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COHImitted and COHI-inspired persons
BUSPH students raise nearly $25,000 BUSPH students raise nearly $25,000 Boston University School of Public Health students in Professor Taryn Vian's Financial Management class wrote and were awarded a grant from Vitamin Angels for COHI's Haiti program. This grant will supply 3,400 women and 3,300 children in Fond Parisien with vitamins for a year, improving their nutritional health and well being. Many thanks to Katie Clifford, Sara Gille, Lauren Whaley and Rebecca Young for their hard work and dedication to make this happen! Dickinson Fundraiser for Japan relief work raises over $5,000
Matt Liponis and Giovania Tiarachristie, students at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, raised funds for the Japanese Red Cross Society and Circle of Health International by holding JAMnesty for Japan. Over 14 different groups performed over the course of the evening, helping raise over $5,000 for relief efforts in Japan. Tech Candy announces COHI iPhone 4 Cover!
Be the coolest COHI supporter on the block with Tech Candy's new blush iPhone 4 cover. Made exclusively with COHI in mind, we are the sole beneficiaries of this amazing product. Be ahead of the trend by purchasing your Tech Candy Blush Inner Wrap today! Mother's Day Fundraiser: This year's Mother's Day Card and Brunch fundraisers were great successes! Thanks to The Beehive in the South End of Boston, MA for extending their interest in COHI and our work in Haiti. If you didn't get a chance to send a card to your special someone, let COHI know by emailing info[at]cohintl.org and we'll send a card to your special someone. Perfect for Father's Day, a Birthday, a Wedding or any other special event! 15 year old student, Alexandra, raises $200 for our work in Haiti
Alexandra, moved by our project in Haiti, decided that she wanted to fundraise to help the pregnant women in Haiti get the care they deserve. She hosted a fundraiser last April and raised over $200 for the women of Haiti. Thanks, Alexandra! COHI celebrates the COHImittment of former BOD member, Imtiaz Kamal
Congratulations to Imtiaz Kamal for being named on the "Women Deliver 100" list by WomenDeliver.org and also for receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives. Students write two program proposals for COHI in June
By Karen Manikowski As a graduate student from Boston University of Public Health (BUSPH) I am very thankful for the experience I had working with COHI. From May 23 - June 03 as part of course curriculum 10 BUSPH worked closely with COHI to develop programming and compose grant proposals. The proposals built upon the established foundational presence in Fond Parisien, Haiti and addressed issues surrounding gender-based violence and reproductive health in the region. Although intense and challenging, I felt this experience to be amazingly educational and afforded us the opportunity to collaborate with an organization hat is truly dedicated to public health and welfare. Want to get involved? Consider traveling with COHI to Haiti from the 20-27th of August! Join COHI in a once of a lifetime experience to provide volunteers the opportunity to give back to Haitian communities devastated by the earthquake in 2010. As part of this effort, volunteers will assist COHI in providing needed medical supplies, reaching out to local communities, training Haitian clinic staff, and organizing a community soccer tournament to promote the prevention of violence against women. In addition to all of these tasks, volunteers will also have the opportunity to explore Haiti's natural beauty, a side of Haiti that is rarely seen. To learn more visit COHI's Haiti project page, or email info[at]cohintl.org.
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