Brandeis Public Health Brigade January 2015 Honduras


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jan 4, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Jan 10, 2015 12:00 AM

BU volunteers spend 7 days in Honduras, improving basic home infrastructure and providing health education to help reduce the incidences of life-threatening, but preventable, diseases in a rural community. With an understanding of the holistic model that focuses on education, community health sustainability and infrastructural development, volunteers first receive a comprehensive introduction to the country's public health challenges and the Public Health programs ground-up solution. They will take a tour of the community Public Health is currently working in, introduce themselves to the beneficiary families, and meet with the Basic Sanitation Committee (CSB). Then, working side-by-side with community members and local masons, volunteers construct four infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, Brown volunteers collaborate with the Basic Sanitation Committee and local teachers to help provide community-wide education workshops and training, proliferating sanitation and hygiene practices and empowering families with both the knowledge and tools to live healthier lives

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Alex Landau

Passionate about: Helping to create self-sustaining and socially educated communities.

Amy Zhang

Passionate about: Working with children, public health, creating positive change.

Ari Matz

Passionate about: Changing the lives of children

Averi Gardner

Passionate about: Exploring different methods to help communities locally and globally, and discussing ways to tackle social injustices.
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Mario Adabbo inc donated $100 3736 days ago
Aashika Nagarajan donated $22 3744 days ago
Averi Gardner donated $22 3744 days ago

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