medical care
Submitted by christinachoquette on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 00:42.
I am a student at UMASS-Dartmouth who began a volunteer project and is slowly bringing into a full-time project following my graduation. This project takes place in La Romana, Dominican Republic where Haitians leave extreme poverty only to find themselves in extreme poverty. These people live and work in sugarcane fields seven days per week for fourteen hours a day making as little as $10. They have no electricity, no running water, no medical care, very little food and little education. Ailments such as malnutrition, HIV, malaria and typhoid are a huge part of this scenario.
Submitted by Afrikaah on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 13:57.
It has always been my dream to open an orphanage for children.
In the 7th grade I learned at HIV/AIDS and it really intrigued me. Ever since then, I have wanted to open an orphanage in Africa, and just recently I have decided where and when I plan to do this.
I would love to start now to prepare myself emotionally, physically and mentally for this trip. I have been learning about the culture, the disease, and all of the need-to-know facts.
