Caroline Vines

Charlottesville, Virginia

Passionate About:

Environmental problems, medicine

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5,836

Fundraised

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Initiatives

End Date: Jan 15, 2012 10:00 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

UVA PHB 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 program's 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, UVA 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 longer, healthier lives.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Caroline Vines donated $42

Jan 07, 2012 02:05 PM

Caroline Vines donated $1

Dec 26, 2011 06:14 AM

Organization Admin donated $1,150

Saying "Check 840, Patrick W or Linda B Vines, 508 Raleigh Manor Road, Richmond, VA 23229"

Dec 02, 2011 09:32 AM

Organization Admin donated $60

Saying "Check 108129, University of Virginia, PO Box 400314, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (Bar Night Fundraiser)"

Nov 21, 2011 09:27 AM

Organization Admin donated $250

Saying "Check 834, Patrick or Linda B Vines, 508 Raleigh Manor Road, Richmond, VA 23229
"

Nov 01, 2011 09:10 AM

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of $1,461.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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8

of 15

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal