Global Health Action

🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁?
After just one week at GHA, one of 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 has already 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹: a clear sense of purpose, meaningful learning opportunities, and a strong foundation for growth.

From understanding the impact of their work to developing new skills, our interns are gaining experiences that will help shape them as future global health leaders.

💬 Read Tajalseer's reflection on his first week with Global Health Action and what has him excited for the journey ahead.

🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?
Our Summer Interns are already gaining 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 in global health.

We're excited to support them as they continue their journey of learning, leadership, and impact.

👀 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 later this week 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and a glimpse into their experience at GHA.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 💙🌎
Sometimes, a simple conversation can make all the difference.

Explore trusted helplines and mental health support in India, Kenya, and the USA.

You deserve care, connection, and hope.

Feel free to 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 someone who might need a little support 🤍

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱.
If you notice a friend, colleague, or family member withdrawing, feeling fatigued, losing motivation, or showing signs of hopelessness or irritability, it may be their way of saying they need support. 💙

You don’t have to fix it — just don’t ignore it.
𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. 🌿

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!

Each of them brings valuable experience — from managing public health projects, to developing training curricula for health professionals, to leading monitoring and evaluation efforts that strengthen community impact. 🌍

We’re excited to learn from their expertise and support them as they grow in their global health leadership journey.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗛𝗔 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 — we’re so glad you’re here. 💙

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗢𝗩𝗢𝗣 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱!
A few years ago, we had the privilege of 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 — leaders who went on to accomplish so much for the organization and the community.

Today, we’re 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 board roles, good governance, and the tools they need to help strengthen WOVOP’s impact.

Here’s to this new chapter and to the leaders stepping into these important roles. 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 as you continue building a stronger future together!

Women Volunteers For Peace -WOVOP

This May, for , let’s remind each other that healing starts with connection. 💚

You don’t have to carry it all alone- reach out, speak up, and support those around you. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽? Our partners in Kenya are living through continued flooding, and they’re sharing what it feels like on the ground.

Daniel told us: “𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, and we don't know what to expect. But 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, we are much more confident because we are equipped with the instruments to support ourselves and our communities.”

Those 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 trauma‑informed 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗛𝗔 through the CRESTProgram, helping partners care for their communities — and themselves — during crisis.

𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 a hope many are holding: “𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗰 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻...”

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 helps ensure frontline leaders have what they need to keep showing up, no matter what comes.

💙 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 → See link in the comments