HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFORMATION SESSION MONTH DAY, YEAR

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFORMATION SESSION MONTH DAY, YEAR
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HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION - ABOUT GLOBAL BRIGADES
GLOBAL BRIGADES MISSION To empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities GLOBAL BRIGADES VISION To improve equality of life, by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement on the planet. Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. As a secular, international nonprofit organization, we mobilize student volunteers and professionals to empower communities in developing countries with programs that improve quality of life and environment, while respecting local culture. Students and professionals empower communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana.

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION - PROGRAMS
Global Brigades offers 8 programs, some in more countries than others. To empower volunteers, Global Brigades offers 8 skill-based programs

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHERE WE WORK
Programs are offered in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana COUNTRIES SELECTED BASED ON: Large need in rural areas Strong community partnerships Logistically feasible Safe for volunteers NEEDS THAT GLOBAL BRIGADES ADDRESSES: Basic services Healthcare Economic Global Brigades focuses on countries where family members survive on less than $2 per day and where medical and economic needs are severely neglected and resources for basic services are low (most health issues are related to lack of basic services – clean water and public health infrastructure). Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana were selected based on their high need for services in their rural areas, strong on-the ground partnerships for sustainability, accessibility to logistical needs (for transporting groups, providing lodging and food), and safety. Through on-the ground full-time staff in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana, Global Brigades is able to work with communities to ensure sustainable work and perpetuate on-going services in-between brigades. Medical Brigades has developed relationships with 80 community partners. For every medical brigade club that is established one more community is able to receive care. Medical Brigades clubs systematically traveled to Central America so that each community receives a clinic every 3 to 4 months. This method has been very successful in improving a consistent health care access to communities for a healthier population. For example, in 2005 in any given community partner, an average brigade consisted of more than 800 patients. In 2009, in that same community, a brigade only needed to treat about The decrease in number not only shows the improved overall community health, but also allows us to provide more thorough and comprehensive care. [ Additional Information: communities GB works in are systematically ranked by baseline household surveys administered by the Research and Evaluation Team. This allows GB to focus on specific communities with the greatest need. ]

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROGRAMS AND COUNTRIES
Programs offered in each country Nicaragua Ghana Honduras Business Dental Engineering Medical Microfinance Public Health Water Panama Global Brigades holistic model of develop incorporates the following programs in Honduras. Global Brigades also offers the Medical Brigades program in Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana, however the Medical program in the other countries is a little different, so this presentation only focuses on our Medical Brigades program in Honduras. A separate powerpoint can be found on the Student Resource Site for Ghana Medical Brigades. Dental Medical Microfinance Water Business Dental Environmental Human Rights Medical Microfinance Medical Dental Public Health Water

WHY PANAMA?

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RURAL PANAMA STATISTICS
Typical family lives on less than $2 per day Average level of education is approximately 5th grade 80% have no secure land title for their property Typically no lawyers within a 120-mile radius Community members have no access to legal services Communities in remote areas have little awareness of legal rights or concepts BELIZE Although the downtown area of Panama is highly developed, less than one hour away from the city, families have limited access to healthcare and small businesses have very limited access to legal resources and capital. Also, with limited education on the natural rainforests of the region, businesses and farmers are unaware of the effects of deforestation and environmental degradation. [ These statistics reflect the average community that Global Brigades serves in Panama.] GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONDURAS EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA PANAMA COSTA RICA

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – BRIGADE IMPACT
FOR EVERY FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS VOLUNTEERS ONE FAMILY CAN RECEIVE LEGAL ASSISTANCE =

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – HUMAN RIGHTS NEEDS
LAW IS CONNECTED TO Education Human rights Economic potential LEGAL AID Empowers community members with legal knowledge Helps bridge the gap between cultural practices and legal procedure WHAT ARE THE LEGAL ISSUES? Family law - Child support, formalizing civil unions, divorce, domestic violence Business rights Women’s rights Criminal cases

HOW DO HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES HELP?

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES?
The mission of Human Rights Brigades is to empower rural communities in Panama to overcome the obstacles that often impede the fundamental human right of access to justice through legal counsel and educational workshops Volunteers shadow and assist lawyers as they take on cases with individual families and provide legal consulting to community members Human Rights Brigades also work to educate school-aged children about their fundamental human rights The Brigade project has 4 main components: Legal Clinics Family Cases Educational Workshops Mooting

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
COMMUNITY SELECTION Based on: - Access to lawyers - Community commitment SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS Educational Workshops: - Educate community members with basic legal concepts - Work alongside the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) In-country staff: - Work to follow-up with all open Family Cases bring them to legal resolution - Prepare communities for upcoming brigades - Identifying potential Family Cases for future brigades - Coordinate with MIDES to plan educational workshops

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM
Coordinator: Leads your brigade Program Lead and Technicians: - Build relationship with community - Train community leaders - Work with community in preparation for brigade arrival - Work with community post-brigade to do follow-up work Program Associate: - Updates the website and sends out newsletters to past and future volunteers - Works with in-country staff and Chapter Advisor to arrange brigade logistics - Hosts webinars, visits brigade in Panama, and more! Global Brigades supports a full-time staff in Panama to prepare for and coordinate Brigades and to conduct follow-up and measure community impact. Each Brigade will have coordinator and interpreters throughout their time in Panama to ensure project success and to coordinate logistics.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHY WE WANT YOU
YOUR IMPACT Contribute to sustainable change - Provide communities access to legal aid and services Education application - Hands-on legal experience - International development exposure - Help create micro-community solutions while respecting and learning about local culture - Spanish language immersion - Mooting experience HOW DOES THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT? Students empower community members Students provide access to legal resources Students contribute to the education of community members

WHAT DOES A BRIGADE LOOK LIKE?
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE ITINERARY. YOUR BRIGADE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT, THOUGH IT WILL HAVE MANY IF NOT ALL THE ACTIVITIES. A DETAILED AND PERSONALIZED ITINERARY WILL BE SENT TO YOUR GROUP BEFORE YOUR BRIGADE. ALL ITINERARIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – SAMPLE ITINERARY

DAY 1: ARRIVAL & INTRODUCTION Transportation to lodging facility - Electricity - Showers and bathrooms - Beds and bed linens Panama and Law introduction - Why Panama? - What are human rights? - Needs you will be addressing - Why legal assistance makes a difference The first day is spent traveling to Panama and out to the project site in Panama Este. Brigaders receive information about the community and its environmental scope. Time is spent covering family profiles for the visits of the week.

DAY 2: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY Provide cultural exchange and context for brigade workweek Visit the community and learn more about needs Plan for the week and prepare for educational workshops Develop trust among volunteers and staff

DAYS 4, 5: LEGAL CLINICS Access to knowledge of one’s legal rights is often a luxury that escapes many in rural communities, despite its universality as a human right Students shadow Panamanian lawyers Students walk the clients through their case - Follow step-by-step guide - Help client fill out paperwork By providing free legal clinics, volunteers, with the help of Panamanian lawyers, offer legal advice to communities, families, and individuals with unresolved disputes or questions Access to knowledge of one’s legal rights is often a luxury that escapes many in rural communities, despite its universality as a human right. Many, if not most, have never consulted a lawyer nor understand the benefit of doing so. This issue stems from a notorious history of lawyers in Panama coming to rural communities offering their services for a price, to then never return. Legal clinics offered by Global Brigades combat this issue by providing free legal clinics, where volunteers, with the help of Panamanian lawyers offer legal advice to communities, families, and individuals with unresolved disputes or questions. These clinics are meant to provide no cost access to legal services that were previously denied or unavailable.

DAYS 2, 4, 5:, FAMILY CASES Institutional inefficiencies and complications in the Panamanian legal system can result in cases going unresolved for years at a time This results in a highly expensive and time-consuming process, that leaves low- resourced families unable to cover the costs of a lawyer Global Brigades’ lawyers find and select family law cases to present to volunteers, including child custody, alimony, divorce, domestic violence, and marriage cases Every 5-6 students will work on one case with the guidance of a Panamanian lawyer A consequence of limited access to basic legal rights is expressed in the Panamanian judicial system, where institutional inefficiencies and complications can result in cases going unresolved for years at a time. This results in a highly expensive and time consuming process, that leaves low resourced families unable to cover the costs of a lawyer. Besides the cost barrier, there is a severe lack of legal awareness and nearby professional resources in these communities leaving community members. Global Brigades’ lawyers find and select family law cases to present to volunteers, such as child custody, alimony, divorce, domestic violence, and criminal cases. Volunteers then perform interviews and intake procedures that can be used by the Human Rights staff to resolve the cases that would have been unattended completely or otherwise unresolved for many more years.

DAYS 3, 6: EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS HUMAN RIGHTS CHARLA: Partnership with the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) Volunteers will follow didactic guides and lesson plans provided to present one children’s and one adult charla Common Topics: sex and gender, domestic violence, etc. HOLISTIC MODEL CHARLA- COMMUNITY BANK: Holistic Model Activity with the Microfinance Program Volunteers will review the by-laws for a given Community Bank (Caja Rural) in Panama and create a charla based on these guidelines Presentation will be given to all members of the Caja Rural One of the main resources that drives empowerment is education. In order to properly assist community members to overcome the obstacles found within their legal system to combat misinformation and a lack of legal knowledge, volunteers develop educational materials and deliver workshops on a variety of topics, including work contracts, proper filing of documents, research tools and methods, children’s rights, as well as civic duty and responsibilities.

DAY 4, 5: MOOTING ACTIVITY Although Human Rights Brigades work primarily with family cases, these are not the only human rights issues found in Panama. The mistreatment of indigenous populations is one of the most controversial human rights violations in the country. Volunteers will prepare for and carry out a Mooting exercise based on a hypothetical case involving indigenous rights Mooting is a common practice for Law Students that can be equated to a mock trial, or debate

DAY 6: HOLISTIC MODEL ACTIVITY, CULTURAL EXCHANGE HOLISTIC MODEL: MICROFINANCE Volunteers will host an Educational Workshop for the Community Bank (Caja Rural) on the group´s by-laws Home visits to promote the Caja Rural CULTURAL EXCHANGE Volunteers meet with community members to thank them for their participation Volunteers have the opportunity to experience the local culture with shows of: - Traditional song and dance - Artisan hand-made crafts - Educational exchange

DAY 7: NEXT STEPS AND DEPARTURE Start planning for next brigade - Set goals - Leadership positions Share experiences with donors, friends, & family Get connected via GB networks - Updates on your community and project Learn and share about legal issues around the world Departure day is a great opportunity to recap the trip and talk about the need for additional brigades. The communities we work in and have developed relationships with are expecting us to continue our work! It’s a good time to set recruitment and fundraising goals and discuss new leadership positions available. One you’ve arrived home don’t forget to update donors, friends and family about the trip. This is a great way to further reinforce and humanize the needs in these communities and gather support for additional brigades and overall education about the water crisis.

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PRE-DEPARTURE PREPARATION
PRE-BRIGADE CURRICULUM 6 pre-Brigade lesson plans Includes program- and country-specific education resources and group discussions to fully prepare for your Brigade To preview lessons, go to the Volunteer Resources Site (VRS) volunteer-tools-home Ask the Chapter Education Chair or Chapter President for the lesson plan schedule!

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – TOTAL CONTRIBUTION
HOW IS YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADE FUNDED? Volunteers’ Program Contribution: - $990 (Panama) - Brigade expenses - Program sustainability - Project Fund - Family Cases - Airfare: Varies PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION DETAILS Accommodations & meals (dietary restrictions should be communicated to the Chapter Advisor) Clean drinking water Airport pick-up and drop-off In-country transportation Spanish translators, coordinators, and security Program sustainability and follow-up between brigades Project Fund: $100 Volunteers will be lodged one of the several compounds that GB partners with in Eastern Panama. All accommodations are clean and safe. There is electricity, bathrooms and clean drinking water on site. Meals are prepared on site using clean water and food specifically for the brigade. A GB staff member will be with the volunteers at all times and available for 24 hour assistance.

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RESOURCES FOR YOU
FUNDRAISING PLATFORM Send links of brigade project information to donors Create personalized profile to share with your donors Track donation progress on individual and group level VOLUNTEER RESOURCE SITE (VRS) Brigade planning materials Testimonials and deliverables from past brigades Community and compound profiles Frequently asked questions CHAPTER ADVISORS Based at the International Office in Esteli, Nicaragua Coordinate brigade planning and preparation with the Program Associates in Panama Assist volunteers with fundraising, flight booking and more!

Don’t know who your Advisor is? Email:
HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CONTACT INFORMATION Contact your Chapter Advisor for information about Human Rights Brigades in Panama Don’t know who your Advisor is?

HUMAN RIGHTS BRIGADES INFO SESSION – JOIN THE NEXT BRIGADE
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