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Apply to join GPI Board!!
Applications and position descriptions can be found here
Feel free to email us at gpi-board@mit.edu with any questions. We look forward to reviewing your application!
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MIT Global Poverty Initiative presents: Poverty Action Week
A week dedicated to looking at how students use economics, public policy, healthcare, and technology to actively fight poverty.
Please join us:
Microfinance to Macrosolutions: Tuesday, February 19th (7:30PM 4-145) featuring speaker Miguel Herrera, the Principal Director of Accion Frontier Investing Group. Dinner Provided.
Policymakers with a Purpose: Reforms that have revolutionized international development: Wednesday, February 20th (7:30PM McCormick Brown Living Room) Roundtable discussion featuring 5 professors from MIT and Harvard Kennedy School specializing in public policy in international development. Hors D'oeuvres served. Registration required. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dElXT3BGYm5hMklCSUFPSU9ESzEtN0E6MQ#gid=0)
Improving World Health: Thursday, February 21st (7:30PM 4-163) featuring a panel of speakers from Partners in Health, Sana, Jana Care, and Vecna Cares. Dinner Provided.
ID Hack: Friday, February 22nd-Saturday, February 23rd (Microsoft NERD Center)- A 28-hour hackathon that brings together hackers and NGOs from the greater Boston area to work on projects that will make an impact on international development. Co-hosted by Harvard Developers for Development. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/events/404620622957606/?fref=ts
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Trying to figure out what classes to take next spring?
Want to take something about International Development?
Take a look at GPI's list of Spring 2013 classes---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GPI is currently planning Poverty Action Week 2013, including GPI's first ever Hack-a-thon!
Want to get involved? Contact gpi-povertyactionweek@mit.edu or zhoujy@mit.edu
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Apply to be a counselor for GPI's Solar Oven Summer Program!
GPI’s Outreach Team is running a Solar Oven Summer Program for high school students August 20th-August 24th from 9AM-12Noon.
The program is run by undergraduate members of the MIT Global Poverty Initiative Club and is designed with the hope of spreading the message that anyone can contribute to alleviating global poverty.
Interested in helping out? Contact gpi-outreach@mit.edu
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The GPI Mexico Team is currently working in Chiteje de Garabato! Check out our blog: http://gpichiteje.wordpress.com/
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Apply for GPI's board!
Global Poverty Initiative is now recruiting for next year's officer board.
We are a completely student-run organization dedicated to fighting poverty. We use our three teams (education, action, and outreach) to inform the MIT community about poverty issues and what is being done at MIT, to send students abroad to interact with community partners, and to connect students to organizations and non-profits all over the world. We've also teamed up with Komaza to publish the beautiful international development magazine you've seen next to the Tech.
Applications are due Tuesday, May 1st - 11:59pm
Click here for the application and here for the position descriptions.
Questions? Email gpi@mit.edu
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