U of Texas Austin Env & Arc Brigade Jan 2014 Pan


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jan 4, 2014 3:00 PM
End Date: Jan 10, 2014 3:00 PM

Environmental & Architecture Brigade volunteers at UT Austin will spend 7 days in Panama working alongside families of the rural communities of Piriati Embera and Embera Puru. They will be learning about the biodiversity of a tropical region and the potential of ecological productivity of the community members’ land by utilizing environmentally sustainable methods of agriculture that mimics the diversity and balance of plant life and living organisms which exist in a healthy ecosystem. Volunteers will also create, explain, and incorporate the use of organic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides in order to boost soil nutrients naturally and deter common pests and fungi that normally bring harvest yields down. Additionally, participants in the brigade will research into and share alternative methods of waste management through informative materials and interactive workshops. A key component of brigade is to help raise overall community awareness of relevant environmental issues and their understanding of the repercussions of a degrading environment socially and economically while always keeping cultural sensitivity in mind. With these projects being picked up by student volunteers from various chapters across North America month after month, the environmental health of the community can be steadily improved while ensuring positive, lasting changes for generations to come.

**This will be the first Global Architecture Brigades to complete an environmental project!

DISCLAIMER: No University of Texas at Austin student, faculty, or staff can be required to travel to a Restricted Region (http://world.utexas.edu/risk/restrictedregions). Any participation in travel to a Restricted Region is strictly voluntary, and the participant assumes full responsibility for all risks associated with this travel.

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Alice Chen

Passionate about: the health professions first and foremost, but I am also interested in the social sciences, personal development, travel, and business.

Ashley Cue

Passionate about: Medicine and Volunteering. I\'ve always found happiness in helping others in need. Bringing happiness and health to another individual gives me happiness and a sense of accomplishment.

Dakota Stormer

Passionate about: I am very determined to make a change in the world\'s energy use and dependency. I am extremely passionate about sustaining our resources and making life optimum not only for our generation, but for t... [Read More]

Emily Hammons

Passionate about: volunteering and doing something to benefit my community.

irela casanova

Passionate about: Architecture, art, fashion, travel, photography, poetry, writing, food
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