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End Date: Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

DePaul 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 five infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, showers, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, DePaul University 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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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-52

Dec 12, 2012 09:07 PM

Organization Admin donated $50

Saying "Transfer from Medical Brigade"

Nov 06, 2012 11:26 AM

Helen Runjo donated $290

Nov 05, 2012 09:41 PM

Tashe Bozinovski donated $250

Nov 04, 2012 11:56 AM

Joseph Graciosa donated $50

Saying "I am impressed with you and your group's passion for service to the needy and underprivileged"

Oct 21, 2012 11:37 PM

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