Every Summer, the Payson Center for International Development offers intensive, two (2) to three (3) week long study-abroad programs with one (1), two (2) or three (3) courses per location. Courses are open to graduate students and non-Tulane graduate level-students. All courses earn three (3) credits. The cost varies based on location and number of courses taken in one location. (Note: Price does not include airfare). For Summer 2015, the Payson Center for International Development is pleased to offer courses in five (5) locations as part of the 2015 Global Development Summer Institute. Ethiopia Italy Nepal Myanmar Panama For information go to: http://www.payson.tulane.edu/si

1. Myanmar
Summer
Ins-tute
June
8
–
June
19,
2015

2. Myanmar
Summer
Ins-tute
2015
• "Human Rights-Based Approaches to
Health and Development”
– Loca-on:
Yangon,
Myanmar
– Dates:
June
8
–
19,
2015

3. Instructors
• Dr.
Elke
Johanna
de
Buhr
• Dr.
William
Bertrand

4. An
Introduc-on
to
Yangon,
Myanmar

5. Course
Overview:
Human
Rights-­‐Based
Approaches
to
Health
&
Development
• Myanmar
has
only
recently
emerged
from
decades
of
military
rule
with
a
series
of
limited
democraGc
reforms
• Despite
some
signs
of
change,
the
level
of
health
and
development
remain
poor
and
human
rights
abuses
are
common
• One
of
Asia’s
least
developed
countries
(ranked
150
out
of
187
countries
on
the
Human
Development
Index),
Myanmar
faces
enormous
challenges
in
moving
forward

6. Human
Rights-­‐Based
Approaches
to
Health
&
Development
(cont.)
• The
purpose
of
this
course
is
to
provide
students
with
knowledge
and
skills
in
designing
and
implemenGng
health
and
development
intervenGons
using
human
rights-­‐based
approaches
• Popular
among
UN
organizaGons
and
other
internaGonal
actors,
human
rights-­‐based
approaches
apply
“internaGonal
human
rights
values,
principles,
standards
and
goals
in
all
stages
of
policy,
program
and
project
formulaGon”
(UNDP)

7. Human
Rights-­‐Based
Approaches
to
Health
&
Development
(cont.)
• Visit
internaGonal,
governmental
and
civil
society
organizaGons
involved
in
human
rights,
health
and
development
in
Myanmar
and
the
broader
Southeast
Asian
region
• Learn
through
discussions
with
public
health
and
human
rights
experts,
lectures
and
individual
research
• Examine
a
health
or
development
problem
of
your
choice
and
propose
soluGons
to
specific
problems
within
the
local
context

8. Course
Logis-cs
• Teaching:
– Lectures,
incl.
guest
speakers
(mostly
in
the
mornings)
– Site
visits/field
trips,
and
group
work
(mostly
aaernoons,
someGmes
all
day)
• Housing
and
Meals:
– Housing
to
be
confirmed
(expect
single
rooms
in
a
nice
but
simple
locaGon
or
shared
rooms
in
a
fancier
hotel
-­‐-­‐-­‐
contact
instructors
with
quesGons)
– Included
meals:
Breakfast,
lunch,
and
two
coffee
breaks

9. Field
Trips
Shwedagon
Pagoda
Hlawga
NaGonal
Park
NaGonal
Races
Village

10. Ques-ons?
For
further
informaGon
please
contact:
Elke
de
Buhr
(edebuhr@tulane.edu)