Environmental Brigades at George Washington U

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GWU is a chapter of Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The GWU chapter systematically works with more than 300 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members annually.

Environmental Brigades are one-week experiences abroad that include hands-on work alongside community members to promote environmentally sustainable development. Environmental Brigades currently operates in Panama, each with a specific emphasis that enriches other Brigade programs in the region. Projects include reforestation, rainforest preservation, energy-efficient design, eco-tourism and organic agriculture extension.

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January 2011 GWU Environmental Brigade

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When: Dec 31 2010 10:00 PM to Jan 07 2011 10:00 PM

Volunteer Activity Description:
Environmental Brigade volunteers develop sustainable environmental solutions to mitigate ecological degradation in bio-rich, but economically disadvantaged communities in Panama. Projects include reforestation, energy-efficient designs, environmental curriculum implementation, eco-tourism and organic agriculture extension. The brigade also collectively determines how to invest their “capital investment fund,” which is a monetary donation made to improve its environmental sustainability.

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