Shuar Health Project - Safe Water & Sanitation

Project Leader: Karis Miyake & Rebecca Kehrer

Karis Miyake is a fourth year undergraduate studying Spanish and interdisciplinary field studies concentrating on public health. Being one of the project founders, she continues to work on the project with the goal of making the Shuar Health Project sustainable for future Cal students to experience.

Rebecca Kehrer is a graduate student in the School of Public Health working on her master's degree in Environmental Health Science, within the Health, Environment and Development program. She has been working on the project since Spring 2006 and is very grateful for the experience. It has taught her much about both the challenges of community work and the great possibilities for success when approached with openness, respect, flexibility and a lot of hard work!

Other Team Member(s) Info:

Student 2007-2008 Team and Network

Co-Project Coordinator | Karis Miyake: Interdisciplinary Studies and Spanish
Co-Project Coordinator | Rebecca Keherer: Public Health, MPH program
Gap Logic | Laura Reynolds: Anthropology
Media/Big Ideas | Michael Newton-McLaughlin: PEIS (alumnus)
Fundraising | Veronica De Santiago: Molecular Toxicology
Treasurer | Rashid Siddiqui
Secretary | Joanne Lacsina
Trip Coordinator | Catie Cambou
Translation | Aracelia Alvarez

Engineering

Engineering Consulting | Alisar Aoun: Civil Engineering (alumnus)
Engineer | David Ball
Engineer | Andrea Silverman
Engineer | Adam Morse
Engineer | Zachary Burt

Research & Education

Research Coordinator | Julia Chang: Molecular Cell Biology
Co-Education Coordinator | Julieta Murillo
Co-Education Coordinator | Sophie Horiuchi
Co-Education Coordinator | Erika Garcia

Other Graduate Student Involvement

Lisa Thompson: Environmental Health
Fermin Reygadas: Energy and Resources
Tim Suen: Mechanical Engineering
Michael Fischer: Environmental

Engineering Faculty Advisors

Dr. John Balmes (Environmental Health Sciences), Dr. Jack Colford (Epidemiology), Suzanne Llewellyn (Center for Occupational and Environmental Health), Professor Joseph Eisenberg (Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences)

University Sponsors

Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) Big Ideas (Chancellor’s Office) Blum Center for Developing Economies (Safe Water and Sanitation Group) Center for Entrepreneurship in International Health and Development School of Public Health U.S.

Local Organizations

Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) Amazon Watch Friends of Ecuador Ecuador Local Support Director of Health for the District of FENASH – Tito Shakai Technical Assistant - Mario Vargas For each village: - Community leader: Síndico (equivalent of president) - Health Promoter - Professor - Socios – Community member assembly Other Student Groups: United Access to Essential Medicines (UAEM) Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

Additional info:

saludshuar@gmail.com