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Bosco doing some weeding!

Field of Beans: How a Palema Youth Group Learned to Move Forward

June 18, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

We drove 40 minutes over bumps and holes, through clouds of red dust, deep into Palema. Eventually we turned onto a tiny path through the bushes, but after about 50 […]

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Pre-counseling session conducted by Health Center staff member

Volunteer Counseling and Testing in Amuru

June 16, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

This past week, the GROW team attended a VCT (Volunteer Counseling and Testing) in Amuru sub-county. At a VCT, community members are able to be tested for HIV, find out […]

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Hospitals and Health Centers

June 15, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

Over the past few weeks, the GROW team has visited several hospitals and health centers in order to understand the different levels of healthcare that our beneficiaries have access to. […]

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Home Visits

June 13, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

When we arrived at her home, she sat waiting for us on a mat before the door. She was pretty – eyes big and round, brows furrowed, hair combed back […]

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Naughty school children :)

Janet and her VHT Ronald

June 11, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

We apologize for the delay! We’ve been without internet until yesterday :/ We have many posts to give you! This past Wednesday, we went into the field to do our […]

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A New Perspective

June 7, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University Leave a comment

Last Wednesday, the GROW team attended an HIV/AIDS sensitization session in Lamogi sub-county led by Franny, our project coordinator. This was the first such session to occur in the village; […]

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A typical breakfast of tea, g-nut butter and jam sandwich, and roasted cassava.

Ugandan Eats

June 5, 2013by GlobeMed at Columbia University 2 Comments

Today’s post is all about the food we eat here in Uganda! In short, all five of us agree that we have been fed SO well since day one. Because […]

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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF GLOBEMED AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY!

GlobeMed is a student-run nonprofit that creates long-term partnerships between university chapters and grassroots NGOs in developing countries to advance the movement for global health and social justice.

Our chapter at Columbia University partners with Gulu Women's Economic Development and Globalization (GWED-G) in Gulu, Uganda. Here, you can find current updates and articles written by members of GlobeMed at Columbia University as well as updates from our GROW 2012 team.

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