Chapter Profiles GlobeMed at University of Washington
Who We Are
GlobeMed at the University of Washington was founded this year in the spring of 2011. We are now one of 46 GlobeMed chapters working to improve the health of people living in poverty around the world. We work together with the Women’s Development Association (WDA) located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to promote health education in the surrounding 15 communities of the Prey Veng province.
Our Partner - Women's Development Association in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Women’s Development Association is a non-profit, non-political, and non-governmental organization that is established by a group of poor women who joined together with the purpose of improving the living the condition of the people lining their areas of slum villages in Phnom Penh city after the first election in Cambodia organized by UNTAC. WDA wants to see the poor, vulnerable and those living with HIV/AIDS to be empowered and to understand preventative behavior changes and how to seek proper health care. This is strenghtened by education promotion for the whole family and peace advocacy within the community.
Our Project - $5,000 to support community health worker training and materials
This year GlobeMed at the University of Washington has pledged to raise $5,000 to support the Women’s Development Association. The program will train local community members of the surrounding 15 villages to become mentors and advocates for health and education and will provide communities with educational materials. This project aims to improve primary health care by promoting behavioral changes as preventative measures against spreading common diseases. Additionally, it aims to break the poverty-cycle by providing vulnerable children access to education at a young age and a support system to see them through graduation.
Partnered With
Women’s Development Association
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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