Dr. Susan Pick, founder of the Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research, and Tufts’04 and EPIIC Alumna Jenna Sirkin will present on the Framework for Enabling Empowerment (FrEE) and the step by step strategy “Programming for Choice,” based on the practical experience and evaluation of IMIFAP’s programs.

She will speak about her work and her new book, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Acumen Fund is a nonprofit global venture that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Currently the fund manages more than $30 million in investments in South Asia and Eastern/Southern Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing, and energy to the poor.

For questions, and to RSVP, please email: Empower.IGL@gmail.com

Event co-sponsored by:

The Fletcher School

http://www.socialenterpriseclub.com/conference/

WHEN: SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009

REGISTRATION FEE: $40

WE WILL MEET AND LEAVE AS A GROUP FROM STARBUCKS IN DAVIS SQUARE AT 7:10AM
(REGISTRATION STARTS AT 7:30AM)

All who attend are welcome to join a follow-up lunch discussion co-hosted by the Empower Program, Net Impact, Fletcher’s International Development Group and the Microfinance and Development Venture Capital Network. Details to follow.

*You must register individually for this event.

Greetings from the Social Entrepreneurs in Health student organization at HSPH.
We're very excited to announce the "Blueprint for Health" kickoff event to be held in Harvard Yard in the afternoon of Friday, December 5th.

We foresee this being an extraordinary opportunity to provide students (from HSPH, HKS, HBS, GSE, The IGL, MIT and beyond) who are passionate about social entrepreneurship with an opportunity to forge teams which will engage in a varied and growing list of projects we've identified with private and public sector organizations.

What is Empower?
Empower is the Institute for Global Leadership’s NEW poverty alleviation and social entrepreneurship program for Tufts undergraduate and graduate students. Emphasizing the importance of practical, experiential learning, Empower has fostered partnerships with reputable international organizations to help students customize internship, mentorship, fieldwork, and research opportunities to complement their studies and make a positive social impact.

Partner Organizations Include:

What is Empower?
Empower is the Institute for Global Leadership’s NEW poverty alleviation and social entrepreneurship program for Tufts undergraduate and graduate students. Emphasizing the importance of practical, experiential learning, Empower has fostered partnerships with reputable international organizations to help students customize internship, mentorship, fieldwork, and research opportunities to complement their studies and make a positive social impact.

Partner Organizations Include:

Mass poverty is one of the world’s most pressing problems and daunting challenges. The compelling facts are well known:

• Over one billion people – almost one in five – live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than a dollar a day.
• If the poverty line was raised to $2 a day, more than half of the world’s population would be living in poverty.
• Over 100 million primary school-age children cannot afford to go to school.
• Eight million people die each year simply because they lack the means to survive.