Ball State Environmental Brigade


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Dec 15, 2013 2:00 PM
End Date: Dec 22, 2013 2:00 PM

Environmental Brigades volunteers at Ball State will spend 7 days in Panama working alongside families of the rural communities of Piriati Embera and Embera Puru. They will be learning about the biodiversity of a tropical region and the potential of ecological productivity of the community members’ land by utilizing environmentally sustainable methods of agriculture that mimics the diversity and balance of plant life and living organisms which exist in a healthy ecosystem. Volunteers will also create, explain, and incorporate the use of organic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides in order to boost soil nutrients naturally and deter common pests and fungi that normally bring harvest yields down. Additionally, participants in the brigade will research into and share alternative methods of waste management through informative materials and interactive workshops. A key component of brigade is to help raise the community's overall awareness of relevant environmental issues and their understanding of the repercussions of a degrading environment socially and economically while always keeping cultural sensitivity in mind. With these projects being picked up by student volunteers from various chapters across North America month after month, the environmental health of the community can be steadily improved while ensuring positive, lasting changes for generations to come

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Alex Selvey

Passionate about: Backpacking, Anthropology, Ecology, DC Comics, and Biking

Brianna Lisak

Passionate about: Global Brigades, travel, education, history, the environment, religious studies, poetry, writing, music, photography, and making the world a better place :)

Cameron Fraser

Passionate about: Life!

Cassie McCarty

Passionate about: Helping others and being myself

Conner Buckley

Passionate about: I\'m excited to see what this life has in store for me.

Leigh Seibert

Passionate about: Conserving Resources. Architecture. Stories. People. History. Our Earth. My bunny. Global Brigades.

Megan Clevenger

Passionate about: I am striving for world coherence and communal recognition. In my life, I hope to accomplish my goals and aspirations in order to put my marl on society. Leading the GB architecture brigade is just th... [Read More]
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Leigh Seibert donated $50 4427 days ago
Judith A Marshall donated $25 4428 days ago
Angela Noelle Martin donated $25 4430 days ago
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