Faculty Research

Women's Self Sufficiency and Empowerment in Eritrea: The Shift from "Liberation" to "Development"
Nancy Farwell
nfarwell@u.washington.edu

Cross Cultural Families Project
Tracy Harachi
tharachi@u.washington.edu

Seattle-Tashkent Sister City: Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan
Diana Pierce
pearce@u.washington.edu

Effective Collaboration between Local Governments and Not-for-profit Social Service Organizations: A Comparative Study between Tokyo, Japan and Seattle Washington
Sue Sohng, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of social work
suesohng@u.washington.edu

Funding Source: Center for Global Partnerships, New York, New York.

Key research questions:

1. How have public policies assisted or hindered the capacity of community-based, not-for-profit organizations to engage in community development and to provide for the social welfare of their communities?
   
   
2. How can government agencies and community-based organizations best work together to improve the effectiveness of public programs?
   
   
3. What public policies are best suited for the long-term development of Non-profit organisations?

Multicultural Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program in Ecuador and Peru, an NIH-funded project between Fundacion CIMAS del Ecuador and the Consortium of Western Washington Universities.
Lynn Carrigan, Practicum Coordinator
LTC@u.Washington.edu

CIMAS, a Spanish language and culture program located in Quito, Ecuador, has obtained a grant to train students of color and first generation immigrant minorities, especially those who do not have the financial means for an international experience, in community public health assessments
and projects. They accept applications from social workers interested in public health and research, for a 10-week summer program that pays expenses and a small stipend, and includes home stays. Working knowledge of Spanish is required, and will be supplemented by immersion in the culture. Social work students can also do other practicums there and develop other
projects, though funding is not available through CIMAS for that.

Politics and Peacemaking in the North of Ireland
Mick Beyers, M.S.W.
William & Marilyn Connor Fellow
University of Washington School of Social Work
Phone 206.755.4267 mickb@u.washington.edu