Winny Chiu

Chicago

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Loyola PHB May 2013 Honduras



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Hello and thank you for visiting my page!

I am lucky enough to be participating in a great opportunity with a student organization on my campus that enables me to help others while further developing my own skills in health services. On this service trip I have the chance to personally work with under-resourced communities in Honduras to help build eco-stoves, water storage units, concrete floors, and latrines.

This May 2013, I will be traveling to Honduras with an organization called Global Public Health Brigades. Global Public Health Brigades is part of the world’s largest student-led health and sustainable development organization called Global Brigades.

Please join me in supporting the work that I will be doing in the underserved communities in Honduras. Any donation, even if it's just $1, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again for your time and generosity!

Blessings,
Winny

Interesting fact: Honduras is cited by the World Bank as the 3rd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Volunteer Activity Description

Public Health 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 countrys 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, Public Health 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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