More on humanitarian how-to, hope you like it. Cheers Chris

1. Psychologists as Humanitarian
Interventionists:
Learning from Others
So You Can Change the World, Too
Dr. Chris E. Stout
Founding Director, Center for Global Initiatives
and
Clinical Professor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois

2. “Psychological Principles in Policy
Development”

3. Div 9 (SPSSI) and UN
 Society for the
Psychological Study of
Social Issues
 Corann Okorodudu, PhD,
Rowan University
 Copenhagen Declaration
 First non-NYC based
psychologist to
participate, then Neal
Rubin, PhD.

4. “The Psychology of Peacekeeping”
 Harvey Langholtz, PhD
 Coast Guard
 UN & Madeline Albright
 PhD in Social Psych
 POCI-UNITAR
 Psych 101 to UN
Peacekeepers
 English, French, Spanish.

5. “The Psychology of Diplomacy”
 Connect via our
mutual publisher
 Became BFFs
 Do and APA talk
 “You do the
psychologists, I’ll do
the diplomats”
 Evolvepoints into a
new book.

6. “The Psychology of Terrorism, Vol. 1 – 4
and Condensed Edition”

7. “The Psychology of Resolving Global
Conflicts: Vol. 1 - 3”

8. “Contemporary Psychology”

9. “The New Humanitarians”

10. My 3 Epiphanies

11. Tanzania.

12. Halong Bay, Vietnam

13. Halong Bay

14. Rwanda

15. Soweto, South Africa

16. Saths Cooper, PhD

17. The Tyranny of the 501(c)(3)
 501(c)(3)
 What-A-Pain!
 1023
 990
 IL-990-AG
 Letters
 $750 for “Inc.” in IL
 $5000 in legal
 $1000 in accounting
 $25 in listing
 7 months
 >100 hours…!

18. So, what does CGI do?
 Objectives: Incubator, collaborator, facilitator, educator
 CGI serves as an incubator for new initiatives that creatively
solve healthcare inequities around the world
 We act as a collaborator with individuals and organizations in
developing and launching projects that address the needs of
medically impoverished populations
 We function as a facilitator in directing public and private
resources towards programs aimed at improving health globally
 Working as an educator to provide new information and tools
for empowering others.

19. Let’s take a look at some CGI
projects…

20. Tanzania…

21. Tanzania…

22. Tanzania…
 Ripple effects and
(positive) unintended
consequences and
results for $US 8.30

23. A kindergarten is born

24. Measuring Outcomes
In 2009:
 Treated more than 50 people for Malaria, who would have died
otherwise.
 Educated 15 orphans for a year.
 Bought 12.5 – 100kg bags of maize, which fed 70 orphan
children.
 Paid a hospital bill for a child who had a leg injury and surgery.
To-date:
 Approximately 20,000 people (orphans and the very poor) have
received medical services and food.
 70 orphans have been educated in the kindergarten. Those who
were first attendees are now grownups and are employed by the
government. They are also supporting their families and the
children who are orphans.

25. Bolivian Prisons

28. Bolivia (and Clark).

29. Benin
 Combining
 Ecology
 Medicine
 Research
 Sustainability…

30. Benin.
 Culture
 Science
 Collaboration
 Women’s Issues
 Friends.

31. The Power of the Individual
Rosa Parks
William Wilberforce
Oskar Schindler

32. The Power of the Individual,
Augmented by the Strength of a
Group
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Civil Rights Movement
Mohandas Gandhi
and Civil Rights Movement in South Africa
and Quit India Movement

33. “Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens
can change the world;
indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does.”
- Margaret Mead

34. “Pox of the ‘Untils’...”
 Until I finish school
 Until I pay off my loans
 Until I get married (or divorced)
 Until I make tenure
 Until I lose 10 pounds
 Until I …

35. CGI’s MENTOR Program
And DIY Humanitarianism
Methods,  We help with doing,
Experiences, not just talking about
Networking & it
Training,
 Wehelp with
Organizing &
funding, not just
Research
hoping for it.

36. Horace Mann once said…
“Be ashamed to die before you
have won a victory for
humankind.”

37. There is a whole world out there that
needs YOU – down the street or across
the ocean.
“Everyone can be great, because
everyone can serve.”
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
And we can help…

39. So, don’t wait until…
Thanks for coming today.
Keep in touch.
Make a difference.
Dr. Chris E. Stout
Center for Global Initiatives
CenterforGlobalInitiatives.org