A social justice conference in late April where MVP will have a fundraiser and a special presentation. If you are interested in getting involved please email Stephanie (sgf3(at)duke.edu).

Date: April 21-22, 2007

An all day interfaith fast. Contact lindsay.adkin(at)duke.edu for more information.

Date: March 28, 2007 | Time: 6:00pm

Date: March 30, 2007

Contact Liz Brady at edb8(at)duke.edu for more information.

Register for the Forum Today!

Featuring: Mr. Joel Negin, the Millennium Village Project HIV/AIDS Coordinator and Senior Project Adviser to the Access Project at Columbia University’s Earth Institute

Mr. Negin will be offering a valuable first-hand perspective of the MVP model in Kenya, including information on the status of our partner village, Marenyo. Mr. Negin is an expert in health system development, gender empowerment, and microeconomics.

The goal of this forum is to promote a deeper understanding of the Millennium Village Project, as well as offer critical insight into development approaches overall. We further envision this forum as an opportunity for students to see their areas of study actively applied to ending extreme poverty, one of the most pressing global issues of our time. Furthermore, this forum works to serve our continuing goal of encouraging collaboration between the disciplines, and across multiple universities.

2:30-3:00pm            Remarks by Joel Negin
3:00-3:20pm            Group Discussions/ Question-Generating Session
Economic Development and Infrastructure
Environmental Sustainability and Agriculture
Social and Cultural Contexts
Health
Community Empowerment
3:20-3:30pm            Break
3:30-4:00pm            Regroup and Address Questions
4:00pm-4:30pm       Mingle Time

For more details please email Danika Barry (dbarry(at)email.unc.edu).

Date: March 30, 2007 | Time: 2:30-4:30 pm
Location: Campus Y Building

Featuring a cappella groups from UNC and Duke

Date: March 31, 2007 | Time: 4:00 pm | Location: Page Auditorium, Duke

For more details please email Nandini (nrk3(at)duke.edu).

The UNC-Duke-Bennett Millennium Village Project will be selling sweat bands to the Pit. By purchasing the sweatbands you will be automatically entered into a random drawing to receive a pair of tickets for the UNC/Duke basketball game at UNC on March 4th. All proceeds will aid us in our partnership with the Millennium Village in Marenyo, Kenya. So buy a sweatband today to support MVP and go to the biggest rivalry game in all of sports!

Date: February 19th – March 2nd | Location: the Pit

UPDATE: Congratulations to Tanisha Palvia for winning the drawing!

Wished you had been at Cameron Stadium when UNC beat Duke last year at Duke on their senior night? Well this year you can! The UNC-Duke-Bennett Millennium Village Project will be selling sweat bands for the next week until FEBRUARY 2nd next to the Pit. By purchasing the sweatbands you will be automatically entered into a random drawing to receive a pair of tickets for the UNC/Duke basketball game at Duke on FEBRUARY 7th. All proceeds will aid us in our partnership with the Millennium Village in Marenyo, Kenya. So buy a sweatband today to support MVP and go to the biggest rivalry game in all of sports!

When: January 29 – February 2nd
Location: the Pit

November 6th-10th, 2006

In order to highlight Professor Sachs’ visit and maximize our introduction into the Duke community, we have planned an “8 Goals MVP Week” awareness campaign.  For five days, MVP will be teaming up with an already established student organization to share a platform for our causes.  Each group we are working with has the flexibility to present themselves and the issue they care about in a creative, exciting way.

By building an “African” hut on the Bryan Center Plaza and involving other organizations, we hope that as Duke students pass by our hut they will take a minute to explore this unusual fixture and, on at least one of the five days, learn that MVP is fighting for something they are passionate about.  The multifaceted impact, we believe, is one of the greatest parts of the Millennium Development Goals and elevates the program’s potency on a college campus; everyone can find a goal that inspires them and the entire community can unite for a cause.

Thus, we envision these eight days as part of our long-term goal of creating a lasting relationship with the Duke student body and other student organizations.  We are thankful for the partnership of the following organizations on their designated day:

Monday: DIYA
Tuesday: the Catholic Student Center, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi
Wednesday: Generation HIV
Thursday: Environmental Alliance, Nourish International
Friday: Engineers Without Borders

Come by the hut this week on the Bryan Center plaza to purchase MVP t-shirts at $10 and sweatbands at $5!