Village Outreach Program Global Humanitarian Overview Village Outreach

Village Outreach Program Global Humanitarian

Overview • • • Village Outreach Programs target Health Education Clean water and environment Leadership Wide variety of activities to achieve these goals

Health • Facilitate the hospital outreach programs • Offer training and clinical sessions with the village health workers • Construct the village health posts • Establish surgical missions • Assist the villagers in organizing the health committees

Education • Help villagers construct schools • Coordinate with ministry of education to obtain school teachers • Assist teachers through teaching enrichment programs • Acquire school supplies • Establish education commitees • Facilitate adult education programs

Clean Water and Environment • Help villagers construct – – – – Pumps and wells, Water cisterns and filter systems Pipelines Rainwater catchment and water recycling systems Train village water technicians Help construct Lorena adobe stoves Help establish village environment committees • Agriculture and Income Generation – – Help villagers identify income-generating opportunities Assist small groups of women to form savings-and-loan cooperatives Provide on-site training, support, and administration Encourage weekly meetings to discuss load repayment, financial challenges, new ideas to generate income, literacy, health

Leadership • • Promote networking of village councils Help mobilize resources Facilitate evaluation of village progress Help village councils organize committees for health, education, and water • Train village councils on leadership skills