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Samuha Overseas Development Association You are invited to the S.O.D.A 2024 Fundraising Dinner! The Dinner will be held at Karahi King restaurant (1063 5th Ave) November 2, 2024. Doors open at 6:00 pm and dinner service starts at 7:00 pm. Admission to the event is by donation. Cash, cheque, paypal or e-transfer accepted. Tax […]

2024 S.O.D.A Dinner – Celebrating 30 Years!

September 26, 2024 in All Posts / HIlary's Posts by Nolan Schwab

April 6, 2016 After a 31-hour flight, it would take numerous taxi rides, an overnight train, followed by several auto rickshaw and motorbike trips — all in forty-degree heat — to reach their destination: Koppal, a rural district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Over the next five weeks, […]

Clinical placements take UBC physical therapy students from BC to ...

April 16, 2016 in All Posts by samuha-admin

On Saturday October 24th we held our most successful fund-raising dinner to date at the Hart Crown Banquet Hall catered by Dana Mandi. We had 240 guests and the buzz in the hall was palpable. Thank you to all those who attended. We were treated to great entertainment with Nepali […]

2015 – Year End Update

January 16, 2016 in All Posts by samuha-admin

“In January 2015 I am going to Samuha in the South of India to act as a preceptor for 4 amazing physiotherapy students from the University of British Columbia (UBC). I will write updates and blog posts on our work at the centre.” Phil Sheppard Click To Visit Phil’s Website […]

In The Field – Follow The 2015 S.O.D.A. Team

January 1, 2015 in All Posts by samuha-admin

Pediatric physiotherapist and S.O.D.A. board member Andrea Mendoza is returning to Samuha Samarthya for the third time! She will be volunteering for 6 months for the 2015-2016 Samuha Samarthya Sustainability Project. During this time, there will be 16 other volunteers donating their time and efforts for 4-6 week stints. The […]

Andrea’s Fund Raiser

December 17, 2014 in All Posts by samuha-admin

Interview With Leslie Schwab Lesley Schwab is an Orthopedic Physiotherapist from Prince George, BC and has been a CBL tutor in the MSK block for the past 4 years. Her passion for physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation has taken her as far away as Koppal in South India. Lesley’s friend, Hillary […]

Interview With Leslie Schwab

December 15, 2014 in All Posts by samuha-admin