September 2023 eMagazine Supplementary Issue
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Youth Academy for Latino Leaders Global Health eMagazine September 2023 Supplementary Issue YOUTH ACADEMY FOR LATINO LEADERS COLLABORATION CELEBRATING SUCCESS GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMY INAUGURAL PROJECT Y.A.L.L. BIOSKETCHES AND REFLECTIONS PHOTO NEWS RESOURCES PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THE EMAGAZINE Written by Eva Maria Duran DCC President I have had the pleasure of meeting an amazing human being and that is Dr. Sadigh. With his knowledge and the ability to help others he has helped the DCC to open a door to our future graduates and a peek of what they can become. Dr. Sadigh’s vision along with DCC, has led us to accomplish this great program that we call Y.A.L.L-Youth Academy for Latino Leaders. This Academy was put together by a small group of people in a short amount of time. What once was just a small talk, became real in no time. We cover areas such as Finance, Health, Leadership, Civics (Community) and bring it to the students in a way that they would want to learn more about it. The YALL program started with 6 students that had just finished middle school to move on to high school. These students were nervous and scared that you could see it in their faces, you could hear it in their voices. It was 4 weeks of engagement with the students and facilitators, and other members that made the program run smoothly and enjoyable, that at the end of the program it was hard to say goodbye. All I can say today is that I am very grateful to Dr. Sadigh for trusting this group of people and putting in our hands his vision and making it a reality. There is more of YALL to come, stick around and let’s keep inspiring others. 2
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine September 2023 Supplementary Issue YOUTH ACADEMY FOR LATINO LEADERS COLLABORATION CELEBRATING SUCCESS GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMY INAUGURAL PROJECT Y.A.L.L. BIOSKETCHES AND REFLECTIONS PHOTO NEWS RESOURCES PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THE EMAGAZINE The Rewarding Collaboration Between the Nuvance Health Global Health Program and the Dominican Community Center Written by Elvis Novas Advisor for the Dominican Community Center and member of the Board of Directors of Housatonic Habitat for Humanity, Danbury, CT What started as a dream, helped fill a group of excellent young high school students freshmen in the city of Danbury, CT with knowledge and motivation. The great visionary Dr. Majid Sadigh came up with the idea of finding a way to provide the future young leaders of our Latino community with a program that could provide the fundamentals in different areas and consequently help create the foundation they would need for a successful future. Given the friendly collaborations established between the Global Health Program and the Dominican Community Center, Dr. Sadigh presented us with the great idea which created a great expectation in our organization from the very beginning knowing the benefits this could bring to our Latino community in Danbury, while giving us the opportunity to contribute with our ideas and considerations. We were able to create an excellent working committee led by a promising young member of our organization and community, Jason Nova, and the logistic support of Javier Rincon MS3 UVM and Jett Choquette, MD. After meeting for weeks, we were able to turn the idea into a magnificent project. This project was based on a four (4) week program: one day per week of 6 hours, where we would be imparting basic knowledge in four educational areas: Leadership, Finance, Health & Wellness, and Civic Engagement. We focused our recruitment efforts on gathering promising young students for their first year of high school. We recruited a group of excellent, curious young people with a desire for personal and educational development. In the beginning they were extremely shy and a little hesitant about what to expect from the program, but by the end we had a group of young students actively involved, and more confident in themselves and their interests as they looked to the future. It was exciting to see how they evolved through the sessions! It was really rewarding for everyone. I must highlight the excellent work and the willingness to cooperate of the facilitators: Wilson Hernandez, Brigid Guertin, Denisse Roda, Diana Merchan, Nelson Merchan, Elke Sweeney, Rep. Farley Santos, Javier Rincon MS3 UVM and Collaboration continued on next page >> 3
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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>Supplementary</strong><br />
<strong>Issue</strong><br />
YOUTH ACADEMY FOR<br />
LATINO LEADERS<br />
COLLABORATION<br />
CELEBRATING SUCCESS<br />
GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMY<br />
INAUGURAL PROJECT<br />
Y.A.L.L.<br />
BIOSKETCHES AND<br />
REFLECTIONS<br />
PHOTO NEWS<br />
RESOURCES<br />
PREVIOUS ISSUES OF<br />
THE EMAGAZINE<br />
The Rewarding Collaboration Between the<br />
Nuvance Health Global Health Program and<br />
the Dominican Community Center<br />
Written by Elvis Novas<br />
Advisor for the Dominican Community Center and<br />
member of the Board of Directors of Housatonic<br />
Habitat for Humanity, Danbury, CT<br />
What started as a dream, helped fill a group of<br />
excellent young high school students freshmen<br />
in the city of Danbury, CT with knowledge and<br />
motivation.<br />
The great visionary Dr. Majid Sadigh came up with the idea of finding a way to<br />
provide the future young leaders of our Latino community with a program that<br />
could provide the fundamentals in different areas and consequently help create<br />
the foundation they would need for a successful future.<br />
Given the friendly collaborations established between the Global Health Program<br />
and the Dominican Community Center, Dr. Sadigh presented us with the great idea<br />
which created a great expectation in our organization from the very beginning<br />
knowing the benefits this could bring to our Latino community in Danbury, while<br />
giving us the opportunity to contribute with our ideas and considerations.<br />
We were able to create an excellent working committee led by a promising young<br />
member of our organization and community, Jason Nova, and the logistic support<br />
of Javier Rincon MS3 UVM and Jett Choquette, MD. After meeting for weeks, we<br />
were able to turn the idea into a magnificent project. This project was based<br />
on a four (4) week program: one day per week of 6 hours, where we would be<br />
imparting basic knowledge in four educational areas: Leadership, Finance, Health<br />
& Wellness, and Civic Engagement.<br />
We focused our recruitment efforts on gathering promising young students for<br />
their first year of high school. We recruited a group of excellent, curious young<br />
people with a desire for personal and educational development. In the beginning<br />
they were extremely shy and a little hesitant about what to expect from the<br />
program, but by the end we had a group of young students actively involved, and<br />
more confident in themselves and their interests as they looked to the future. It<br />
was exciting to see how they evolved through the sessions! It was really rewarding<br />
for everyone.<br />
I must highlight the excellent work and the willingness to cooperate of the<br />
facilitators: Wilson Hernandez, Brigid Guertin, Denisse Roda, Diana Merchan,<br />
Nelson Merchan, Elke Sweeney, Rep. Farley Santos, Javier Rincon MS3 UVM and<br />
Collaboration continued on next page >><br />
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