Jerry Chen

Fairfax, VA

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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.

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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Anonymous donated $42

Jan 04, 2012 06:10 PM

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Dec 25, 2011 10:08 AM

Anonymous donated $550

Nov 21, 2011 10:56 PM

Valerie Ngoh donated $26

Nov 16, 2011 07:18 PM

Yen-Ming Chen donated $250

Oct 03, 2011 03:32 PM

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