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Exciting
New Developments with GSC! |
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GSC
Launching New Website and Welcomes New Staff
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GSC
To Launch New Website Soon!
The
Global Service Corps (GSC) website is getting a
complete overhaul in design and content! With
the help of LeapUp Marketing Solutions and Zee
Creative, the new GSC website will have a new
look and feel bringing to life the programs and
people that have made GSC a leader in
international volunteerism since 1993. Set to
launch in Mid-April, the website’s new layout
makes navigation simpler and more user-friendly.
Visitors to the site will be one click away from
accessing information specific to their needs,
interests or demographic. Whether you are a
student, mid-career professional or active
retiree, finding specific programmatic
information tailored to your interests will be
easier than ever. You will also now be able to
browse through GSC programs based on the
duration of time you have available, by
destination, or by specific program type.
The new GSC website will also make
enrollment in GSC programs easier and more
efficient for participants. With just a few
quick clicks of your mouse, you will be able to
select your destination in Africa or Asia,
decide when to start, and choose your program
and program length. Once enrolled, participants
will gain access to their own personalized MyGSC
account page where you will be able to check
your balance, access enrollment materials, and
download useful information about your
program.
The new GSC website will also
enable you to get to know the people who help
build GSC year after year. The newly created
Thailand and Tanzania blogs will give readers a
feel for what it is like to be a GSC volunteer
‘on the ground’ in both Africa and Asia. Come
check us out soon!
Get your first look at
our new website www.globalservicecorps.org in
mid April!
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GSC
Hires New Thailand In-Country Coordinator
GSC
is pleased to announce the arrival of our new
In-Country Coordinator in Thailand. A fluent
Thai speaker, Eric Skaar received B.A. degrees
in English Literature and Peace Studies from St.
John’s University (MN) and an M.S. in
International Development Management from The
American University in Washington, DC. Eric also
has extensive experience working and traveling
abroad. He lived in Thailand for several years
working as an English teacher for Thai
university students and a refugee educator at
refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. He
then worked for PACT, a non-governmental
organization that aims to strengthen local
capacity worldwide. His duties included working
as a consultant for World Vision’s Sri Lanka
Tsunami Response and also as a Communications
and Knowledge Management Officer in Ecuador. As
the Assistant Leader and Thai History and
Culture Teacher for GlobalQuest, Eric worked
with American students studying abroad to assist
in organizing and facilitating their placements,
goals, and immersion into the Thai culture. In
February of 2008, Eric joined Global Service
Corps as the In-Country Coordinator for Thailand
and now oversees all logistics and participant
involvement in our service-learning programs.
His vast knowledge of Thailand and its culture
allows him to bring great insight to GSC and the
participants. Eric’s skills and abilities will
greatly improve the Thailand program as extra
effort and attention has been placed on
improving the orientation and training that GSC
provides for volunteer participants while
in-country. Additionally, Eric is focusing
attention on developing and expanding the
HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program in
Thailand to include a series of HIV/AIDS
education day camps this summer.
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Get
To Know GSC Tanzania In-Country Staff
Global
Service Corps would like to highlight the
exceptional work that Jenaya Rockman has been
doing in Tanzania. Jenaya joined the Tanzania
team in April, 2007 and has played an integral
role in the strengthening of the HIV/AIDS
Education and Prevention Program in Tanzania.
Jenaya coordinated GSC's 2007 HIV/AIDS Education
and Life Skills Day Camp in Arusha and is busily
preparing for this year's camp. These day camps
have become a testament to the sustainable
community development program that GSC has been
implementing in Arusha.
Jenaya received
her Bachelors Degree in Biology in 2000 and
taught science at Maranatha High School in
Pasadena, CA from 2000-2004. She also was the
Program Administrator for Outreach Activities
and lead student trips in Oaxaca, Mexico,
Tecate, Mexico, Atlanta, GA, and San Francisco,
CA. Jenaya received her Masters in Public Health
with a concentration in International Health in
2006 from Boston University with a concentration
in International Health. She has had extensive
experience working with service-oriented
programs abroad in locations such as Mexico,
Haiti and Zambia. Jenaya joined Global Service
Corps as an SOS Program Fellow and is now the
Assistant Program Coordinator of GSC’s Tanzania
Programs. Besides her work with the Day Camp
Program, she manages and oversees the HIV/AIDS
Prevention Education Programs and also assists
with GSC staff, intern, and participant
involvement in both the HIV/AIDS and Sustainable
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