Sept. 16, 2019 | 5:00-7:30pm EDT

5:00pm Networking Reception; 5:30pm Panel Discussion & Q&A

Dwight Hall Library, Yale Old Campus, 67 High St., New Haven, CT 06511
**Go through the High Street gate. Dwight Hall Chapel is behind the statue of Theodore Dwight Woolsey (the statue with the foot that is rubbed). Use the door on the right.

YANA New England puts a spotlight on global health and the issues faced among forcibly displaced people in Africa by hosting a collaborative discussion on new ways to address the health needs of refugees and internally displaced people in Sub-Saharan Africa – and how Yale alumni can help.

In a region confronted by record levels of displacement, and with the need for humanitarian aid exceeding available funding, a ‘new way of working’ is not a choice but a necessity.

– Valentin Tapsoba, Director of UNHRC’s Regional Bureau for Africa

This event will provide an opportunity to bridge the gap between theory and practice; highlight the importance of nonprofit / NGO work; give students an opportunity to meet professionals from organizations for potential volunteer, internship and work opportunities; and underscore the reach and impact of Yale's global network.

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Dr. LaRon Nelson, Associate Dean for Global Health and Equity at the Yale School of Nursing, will moderate the event. Dr. Nelson is a leading expert in implementation science and HIV prevention within African and African diaspora communities. He will provide global health policy context and describe his specific experiences. Read more here and here.

Three practitioners with direct experience working with refugees in Africa will talk about programs currently in place, new opportunities for collaboration, and ways that Yale alumni can make a difference:

• Mick Hirsch, M.Div. ’03: Executive Director of THRIVEGulu. THRIVE is a trauma recovery organization that provides mental health counseling and economic empowerment programs to Ugandans who survived the Lord's Resistance Army's 20+ year insurgency and to South Sudanese refugees forcibly displaced into Northern Uganda.
• Myriam Ghorbel: International Affairs and Public Health leader and Advisor to INGOs, governments, community-based organizations, and global agencies with 15 years' success directing and advising public health program development and management. Extensive field-based experience from MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Meghan Gallagher: Save the Children Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Reproductive Health in Emergencies. Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 30 years, responding to emergencies and providing lifesaving health care and nutrition to children in the poorest and most vulnerable communities throughout the continent.

Full Event Details

For more info & questions, contact Joellyn Gray SOM '81

Sponsored by the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance, New England Chapter