Program Overview

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness is implemented in collaboration with local partners in ten countries: Ghana, India, Romania, Ukraine, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

The primary goal of the initiative is to create a dynamic global network of dedicated activists with the skills, knowledge and vision to play a strategic role in shaping their country’s response to the breast cancer crisis. We strive to accomplish this goal by:

· Empowering diverse stakeholders with the training, tools and support needed to influence strategic country-specific programming and funding decisions around breast cancer; and

· Strengthening individual and organizational capacity to launch effective education, awareness and advocacy campaigns that will increase early breast cancer detection and reduce mortality.

At the core of the program is the Course for the Cure™, a series of training modules that are based on Komen for the Cure’s experience in breast cancer awareness and advocacy work. The training modules cover five key topics: Community Assessment, Volunteer and Organization Development, Awareness & Education, Fundraising, and Advocacy, and are designed to be easily adaptable and customized, to allow for unique local needs.

Participants will include a wide range of stakeholders, including health educators, NGO staff, healthcare professionals, midwives, religious leaders, nursing students, as well as business and government officials.

Collaboration

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. For the past 25 years, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.

Local Partners In each country, Komen will collaborate with three organizations across three cities to implement the initiative. Partners include women’s rights organizations, advocacy organizations, public health and health education organizations, medical foundations, hospitals and universities – that will be key players in the fight to end breast cancer.

U.S. Department of Statelends its dedication and diplomacy, strengthening the Global Initiative both in the Middle East and Latin America. The Department of State and governments in these two regions have joined together through The U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research, and The Partnership for Breast Cancer in the Americas – to provide high-level support between government officials, committed to pursuing policy changes around the issue of breast cancer.