Make a Difference in Healthcare, Donate Books to Medical Students in India
Galveston-Trivandrum Sister City Society seeks to help nursing and medical students through www.SupportSisterCities.org
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GALVESTON, TEXAS - Every student needs books to study and master, especially medical and nursing students. But what if tomorrow's doctors don't have the books and journals they need?
In Trivandrum, India more than 200 medical and nursing students need books and journals to continue their studies.
"We want more students educated in professional studies so that they will help others, ensuring a strong workforce of nurses and doctors so desperately needed in India," said Rajan Koshy, chairperson of the Galveston-Trivandrum Sister City Society. He noted that there is a pressing need for qualified medical personnel in India, and that while there is a stockpile of intellectual capital within India's healthcare community, the cost of medical and nursing textbooks, even used, is prohibitively expensive for students in Trivandrum.
The Galveston Sister City Society is raising $50,000 to buy new textbooks and journal subscriptions. The Buy Books for Medical Students in India Project aims to provide 150 new text books for nursing students, 150 new text books for medical students, shipping costs, and subscriptions to medical and nursing journals. In addition, the project will collect books from nursing schools and universities to be donated to the students.
All books donated to the students will be given to the school library after they are used, and will be available for the next class of students.
People can easily learn more online about the Buy Books for Medical Students in India project and another initiative to improve emergency medical services in Trivandrum at www.SupportSisterCities.org. Go to the project now online.
Developed specifically for the sister cities network, this innovative website helps connect people with community improvement projects around the world. Site visitors can ask questions about the project directly to project contacts in Galveston through the website, and track progress made as the project moves forward. They can also easily notify friends and colleagues about the project or make a tax-deductible donation with a credit card.
SupportSisterCities.org is powered by Global Giving and administered by Sister Cities International's Network for Sustainable Development. For more information visit www.SupportSisterCities.org or e-mail support@sistercities.org.
Local contact: Rajan Koshy, Chairperson, Galveston-Trivandrum Sister City Society
1214 Church Street, Galveston, TX
Phone 409.762.5621, RKoshy9622@aol.com
Media contact: Ami Neiberger-Miller, Communications Director, Sister Cities International
Phone 202.347.8630 ext. 8251, amiller@sister-cities.org
About Sister Cities International
Representing more than 2,500 communities in 137 countries, Sister Cities International (www.sister-cities.org) is a citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between the U.S. and communities abroad. Begun in 1956 after a White House summit where U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower called for people-to-people exchanges, sister city partnerships are tailored to local interests and increase global cooperation at the grassroots level. Sister Cities International promotes peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation by focusing on sustainable development, youth and education, arts and culture, humanitarian assistance and economic growth programs.
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