Kailey Gürsoy

Austin, Texas

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End Date: Jan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
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Public Health 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, pilas (water storage units), showers, and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, Public Health 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

Katie Walker donated $20

Saying "Kailey, this is so cool! You're awesome. I'm glad you were the environmental club president, haha. This just makes me happy. "

Nov 29, 2012 09:46 PM

Natalie Chernis donated $15

Nov 28, 2012 10:00 PM

Brigitte Le Vea donated $10

Nov 28, 2012 03:58 PM

LOREE GRETA donated $20

Saying "Good luck Kailey."

Nov 28, 2012 02:50 PM

Corbin Brooke donated $10

Nov 28, 2012 01:49 PM

Gail Gursoy donated $75

Saying "Hope you don't mind getting a $75 donation for your birthday/Christmas present. Sounds like a much better use of money than some material thing."

Nov 28, 2012 12:37 PM

Peter Shugart donated $100

Nov 28, 2012 12:25 PM

Robert Thompson donated $5

Nov 28, 2012 11:35 AM

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