GlobeMed is a network of university students that partner with grassroots organizations around the world to improve the health of the impoverished. Through their involvement today, students commit to a life of leadership in global health and social justice.
Chapters are at the heart of GlobeMed’s model of engaging students to make an impact in the health of communities around the world. Each Chapter partners with a grassroots organization in a developing country to collaborate on specific projects, organize educational programs organize a global health curriculum on campus, and lead trips to work with partners in communities abroad.
GlobeMed at Loyola University
Loyola’s Partner – CCPI: Consejo Coordinator de Primavera del Ixcán. The community leaders and community health workers of La Primavera, Guatemala work together to provide services for over 300 homes and surrounding communities.
GlobeMed at Loyola raises money to supplement the salaries of the 6 experienced health care workers as well as supporting education classes for the community and primary school on basic hygiene and sanitation best practices. Additionally, GlobeMed is currently in the process of developing an Herbal Plant Project with the community to create a system to grow and produce herbal medicines to create sustainability and end the dependence on donated medicines. Currently there are over 30 committed and active members in GlobeMed at Loyola working together to support the community of La Primavera, Guatemala and participate in on-campus global health events.
To learn more about GlobeMed, please visit their website at www.globemed.org. To learn more about GlobeMed’s Loyola chapter, please visit www.globemed.org/loyola, or the chapter’s Flickr page, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/globemed_loyola/.
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