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Monday, February 22,
6:30 pm
Arlene Mitchell, Senior
Program Officer, Bill
and Melinda Gates
Foundation, and former
UN World Food Program
Executive.
Photos
here.
Tuesday,
February 23, 6:30 pm
Heidi Peterson, National
Director of Leadership
Gifts, CARE USA, PUB
9208 (Quiet Dining
Room).
(Includes an update on earthquake
relief in Haiti.)
Photos
here.
Wednesday,
February 24, 6:30 pm
"Once
in Afghanistan," documentary
and discussion with
former Peace Corps
volunteers and medical
trainer who participated
in small-pox eradication
campaign in 1969 in
Afghanistan. PUB 9208
(Quiet Dining Room).
Photos
here.
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Daytime events February 23, 24 and 25
Representatives from several
area organizations were on hand to discuss their humanitarian assistance work
overseas:
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Tuesday
February
23
10:30-11:20 am
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Amigos de las
Americas provides leadership
and community service
opportunities for young
people throughout the
Americas.
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9201 PUB
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Tuesday
February
23
1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Fabric of Life
Foundation supports projects
focused on improving the
quality of life for
women and their families
through sustainable,
appropriate technology.
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9102 PUB
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Wednesday
February 24
10:30-11:20
a.m.
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Global Neighbors
offers hands-on
experience in developing
relationships and
partnerships in
developing countries.
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9201 PUB
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Wednesday
February 24
1:30-2:20
p.m.
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Rural Development
Institute
is dedicated
to helping the rural
poor in developing
countries obtain legal
rights to land.
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9201 PUB
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Thursday
February
25
10:30-11:20 a.m.
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PATH creates sustainable,
culturally relevant
solutions to the
spectrum of global
health needs in more
than 70 developing
countries.
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9201 PUB
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Thursday
February
25
1:30-2:20 p.m.
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U.S. Peace Corps offers volunteers
opportunities to help
individuals in
developing countries to
build a better life for
themselves, their
children, and their
communities.
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9202 PUB
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Thursday
February 25
11:00 am-2:00 pm
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Engagement Fair. Representatives of these and other local organizations
with information
about
humanitarian assistance
opportunities were on
hand to discuss their
work and how students
can become involved.
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9208 PUB
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