Uganda Village Project
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As some of you know, I am heading to Uganda for two and a half months over the summer!
I am currently a graduate student at Boston University School of Public Health and I am focusing on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology/Biostatistics. In order to receive a master’s degree, public health students are required to fulfill a practicum. This is an in-field project where the student practices the skills learned in school and applies them in the real-world.
Well, my “real-world” experience will be this summer, June 8th to August 23rd in the District of Iganga, Uganda. I was accepted as a Lead Intern for the Uganda Village Project (UVP). UVP’s mission is to facilitate community health and well-being in rural Uganda through improved access, education, and prevention.
UVP teams will consist of 3 internationals and 3 Ugandans. The Ugandans will be on the project long term, to facilitate sustainability. Some of the projects they have included a WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) program, HIV program, malaria program, obstetric fistula program, and a reproductive health program. They create these projects so they are culturally appropriate and match the needs of the village.
There are three different intern groups each summer:
Launch Team: community assessment and evaluation to understand the pressing needs of a village, create a program to fit their needs, then implement it.
Follow Up Teams: will evaluate last summer’s program by conducting surveys, speaking with community members, and developing targeted interventions
Project Teams: same as follow up teams but will analyze the progress of the program that was implemented two summers ago!
I love that they are committed to ensuring the programs are holding up!
My budget follows:
$1700 for the flight to Entebbe, Uganda and back
$722 for vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis (it is ridiculous that my insurance doesn’t cover this!)
$120 for a SafeBoda helmet (motorcycles are a primary way of transport but are extremely dangerous as the roads in Uganda are often non-existent, do not have regulations, and are crowded with pedestrians and livestock!
$500 for insecticide clothing, supplies for my team (markers, paper, etc), and lastly for toiletries that are adequate for Uganda! (no showers/running water--I need to invest in some more appropriate necessities.)
I am currently planning on using the money I have saved from working but I would love ANY help at all! I am in for an insane adventure/challenge/experience and I can’t wait to update you all! (However, it will be after the trip given the lack of internet and power in the villages!)
Best,
Emily
PS you can go to UVP's website to read more specifics about my plans!
http://www.ugandavillageproject.org
I am currently a graduate student at Boston University School of Public Health and I am focusing on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology/Biostatistics. In order to receive a master’s degree, public health students are required to fulfill a practicum. This is an in-field project where the student practices the skills learned in school and applies them in the real-world.
Well, my “real-world” experience will be this summer, June 8th to August 23rd in the District of Iganga, Uganda. I was accepted as a Lead Intern for the Uganda Village Project (UVP). UVP’s mission is to facilitate community health and well-being in rural Uganda through improved access, education, and prevention.
UVP teams will consist of 3 internationals and 3 Ugandans. The Ugandans will be on the project long term, to facilitate sustainability. Some of the projects they have included a WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) program, HIV program, malaria program, obstetric fistula program, and a reproductive health program. They create these projects so they are culturally appropriate and match the needs of the village.
There are three different intern groups each summer:
Launch Team: community assessment and evaluation to understand the pressing needs of a village, create a program to fit their needs, then implement it.
Follow Up Teams: will evaluate last summer’s program by conducting surveys, speaking with community members, and developing targeted interventions
Project Teams: same as follow up teams but will analyze the progress of the program that was implemented two summers ago!
I love that they are committed to ensuring the programs are holding up!
My budget follows:
$1700 for the flight to Entebbe, Uganda and back
$722 for vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis (it is ridiculous that my insurance doesn’t cover this!)
$120 for a SafeBoda helmet (motorcycles are a primary way of transport but are extremely dangerous as the roads in Uganda are often non-existent, do not have regulations, and are crowded with pedestrians and livestock!
$500 for insecticide clothing, supplies for my team (markers, paper, etc), and lastly for toiletries that are adequate for Uganda! (no showers/running water--I need to invest in some more appropriate necessities.)
I am currently planning on using the money I have saved from working but I would love ANY help at all! I am in for an insane adventure/challenge/experience and I can’t wait to update you all! (However, it will be after the trip given the lack of internet and power in the villages!)
Best,
Emily
PS you can go to UVP's website to read more specifics about my plans!
http://www.ugandavillageproject.org
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Emily Liebo
Organizer
Jamaica Plain, MA