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Centered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), United Trauma Relief (UTR) is a student-run nationwide network of
university groups working to prevent and alleviate suffering that results
from poverty, disease and war. UTR members approach concerns that arise from
global epidemics, refugee crises and disasters through three basic types of
initiatives: o
Active redistribution of needed
resources from developed to developing countries; o
Short-term relief and
long-term reconstruction projects; o
Direct coordination
and hands-on work with needy communities in developing countries. For example, UTR’s projects include: o
Collection of AIDS
drugs from U.S. pharmacies and
distribution of the medicines to clinics in Haiti and Africa; o
Procurement and delivery of
plastic sheeting and other refugee camp supplies to Afghanistan, followed by landmine
clearance and long-term reconstruction
initiatives; o
Local community-specific efforts to assist needy members of
U.S. cities and educate fellow students about issues of global humanitarian
concern. Click on the “Research & Reading” button on the left menu bar to
find books and articles discussing these issues. UTR also sponsors students who wish to work
abroad on relief, reconstruction and
development projects. Our Activity Report describes both recently-completed and ongoing projects,
as well as future initiatives. Want UTR on your campus? We can help you start a
chapter. Our UTR
advisors: Professor Evelynn Hammonds, Department
of Science, Technology, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Jean Jackson, Department
of Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Jim Yong Kim, Department
of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor Jennifer Leaning,
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard Medical School Professor Dara O’Rourke, Department
of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Paul Farmer, Department of
Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal,
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Professor Bishwapriya Sanyal,
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Christine
Walley, Department of Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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