About Us

Global Health Corps mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. We place recent college graduate and young professionals from diverse professional backgrounds in health non-profits and government offices in the US, East Africa and Southern Africa for a year of service in order to strengthen and learn from the organization. GHC’s 59 partner organizations include Partners in Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Gardens for Health International, and the Covenant House in Newark, New Jersey.

Fellows focus on creating solutions for a variety of current health issues like HIV, maternal child health, nutrition and healthcare access. Through additional training, community building, leadership development and mentorship, these young people complete their fellowship with skills to be change makers and paradigm– shifters in the global health field throughout their careers. Since its founding in 2009, GHC has deployed 450 fellows to work in 7 countries.

 

Fellowship Program

Global Health Corps is a one-year paid fellowship program that pairs young professionals (fellows) with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. Fellows are placed in organizations in pairs – one international fellow and one local fellow from the placement country – creating a fellowship team that is a central part of the fellowship experience. High-impact positions in knowledge management and other fields are available in leading health-related NGOs and government organizations in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia. Applicants can apply for up to 3 fellowship positions that match their interests and skills. We are looking for people from a broad range of sectors and backgrounds.

 

Fellows receive the following benefits:

  • Monthly living stipend 
  • Housing 
  • Utilities stipend
  • Health insurance
  • A professional development grant of $600
  • A completion award of $1500
  • An advising program that pairs each fellow with an advisor in his/her area of work or interest
  • A two-week Training Institute at Yale University in the United States to begin the fellowship
  • A five-day End-of-Year retreat in East Africa to finish the fellowship
  • Three multi-day trainings during the year
  • Travel to and from placement site, all trainings, and retreats
  • Professional development and personal support from a dedicated in-country program manager
  • Personal development and accompaniment program led by Still Harbor