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SIFAT partners with UAB / Sparkman Center for Global Health

SIFAT is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham to offer periodic seminars/workshops combining the best in academic research with appropriate technologies in a community development context to address basic human needs essential to good health globally.

Seminars usually last one hour at UAB, usually at noon at the School of Public Health. Workshops at SIFAT are longer with hands-on practical components.

2006 WORKSHOPS AT SIFAT

February 24-25 Meeting the Eye Care Needs of the Underserved Internationally -- In Focus (more info )

March 17 Low Cost Diagnostics of Common Infectious Diseases in the Developing World -- Science with a Mission (more info )

April 7-8 Combating Child Malnutrition: Sustainable Solutions -- Leaf for Life (more info)

June 21 Water Testing Where There is No Lab -- Life Water (more info)

June 29 World Hunger: Agriculture Revisited -- ECHO (Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization) (more info)

SEMINARS AT UAB

February 23 Meeting the Eye Care Needs of the Underserved Internationally -- In Focus

March 16 Low Cost Diagnostics of Common Infectious Diseases in the Developing World -- Science with a Mission

April 6 Combating Child Malnutrition: Appropriate Technology for Dietary Supplementation of Vitamin A and Iron from Leaves -- Leaf for Life

June 20 Water Testing Where There is No Lab

June 28 World Hunger: Agriculture Revisited -- ECHO (Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization)

CONFERENCES AT SIFAT (check for updates)

November 16-18 "The Killer in the Kitchen" Indoor Air Pollution in the Developing World Conference on Appropriate Technology Cookstoves. Smoke from cookfires in the kitchen is the fourth leading cause of death in the developing world, affecting mostly women and young children. We are partenring with appropriate technology organizations specializing in cookstoves and alternative energy, and with internationally renowned researchers on health and indoor pollution.(more info )

February 2007 Water and Sanitation Conference SIFAT workshops, seminars, and conferences

SIFAT International Training Center Summer Practicum

Learn concrete ways to make a difference in the lives of the
poor around the world:
purify water
build a latrine
raise small animals for protein and income
start a village revolving loan fund for microenterprise
promote safe motherhood
learn sustainable agriculture
combat child malnutiriton with leaf protein extract
prevent tropical diseases
teach adults to read
learn key issues to improve child survival
build a solar cooker
make a low-cost sturdy house out of hay
teach HIV prevention
make energy from the sun, wind or water
learn how to give vaccinations
preserve foods
sharpen your cross-cultural skills
network with international development agencies
write a project proposal
and much more

Join with grassroots community leaders from around the world to learn practical skills to help the poor help themselves in a context of Christian Community Development. Come to SIFAT's International Training Campus in Lineville, Alabama, for the ten-week summer practicum in appropriate technologies and Christian community development.

Go to: Practicum classes / Practicum applications / Internship info