Human Trafficking and Child's Rights in Ghana
September 9, 2020
GESI Ghana site director Serge Akpalou discusses human trafficking and child's right in Ghana. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.GLO News
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The MicroConsignment Model: Creating Dignified Opportunity From Uncertainty
September 2, 2020
GESI Guatemala director Greg Van Kirk goes in depth about the foundations of micro-consignment and social entrepreneurship. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Political, Public Health, and Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 in the Former Yugoslavia
August 26, 2020
The faculty that run the Comparative Public Health program in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina formed a panel to discuss pre-existing trauma in the Balkans in the face of a new global pandemic. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Vietnam After The War: Globalization and Youth Identity
August 19, 2020
A panel organized by the GESI Vietnam site team discusses generational tensions, societal changes, shifting perspectives, and the impact of modernization on young people in Vietnam. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Health Care Reform & Restructuring in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Post-COVID-19 Implications
August 12, 2020
Jacob du Plessis, Academic Director for the Northwestern University Public Health and Development program in South Africa, discusses the historical inequality of the South African healthcare system and COVID-19. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Borders, Commerce, and COVID-19: The Tense Relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
August 5, 2020
Javier Arguedas, co-director for GESI Costa Rica, goes in-depth about the relationship between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and the influence of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Gender Equality in Post-Colonial Societies: HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
July 29, 2020
Public Health & Development in South Africa lecturer Dr. Amanda Gouws discussed how the ongoing issue of gender-based violence in South Africa is exacerbated by the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Achieving Sustainable Community Development Outcomes in Internships and Volunteer Engagement
July 22, 2020
GESI Uganda Site Director Margaret Nassozi, along with Christine Malarkey and Julius Kisere, discussed methods for implementing sustainable community-based development internships. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
The "China Model" Revisited: Political Economy of China in the Post-COVID-19 Era
July 15, 2020
China: Political & Economic Development Lecturer Dr. Xin Sun unpacked the unique Chinese governance model with respect to China’s political economy in the post-COVID-19 era. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.
Socioeconomic & Political Impacts of COVID-19 in Bolivia and Argentina
July 1, 2020
GESI Bolivia Site Director Mauricio Ramirez Parra discussed governmental and individual responses to COVID-19 in the region and the impacts of the pandemic on communities. Read our recap and watch the full webinar.