The first boarding school for girls in Muhuru Bay, Kenya
The Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research, WISER, will be the first model all-girls secondary boarding school and community center in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. WISER is dedicated to fostering a spirit of intellectual enthusiasm that will challenge girls to lead, serve, and ultimately reduce the gender equality gap in Kenyan society. Learn more »
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A WISER Gala Event hosted by Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson will host their 2nd Annual WISER Gala Event on August 5, 2008 at the India Community Center in San Francisco, California. Co-Founder Dr. Sherryl Broverman will deliver remarks and host a silent auction to benefit WISER. All are invited to attend.
Location: 525 Los Coches St. Milpitas, California from 6:00pm - 10:00pm
For ticket details contact hka2@Duke.edu.
This event is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and is a fundraiser held on behalf of WISER.
WISER Duke Co-president Presents at MIT Global Poverty Conference
Emily Matthews, current co-president of the WISER Duke Student Group, presented at the MIT Global Poverty Initiative Millennium Campus Conference on April 18-20 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The conference focused on student efforts to alleviate poverty and hosted other speakers such as Senator John Edwards, Administrator Henrietta Fore and Dr. Paul Farmer. Emily represented WISER in a panel discussion titled “Stories from the Field: Student Action in Alleviating Poverty.” She also presented at a poster session and led a workshop on “Starting Projects for Global Change.”
Dr. Paul Farmer Lecture: April 21, 2008
The Duke Global Health Institute co-sponsored with the Duke University School of Nursing the 1st Annual Lecture on Global Health by Paul Farmer, MD, PhD.
Dr. Paul Farmer, a Duke alumnus, co-founder of Partners in Health, and member of the WISER advisory board spoke on Monday, April 21st to the community in Page Auditorium.
WISER leads fundraising efforts for victims of political violence
As a demonstration of its continued dedication to Kenya in the face of recent conflict, WISER led fundraising efforts to support those suffering from political violence in the country. WISER at Duke members sold water bottles reading “Duke loves Kenya” to raise money for the Makina Clinic in Nairobi.
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