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Click for a detailed curriculum or a downloadable catalog with additional information about the International Training Center Fall Practicum Aug. 30 - Nov. 5, 2010 Download: a printable one page Practicum flyer or Spanish flyer Practicum application or Spanish application Practicum preparation guide
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PRACTICUM, SEMINARS & TRAINING
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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. Click for a printable catalog or flyer about the International Training Practicum. |
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| Seminars and Workshops | ||
April 23-24, 2010 --International Conference -- Exploring Alternative Foods for World Hunger: The Potential of Edible Insects (download a flyer) Did you know that almost 80 percent of the world's population includes insects in their diets? More than 1400 species of insects are edible. Insects are a valuable source of critically needed protein and micro-nutrients. What are the pros and cons of promoting insects as a solution for world hunger? Why does the Western attitude toward entomaophagy matter? Join us in this conference at SIFAT's 176-acre international training campus to learn more from experts around the world. Activities include:
May 16-29, 2010 -- Field Training in World Hunger and Malnutrition: Practical Skills to Make a Difference (download a flyer) Do you want to learn practical skills to address hunger and malnutrition in the developing world? Come join us at SIFAT's 176-acre international training campus for two weeks (May 16- May 29) of intensive hands-on learning that will give you a tool-kit to address basic human needs. At the same time you learn practical skills, your understanding of world hunger and community development issues will deepen through participatory activities. Students will have the opportunity to:
Click here for more information, including registration form and course objectives. In the Past... August 10-12, 2008 -- Lab in a Suitcase (download a flyer) You are in a jungle area with no electricity. The nearest medical lab is days away. You need to make a diagnosis to determine which life-saving medicines to give... Learn how to use International Aid's convenient, portable medical lab specially designed for remote areas.
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| SIFAT partners with UAB / Sparkman Center for Global Health | ||
SIFAT is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Sparkman Center for Global Health 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. 2010 Information: SIFAT is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Sparkman Center for Global Health
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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. For a sample curriculum, see information on previous offerings held both at UAB and at the SIFAT Campus: |
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| Training is offered for team members and team leaders participating in SIFAT's Short-term Mission (STM) program to Ecuador, Bolivia, Uganda and Zambia. For more information on this program see our STM Team Leader page. Training is scheduled through Peggy Walker, International Team Coordinator, walkerp@sifat.org. | ||
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