Liz Wolfenden

los angeles

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January 2012 USC Public Health Brigade



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Hi friends!!! Thank you so much for visiting my page! I am SO excited to travel to Honduras this winter break and help build home projects to improve the health of Hondurans! I cannot wait to meet the native people there and gain a different perspective on life! I am asking for any amount of a donation that you can give...every dollar helps!! :) Please help me reach $1617! :D Thank you!!!

Volunteer Activity Description

USC 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, USC 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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