Construction in Mompox

On the team's sixth trip to Tobatí, the team was made up of 51 students, 9 teachers, 2 alumni, and 13 Connecticut doctors, totaling 75 volunteers.  During each morning and afternoon session, the team was broken up into 7 different sub-teams.  These different sub-teams rotated between a wide variety of jobs and activities, which all served to strengthen the healthcare and educational infrastructure made available to the poor of the region.  Each project was funded by the team.  The team learned a great deal and did a lot of good while working on the following initiatives:

• The construction of a respiratory isolation wing and a stone fence at El Centro de Salud, Tobatí's public medical clinic.
• The construction of three classrooms and three bathrooms at the elementary school in the rural village of Rosado.
• The final construction touches at the Macchi Education center.
• The construction of a bathroom and classroom at la escuela San Jose Obrero.
• The construction of an athletic facility to be used by the youth of Tobatí for soccer and other sports at Colegio Capitan Pedro Juan Caballero.
• The construction of a classroom at escuela Iguatu.
• The construction of a classroom at the elementary school in the rural village of 26 de Julio.
• The construction of a wall and structural improvements the elementary school within the rural village of Ensenada.
• The construction of a wall and structural improvements the elementary school within the rural village of Juhybaty.
• The construction of a classroom at the elementary school in the rural village of Mompox.
• Structural improvements to the Puesto de Salud (a small public medical office) in the rural village of Mompox.
• The construction of a park for youngsters within Tobatí's central plaza.
• Structural improvements at the Parochial home.
• Giving classes on public health at local schools.
• Translating for CT doctors during free clinics.
• Helping workers at local brick factories and farms.
• Handing out thousands of pamphlets on public health in poorer Tobatí neighborhoods.