Kayti Belknap

Wilton, CT

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When I was in 8th grade I read a book called Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Paul Farmer. At the time, I had no idea that the insight that the book gave me about helping others and providing medial care would lead me to where I hope to be on May 23rd: in Hondoras. Paul Framer found his passion helping people in other countries that do not have the same access to medical care that we have here in the US. I have been accepted to participate in a medical brigade to Hondoras in May. It might be a small step but I am hoping to make a little difference in someone's life by participating in this brigade. Please support my cause (:

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Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Water Brigades

About Us

University of New Hampshire is a chapter of Global Water Brigades, an international movement of university students working alongside local communities and technicians to implement clean water systems in the developing world. Water systems are designed, planned, and budgeted with partner communities and local leaders are identified by the community to serve as the community’s Water Council, which collects monthly water fees from households to operate and maintain the constructed water system. It then takes several months of construction by volunteers, staff and community members to complete and can include several large scale components, such as dams and storage tanks in order to pipe clean water to individual homes. nnIn conjunction with our Water Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with healthcare, economic development and sanitation projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.