Melissa Afford

Victoria, BC

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End Date: Feb 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

UVic PHB 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 four infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, UVic 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.

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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Organization Admin donated $8

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Feb 08, 2012 07:33 AM

Organization Admin donated $1

Saying "Check 24, Melissa Afford, 2676 HWY 3A, Nelson, BC V1L 6L1
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Feb 01, 2012 12:32 PM

Organization Admin donated $680

Saying "Check 112066, University of Victoria Student Society, PO Box 3035, Victoria, BC V8W 3P3"

Feb 01, 2012 12:05 PM

Anonymous donated $550

Jan 04, 2012 03:25 PM

Melissa E Afford donated $250

Oct 03, 2011 01:54 PM

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