Global Health Corps

For many Social Citizens and Millennials alike, the desire to do what you love and love what you do is taking precedence over more traditional factors such as salary and work hours. Barbara Bush and Jonny Dorsey (a Social Citizen Ambassador) embraced their own dreams to promote social good and created the Global Health Corps (GHC). The nonprofit organization (and former grantee of the Case Foundation) aims to “mobilize a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity.”

Enter GHC and its annual Fellowship program, which is now accepting applications for its 2012-2013 placements until February 17, 2012. It is through this unique approach of identifying young leaders under the age of 30 and empowering them to utilize their skills and fresh perspectives that is creating valuable change in the U.S. and around the world. Fellows commit 13 months to GHC and during that time may find themselves working in communications, finance, health, and many other subject areas with partner organizations such as: Mothers2Mothers, FACE AIDS, and Village Health Works.

Barbara and several of the DC -based GHC Fellows recently stopped by the Case Foundation to update Social Citizens on new developments for GHC and their expansion of the Fellows program.

Wondering how GHC applies to someone who does not have specific health, international or leadership experience? According to Barbara, she’s seeing a growing trend in GHC Fellow placements with partner organizations where groups are specifically requesting people with skills outside of the "traditional" fields. Barbara and her colleague Katie Bollbach elaborate on what it takes to be a GHC Fellow this video interview.

Learn more about GHC and find out how you can support this movement to build health equity around the world.

With the economy still in uncharted territory and families struggling to make ends meet, we have watched as individuals and organizations alike have been forced to do more with less.  At the same time, we are witnessing what many believe to be the beginning of a new era of problem solving and social entrepreneurship – as Millennials demonstrate that it’s not just one sector that will help solve some of our most challenging social problems, but rather a look at blending sectors and structures to create meaningful impact.