CGIU 2012

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   Thu, Mar 29 2012 20:00:00
2. On Friday, GlobeMed at The George Washington University was in attendance for the opening plenary, held in the Smith Center.  Both of our commitments, centered around our partner organization, the RVCP, were in attendance for the evening.  Speakers including President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and Usher participated in a panel discussing community service. 
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   “What you’re doing can change the lives of thousands & thousands of
   people.” – President Clinton at #CGIU 2012

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   “Giving back is the way to make the world work better.” – Madeleine Albright at #CGIU. Watch live: live.cgiu.org

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8. On Saturday, the GlobeMed members attended a conversation about the youth in global health and how the youth can affect change. Both Maya Cohen, the executive director of GlobeMed and Vincent Ndebwanimana, an advisor for the Rwanda Village Concept Program participated in the panel and discussed the ways youth involve themselves in the global health discussion.
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   “This is something that unites the entire human species” -Maya Cohen #CGIU #GlobeMed #GWU

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   Sat, Mar 31 2012 10:28:01

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    Vincent at #CGIU #RVCP #GWU http://pic.twitter.com/6Kdlxuoq

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12. Later in the day, for the afternoon and evening plenary sessions, panelists discussed futurenomics and the future directions of foreign aid and sustainability.  In the evening, CGIU attendees participated in a conversation with President Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”
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    “The one thing that breaks that cycle of poverty is education” #CGIU #GWU http://pic.twitter.com/9t9s8p4q

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Happy International Women’s Day!

International Women’s Day is a holiday which has been celebrated since the early 1900s. The day, March 8th, serves as a day of awareness and appreciation for women’s rights and equality.  Originally called the International Conference of Working Women, the day calls for equality, especially in the workplace, concerning wages and other career-focused interests.

In Rwanda especially, where the ratio of women to men is one of the highest in the world, International Women’s Day is an important celebration.  Although MHEP and the RVCP don’t specifically hold an International Women’s Day event, our maternal health education courses and our microfinance program educate and empower women to be responsible for their own choices, both physically and financially.

For more information, make sure to take a look at: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp

Also, for a more general, more succinct view of what an empowered woman looks like, take a look at this video: