive woman

while holding her baby literally say "Thank you for saving our lives" was so humbling and inspiring I can't even describe. - Salik Choudhary

2010 Global Health Summit Ubuntu & Social Justice

March 4-7, 2010

“I loved the small groups! Mainly because it gave you time to exchange ideas that have worked at other chapters while also

giving you an opportunity to meet everyone. But the best part of Summit was the workshops. They were extraordinarilyinsightful, and I can honestly say I’m more committed to working against malnutrition having had these lectures and

opportunities to talk with speakers. Ah, GlobeMed love!”– Matthew Goers

“The Summit was an amazing and uplifting experience. I got a chance to meet other college students who were

excited and believed that they could really make a difference in this world. Seeing this love and compassion

coming from these hard working individuals motivates me to do my part also.” – Solomuna Habtu

- How to use students’ passion and pragmatic realism to create a change led by grassroot communities - Planning projects from A to Z: Focusing on sustainability, community involvement, finances, and how to measuring success -Strengthening the network of students driven to see a world with global health equity and social justiceWorkshops: -- Food and Nutrition-- Women’s Health -- US Health Disparities-- HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Student Quotes

Lessons Learned

"Ubuntu is a concept that we have in our Bantu

languages at home. Ubuntu is the essence of being

a person. It means that we are people through other

people. We cannot be fully human alone.”

– Desmond Tutu

Background Image: Dr. Paul

Farmer, keyote speaker at the

2010 Summit

Our Goals for the 2010-2011 Year :

-Working with KCRC on self income-generating project for communities in Bushenyi to fund education fees- Focusing on recruitment on a diverse group of majors to strengthen our team’s holistic understanding of global health - Strengthen the relationship between members and the community in Bushenyi- Increase publicity in the Kansas City area and find private donors to support our future projects

Our Future2009-2010 Annual Report

Our past year’s success was achieved by finding an incredible team of students driven by their

passion and creativity to fight the inequities our

world faces. With this and the momentum from

the May 2010 GROW trip, there is so much

potential to increase awareness on campus as

well as in the Kansas City community.

Funds Raised

Campus Events $2385

Individual Donations $2600

Grants from GlobeMed National Office $0

University Funding (don’t include indiv grants to

travel)

$600

Total Funds Raised $ 5686

Finances2009-2010 Annual Report

Dear,

Thank you so much for your support over the year, our accomplishments would not

have been possible without you!

In Solidarity,

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Our Supporters2009-2010 Annual Report

Cheesecake Factory

Costentino’s

Foo’s Frozen Custard

Fric&Frac

Gordon Biersh

Alpha Phi Omega

College Republicans

Diversity Outreach Team

(UMKC Student Life Office )

Dr. Lynda Payne, Medical

Humanities and Bioethics

Dr. Nicholas Comninellis,

INMED

Muslim Student Association

Pakistani Student Association

UMKC Libraries Cultural

Celebration Committee

UMKC Medical Student

Advisory Committee

Kaplan

KC Juice

J’adore

Joes Pizza

Miami Ice

Laura Little’s

Starkers

Tea Drop

Position Name Email

President Melony Chakrabarty melony.chakrabarty@gmail.com

Vice President Shaun Mohan svmf2b@mail.umkc.edu

Campaign Coordinator Matthew Goers goersmatthew@gmail.com

Co-globalhealthU Coordinator Salik Choudhary, Ashwini Poola salik.c@gmail.com, poolashwini@gmail.com

Director of Communications, Mascot: Globie Katrina Abella kpa4408@gmail.com

Director of Finances Hassan Rao h.rao89@gmail.com

Community Builder Laura Schoenegberg lasvx4@mail.umkc.edu

Executive Board2009-2010 Annual Report