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HONDURAS AND PANAMA are the current focus of GlobaBrigades, where more than 4,000 student volunteers and

professionals travel annually to implement health andsustainable development solutions in under resourced villagesThe communities are selected based on need related to ouprograms, their desire to partner, and the ability for GBdirectors to follow-up and measure success.

Important Statistics about our Community Partners:

Typically no health professionals within a 20 mile radius

Average family income is less than $1 a day

Average level of education is 5th grade

Most families have less than 3 gallons of water per day

ne week program feesonduras $750 + airfareanama $850 + airfare

Meals Lodging In-country travel

Brigade coordinators

igade Dates:ater Brigade: May 24

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DS Brigade: August 2010icrofinanceBrigade: Winter, Spring, Summer 2011

TO GET INVOLVED E-mail:AIDS Brigades: [email protected] Brigades: [email protected] Brigades: [email protected]

www.globalbrigades.org

AIDS BRIGADESGlobal AIDS Brigades provides HIV rapid testing and counseling to rura

villagers in developing countries and pursues an awareness initiative to

statistically at-risk populations. On-campus activities include events su

an AIDS panel and a red-ribbon campaign, weekly volunteering at Leew

(HIV clinic), and volunteer and research opportunities with HIV/AIDS-

oriented organizations such as Hispanos Unidos and AIDS Project New

Haven. AIDS Brigades has been working with undergraduate and gradu

students at Yale and NYU, CIRA, HIV clinics, professors, and other AIDS

organizations to materialize its unique vision.

WATER BRIGADESGlobal Water Brigades (GWB) designs and implements water systems t

prevent communicable illnesses in communities with limited access to

clean water. Student volunteers and engineers travel annually to

implement our community-based water projects with our local partner

Our in-country team members work with water experts and communit

leaders to design large-scale water systems for the entire community.

the water system is blueprinted, volunteers work side-by-side with

community members to implement and provide the education for

maintenance through the creation of community water counsels.

Between brigades our in-country team insures that the water counsels

functioning and have the necessary funding to perpetuate the longevit

the systems created.

MICROFINANCE BRIGADESMicrofinance Brigades (MFB) provides poverty-stricken communities in

developing world with the educational, financial, and organizational

resources necessary to sustainably drive their own economic developm

MFB volunteers help the under resourced in remote villages build their

businesses, ensure against emergencies, and fund community projects

partnering with other international organizations in microfinance and

agriculture, MFB provides the financial backing technical support to cre

and strengthen independent community banks. As mechanisms for soc

and economic change, these banks are then empowered to perpetuat

other community projects facilitated by Global Brigades volunteers. Th

grass-roots approach advances communities away from dependence o

outside aid and towards self-reliance.


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What We Doternational traveling experience to Honduras

Summer 2010: 1-week in August,

determined by participants preference

Application due March 1.

ands-on medical and public health experiences

Will be able to shadow doctors both in

New Haven and in Honduras

Will have experience in HIV-testing andcounseling

vents on campus

Sex Week Tuesdays event

Developments in Safer Sex

AIDS Panel with AIDS activist Gregg

Gonsalves, Director of AIDS Project New

Haven Chris Cole, Executive Director of

Leeway Martha Dale (Date to be

announced)

Red-ribbon campaignWeekly volunteering at Leeway (New Haven HIV clinic)

Fridays at 1:30, meet at Phelps Gate

Monthly newsletter

Updates on AIDS Brigades, Global

Brigades, and volunteer/research

opportunities with AIDS/HIV related

organizations at Yale and in New Haven

ollaboration with other AIDS/HIV related

rganizations on campus and in New Haven

Hispanos Unidos: Volunteeropportunities leading support groups,

summer camp, etc.

AIDS Project New Haven: Research on

providing HIV testing at gay bars and

mobile testing

AIDS Walk New Haven

Leeway

MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

So how do you get started? E-mail [email protected] to sign up for our

panelist, or for more information

Apply for summer trip to Honduras by March 1 (e-

[email protected] for application)

Come volunteer on Friday at Leeway

Watch out for future events and our website

Come to AIDS Brigades Executive Board meetings

Sundays at 6:30pm in the Stiles Common Room

2009 Highlights Fiscal sponsorship by Global Brigades

Partnerships with CIRA, Public Health Coalition,

Hispanos Unidos, and AIDS Walk New Haven

400+ HIV rapid tests, hand sanitizers, gloves, finger

lancets donated

AIDS awareness materials donated

Successful fundraising

Our Partners

Global Brigades: Global Brigades is the worlds largest student-leglobal health and sustainable development organization. Compris

secular, international service programs, GB mobilizsse student

volunteers and professionals to empower communities in develo

countries with programs that improve quality of life while respect

local culture. (www.globalbrigades.org)

CIRA: CIRA's mission is to support the conduct of interdisciplinary

research focused on the prevention of HIV infection and the redu

of negative consequences of HIV disease in vulnerable and

underserved populations nationally and abroad.

(http://cira.med.yale.edu/)

Public Health Coalition: Public Health Coalition is an organization

aims to be a catalyst for public health action in New Haven and ar

the world; PHC sponsors speakers, organizes events, and serves acoordinating center for public health groups on campus.

(http://yalestation.yale.edu/publichealth/).

Leeway: Leeway helps people living with HIV/AIDS revive, reclaim

renew their lives. Leeway provide intensive medical, nursing, and

behavioral health services , focusing on the best possible quality o

and growth of body, mind, and spirit. (http://www.leeway.net/)

Hispanos Unidos: Hispanos Unidos promotes health and well-bei

the Latino community and other disenfranchised populations thro

education, prevention, care and advocacy. (http://www.hispanos

unidos.org/frame3.html)

According to the WHO, there are more than 33.4 million people living with HIV todawith more than 2.7 new cases of HIV each year.


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Global Water Brigades (GWB) designs and implements wasystems to prevent communicable illnesses in communities w

limited access to clean water. Our current focus is in Central Amer

where hundreds of student volunteers and engineers travel annua

to implement our community-based water projects with our lo

partners. Our in-country team members work with water experts a

community leaders to design large scale water systems for the ent

community. Once the water system is blueprinted, volunteers w

side-by-side with community members to implement and provide t

education for maintenance through the creation of community wa

counsels. Between brigades our in-country team insures that water counsels are functioning and have the necessary funding

perpetuate the longevity of the systems created.

Honduras is the current focus of Water Brigades, where more th3,000 annual student volunteers and professionals travel to implem

clean water systems in under resourced communities. Communit

are selected on an extensive study based on need, access to cle

water and include a collection of information to create basel

demographic information.

Important Statistics about our Community Partners:

Typical families have less than 3 gallons of water per day to us 80% of population have been infected with parasites this year

Typically no doctors within a 20 mile radius

Average family income is less than $1 a day

A one week Water Brigade provides volunteers with opportunity to make a tangible impact to improve water access

quality in under resourced communities while getting hands

experience in the field of engineering, sustainable development

remote water systems. The Brigade begins with an introduction to

underlying political, economic and geographical issues that hinder

communities from obtaining clean water. Subsequently, the group

travel to one of our predetermined villages to mobilize commu

members and either begin or finish construction on a segment of

on-going water project. The brigade also involves volunteer conduc

educational workshops for families about conservation of water us

and consumption, in the homes and the importance of water in te

of health and sanitation.

Water Brigade DateMay 24thMay 31st

For more [email protected]@yale.edu

One week program feesHonduras $750 + Airfare

Meals

Lodging In-country travel



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Microfinance Brigadeswww.globalbrigades.org/project/microfinanceWednesday, February 17 at 8pm in Trumbull Common Room

Microfinance Brigades At Yale

- A group of dedicated Yale Students helping low-incom

households help themselves, over break.- Opportunity for real-life interactions with microfinanc

and clients

- 2 part: 1) fundraising during the school year, to cover

our costs and to loan out to clients. 2) the trip and

implementation of projects in the location of choice.

- Help shape a dynamic new organization as it takes form

One week program feesHonduras $750 + airfare

Panama $850 + airfare Meals

Lodging

In-country travel


Microfinance In Action

Sample Itinerary for 7 day trip:

Day 1: arrive at destination

Day 2: Microfinance workshop (operations and client services)

Day 3: Visit branch offices and meet with loan officers & Workshop

of MF as a tool for community development.Day 4: Meet community banks, cultural activity with community.

Day 5: Borrower visits and Community Training event, visit

Day 6: Borrower visits and consulting sessions, Shopping in nearby

towns

Day 7: Transport back to airport

**Cultural Excursion Extension possible!

MICROFINANCE BRIGADES (MFB) provides poverty-strickencommunities in the developing world with the educational,financial, and organizational resources necessary tosustainably drive their own economic development. MFBvolunteers help the under resourced in remote villages buildtheir own businesses, ensure against emergencies, and fundcommunity projects. By partnering with other internationalorganizations in microfinance and agriculture, MFB providesthe financial backing technical support to create andstrengthen independent community banks. As mechanismsfor social and economic change, these banks are thenempowered to perpetuate other community projectsfacilitated by Global Brigades volunteers. This grass-rootsapproach advances communities away from dependence onoutside aid and towards self-reliance.

Fighting Poverty Abroad

A 7 or 10 day microfinance brigade provides

volunteers with the opportunity to gain first-hand

micro lending experience and perpetuate the

movement to alleviate poverty world-wide.

Volunteers participate in real micro lending

transactions and also engage in the daily lives of the

actual borrowers.

Learn about microfinance by participating in

seminars from leading organizations, and by

shadowing loan officers as they visit micro-

entrepreneurs in their communities.

Experience rural Honduran culture in welcoming

communities, where few outsiders are invited.

Empower community members to reach their

potential with basic educational workshops and a

capital investment that you personally deliver.

Each volunteer is allotted $100 from their program

fee to work with community micro-entrepreneurs

Cultural Excursion Extension Trip

After your brigade, set off for some real Mayan culture

in the charming colonial city of Copan. The trips includ

two-night stay in Honduras' most famous colonial city,

where you will get to relax, explore the Mayan ruins, o

ride the zip lines over the Copan Valley. You will be

accommodated at the four-star Camino Maya hotel,

where a delicious Honduran breakfast provides energy

for an exciting day of sightseeing, activities, or souveni

shopping.

For more information email:[email protected]@yale.edu

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