[bioundgrd] Get involved with Poverty Action Week 2014!

[Joyce Roberge]

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presents

Poverty Action Week 2014<https://www.facebook.com/events/238143479691851/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming>


22,000 children die each day due to conditions of poverty.

Come to Poverty Action Week to learn about what you can do to help
.


Featuring:

Monday, 32-155, 7:30 - 9pm
[The Future Can't Wait: Why Taking Action on Poverty Matters] - Featuring Steven Gale, Senior Advisor for Strategic Opportunities at USAID

Tuesday, 32-155, 7:30 - 9pm
[Flood of Technologies for the Developing World: What Works?] - Presentation by Bish Sanyal: Director of the Comprehensive Initiative of Technology Evaluation, Ford International Professor of Urban Development & Planning, and Director of the Spurs/Humphrey program // Preceded by a showcase of D-lab technologies including the Leverage Freedom Chair and Portatherm.

Wednesday, 3-133, 6:30 - 8:30pm
[Global Health Panel] - a discussion on access to healthcare, sustainable initiatives, and healthcare economics around the world // featuring: MGH medical directors Dr. Thomas Burke, Dr. Mehul Mehta, Dr. Ryan Carroll, and Dr. Kristian Olson

Thursday, 4-149, 7:30-9pm
[Entrepreneurs without Borders] - a panel discussion on social entrepeneurship and how we can make innovations that benefit the under-served through social enterprises // featuring: John Tebes (moderator) Kyle Engelmann from Health Leads, Kevin Saunders from Accion, Eric Reynolds from the D-Lab Scale-ups, Daniel Heyman from Bureh

Saturday-Sunday, Cambridge Innovation Center, 5pm - 5pm
[ID Hack<https://www.facebook.com/idhack.gpi.d4d>] - a hackathon where NGOs, international development enthusiasts, and hackers of all skill levels can collaborate on projects that will make an impact on international development. Learn more at http://idhack.developersfordevelopment.org/


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Joanne Zhou
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Biology
Class of 2015 | zhoujy at mit.edu<mailto:zhoujy at mit.edu>



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