With the emergence of constant technological advancements and new platforms of communication the ability to adapt and to innovate are some of the qualities that young people can offer to issues surrounding water and sanitation. According to UNESCO, people under the age of 30 accounted for more than half of the world's population in 2012, and with the drive and passion that the youth possess, they have the capability to play a fundamental role in societal change...
2017
JULY
Youth for Global Health students visit Warsaw, Poland in collaboration with the organization Breaking Walls. Students volunteered at the Children's Hospice of Warsaw. Cultural immersion included a visit to the Jewish Ghettos and travel to Auschwitz and a visit to the concentration and death camps.
OCTOBER
Dr. Simmons visits Cape Town, South Africa in partnership with Rainbow Dreams Trust to discuss water project in Masiphumulele, a township outside of Cape Town.
Acquired 501 (C) 3 organization with a mission to support young people as leaders who will work to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for our global community and to promote open dialogue about social injustice that impacts the human right to water for all.
2018
MARCH
Students traveled to South Bend, Indiana for a mid-year conference visiting both clean and waste water treatment facilities sharing their knowledge of those facilities. The visit was hosted by GTA containers, one of the largest government contractors in the country. GTA Containers manufactures a complete system of collapsible containers (drums and pillow tanks) to handle the temporary storage, transportation, and delivery of drinking water, fuel, liquid food products, and fluid solids (grains, rice, etc.)
JULY
Youth for Global Health Students visit Santiago, Chile to study the mechanics of LaFarfana Water Treatment facility and it's biofactory. LaFarfana is the largest waste water treatment facility in Latin America. As part of their cultural immersion, students were invited to the Presidential Palace and had an audience with the Minister of Interior to discuss water in Chile.
2019
MARCH
Youth for Global Health traveled to South Bend, Indiana for mid-year conference. Students visited water treatment facilities and as part of their cultural immersion, visited the Basilica at Notre Dame, the largest Basilica out side of the Vatican City in Rome. Students said prayers and lit candles at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine on the campus of Notre Dame University. The visit was sponsored by GTA Containers.
JULY
Y4GH Students traveled to Dakar, Senegal studying water quality and waterborne disease. For cultural immersion students spent the day at Gor'ee Island off the coast of Dakar. The island is best known for its role in the 15th - 19th century Atlantic slave trade.
2020
MARCH
Although Youth for Global Health planned major events in Flint, Michigan for World Water Day, the world stood still and so did Y4GH as the pandemic ravaged the globe.
JANUARY
Y4GH was designated a partner organization to the United Nations for its commitment to Sustainable Development Goal #6, clean water and sanitation for all.
2021
JULY
Work Around the World for Water (WAWW) is an initiative within Youth for Global Health & Social Justice (Y4GH), a seven-country collaborative encompassing: Cameroon, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and the United States. Working with committed young people our focus is Sustainable Development Goal #6, defined by the United Nations as "Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." The goal for this initiative is to build at least one well in each of these countries
WAWW encourages young people to think holistically about water, understanding that cross-cutting themes, or additional areas intersect with clean water and sanitation, Core training for young people is done through our virtual global classroom.
OCTOBER
Y4GH published its first edition of Water Ways the official magazine of Youth for Global Health & Social Justice. The first publication had nearly 900 readers.
2022
MARCH
Site visit team leaves for Ghana where Y4GH will build it's first well. The team, Francis Momah (Sierra Leone),
Drew Williams (Zimbabwae) and Jimel Primm (United States), will visit hotels, cultural sites, and the site for the well and report their findings in preparation for the full delegation visit July 6-15.
JULY
Youth for Global Health students visit Warsaw, Poland in collaboration with the organization Breaking Walls. Students volunteered at the Children's Hospice of Warsaw. Cultural immersion included a visit to the Jewish Ghettos and travel to Auschwitz and a visit to the concentration and death camps.
OCTOBER
Dr. Simmons visits Cape Town, South Africa in partnership with Rainbow Dreams Trust to discuss water project in Masiphumulele, a township outside of Cape Town.
Acquired 501 (C) 3 organization with a mission to support young people as leaders who will work to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for our global community and to promote open dialogue about social injustice that impacts the human right to water for all.
2018
MARCH
Students traveled to South Bend, Indiana for a mid-year conference visiting both clean and waste water treatment facilities sharing their knowledge of those facilities. The visit was hosted by GTA containers, one of the largest government contractors in the country. GTA Containers manufactures a complete system of collapsible containers (drums and pillow tanks) to handle the temporary storage, transportation, and delivery of drinking water, fuel, liquid food products, and fluid solids (grains, rice, etc.)
JULY
Youth for Global Health Students visit Santiago, Chile to study the mechanics of LaFarfana Water Treatment facility and it's biofactory. LaFarfana is the largest waste water treatment facility in Latin America. As part of their cultural immersion, students were invited to the Presidential Palace and had an audience with the Minister of Interior to discuss water in Chile.
2019
MARCH
Youth for Global Health traveled to South Bend, Indiana for mid-year conference. Students visited water treatment facilities and as part of their cultural immersion, visited the Basilica at Notre Dame, the largest Basilica out side of the Vatican City in Rome. Students said prayers and lit candles at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine on the campus of Notre Dame University. The visit was sponsored by GTA Containers.
JULY
Y4GH Students traveled to Dakar, Senegal studying water quality and waterborne disease. For cultural immersion students spent the day at Gor'ee Island off the coast of Dakar. The island is best known for its role in the 15th - 19th century Atlantic slave trade.
2020
MARCH
Although Youth for Global Health planned major events in Flint, Michigan for World Water Day, the world stood still and so did Y4GH as the pandemic ravaged the globe.
JANUARY
Y4GH was designated a partner organization to the United Nations for its commitment to Sustainable Development Goal #6, clean water and sanitation for all.
2021
JULY
Work Around the World for Water (WAWW) is an initiative within Youth for Global Health & Social Justice (Y4GH), a seven-country collaborative encompassing: Cameroon, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and the United States. Working with committed young people our focus is Sustainable Development Goal #6, defined by the United Nations as "Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." The goal for this initiative is to build at least one well in each of these countries
WAWW encourages young people to think holistically about water, understanding that cross-cutting themes, or additional areas intersect with clean water and sanitation, Core training for young people is done through our virtual global classroom.
OCTOBER
Y4GH published its first edition of Water Ways the official magazine of Youth for Global Health & Social Justice. The first publication had nearly 900 readers.
2022
MARCH
Site visit team leaves for Ghana where Y4GH will build it's first well. The team, Francis Momah (Sierra Leone),
Drew Williams (Zimbabwae) and Jimel Primm (United States), will visit hotels, cultural sites, and the site for the well and report their findings in preparation for the full delegation visit July 6-15.