University of Georgia/Universidad Veracruzana
Country:
Mexico
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$97,899.00
Cost Share:
$231,939.00
Other Funds:
$548,026.00
Other Partners:
Escuela Normal Veracruzana; Universidad Pedagógica Veracruzana, La Caña; Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (domestic violence agency); Secretariat de Educación y Cultura; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Gainesville City Schools; Hall County Board of Education; Garnett Ridge Family Support Center
Through faculty and student development programs and in-service training for professionals, this partnership increased the number of bilingual and culturally competent social workers, education professionals, and students. More than 35 Mexican faculty, students, teachers, and social workers shared instructional approaches with University of Georgia (UGA) professors, attended courses at UGA, and job-shadowed their counterparts. A group of 194 U.S. teachers, students, and social workers traveled to Mexico for academic and professional development activities. The partners organized several workshops at Universidad Veracruzana (UV) on topics including hepatitis, substance abuse, and disability services. They also held two videoconferences from UGA that drew approximately 200 participants. The partners developed a new social work curriculum at UV; conducted applied research projects with rural Mexican communities; and made 12 visits to a school in the rural community of La Caña. The partnership’s success enabled it to win 17 additional grants.