{"id":53120,"date":"2018-07-11T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=53120"},"modified":"2018-07-10T15:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T19:09:46","slug":"wright-states-global-public-health-brigade-returns-to-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2018\/07\/11\/wright-states-global-public-health-brigade-returns-to-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State’s Global Public Health Brigade returns to Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State students returned to Nicaragua to work on with infrastructure projects to improve living conditions.<\/p><\/div>\n

Last year, Wright State\u2019s chapter of the Global Public Health Brigade was the first to begin work on a water brigade in Nicaragua<\/a>. This year, students in the chapter were the first to begin working in San Jos\u00e9, El Sauce, Le\u00f3n, a town in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n

Wright State students built showers, latrines, a place to wash clothes and a place to store water. They also dug trenches to install piping for a biodigestor, which will help maintain the structure for 50 years.<\/p>\n

They educated the people in the community about the importance of water. Through a partnership with Days for Girls, the students also provided female hygiene kits to the women in the community.<\/p>\n

Global Brigades is an organization that assists communities in several Central American countries with medical needs, dentistry, business, public health and legal assistance for families. The organization\u2019s mission is to empower communities to reach a strong level of sustainability.<\/p>\n

Kristie Dinh, a junior biological sciences major<\/a> and founder of the Global Public Health Brigades chapter at Wright State, said she loves the organization for its sustainable work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make a lasting impact every time a college chapter goes,\u201d Dinh said. \u201cThese structures will last for 50 years, so it\u2019s more than just a temporary band-aid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left: Tania Ruiz, who translated for the Wright State chapter, and students Gina Gano and Tanner Mathes.<\/p><\/div>\n

For Dinh, making relationships with the people they helped was one of her favorite parts of the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fell in love with the community members, who were all so kind and generous. They helped us build the structures and opened both their homes and their hearts to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Katie Muterspaw, a biological sciences major who participated in both trips, said the health brigade project forces you out of your comfort zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to try new food, perform hard labor and learn to speak a completely different language,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Despite being outside her comfort zone, Muterspaw said the trips have made a huge difference in her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling of love and happiness that they make you feel within a week\u2019s time is unbelievable,\u201d she said. “It makes leaving hard and coming back very easy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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