UNIVERSITY COALITIONS for GLOBAL HEALTH

Hi All—Again I have some bad news, our PEPFAR update will have to wait. Mark up in the House has been postponed due to the death of the great Representative Tom Lantos. The new hopeful date will be sometime around Feb 25th. Until then, here’s some information about one of our members, Americans for Informed Democracy. Check them out. they’re pretty cool!
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Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that brings the world home through programming on more than 1,000 U.S. university campuses and in more than 10 countries. AID fulfills its mission by coordinating town hall meetings on America’s role in the world, hosting leadership retreats, and publishing opinion pieces and reports on issues of global importance.

AID is one of the fastest growing student networks in the world, filling a niche that combines an interest in foreign policy with youth activism. In just four years, the organization has grown to more than 1,000 universities in over 25 countries, attracting diverse student audiences, as well as prominent NGO partners and local, national and international media attention.

When AID began four years ago, most youth-led groups were devoted to specific global causes, but there was no organization connecting young people across various issues dedicated to establishing a principled and collaborative international role for the U.S.
Filling this void, AID brings together more than 15,000 young people who connect with the public and participate in various global campaigns. And AID gets beyond the usual partisan divisions by focusing on global issues that are somewhat less politicized and divisive — like global poverty, health, the environment, and cross-cultural understanding.

AID is also using new technologies to bring the world together. In one year, AID student leaders conducted videoconferences with peers in more than 60 countries to discuss how the U.S. can work collaboratively with other countries to solve global challenges.

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