Michael Kevin Elmore-Meegan
British
ICROSS Rural Health Programmes, P. O. Box 507, Ngong Hills, Rift Valley, Kenya
mikemeegan@gmail.com
www.icrossinternational.org http://www.icross-africa.net/ http://icrosskenya.org/
www.michaelmeegan.com www.michaelmeegan.net
+ 447525257413 (UK Mobile)
+ 254721737394 (Kenya Office)
Consultant International health, analysing health problems, belief systems, cultural public health processes. Community based health programmes . Creating effective long term health changes, design of research programmes Africa, Asia. Author, lecturer.
Doctorate in Medicine ( D.Med Hon, C) National University of Ireland 2006,
M.Sc (Community Health)1989, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
B.Phil (Hons) 1979 Milltown Park, Holy See
Ongoing learning: Ph.D “The importance of local appropriateness in the development of health programmes in Africa” Global Health (Dept International Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tampere University, Finland ) 2009-2012
FRAMI Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland
East African Association of Anthropology, co-founder
Senior Research fellow, Centre of Culture and Development Baroda, Gujarat
Melvin Jones Fellow
Trinity College Association, life member
Languages : English ,French, Samburu, Maasai, Swahili
Areas of Professional Experience:
Programme Management and Development
• Thirty years in strategic public health planning, project development and successful fundraising for community based health and development projects. Experienced in negotiating with donors and the government. Negotiated Global fund and multi/bi lateral grants of over $12 million.
• Designed and developed culturally appropriate health care based programmes for nomadic peoples in East Africa.Developed Strategic public health Plan 2011-2016.
• Established and designed numerous community based projects with emphasis on development of community systems, including women’s development and youth programmes
• Provided programmatic management and directed famine relief operations across 21,000 sq. miles reaching 32,700 including follow-up and rehabilitation of severely malnourished children 2009Programmatic management including human and financial resource management to ICROSS to achieve project goals, including personnel management and organisational restructuring for Kenyan and Tanzanian Programmes
• Provided monitoring and evaluation of internationally funded projects in the ICROSS programme including supervision of project feedback, development of proposal design and undertaking feasibility studies
• Pioneered the use of dialogic methodology for education and facilitation at community level.Pioneered the use of cultural linguistic ethnography and the application of epistemological and epidemiological disciplines to PLWA and programme development
• Designed, developed and monitored the implementation of competency based and problem oriented training system, for traditional birth attendants, in collaboration with Ministry of Health Tanzania (village and District level)
• Provided team leadership, drawing together multi disciplinary teams from widely differing ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds into cohesive effective teams.
Research and Consultancy
Areas of specialization.
Anthropology
19 years living among Samburu and Maasai pastoral nomadic tribal communities in semi-arid rural areas. Cultural ethnography, applied medical anthropology, application of belief systems to public health policies, academic and ethnographic interpretation of data using cultural mechanisms.
The use of community concepts such as meaning, religion, symbol, value, systems and behavioral modeling, truth and acceptance in structuring development strategies.
International Health
Experienced in developing community centered evaluation systems through the use of epistemology (ethnic cognitional theories) and cultural epidemiology.
Key consultancies include:
• Principal Investigator Kenya, International Consortium ,Alternative methods for mass water protection , led by Royal College of Surgeons 2007-10
• Visiting Lecturer , Dept International Health, Faculty of Medicine Tampere University 2008-2011
• Principle investigator Kenya , International collaborative study on Solar disinfection of drinking water, EU funded multi country research, RCSI 2005-2010
• Visiting lecturer, Gujarat, Centre for Culture and Development Baroda Jan 2008
• Community based new born care, 2007, CARE International Cambodia
• Women’s health and Safe Motherhood Programme, Ministry of Health, Manila, Philippines June 2002 – December 2005. European Union.
• Development on extended medical anthropological studies and field research components for malaria control: Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. India (1999) (DFID funded project)
• Epidemiology advisor to the Rapid Response Mechanism component for malaria control; Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. India (1998) (DFID funded project)
• Social Development Advisor to Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. Development aspects of malaria control in Surat District, Gujarat State India 1997-98 (DFID funded project).
• Clinical epidemiological and statistical advisor, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India, Government of India, 1998 (DFID funded project). Clinical epidemiological and statistical Advisor, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India, Government of India, 1999 (DFID funded project)Project preparation, communications component Child-to-Child modules (1995) (Kenya).
• Project appraisal: community participation/education and communication components of regional health care programme (Population and Health Services, Kenya 1994)
Programme Experience:
2000- to date: Founder and International Director ICROSS, Head Public Health Research Programme. Based in Kenya. Overseeing the development of ICROSS as a local NGO in Kenya, and Tanzania, providing technical support to policy and planning.
• Founder , International Director ICROSS , established registered charities in 5 countries.
• Founder, New World International Kenya, NWI UK , an advocacy, awareness and action group for Global development 2008 / NWI Kenya 2008
• Designed participatory systems, models of impact analysis and mechanisms for evaluation surveillance for long-term programmes.
• Training Kenyan and Tanzanian programme managers in problem solving skills and developing line management systems
• Director of research ensuring ongoing analysis of development impact supervising 11 collaborative medical research programmes in East Africa.
• Production of project write-ups including financial profiles, cost benefits analysis and impact assessments totaling $4 million in 05-06
• Responsible for the Africanisation of all ICROSS programmes 2001-2009
• Advisor to numerous official bodies including; REHAB Ireland, Consultants in Public Affairs, Dublin, Japanese Embassy, Nairobi, DANIDA, Local NGOs, local grassroots development groups and the Centre for Social Studies Gujarat, India.
• Sourced over $28 million in grants for ICROSS health programmes in Kenya while International Director between 1997-2004
1987 –1999 Director of Rural Health Programmes, ICROSS
Based in Kenya; Responsible for establishing ICROSS Tanzania as an autonomous NGO, assisting local NGOs in the development of self-sustaining strategies.
• Ensured capacity building through human resource development. Responsible for 47 separate health project activities, through 36 local NGOs in Kenya.
• Advisory Board member for the Kenya Association of Professional Counselors Adolescent project.
• Initiated and ensured epidemiological and anthropological research to support the development of indicators for impact assessment.
1981-1986 Field Director
Based in Kenya. Responsible for implementation and coordination of multiple development activities in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda, including: -
• Evaluation of projects already in place, looking particularly at their impact on vulnerable local communities, including women and the internally displaced.
• Networking of NGOS and field supervision of famine relief logistics of supplementary feeding and emergency relief activities in three semi desert areas.
• Evaluation of micro-credit options available to disadvantaged groups in rural areas, research into options and secure, where appropriate, alternative micro-credit schemes to establish small scale enterprises. Recommend new avenues for continuing support between ICROSS international, and UK/USA solidarity groups and local initiatives.
• Research and implementation of multiple development projects in partnership with nomadic people, local NGOs and government departments, focus areas included health care interventions, water conservation and appropriate agricultural development planning for semi arid areas.
• Evaluation and assessment of field projects in Mogadishu, Somalia
Illustrative awards
2008
-Premio internazionale Exposcuola per l'impegno civile Italy, International Humanitarian award of the Exposcuola.
-International Angelo della Pace for 2008 The Rachel Foundation Italy
2006
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 10 May 2006
Doctorate in Medicine D.Med (Honoris Causa) National University of Ireland 10 April 2006
2003
International Person of the year,
Irish National Awards , November 2003
1995
Melvin Jones Fellow
Humanitarian services
Lions Clubs International 1995
1988
Past Pupil of the Year
Terenure College 1988
Illustrative Research Articles and Publications
1. Elmore-Meegan M, Conroy RM, . Sex workers in Kenya,
numbers of clients and associated risks: an exploratory survey.
Reprod Health Matters 2004;12(23):50-7.
2. Meegan ME, Conroy RM, Lengeny SO, Renhault K, Nyangole J. Effect
on neonatal tetanus mortality after a culturally-based health
promotion programme. Lancet 2001;358(9282):640-1.
3. Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar
disinfection of drinking water protects against cholera in children
under 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child 2001;85(4):293-5.
4. Meegan M, Morley DC. Growth monitoring: family participation:
effective community development. Trop Doct 1999;29(1):23-7.
5. Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar
disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update. Arch Dis
Child 1999;81(4):337-8.
6. Meegan M, Morley D, Chavasse D. Fly traps. Lancet 1997;349(9055):886.
7. Meegan M, Morley DC, Brown R. Child weighing by the unschooled: a
report of a controlled study of growth monitoring over 12 months of
Maasai children using direct recording scales. Trans R Soc Trop Med
Hyg 1994;88(6):635-7.
8. Conroy RM, Meegan ME. Dwindling donor aid for health programmes in
developing countries. Lancet 1994;343(8907):1228-9.
9. Meegan MK. Rethinking famine relief. Lancet 1992;340(8830):1293-4.
10. Konings E, Anderson RM, Morley D, O'Riordan T, Meegan M. Rates of
sexual partner change among two pastoralist southern Nilotic groups
in east Africa. Aids 1989;3(4):245-7.
11. Meegan M, McCormick J. Prevention of disease in the poor world.
Lancet 1988;2(8603):152-3.
12. Meegan M. Starvation and suffering. Lancet 1983;2(8365-66):1506.
13. Meegan M. The reality of starvation and disease. Lancet 1981;1
(8212):146.
Published Books
Changing the World
Feb 2009 256 pgs www.eye-books.com
Take my hand, a spiritual journey
With Sharon Wilkinson, Forward by T Hogan, 58 pgs www.michaelmeegan.com July 2008
Surprised by joy; a story of hope in the midst of tragedy ( forward by Stephen Sackur) 156 pgs
July 2006 www.maverickhouse.com
All Will be Well (Forward by John Hurt) Eye-Books, 149 pgs
May 2004.
ISBN 1903070279 www.eye-book.com
All Shall be Well, Forward by John Powell SJ, ISBN 000-627006-9, Collins. 146 pgs. First edition 1986, Reprint Jan 1999.
In preparation
The path of change
Meegan M ,Conroy R Scrima M
Eye Books May 2012 www.eye-books.com
The Tribe of One With Colin Meagle www.eye-books.com
May 2012
So you want o be a volunteer A guide for International volunteers
Journies in the underworld: a novel
With Thomas Ernst, Penelope Shales, Sharon Wilkinson, Allberto Bellu
Bright darkness Fortress monastery on Montpellier, guarding the secrets of the last king of Jerusalem 1200 pgs, historical Novel 2013
Illustrative general articles
AFRO Journal Italy, regular contributor on Global health, poverty and International health trends and patterning Oct 09 Feb 09 Dialogue on Diarrhoea , regular contributor
World Health Organsation (WHO ) guidelines Trachoma prevention, fly traps , M Elmore-Meegan Prof D Morely et al, Geneva, Switzerland. 2001
Peer Reviews for key publications & major conferences and journals incl Int AIDS Conference
Scientific conferences and presentations (illustrative)
Health care in regions of absolute Poverty
Seminar , Dept International health, Faculty of Medicine
University of Tampere, Finland 30th November 2009
SODIS in KENYA, 20 years of field implementaton
SODIS International Conference Phnom Phen Cambodia
International seminar of the impact of Solar disinfection
International Research Colloquium of the Network to promote
Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS), Twenty years of SODIS in Kenya.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 21st - 23rd September 2009
Changing dynamics of Morbidity, Mortality and poverty of children in the Third World.
Senate Hearing, Italian Senate, Rome
Senatorial Commission on International Children’s Rights , At the request of Italian Senate Commission, Rome , 31st April 2009
Global health and interdependency,
The Royal College of Surgeons Charter day lecture 2009
Royal College of Surgeons,Dublin. 12th Feb 2009
Emerging mega-trends in Global health
Future shocks; disasters and relief in a changing world, RedR Conference, Royal College of nursing, London, 5th December, 2007
Locally appropriate technologies in low income settings, Dept International health, Tampere University, Finland. 29th Nov 2007
Applied operational study of pain determinants in terminally ill patients in Bondo, Kenya XVI International AIDS Conference,Toronto, August 06 Francis,P,Meegan,M
The 46th Robert Graves Lecture
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland
Creating long term change through culturally acceptable cost effective public health interventions.
Dublin 10 May 06
IFCW World Forum. “AIDS orphans & Vulnerable Children; an evidence-led response.” Cape Town, South Africa. 2003
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “An assessment of home-based care interventions among 2,116 terminally ill patients in Bondo and Siaya using clinically validated scales.
Interim results.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2003
"AIDS and the changing face of Africa: The impact on children, WUSC-Carleton, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE Carlton University Canada, 25th Nov 2002
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “Modeling cultural determinants of sexual behavior” - A Pilot Study. Nairobi, Kenya. 2002
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “AIDS, children and poverty, an alternative model to international Aid, ‘Love, evidence and common sense.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2002.
WHO Trachoma conference
. “Effect of fly control using sustainable interventions on the prevalence of Trachoma in five pastoral tribes in Kenya.” Geneva, Switzerland. 2001
Child Survival. Alternative strategies in reducing infant mortality” International Conference on Child survival. Nairobi, Kenya. 2001
Identifying emerging needs among AIDS orphans in Kenya. “Multicentre Matched Perspective Control Study of 2,786 Children Orphaned by AIDS, 2,420 other Orphans and 3,400”
Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
AIDS orphans. “An emerging crisis: a USAID sponsored conference.” Nanyuki. Kenya. 2000
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “Multi centre Matched Perspective Control Study of 2,786 Children
Orphaned by AIDS, 2,420 other Orphans and 3,400.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
East African Association of Anthropologists inaugural Conference. “Anthropology and ethnography.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
13 comments:
"Everything changes when you wake up in the morning and decide to own today. It will not be taken from you by anyone else, it will be yours"
Michael Meegan, Changing the World
www.michaelmeegan.net
www.eye-books.com
"When we feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, or just drained by the stress of the day, do this. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and know that the very breath you are taking is the same miracle of life that pervades all creation. He who gives you this breath, despite your anxieties, fears and pain, knows you. He knows you better than you will ever understand yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. You are experiencing the miracle. The most amazing miracle of all. The gift of life. All things will find harmony in this knowing, in this, is the whisper of not only all creation, but of the Creator"
Michael Meegan
"Your energy is powered by your thoughts, negative thoughts drain you, loving thoughts fill you with love"
Michael Meegan, The Tribe of one
www.eye-books.com
" when we really know ourselves, we forgive always"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
" If you really want to know who your friends are, see you stands by you in a storm"
Mike Meegan
" Remind yourself of your vision, keep your hopes close yo your heart, be passionate about them and alwaus, always always be true to them"
Michael Meegan
Changing the World
" The most important language of personal joy is the often complex linguistics of silence"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
http://icrosskenya.org/
As Kenya famine spreads ICROSS has started supplimentary feeding of malnourished children in two of our medical programmes.
Womens groups and Community based organisations working in ICROSS prevention programmes have appealed for more food as the drought worsens.
The Dr Joe Barnes Clinic is one of the first Clinics to undergo extensions as part of the expansion programme. The next five years will see a large increase in demand for all ICROSS rural health programmes.
Ole Lasoi announced today " We expect patient numbers to double by 2015 so we are extending all our health facilities to accomodate more medical staff and the community needs in each area " All ICROSS Clinics are getting larger water tanks , Maternity units and more patient facilities as well as storage space for emergency supplies.
The International Director was today in Longosua discussing ewith women's groups and community elders about the community needs. The ICROSS planning team gathered at the ICROSS facility to review plans currently underway with communities and health staff.
The drought has seen a rapid increase in dehydration, diarrhoea among children and severe water shortage. The semi desert areas wheere most ICROSS health programmes operate are experiencing sever water shortages and deaths among livestock.
Dr Michael Meegan said today " Our health teams are monitoring the nutritional status of children carefully throughout July and August to assess the nutritional needs of each area. The Ministry of Public health has introduced improved surveillance and data collection which we are watching carefully.
All the Country team leaders and the administration staff were at Longosua to prepare for the coming drought and discuss community needs. All the planning team are local Maasai who work closely with the community groups and leaders in ongoing discussions responding to the changing needs in a fast changing situation.
Michael Kevin Elmore-Meegan
mikemeegan@gmail.com
http://www.icross-africa.net/ www.icrossinternational.org http://icrosskenya.org/
www.michaelmeegan.com www.michaelmeegan.net
+ 447525257413 (UK Mobile)
+ 254721737394 (Kenya Bureau)
1. Elmore-Meegan M, RM Conroy,. Les travailleurs du sexe au Kenya,
nombre de clients et les risques associés: une enquête exploratoire.
Reprod Health Matters 2004; 12 (23) :50-7.
2. Meegan ME, Conroy RM, Lengeny SO, Renhault K, J. Effet Nyangole
sur la mortalité après un tétanos néonatal de santé axés sur la culture
programme de promotion. Lancet 2001; 358 (9282) :640-1.
3. RM Conroy, Meegan ME, Joyce T, K McGuigan, juge Barnes solaire
la désinfection de l'eau potable protège contre le choléra chez les enfants
moins de 6 ans. Arch Dis Child 2001; 85 (4) :293-5.
4. Meegan M, Morley DC. Surveillance de la croissance: la participation de la famille:
développement communautaire efficace. Trop Doct 1999; 29 (1) :23-7.
5. RM Conroy, Meegan ME, Joyce T, K McGuigan, juge Barnes solaire
désinfection de l'eau réduit les maladies diarrhéiques: une mise à jour. Arch Dis
Enfant, 1999; 81 (4) :337-8.
6. Meegan M, D Morley, les pièges à mouche D. Chavasse. Lancet 1997; 349 (9055): 886.
7. Meegan M, Morley DC, R. Brown enfant pesant par les non scolarisés: une
rapport d'une étude contrôlée de suivi de la croissance sur 12 mois des
Les enfants maasai en utilisant des échelles d'enregistrement direct. Trans R Soc Trop Med
Hyg 1994; 88 (6) :635-7.
8. Conroy RM, Meegan ME. La diminution de l'aide des donateurs pour les programmes de santé en
pays en développement. Lancet 1994; 343 (8907) :1228-9.
9. Meegan MK. Repenser la famine. Lancet 1992; 340 (8830) :1293-4.
10. Konings E, RM Anderson, Morley D, T O'Riordan, Meegan Tarifs M. de
changement de partenaire sexuel entre deux groupes de pasteurs nilotiques du Sud
en Afrique orientale. Sida 1989; 3 (4) :245-7.
11. Meegan M, J. McCormick prévention de la maladie dans les pays pauvres.
Lancet 1988; 2 (8603) :152-3.
12. Meegan M. famine et la souffrance. Lancet 1983; 2 (8365-66): 1506.
13. Meegan M. La réalité de la famine et la maladie. Lancet 1981; 1
(8212): 146.
Livres publiés
Changer le monde
Février 2009 pgs 256 www.eye-books.com
Prends ma main, un voyage spirituel
Avec Sharon Wilkinson, présentés par T Hogan, 58 pgs www.michaelmeegan.com Juillet 2008
Surpris par la joie; une histoire d'espoir au milieu de la tragédie (l'avant par Stephen Sackur) 156 pgs
Juillet 2006 www.maverickhouse.com
Tout ira bien (Forward par John Hurt) Eye-Livres, 149 pgs
Mai 2004.
ISBN 1903070279 www.eye-book.com
Tous doivent être bien, à terme par John Powell, SJ, ISBN 000-627006-9, Collins. 146 pages. Première édition 1986, réimpression janvier 1999.
En préparation
La voie du changement
Meegan M, R Conroy Scrima M
Livres Eye mai 2012 www.eye-books.com
La tribu de l'un avec Colin Meagle www.eye-books.com
Mai 2012
Donc, vous voulez être bénévole o Un guide pour les volontaires internationaux
Voyages dans le monde souterrain: un roman
Avec Thomas Ernst, Penelope Shales, Sharon Wilkinson, Allberto Bellu
Identification des besoins émergents chez les orphelins du SIDA au Kenya. «Étude multicentrique témoin apparié perspective de 2786 enfants orphelins du sida, 2420 et 3400 autres orphelins"
Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
Orphelins du sida. "Une crise émergente: une conférence de l'USAID a parrainé». Nanyuki. Kenya. 2000
Examen consultatif annuel, du Manitoba et de Nairobi Universités Conférence collaborative. «Centre multi Matched Étude Contrôle de la perspective des enfants 2786
Orphelins du sida, 2420 et 3400 autres orphelins. "Nairobi, au Kenya. 2000
Afrique de l'Est Association des Anthropologues inaugurale de la Conférence. "Anthropologie et d'ethnographie." Nairobi, au Kenya. 2000
"Everything changes when you wake up in the morning and decide to own today. It will not be taken from you by anyone else, it will be yours"
Michael Meegan, Changing the World
www.michaelmeegan.net
www.eye-books.com
"When we feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, or just drained by the stress of the day, do this. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and know that the very breath you are taking is the same miracle of life that pervades all creation. He who gives you this breath, despite your anxieties, fears and pain, knows you. He knows you better than you will ever understand yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. You are experiencing the miracle. The most amazing miracle of all. The gift of life. All things will find harmony in this knowing, in this, is the whisper of not only all creation, but of the Creator"
Michael Meegan
"Your energy is powered by your thoughts, negative thoughts drain you, loving thoughts fill you with love"
Michael Meegan, The Tribe of one
www.eye-books.com
" when we really know ourselves, we forgive always"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
" If you really want to know who your friends are, see you stands by you in a storm"
Mike Meegan
" Remind yourself of your vision, keep your hopes close yo your heart, be passionate about them and alwaus, always always be true to them"
Michael Meegan
Changing the World
" The most important language of personal joy is the often complex linguistics of silence"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes and Thomas O'Riordan which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patrners and research collaborators.
Readings from ALL WILL BE WELL
There will be three evenings of reflection in Feb 2011 in London, Dublin and Paris
The theme of these evenings is:
"Awakening into Action, compassion as power."
"unless our awareness and insight bring love and real action, we are not truly awake. Our stillness should give birth to caring, doing , serving" Michael Meegan
The talks will be followed by a discussion segment and period of creative silence.
There are a limited number of places available
Please use the contacts section of this website for further information
Jan 18th 2011
Michael Meegan is giving two presentations in Ireland this week .
"ALL WILL BE WELL, reflections on compassion in a wounded world"
There are a limited number of places available for the Dublin talk .
The first is is Dublin on 19th January, the 2nd presentation is om 20th January in Belfast.
there will be time for reflections on ALL WILL BE WELL, CHANGING THE WORLD as well as readings from reflectons and spirtual journals.
For further information please contact Clare at info@michaelmeegan.com
Dec 7th 2010
Special offer for books by Michael Meegan ordered through this site
Together with eye books www.eye-books.com we are pleased to announce a special offer for friends and regular readers. We offering special discounts on pre orders of the Tribe of One. Other books by Michael Meegan ordered through this site published by eye books will receive a 10% discount until 31st January 2011.
The Tribe of One ( by Michael Meegan and Colin Meagle) will be launched in March 2011 in new York and London.
For details on offers please contact us at info@michaelmeegan.com
Michael Elmore-Meegan, also known as Michael Meegan,[1] (born 26 March 1959) is the co-founder of the International Community for Relief Of Starvation and Suffering (ICROSS),[2] an aid agency operating in East Africa that describes itself as "a small international organisation working to fight poverty and disease in the poorest parts of the world."[3] Meegan also co-founded an Irish branch of the charity known as Icross Ltd, which broke with Meegan in 2010.[4] The website of ICROSS Kenya currently lists "Dr. Michael Elmore Meegan - Founder and International Director ICROSS."[5]
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Controversy
4 Publications
5 Awards
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Early life
Born in Liverpool to Irish parents, Michael Meegan spent his childhood in Dublin.[6] In 1977,[7] he completed his seconday school studies at Dublin's Terenure College, run by the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carme.[8] In 1979, he moved to Kenya where he settled in the Great Rift Valley and began to perform aid work among the local people.[9]
[edit] Career
At age twenty, he went to Kenya where he began to work among the Masai people to address village devastated by diseases such as malaria, tuberculous, and, eventually AIDS.[10] This work led him to found ICROSS and begin advocating for the poor villagers with whom he worked.[11] Under Meegan's leadership, ICROSS worked with a number of other organization on Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland led project to develop a Solar water disinfection system that could be used by village households.[12]
In the 2000s, Meegan became a prominent figure in Ireland whose fundraising activities for ICROSS attracted the public support of former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and entertainment celebrities such as Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Caroline Corr, and Andrea Corr.[13] His writing and charitable activity brought him Ireland's well-regarded 2003 International Person of the Year Award presented in a nationally televised ceremony by the Irish charity Rehab.[14]
In May 2005, Ireland's state owned RTE televised a documentary about Meegan entitled When You Say 4000 Goodbyes.[15] After the broadcast, Meegan's charity ICROSS received 400,000 euros in donations.[16] On 19 November 2005, When You Say 4000 Goodbyes. was shown at Harvard University's prestigious Magners Irish Film Festival.[17] On 5 May 2006, the documentary won the Radharc Award 2006 for the "documentary programme of outstanding quality which addresses a national or international topic of social justice, morality or faith."[18]
On 7 April 2006, he was honored with an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in a ceremony at the ornate Royal Hospital Kilmainham where other honorees included actor Martin Sheen, Philip Treacy (millner to celebrities including Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour.[19] On 5 December 2007, Meegan spoke at RedR UK's conference entitled Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world on the same platform as the charity's British president HRH The Princess Royal.[20]
BACKGROUND
Michael Meegan has lived and worked in Africa for almost 30 years.
His extensive experience in malnutrition and extreme poverty brings a rare insight into pain and suffering.
Michael has written extensively about compassion and gentleness and has spoken in many countries on inner joy and discovering the power within. He brings his years of contemplation and meditation to his writings and talks.
With degrees ranging from philosophy and public health, he was awarded the rare honor, Doctor of Medicine by the National University of Ireland for his service to International health and medical research. He was made a fellow of the royal academy of medicine in Ireland. Michael’s personal experience of extreme poverty is steeped in a lifetime commitment to living among the poor . His insights come from many years caring personally for the terminally ill in the AIDS programmes that he created in Africa . He has been the subject of a number of TV programmes including Irish Televisions award winning “ 4,000 goodbyes “ Michaels previous books include “ All will be well”, “Changing the World” and “Surprised by joy
Having worked in Africa for over 40 years across the continent. Dr Barnes (Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeon Ireland) founded ICROSS (International community of starvation and suffering). Dr Barnes was working in Leprosy clinics during the Second World War in Nigeria where he returned during the Biafran war. Together with Dr Michael Meegan he established the ICROSS Research unit and pioneered diarrhoeal research publishing extensively. He was knighted by the Pope for his services to the poor.
Today the ICROSS teams in Kenya celebrate the co-founder 99th birthday by planting an acacia tree at the Joe Barnes clinic and maternity unit in longosua, masailand.
Speaking at the ceremony the ICROSS Country Director Danny Ngwiri said “I had the Horner to meet Dr. Burns in Ireland and share with him our work, he remains actively interested in all of our programes and he has continued to support all of our work here for the last 35 years. "
The Joe Barnes clinic was opened by Pro. Ronan Conroy in 1997 has been serving the remote rural communities for many years. We have trained over 240 community health workers and 180 Traditional Birth Attendants in the area.
Each year ICROSS awards the Joe Barnes projects to a need community since 2005.
Dr Michael Meegan who co-founded ICROSS with Dr. Barnes said today “we will carry on the work and legacy of Dr. Joe Barnes, and we remain committed to long term comprehensive health care, I spoke with Dr Barnes last night to wish him Happy Birthday.”
Dr Meegan who is also the International Director also thanked the Maasai communities for the partnerships and the Ministry of health for its dedication and collaboration.
The ICROSS Internship programme has been creating opportunities for students to develop their skills since 1985. We have welcomed over 850 volunteers, students, interns and trainees from 18 countries around the World since the programme began. While many volunteers are part of Government bilateral aid programmes others come from University degree study experiences as part of their courses. Others are young professionals who want to develop their skills and experiences.
Field staff, local teams,supervisors and members of local communities vote for their favourite intern of the year. Ozan from Germany won the award http://icrossinternational.org/news.aspx?id=133 for his committment and dedication.
This year amid stiff competition the Intern of the year was voted to be Jennah-Louise Salkeld from Australia. There is more news about Jennahs internship on http://icrossinternational.org/news.aspx?id=149
Announcing the win this week the Head of Interns Saruni OleLengeny said " We are delighted that Jennah won this year, she is everything the ICROSS internship programme is about. Bill Maxwell who helps co-ordinate the scheme said " Jennah came to learn, listen and discover, that's the perfect approach for a successful contribution, she was selfless and focused"
Jennah is delighted that she won and has said she will be back to the programmes early next year.
The 2014-2015 internship programme will be announced next week.
After implementing HIV/AIDS programs in Bondo western Kenya for over a decade, ICROSS has handed over the ICROSS HIV AIDS Comprehensive care unit to the ministry of health. The western Kenya projects were initially established by Danny Ngwiri (now the country director) and were handed over by William Osano. (Western Kenya Programs director).
The ICROSS CEO said today “that this is an exciting milestone in building long-term partnerships and networks our home care services have been among the most original and long lasting in East Africa.
ICROSS was implementing effective homecare years before it was common practice. William Osano spoke at the handover of his seven years running the program. He said “the future of HIV AIDS programs like the ICROSS Comprehensive care unit lies in local communities and government” We at ICROSS believe that sustainability is to move away from depending on oversees donors. We are very grateful to the people of Ireland through Irish AID who supported the creation of this facility.
Danny Ngwiri thanked the many donors who made the western Kenya HIV AIDS program such a success. The global fund together with Elizabeth Taylor AIDS foundation, the Elton John AIDS foundation, AUSAID, Japan Embassy in Kenya played critical roles in establishing the ICROSS AIDS program in Bondo and Siaya in Siaya County.
The comprehensive HIV AIDS facility will now be the headquarters of the county’s HIV AIDS Program. Speaking from ICROSS Rural health Headquarters’ the international director Dr. Michael Meegan said “everyone at ICROSS is proud and excited by this program hand over which marks the completion of an inspiring and important HIV initiative”. ICROSS has played a crucial part in establishing comprehensive care in Bondo, “I thank the hundreds of volunteers, donors, interns dedicated staff as well as our partners in every village”.
Working closely with the Ministry we have over the last decade reached many thousands who desperately needed support and care. It is the time of celebration that we have now handed over this facility donated by the Irish people. On behalf of the board of directors and Dr. Joe Barnes, I thank Irish AID for their support.
We look forward for our next collaboration with the communities and people of Bondo working as always closely with local and national government.
“One of the things that constantly makes me smile in Mike's writing is how everything is all mixed up together. Mike used to write much more simply. There was Moral Stories in his books, always followed by Morals. Like that. Now there are stories that seem to have no morals, morals that seem unconnected with stories, stories that are interrupted by other stories. Everything is left in a complicated web, everything is connected to everything else, and mostly in ways we cannot understand and only dimly see. This great web that connects everything is a vision of karma. Karma has nothing to do with a mysterious force that hunts you down like the Mounties - karma is a simple idea that everyone can understand: that the world is so interconnected that there is no thing so small as to be insignificant, no act so hidden that it will never come to light, no person so unimportant that they will not change the world by everything they do. Everything matters, everyone matters.”
Dr Ronan Conroy D.Sc
Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin
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“ This tribe when clear and united achieves the critical power necessary for us to do two things; it allows us to be truly happy and it allows us to be ourselves.”
“ The Tribe of One”, Michael Meegan
“ A tribe of one represents the multiple dimensions of a person’s selves channeled through a singular calm, focused consciousness. It is the harmony of these selves into a force of creative energy.”
“ The Tribe of One”, Michael Meegan
“ This is a life-long exploration of learning, discovering, making mistakes and being surprised. This unfolding reveals how rare and unusual we are. As we learn to become more fully human and more fully alive, we start to see the harmony and pleasure that streams into our lives from every direction. We start to notice the joy and power of other people, we become charged with the energy and enthusiasm that is created from nothing. In everything we become stronger and more capable.”
“ The Tribe of One”, Michael Meegan
“ Becoming aware of the tribe of one is to realise that we can draw all of these energies within, into a single force of calm. We are capable of really drawing pleasure out of the present moment simply by focusing on positive flow experiences. We can delete from our consciousness; negative energies, comments, attitudes and mindsets.” “The Tribe of One” , Michael Meegan
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