2012 Trip Summary Report

 

June 2012 Trip Summary Report:

Haiti Service Learning Initiative (PDF)

 

Introduction (taken from report)

On June 3rd, 2012, seven members of the Merrimack College community traveled to Haiti for a week-long trip, in which, they collaborated with Project Medishare for Haiti (Merrimack‟s host organization) and the communities of the Central Plateau to increase the local healthcare capacity and improve access to clean water. Members of the trip included two Athletic Training students: Mollie Fitzgerald and Chelsea Jacoby, two Civil Engineering students: Daniel Borges and Margaret Jacques, and three faculty and/or staff members: Kevin Melanson from Health Sciences, Brian Suehs-Vassel from Campus Ministry, and Marc Veletzos from Civil Engineering. Building off Project Medishare‟s well-established programs and relationships, the Merrimack team collaborated with local communities to increase health care workers‟ ability to care for low back pain, and improve the efficiency of the municipal water system in the town of Marmont. These projects proved to be both physically challenging and personally rewarding, however, it is believed that the greatest success of the trip was not any specific task accomplished, but the establishment of a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship between Merrimack College, Project Medishare, and the communities of the Central Plateau.  CONTINUE READING