Monmouth University

Additional Resources

Institute for Global Understanding

For additional information or to participate in the Macheke Sustainability Project, contact:

Moleen Madziva,
Project Director

Bey Hall, Room 101A

400 Cedar Avenue

West Long Branch, NJ, 07764

732-771-5443

S0505704@monmouth.edu

Goals

The Macheke Sustainability Project is working in both the short- and long-term to make this ambitious dream a reality.

The following are the project goals:

Research led by students at Monmouth University (with faculty support). Research includes but is not limited to: needs assessment, best practices, funding sources, risk analysis, and analysis of the progress made in the community of Macheke, Zimbabwe.
Fundraise to support the project (monetary grants, low-interest loans, gifts, donations of resources, supplies, and volunteers, etc).
Implement initiatives in Macheke with the aim to reduce poverty in this village.

Current Activities

The main focus of the team in the USA is to do research (needs assessment, best practices, funding sources, risk analysis, etc) and analysis of the progress made in the community. The following activities are either underway or planned:

School of Social Work
School Representative: Rosi Barbera

Fall 2010: student coursework (SW 615 taught by Rosi Barbera)

School of Science
School Representative: Allen Milewski

Summer 2010: student coursework (database development guided by Jiacun Wang)
Fall 2010: student coursework (database development guided by Jiacun Wang)
Spring 2011: student coursework (User Experiences course taught by Allen Milewski)

Leon Hess Business School
School Representative: Susan Gupta

2009: student independent study (guided by Nahid Aslanbegui, Susan Gupta, and John Buzza), student advisor on Biofuels (Roy Nersesian)
Spring 2010: student independent study (guided by Nahid Aslanbegui and Susan Gupta)
Summer 2010: student coursework (Small Business Management course taught by John Buzza)
Fall 2010: student coursework (Small Business Management course taught by John Buzza), student independent study (guided by Nahid Aslanbegui and Susan Gupta)

School of Nursing and Health Studies
School Representative: Chris Hirschler

Spring 2010, Public Health: student coursework (HE 335 taught by Bojana Beric and HE 375 taught by Chris Hirschler), article and presentation submissions (Bojana, Chris, Alix, Melissa, Jacklyne, Molly)
Summer 2010, Public Health: grant applications, independent study course (guided by Bojana Beric), continued research for the healing center
Fall 2010, Public Health: student coursework (HE 335 taught by Bojana Beric and HE 375 taught by Chris Hirschler)
Fall 2010, Nursing: TBD

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School Representative: Nancy Mezey