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 Big Ideas
is a series of talks addressing
some of
humanity’s shared challenges and opportunities as we work to advance an
emerging global civilization. This series brings together perspectives
from the Baha'i writings with current research and experience as well
as contemporary discourses on key issues of our time.
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Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:30 EST The Baha'i experience building Indigenous health partnerships in Guyana: How Dr. Aidun made a difference with Dr. Brian Cameron In the 1990s the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Guyana collaborated with the Guyanese Ministry of Health and other agencies to create a project designed to help rebuild a hospital and develop village health centres in remote indigenous communities in the Rupununi region. Equally important was the goal of capacity-building among the local population through health education, the training of local health workers, and encouragement of youth to undertake careers in medicine and nursing. Several Canadian physicians participated in the project on a short term basis, but Canadian Baha'i physician Dr. Jamshid Aidun spent over 20 years as a volunteer doctor/surgeon providing leadership and hands-on assistance in an underserved and under-valued community. Tonight's talk will outline the project's successes in the 1990s and a generation later, and the inspiring role played by Mr. Aidun.
( We
recommend watching in full screen mode. )
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Notice:
The views and opinions expressed in this series of presentations are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the Ottawa Bahá'í community and/or its institutions. |
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of Ottawa, Canada
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