KCL Project Zimbabwe: May 2009

Friday, 1 May 2009

Project Zimbabwe's New Committee!!

Co-President - Ropa Sibusiso Chidawu

Co-President - Rachel Adams

Secretary - Alex Fonfe

Treasurer - Rowan Ambrose

Publicity Officer - Reshma Shah

Fundraising Officer - TBC
Buddy Project Coordinator - Roma Dewan

Electrinic Resources Coordinator - Samirah Toure

MedYouth Coordinator - TBC
General Officers - Sonia Abid, Ali Al Jumaily, Lisa Wallberg

Project Zimbabwe Alumni

Two of Project Zimbabwe's former presidents will be graduating from medical school this summer. Kirstent Scott will be working at King's College Hospital London where she will continue her invaluable work with the KZZ link and Jennifer Gifford-Garner will be at Whipps Cross Hospital. Jennifer hopes to take an active role in the teaching materials project and will continue to support ZHTS as a qualified trustee.

Project Zimbabwe Alumni

Kirsten Scott - President 2007/8
Jennifer Gifford-Garner - President 2008/9

Aims & Objectives 2011 / 2012

1. To raise awareness of Zimbabwean health provision challeneges amongst medical students in the UK
2. To establish links with students from all health care disciplines in Zimbabwe in line with models proposed by the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)
3. To encourage and facilitate collaboration in learning and research between students in Zimbabwe and the UK.
4. To help with the provision of resources and learning materials (e.g. collecting books, sharing electronic resources and fundraising for library equipment and computers)