Marina Pappas

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In June, I will be traveling to communities of panama to treat them of waterborne illnesses and implement common first world amenities such as: toilets, sinks, water storage, eco-stoves, and cement floors.
As many of you already know I am a part of a non-profit organization called Global Brigades. Global Brigades is an international nonprofit organization that empowers under-resourced communities to meet their health and economic goals through university volunteers and local teams. Our mission is to empower volunteers and under-resourced communities to resolve global health and economic disparities. My chapter's current emphasis is to help the impoverished communities of Panama! A medical brigade consists of dedicated student volunteers, doctors, pharmacists, and nurses providing health care to these communities. The group functions like a mobile medical unit, setting up a small clinic to diagnose and treat patients at no cost. From in-take to triage, medical and dental consultations to prescription filling. The group experiences multiple facets of the medical profession under the guidance of licensed medical professionals. This brigade is also a public health brigade. Since we want to empower the community to become self-sustainable eventually, we build preventative measures such as flushable toilets and water storage to prevent Giardia, a waterborne illnesses. I have dedicated countless hours and become very familiar with volunteering here in my own city throughout the years, but I have always wanted to volunteer abroad. Thus, this will be my first brigade and I am eager to help people during our clinical days as well as build foundations of healthy, happy lifestyles for families during our time in Panama. I am excited to be working alongside fellow brigaders that are as passionate as I to create a better world. I would be deeply grateful for any donation in support of my passion towards helping others.

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Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers and under-resourced communities to resolve global health and economic disparities and inspire all involved to collaboratively work towards an equal world. Since 2005, more than 30,000 volunteers from 800 university groups have traveled to implement our nine skill-based programs to benefit more than 600,000 community members in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Ghana.

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Environmental Brigades Environmental Brigades volunteers work with rural families and community leaders to improve environmental sustainability and livelihood. During the brigade, volunteers utilize household surveys conduc Chapter 71 Activities 146 Campaigns 179
Microfinance Brigades Microfinance Brigade volunteers work with community bank loan officers to consult potential borrowers on improving financial sustainability through a 7 day Microfinance Brigade in Honduras. Student vo Chapter 4 Activities 6 Campaigns 2
Kambia Kambia brings live international project-based learning directly to your students. Educators and their classes work with our on-the-ground local teams to collaborate with marginalized communities abro Chapter 72 Activities 189 Campaigns 66
Human Rights Brigades Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourc Chapter 66 Activities 138 Campaigns 168
Summer Programs Global Brigades Summer Programs make up some of the most high-impact, experiential learning programs in the world. Global Brigades offers 1-3 week summer opportunities for all sorts of volunteers, whe Chapter 6 Activities 34 Campaigns 14
Engineering Brigades Global Brigades USA is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourc Chapter 46 Activities 120 Campaigns 109
Water Brigades Water Brigade volunteers implement water systems to prevent communicable illnesses in communities through 7 day Water Brigades in Honduras or Ghana. Student volunteers can either join an existing Wate Chapter 132 Activities 420 Campaigns 352
Global Brigades Interns/Staff Global Brigades USA is the world\\\'s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Our mission is to empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under reso Chapter 2 Activities 2 Campaigns 6
Public Health Brigades Public Health Brigade volunteers empower under resourced communities in the developing world to decrease life threatening diseases by improving home infrastructure and providing public health educatio Chapter 180 Activities 747 Campaigns 532
Architecture Brigades Architecture Brigade volunteers design and construct schools for communities through a 7 day Architecture Brigade in Honduras. Once a University Chapter expresses their interest, they will be provided Chapter 56 Activities 109 Campaigns 162

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