On February 11, join us and Omatic for From Scarcity to Strategy: Breaking the Capacity Trap in Nonprofit Fundraising, a webinar about the capacity crisis facing charities today.
Improving access to hospice and palliative care worldwide where the need is great and resources are few through collaborative partnerships between US and international organizations.
For many of us, education is a normal process that we embark on, from K-12. At least in the U.S., it is mandatory and aims to be standardized across the country, so that regardless of what state you’re raised in, you will ideally be on the same playing field as other students of your same age. The touted value of education is “to prepare you for the real world” which loosely translates to “to help you get a good job so that you can afford what you want in life.” For many others, the path to education is not so paved. If we look at countries like Chad, South Sudan, and Afghanistan, these countries consistently rank poorly for economic freedom, literacy, and poverty. There...
The Ripple Effect of Training a Palliative Care Provider Anna Ayugi is finishing her master’s degree in palliative care at the Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa (IHPCA) at Makerere University in Uganda. As a recipient of the GPIC and African Palliative Care Association’s African Palliative Care Education Scholarship, Anna has been able to focus on her skill development rather than scraping together money to fund her education. “The course is beneficial in my palliative care work to date because so far, I have gained more knowledge, skills and competency in the field of palliative care. Also, it has equipped me with better teaching skills and how to deliver my sessions in palliative care to my students as a tutor.” Anna is a nurse and tutor at Soroti School of Comprehensive Nursing in eastern Uganda. She likes teaching and mentoring students – a crucial component of building palliative...