June 2012 UC Irvine & SD Environmental Brigade


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 18, 2012 9:59 PM
End Date: Jun 25, 2012 9:59 PM

Environmental Brigades volunteers at UC Irvine & UC San Diego will spend 8 days in Panama working alongside families of a rural community called Piriati Embera. They will be working with families on an individual basis to assess the potential of increasing the amount of crop harvest while restoring ecological productivity of their land by mimicking the diversity and balance of plant life which exists in an healthy ecosystem. Brigaders will also work with families to educate them about the possibilities of diversifying their agricultural species and incorporating the use of organic fertilizers in order to boost soil nutrients naturally. Additionally, participants in the brigade will research into and share about alternative methods for dealing with trash in a rural setting through informative materials and fun, interactive workshops for all ages. A key component of brigade is to help raise the community\\\\\\\'s overall awareness of relevant environmental issues and their understanding of the repercussions of a degrading environment. With such projects taken on by brigaders from UC Irvine and UC San Diego and various university chapters month after month, student volunteers will be able to improve the environmental health of this community while ensuring positive, lasting changes for generations to come.

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Camille Castillo

Passionate about: Humanitarian engineering, Traveling, Solving water issues, International Sustainable Development, Hiking

Cassandra Horn

Passionate about: Helping others in as many ways as possible, while saving the world at the same time.

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Passionate about: not entered

Jennie Dinh

Passionate about: Earth Science, Sustainability, Health&Food

Judith Gutierrez

Passionate about: Urban Studies and Planning
Jeanette Mangilit donated $127 4688 days ago
Jeanette Mangilit donated $127 4688 days ago
Activity details were updated 4689 days ago
Sara Isozaki donated $20 4691 days ago
Sara Isozaki donated $20 4691 days ago

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