UC Irvine Public Health Brigade June 2013


SHARE THIS PAGE


Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM

UCI 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, UCI 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.

91% Complete (success)
$41,890.10

of $46,020.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Complete

Thank you for your support!

93% Complete (success)
28

of 30

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Alice Young

Passionate about: “All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” ― Martha Graham

Allison Templo

Passionate about: \"You are more than your thoughts, your body, or your feelings. You are a swirling vortex of limitless potential who is here to shake things up and create something new the universe has never see... [Read More]
Activity details were updated 2082 days ago
Activity details was updated 4143 days ago
Activity details was updated 4145 days ago
Anonymous donated $20 4312 days ago
Arman Walia donated $550 4324 days ago

No videos for this initiative.