Fernando Cotto

Chicago, IL

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End Date: Dec 06, 2015 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $690.00 / Airfare Goal: $990.00

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $-83

Saying "Transfer to Women's Conferences 2016 "

Dec 07, 2015 12:38 PM

margarita gomez donated $20

Nov 16, 2015 04:09 PM

Laura Oregon donated $50

Nov 16, 2015 09:18 AM

W J Shimon donated $100

Saying "Do good work."

Nov 16, 2015 07:42 AM

sandra shimon donated $200

Nov 15, 2015 08:00 PM

Anonymous donated $10

Nov 13, 2015 04:03 PM

Marnie Ware donated $50

Saying "Go Fernando! :)"

Nov 11, 2015 06:46 PM

Sandra Shimon donated $100

Nov 11, 2015 06:11 PM

Mateusz Krol donated $80

Nov 09, 2015 05:15 PM

America Ortega donated $50

Nov 08, 2015 11:37 AM

Christian Popoca donated $150

Nov 04, 2015 01:17 PM

Fernando V Cotto donated $550

Oct 07, 2015 04:15 AM

Fernando V. Cotto donated $250

Sep 01, 2015 08:06 PM

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