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

Andrea.insley@seattlecolleges.eduAndrea.insley@seattlecolleges.edu