Keisha Whitehair

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End Date: Jan 15, 2012 10:00 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

Columbia 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, Columbia 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Keisha Whitehair donated $389

Dec 22, 2011 05:58 PM

Karla Jimenez donated $660

Oct 28, 2011 04:19 PM

Shamm H Petros donated $20

Oct 28, 2011 03:28 PM

Keisha R. Whitehair donated $250

Oct 16, 2011 03:51 PM

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$1,319.00

of $1,400.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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36% Complete (success)
9

of 25

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal