2016 January Tools for Change CGI Newsletter

1. Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the CGI Newsletter Dr. Chris Stout, Editor Gracie Wang, Co-Editor Volume III, Number 1 January 2016 _____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______ TechSoup launched the first fully global tech donation platform TechSoup has announced the launch of TechSoup.Global, a program that provides inclusive access to donated technology for eligible NGOs and other social benefit organizations around the world. To learn more about the program, visit: http://www.techsoup.global/ 1

2. Local actors are often the most effective in conducting humanitarian operations. However, despite their critical role, they struggle to attract the funding and support they need. The 2015 World Disasters Report – launched today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – examines the complexities and challenges local actors face in scaling- up and sustaining their humanitarian response. Although widely recognized, the effectiveness of local or national humanitarian organizations is not reflected in humanitarian financing or coordination structures. The Report found, for example, that just 1.6 per cent of funding for humanitarian assistance is channeled directly to national and local NGOs. It presents the case for a shift towards the “localization” of aid and a more equal partnerships between international and local actors. “Local actors are always the first to respond. In 2015, we saw local people and organizations at the centre of operations rescuing thousands trapped in the rubble after the earthquake in Nepal, setting up evacuation centres in the wake of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, and on the frontline of the protracted conflict in Syria,” said Elhadj As Sy, the Secretary General of the IFRC. “But their effectiveness goes beyond their proximity. Local groups, including National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, are effective because of the perspective they bring, their understanding of language and cultural norms, and because they are permanently present in communities and able to accompany them to address risks before disaster strikes.” Here’s the free report: http://ifrc-media.org/interactive/world-disasters-report-2015/ 2

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4. Call for Applications, multi-disciplinary approach to conflict transformation, transitional justice, and principled leadership in Switzerland Caux Scholars Program is one month academic program that teaches students how to be peacebuilders in every facet of their lives. This includes conflict analysis, resolution, prevention, & negotiation but also goes deeper into the role & responsibility of the individual in conflict transformation. The cornerstone of CSP’s curriculum is highlighting the need for personal transformation in order to find true reconciliation & sustainable solutions to conflicts 20 students from around the world are selected for this four-week course held in Caux, Switzerland, during the Initiatives of Change global summer conferences. The program includes approximately 40 hours of academic classes, seven hours per week of “Service for Leadership” practical work, a field trip to Geneva and participation in the Caux conferences. CSP trains practitioners of mainstream conflict transformation and transitional justice perspectives to improve their work, regardless of their programmatic specialty. Dates: June 26 - July 24, 2016 Participation: Limited to 20 students Application deadline: February 19, 2016 Contact Jitka Hromek-Vaitla at cauxsp@us.iofc.org for more information. http://us.iofc.org/caux-scholars-program-iofc/ Senesh Fellowship open to women from the developing world for studies in the field of peace The Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship provides two biennial fellowships awarded to two women from the developing world for studies in the field of peace. Larry Senesh (now deceased), a professor of Economics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, established this Fellowship in memory of his wife. The application process for 2016-2017 is now open. The deadline for the applications is January 15, 2016. Please visit the IPRA Foundation website to access the application materials and review the list of scholars the Foundation has funded. http://iprafoundation.org/senesh-fellowship/. 4

5. _____Upcoming Conferences and Events_____ Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 Please join us for the Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 on 15 & 16 January 2016 in Ontario, California, USA. We are bringing together experts with solutions to major issues that are happening in our communities, locally and globally. Conference attendees will share answers to these issues and agree on steps forward. With 104 breakout sessions and more than 100 experts on panels and leading discussions, this conference will provide value to all in attendance. The conference has something for all sectors of our society and business. Healthcare, academia, government, public safety, NGOs, business, human resources, international trade and other sectors will be represented. The thirteen different tracks of classes will be proceeding at the same time. Please visit our website www.peaceconference2016.org . Registration is available on line, and early registration prices are available now. Special rates are also available for currently enrolled college students. The Financial Management and Compliance Rules Modifications that you have been hearing about over the past year have finally been implemented! These are some of the most significant changes to the rules in the past 20+ years. The new regulations will significantly affect all of your agreements and sub-agreements. 5

6. This Comprehensive 2-day Training Course will familiarize your organization with the ins and outs of the new regulatory framework in order to optimize compliance, and minimize compliance and implementation errors. Learn more: http://cugh.org 6

7. _____Newsletter in a Newsletter _____ This segment is from the news bulletin of our good friends at APA Office of International Affairs: INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Travel to Cuba -- APA International Learning Partner Trip to Cuba 2016: May 7-15, 2016. Travel with APA to attend Hominis2016 in Havana, Cuba. The APA-0rganized trip is May 7-15, 2016. Following an evening orientation dinner in Miami (May 7, 2016) the group departs for Havana May 8, 2016. Activities include orientation to Cuban psychology education and training systems, the Cuban health care system, and Cuban society, followed by attending Hominis2016 (May 11- 13, www.hominiscuba.com) at the Havana Conference Center. This trip is part of APA’s International Learning Partner Program to foster collaboration and exchange. Participants are encouraged to submit conference abstracts and will be invited to participate in a roundtable with Cuban colleagues. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/learning-partner.aspx. Join the WHO Global Network Mental health and primary care professionals are invited to join the GLOBAL CLINICAL PRACTICE NETWORK (GCPN). This is a network of more than 12,202 mental health researchers, clinicians and practitioners in 143 countries. GCPN registration takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. For more information, please visit: http://www.globalclinicalpractice.net/en/. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ICP2016 Abstract Submission – Deadline extended The International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama Japan, July 24-29, 2016 announced a revised deadline for submission of a Scientific Program proposal for ICP2016. For more information, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wN9P5vRPzO8ublWN7DGQadSIwUcQV0MNoEo8A54GolQ/v iewform. Deadline: January 15, 2016 (no later than 24:00 Japan Standard Time) for all abstract submissions. 7

8. Submit Abstracts - 3rd Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology (CRCP2016), Port au Prince, Haïti, Nov. 7-11, 2016, with the theme "Promoting Caribbean Health with Multiculturalism and Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities." For more information visit: www.crcp2016.org. Deadline: December 15, 2015. Call for Abstracts, 10th Conference of the International Test Commission (ITC 2016) The Conference theme is “Improving Policy and Practice: Opportunities and Challenges in an International Context.” All types of submissions should be an APA style abstract in text only format of no more than 300 words. The closing deadline for all types of submissions is December 21, 2015. For more information, please visit: http://itc2016.educ.ubc.ca/call-for-proposals/. Call for Abstracts, 5th EFCAP Congress! The EFCAP (European Association for Forensic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology & other involved professions) invite authors, scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts for presentation at the 5th EFCAP Congress. All abstracts must be submitted in English and in Word or PDF format. For more information, please visit: www.efcap2016.com. Deadline: January 15, 2016. Call for Abstracts, Mental Illness Violence Conference Challenging the Mental Illness-Violence Nexus invites submission of abstracts across a range of thematic areas. All abstracts must be submitted using the template and should be no more than 150 words. Deadline: February 19, 2016. For more information, visit: https://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/mental-illness-violence- conference/call-for-abstracts. GlobalΨExpo Have you ever engaged in professional activities outside the United States? Join GlobalΨExpo, a database of psychologists with experience outside the United States. It is organized by substantive areas of expertise and geographical areas of experience. Find psychologists with your interests in other countries, expand your network, and be found by others with your interests. The GlobalΨExpo database is maintained by the APA Office of International Affairs. To join, please visit: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1092996/Global-Expo. 8

9. AWARDS & GRANTS Frances M. Culbertson Travel Grant $2,000 to support an early career woman from a majority world country who is in the early stages of her career to attend a conference in psychology (preference for the International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, ICP2016). Recipients of the grant also receive a two-year affiliate membership in the American Psychological Association. For more information visit: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/culbertson.aspx. Deadline: February 15, 2016. Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award An award by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues of $1000 is given to "the best paper or article of the year on intercultural or international relations". Originality of the contribution, whether theoretical or empirical, will be given special weight. The competition is open to non-members, as well as members of SPSSI, and graduate students are especially urged to submit papers. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/klineberg- award.aspx?tab=2. Deadline: March 1, 2016. Small Grants for Program Development of National Psychology Associations This award provides funds to support the growth and development of national psychology associations. National psychology organizations outside the U.S. are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to psychology organizations that are in developing or low-income countries and broadly representative of psychologists in their country or region. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/cirp-small-grants.aspx. Deadline: March 1, 2016. International Scientific Meeting Support Award The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology is accepting applications from organizations of psychology for scientific meetings funding that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/sci- mtg.aspx.Deadline: March 15, 2016. 9

10. CALLS FOR PAPERS/NOMINATIONS Call for Papers, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne: Opportunities and Challenges in Psychology Submissions from a range of disciplines within psychology including school psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, counselling psychology, organizational psychology etc are encouraged. Papers may be submitted in French or in English. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/cap/call-for-papers-psychology- canada.aspx. Deadline: February 15, 2016 Call for Contributions: Special Issue on Internationalization in Psychology Teaching The British Psychological Society’s Psychology Teaching Review is planning to publish a Special Issue on Internationalization in Psychology Teaching in autumn 2016, and is inviting submissions from around the world. For more information, please visit the Psychology Teaching Review page of the British Psychological Society’s website (http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/member-network-publications/member- publications/psychology-teaching-review). Detailed information may also be obtained by submitting a request to ptr@bps.co.uk. Deadline: April 1, 2016. Call for Nominations, of International Journal of Testing The International Test Commission is seeking nominations for the editor of International Journal of Testing. You can self-nominate or nominate colleagues. The editorship is a four year appointment. For more information, please contact Neal Schmitt (Schmitt@msu.edu).Deadline: March 1, 2016 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS For a list of upcoming conferences and meetings please visit: http://www.apa.org/international/resources/events.aspx and http://resource s.iupsys.net/iupsys/index.php/conferences--congresses/calendar-of-psychology- conferences-around-the-world. INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES Visit the APA Affiliates Corner Page: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/initiatives/affiliate- membership/international-affiliate-corner.aspx and let us know your thoughts in an APA International Affiliate survey. OTHER Consider Sharing Your International Experiences in the Psychology International Newsletter: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/index.asp x. Contact the newsletter editor at international@apa.org 10

11. _____Ebola, Infectious Disease, and More…_____ Aggregated News Reports from: Global Health NOW is an initiative of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, www.jhsph.edu. Views and opinions expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect those of the Bloomberg School. Created by Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Maryalice Yakutchik, Jackie Frank and Salma Warshanna-Sparklin. You can connect with them at: bsimpso1@jhu.edu EBOLA Just the Facts As the Ebola crisis unfolded in Liberia, health and science reporter Ida Jooste relied on the basic tenets of journalism to help local reporters navigate and communicate the complexity of the crisis. Jooste, who leads a health media training program with the media development organization Internews, writes in her 2-part series for PLOS Blogs that she tried to keep the message simple in a frequently chaotic environment: Track down rumors. Translate science speak. Get the facts straight. Internews set up a rumor tracker that helped journalists to refute circulating reports that Ebola was not real and that the Liberian government was profiting from the outbreak. Related: West Africa: Ebola Trial Vaccine Investigator Says Public Myth Vanishing –Front Page Africa Related: Ebola: World's first large scale genomic analysis of virus performed –International Business Times Burned It’s been more than a year since deeply religious Liberia embraced one of its biggest taboos—cremating bodies—to stop a rampaging Ebola pandemic. While most Liberians have begun to move on, the dozens of young men whose job it was to burn about 2,000 bodies face shunning for having taken part in the necessary cremations. “People still mock at us,” Mr. Roberts said. “When they see us, they say ‘that’s Ebola burner them, oh.’ ” The New York Times Related: Fresh Ebola Cases Damp Liberia Hopes of Eliminating Deadly Disease – The Wall Street Journal 11

12. MALARIA Closer to Elimination The world has seen a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving $900 million in health care costs over the past 14 years in many African countries, according to the new World Malaria Report 2015. An estimated 663 million cases of malaria have been averted in sub-Saharan Africa since 2001 as a direct result of the scale-up of 3 key malaria control interventions: insecticide-treated mosquito nets, indoor residual spraying and artemisinin-based combination therapy. According to the report, the Millennium Development Goals that aimed to halt and reverse the global incidence of malaria between 2000 and 2015 has been achieved. WHO Related: Regional gains against malaria highlight the need for even more localized data in Uganda – BioMedCentral INFECTIOUS DISEASES Egypt’s Hep C Experiment A grand if fragile experiment may change the fates of at least 10 percent of Egyptians—nearly 9 million people—who are chronically infected with hepatitis C. Pharmaceutical companies are testing an alternative strategy in that country, which has the highest rate of infection in the world. It’s a complicated and controversial deal to sell hepatitis drugs at a fraction of their usual cost while imposing tight rules meant to protect lucrative Western markets. The year-old Egyptian arrangement, which appears headed for success, may serve as a model for curing hepatitis in the 150 million people chronically infected around the world, and also for providing other new generation miracle drugs to poor countries. The New York Times ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE On the Farm, the Latest Bad News New federal data on the use of antibiotics in food animals aren’t good, according to Maryn McKenna's insightful analysis of an FDA report. Especially troubling is the fact that the 2013-2014 statistics cover a period during which veterinary drug manufacturers signed on to a voluntary FDA program to reduce the use of antibiotics to speed livestock growth. The numbers: Antibiotics sold for food use rose by 4% to 33.86 million pounds. Nearly all antibiotics sold for use in food animals are sold over the counter, without a prescription. 12

13. Only 29 percent of antibiotic sales go for disease treatment; 71 percent are for disease prevention or growth promotion. National Geographic Related: China's Latest Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Proves Honesty Defeats Plagues –Inverse Related: Antibiotic resistance could be the key to finding cure for Alzheimer's, diabetes and Parkinson’s– Western Daily Press Related: The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance Has a New Ally – GEN HIV/AIDS Special Set-Aside Dropped Growing pressure from Congress and some advocacy groups have resulted in the NIH announcement that it no longer will set aside a fixed 10% of its budget—$3 billion this year—for HIV/AIDS research. There are also plans to reprogram $65 million of its AIDS research grant funding to focus sharply on ending the epidemic, the agency says. The freed up $65 million will go into a “common pool” for AIDS research that institutes can compete for based on the new priorities, NIH Director Francis Collins says. “It will result in shifting the dollars around.” Science Curbing the Surge in MENA The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is home to the lowest percentage of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world—just 0.1%. But the region is also seeing a surge in deaths that has been attributed, in part, to very low coverage of antiretroviral drugs, writes Hany Hassan Ziady, professor of public health at Alexandria University, Egypt. For the region to eliminate HIV/AIDS, governments must start by expanding examination and counseling services to identify as many cases of infection as possible. One challenge: Some countries have virtually no data on vulnerable groups—needed to inform programs—due to cultural, social or legal constraints, Ziady points out. SciDev.Net MENTAL HEALTH “Autism’s Lost Generation” Many autistic adults who grew up before the term “autism” was part of the public vernacular have spent much of their lives with the wrong diagnosis, consigned to psychiatric institutions or drugged for disorders they never had. So far, the few studies of older adults with autism suggest they suffer from myriad health conditions and lack appropriate support. In studying this lost generation, Joseph Piven’s team and a few other researchers are uncovering hints about the nature of aging with autism—along with some harrowing stories. The Atlantic 13

14. The Neglected Burden The wording for the mental health goal in the SDGs may be vague, but any progress would be an improvement given the growing burden of mental disorders. The burden of depression grew by 54% between 1990 and 2013, while that of anxiety grew by 42%, according to the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study. Data also shows that mental disorders weigh heavily on the most economically productive age group, 15- to 49-year-olds. When looking at the leading causes of disability worldwide, 4 types of mental disorders are among the top 20: depression (2nd), anxiety (9th), schizophrenia (12th) and bipolar disorder (18th). Humanosphere MALNUTRITION Snacks that Stunt Babies who ingest the droppings from roaming chickens risk having their growth stunted, according to new research in Maternal and Child Nutrition. When microbes of the sort found in chicken droppings get into the intestine, 2 things may happen: A loss of villi, the finger-like projections from the gut wall that absorb nutrients, and a loosening of joints between the cells that line the gut which allows nutrients to escape, explain researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Economist NEGLECTED DISEASES Ridding the World of Rabies Eliminating rabies—a disease that kills tens of thousands of people each year—is possible, global animal and human health groups meeting in Geneva announced, rolling out a plan to make it happen. "Rabies belongs in the history books,” said WHO's director-general Margaret Chan, noting that deaths, which mostly occur in remote parts of Africa and Asia, are painful and horrific. The 2-day meeting culminated in the following recommendations: Make human vaccines and antibody treatments more affordable Promptly treat people who are bitten Mass dog vaccinations to tamp down the disease at its source CIDRAP NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES “Where is the Urgency?” WHO recently held a dialogue to discuss the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, the Lancet Editor-in-Chief Richard Horton reports, noting one official’s candid observation about NCDs being absent from the development agenda. NCDs are “lifestyle diseases,” he explains, and “cannot be defeated without a coalition of forces involving often fractious bedfellows—governments, civil society, the private sector, health professionals, and scientists.” 14

15. He asks, “The NCD community needs an electric shock to its semi-comatose soul. But who has the courage to deliver it?” The Lancet Blood Pressures High in SSA The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is high, according to a 4-country cross sectional study that also assessed pre-hypertension and identified factors associated with the world’s most common cardiovascular disorder. Among 1216 participants, prevalence was 25.9%, the study showed. And 50% of persons with hypertension are unaware of their disorder, signaling the need to increase detection rates of existing hypertension and provide resources for adequate treatment, according to the authors. Hypertension, which affects 1 billion people worldwide, is the leading single contributor to global burden of disease and mortality, accounting for approximately 9.4 million deaths annually. Biomed Central PARASITIC DISEASES A Love Affair with Worms William Campbell won a Nobel Prize for discovering a new species of bacteria that produced a compound that would become ivermectin—the Superman of anti-parasitic drugs. The playful “what if?” experimentation that characterized his career is hard to find these days, says Campbell, when “students got banged into their heads that you need to formulate a scientific question that you want to be testing.” At the heart of all his research was a perverse relationship. He loved worms, wrote poems about them, painted their mouthparts as if they were flowers in a vase. But he spent most of his life figuring out how to kill them. STAT DENGUE Vaccine Approved The first dengue fever vaccine—an injection that can thwart all 4 types of the virus—was cleared in Mexico. Developed over 20 years and costing 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion), including manufacturing investments, Dengvaxia awaits approval in at least 19 other countries. Dengue outbreaks are on the rise. The WHO estimates about 390 million cases annually of the mosquito-borne infection, which causes flu-like illness that can develop into potentially fatal complications. Bloomberg Related: First Dengue Fever Vaccine Approved by Mexico – The New York Times 15

16. _____ Guest Column _____ Changing Statistics, Together By Monce C. Abraham •0.7 Million infants die in the first 4 weeks after their birth •1 Million infants die before reaching their first birthday •Only 44% of children 12 – 23 months are fully immunized against the 6 major preventable diseases •45.9% of children under 3 are underweight •80% of children under the age of 3 have anemia You can add power to the efforts underway to change all this. If we work together, we can make the statistics change for the better. My hope is, together we will. You can read rest of the article here: http://monceabraham.com/2015/11/12/changing-statistics- together/ If it feels right inside, you can contribute towards the effort to immunize 400 infants here: https://www.bitgiving.com/project/index/id/BIT336 (Monce and his partners are a shout-out away at @MonceAbraham, @CRYINDIA, and @BitGiving ) 16

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