Alex Landau

Waltham, MA

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Helping to create self-sustaining and socially educated communities.

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Brandeis Public Health Brigade January 2015 Honduras

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Hello All!

My name is Alex Landau. I am currently a sophomore at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. I am a pre-med student majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Once I am done with my undergraduate experience, I plan on applying to med schools in order pursue a career as a physician.

Last year I was unable to go on the Global Brigades service trip to Honduras. However, I did hear about the incredible experience that my peers who went on the trip had and I was captivated by their stories. They spoke of how they went to rural Honduras to work alongside Honduran residents to help improve their quality of life. They interacted intimately with the locals, constructed a wide-variety of public health projects, and taught Hondurans about important sanitation practices.

Global Brigades is a non-profit organization that allows college students like myself the opportunity to go and make a difference to the well-being of their community and social health. At Brandeis University, there are three Brigades that work to assist these communities in different ways: Public Health, Medical and Dental, and Microfinance. Each branch targets a specific aspect of developing communities and works with the people who live there to create a more sustainable society. It is our goal as Brigaders to not only empower ourselves in doing good for those who live in rural Honduras, but also to empower Hondurans as well.

I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to go and work alongside Hondurans in an intimate and productive setting. However, I need your help in order to turn this opportunity into a reality. All donations are greatly appreciated as every dollar gets me closer to my goal of raising enough money to go to Honduras. If you are unable to donate, please help spread the word of my mission!

Thank you for your generosity and help! If you have any questions about myself, Global Brigades, or information about this particular initiative, please feel free to contact me at landau95@brandeis.edu.

To donate please click on the Donate Button to the right and then select the make a donation on behalf of a volunteer option, and select Alex Landau.

Best,
Alex Landau

Volunteer Activity Description

BU 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 programs 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, Brown 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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