Social Innovation and Humanitarian Responses

Event time: 
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Horchow Hall (HRCH), A74 See map
55 Hillhouse Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

Social Innovation and Humanitarian Responses. A panel discussion featuring: Peter Ventevogel, Senior Mental Health Expert, UNHCR, co-leading the revision of the ‘mental health and psychosocial content’ of the SPHERE Handbook; Rana Dajani, Associate Professor of Biology, Hashemite University, Jordan; Founding Director, “We Love Reading”; and 2014 Fellow, Eisenhower Fellowships Innovative program; and Stephanie Leutert, Mexico Security Initiative Fellow, Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, University of Texas. Discussant: Jon Kurtz; Director for Research and Learning, Mercy Corps. The panel will be chaired by Catherine Panter-Brick, Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs, Yale University.