Page 5 - Global Volunteers Service Catalog

Improving Health you can work in schools, clinics and
First, with parents to promote proper hand
washing with soap and water - an effective and
inexpensive way to prevent infectious disease. Help
build simple but effective school and household
handwashing stations.

you can conduct workshops on
Second, raising healthy children. Teach
public health classes using the text Where There is
No Doctor. Educate young adults about HIV/AIDS
and STD prevention.

you can assist with children’s eye ex-
Third, ams, well-baby clinics, diabetes screen-
ings and de-worming campaigns. Provide patient
care at our health care clinic in Tanzania.
you can teach pregnant and new
Fourth, mothers basic child-rearing skills
and good health and nutrition. Provide childcare
for parents attending workshops.

Children who are protected from infectious disease and provided adequate food and nutrition
during the first 1000 days – pregnancy through the 2nd birthday - develop fully functioning brains.
When these children are educated, they can realize their full potential and make significant contri-
butions to society.

you can teach and tutor students in Enhancing Cognition
First, math, science, computer literacy, con-
versational English, reading, geography, gardening,
health, nutrition and hygiene. Additionally, you can
provide nurturing, mentoring, support and recre-
ational outlets to students, while helping to foster a
positive and caring school environment.
you can coach youth to aspire to
Second, their potential – teaching that
women and men can be equally successful in jobs or
careers for which they prepare.
you can help repair, paint and maintain
Third, classrooms, libraries, school bathrooms
and preschools; and build playgrounds.

“Children who are constrained by life’s unfairness incite our compassion. But, we know
that caring without action isn’t enough. Children thrive when they are mentored,
encouraged, listened to, played with and shown they are important. Every volunteer
contributes to this support – so that over time, the children we serve know they matter
– and more – that they can change the world.”

-Michele Gran, Global Volunteers Co-founder and Vice President

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