Global Public Health Brigades Nicaragua 2018 Trip Highlights
The Global Public Health Brigades 2018 trip in Nicaragua involved constructing sanitation stations for families, digging trenches for clean water access, and collaborating with local artisans. Reflections included cultural exchanges and bonding with brigade members. The importance of these brigades goes beyond infrastructure projects to fostering connections and sharing stories.
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Global Public Health Brigades Nicaragua 2018
GPHB 2018 Trip Brigade of 13 Carnegie Mellon students and 11 West Virginia University/University of Tennessee students The first four days we worked with five families living in San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega. This public health brigade consisted of constructing a sanitation station, called a latrine, for each of the family homes The latrines included a toilet, shower, and an area to hand-wash clothing. We also dug trenches from the bathroom area to bury all the pipes, which were for waste removal. Charla: Upon the completion of each project, we celebrated with the families. We gave the children toys and taught the members of the community basic hygiene tips through games and songs.
Water Brigade The last day consisted of a water brigade. We dug trenches from a clean water provider at the top of a mountain down to the respective community, so the families in the community can have clean water. This trench is miles long, which means this is a long-term project where the trench is an accumulative effort of multiple brigades throughout the year.
San Expedito Cooperative This cooperative is made up of talented local artisans from the Las Cure as community in the Department of Jinotega. These women utilize traditional methods and designs to make Black Pottery the same way their ancestors did centuries ago. From harvesting the clay in local mines, to firing each piece in hand- built artisan kilns, each piece is meticulously made by hand, and the complete process pays tribute to their heritage and the authentic production of Nicaraguan Black Pottery.
Reflections Each workday was followed by an hour commute back to La Campi a, the compound we stayed at in Estil , Nicaragua. Each evening we: Ate a delicious dinner from the compound and reflected upon the events of the day with the brigade members. Followed by relaxation time where the colleges of the University of Tennessee, Carnegie Mellon, and West Virginia University No phone service and social media, so we focused on creating new friendships and memories Played games and had long reflective talks about our project
Importance of the Brigades The importance of these brigades lie not only in the construction of latrines and digging trenches, but also in: Bonding with the families and hearing their stories to really understand their situations Share their stories Convince people to join a brigade/contribute One of our fellow brigaders reflected, Where we re from it seems as if people talk about what they don t have. For the Nicaraguans, the emphasis is on what they do have. What they do have is love and human interaction and they really cherish it.
Global Public Health Brigades // Nicaragua 2018 This was without a doubt the most enjoyable week of my life and I would recommend joining GPHB to anyone. Thank you to the Global Brigade staff, my fellow Tartans, the friends I made from WVU and Tennessee, and most importantly the families of Jinotega for making this experience so amazing! Shot on a Nikon D5500 Music: Savannah x Diviners feat. Philly K Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9rq7jvu DU0
