Global Issues & Perspectives Fall 2008

PATH – A Catalyst for Global Change
September 2008
Mike Wang and others from PATH
Wang introduced the purpose of his photography and shares stories about the people captured in the images. PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. Visit PATH's website.

Women's Global Power: Inching Towards Equality
October 2008
Cathy Allen, political and communications strategist, founder and principal
of the Connections Group
Allen has spent the past twenty years working to elect women and young people to public office. Allen has conducted political and communications' trainings in Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Croatia, Hungary, Spain, Algeria, France, Netherlands and Cuba. In 2000, she co-founded the Center for Women and Democracy at the University of Washington. She is the author of Taking Back Politics. Visit her website.

Improving Health Through Water, Toilets and Hygiene Education
November 2008
Marla Smith-Nilsen, executive director of Water 1st International and
co-founder of Water Partners International
Water 1st's mission is to serve families in the poorest communities in the world as they implement community-managed projects that integrate water supply, sanitation and health education. The lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitary latrines is the top public health problem in the world and the number-one killer of children in the world. Lack of access to clean water has a devastating effect on women and girls who are traditionally responsible for water collection. Visit the Water 1st website.