FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015
Partners In Health to Receive Beacon for Global Inclusion Award Presented at UMass Boston Conference
Boston, MA - Partners In Health (PIH), the international public health nonprofit, will receive a Beacon for Global Inclusion Award from the University of Massachusetts Boston on December 3, 2015. The awards ceremony and reception will be held at the new Edward M. Kennedy Center for the United States Senate in Boston, MA.
This is the second year of these awards, which honor both an individual and an organization for empowering people to achieve inclusion in their communities. Examples of increased inclusion are poverty alleviation, greater access to education, and shifting power to a broader base across a population. UMass Boston’s School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD) presents these awards.
Partners In Health, winner of this year’s award for outstanding organization, brings high-quality medical care to people living in some of the world’s poorest communities. Its priority programs address Ebola, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, women’s health, and more. PIH’s nurses and doctors work in 10 countries, including Haiti, Rwanda, Peru, and Russia, as well as the Navajo Nation in the U.S.
Dorothy Stoneman, the founder and CEO of YouthBuild USA, will receive the Beacon for Global Inclusion Award for outstanding individual. Last year’s award winners were Oxfam America and Hubert “Hubie Jones”.
The awards ceremony is part of the Building Inclusive Communities conference, also hosted by SGISD. Running from December 3–4 in Boston, the conference will bring together about 350 participants from diverse fields and disciplines to discuss problems of social and economic exclusion, and to suggest potential solutions.
“We’re so pleased to be honoring Partners In Health this year,” said Sheila Fesko, SGISD’s assistant dean and one of the organizers of the conference and award ceremony. “This conference is all about people on the ground, making change happen in their communities. The incredible work Partners In Health is doing around the world shows how a localized effort can extend across cities and nations.”
Learn more about the award ceremony on the conference website: www. buildinginclusion.org.
Contact:
Kaitlyn Siner
Program Coordinator
617-287-3070
About Partners in Health: Partners In Health is a global health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH builds local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. For more information, visit www.pih.org.
About UMass Boston: Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the University of Massachusetts Boston is deeply rooted in the city’s history, yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research addressing complex issues, metropolitan Boston’s public university offers its diverse student population both an intimate learning environment and the rich experience of a great American city. UMass Boston’s 11 colleges and graduate schools serve more than 16,000 students while engaging local and global constituents through academic programs, research centers, and public service. To learn more, visit www.umb.edu.
About the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development: In our interconnected world, understanding the causes of social exclusion is crucial. People worldwide are excluded from their communities for reasons including disability, age, race, gender, and sexual orientation. Classes at the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD) focus on research-supported practices that increase inclusion regionally, nationally, and around the world. Instruction is delivered on campus, online, and through international exchange programs. To learn more, visit www.umb.edu/sgisd.