Read the full blog, at the Clinton Global Initiative Conference, here.
The Kenya project in Usenge gets underway with a $10,000 loan and the collaborative efforts of GYEC and its partners on the ground.
Watch Elizabeth Coleman, president of Bennington College, speak about "Building Curriculum Around Real World Problems" at Gov 2.0 Summit 2010. Click here for video.
Global Youth for Education & Change was founded in 2007 by Jeanne Gazel, PhD, Rachel Frank, B.A. and Paul Brown, A.M. to provide support to a local South African community devastated by a growing orphan population due to HIV-AIDS. Since then, the organization has expanded to include a presence in rural western Kenya and a partnership with Village Summit, a grassroots community center in Lansing, MI. With a focus on collaboration and empowerment, GYEC has served hundreds of children, youth, and adults in the US and abroad.
Leadership as service: Our actions directly reflect our words and vice versa. We know we dont have all the answers, and were comfortable knowing that learning is a vital part of living. We share what we know in order to nurture the development of others.
Mutually-beneficial relationships: We work with our partners. Wer'e co-collaborators, recognizing that knowledge and expertise flow in both directions. We dont take over or save the day. We do our best to make things better by adding value to what's already being done.
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To transform under resourced communities around the world by promoting youth empowerment through workforce and livelihood development.
Village Summit is a community center located near the intersection of Washington and Barnes in Lansing, Michigan. The center provides academic, recreational, creative, and mentoring programs for children and youth in the community.
Our Kenyan branch, located due west of Bondo in the Lake Victoria town of Usenge, will focus on community development and public health. In particular, we are committed to supporting new malaria prevention projects. By working with our partners and a local contract firm, we're constructing a three-room cottage that will house our corps members and serve as a model for mosquito-proof house kits.
Additionally, we intend to provide technical assistance to nearby early childhood development centers and public health clinics.
GYEC Kenya Goals:
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VVOCF is an after-school drop in center that provides physical and psychosocial support for children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS. The center is staffed by a team of community volunteers from Zonkizizwe who provide youth with supplemental meals and educational, recreational, and creative programming. Corps members work closely with the executive director and staff, conducting professional development and training workshops to build capacity and strengthen the sustainability of this grassroots initiative, while working collaboratively to support daily operations and achieve the goals of special projects.
VVOCF Goals:
Strategic Service Corps
Through GYECs Strategic Service Corps program, college students and young professionals have the chance to serve at our partner sites in Kenya or South Africa.
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Before heading out on your journey with GYEC, we help you get ready by guiding you through the history, politics, and culture of the country and community where you'll be working.
Having gone through the preparation phase, you're ready to add value to our partner site in Kenya or South Africa.
While working hard in the field, you'll check with us every other week. You'll also be able to update your friends and family about your experiences by posting pictures and entries on the GYEC blog and Flickr account.
After you've returned from your service experience, we'll help you connect with past, present, and future corps members, providing opportunities for you to network and share your experiences with your peers.
Before heading out on your journey with GYEC, we help you get ready by guiding you through the history, politics, and culture of the country and community where youll be working.
Our Kenyan branch, located due west of Bondo in the Lake Victoria town of Usenge, will focus on community development an public health. In particular, we are committed to supporting new malaria prevention interventions. By working with our partners and a local contract firm, were constructing a three-room cottage that will house our corps members and serve as a model in mosquito-proof house kits.
Additionally, we intend to provide technical assistance to nearby early childhood development centers and public health clinics, facilitating professional development workshops and developing case management techniques.
Having gone through the preparation phase, youre ready to add value to our partner site in Kenya or South Africa.
While youre working hard in the field, youll check with us every other week, informing us of how your experience is going. Youll also be able to update your friends and family about your experiences by posting pictures and entries on the GYEC blog and Flickr account.
