The aim of this initiative is to improve hygiene and sanitation in the local community, where poor practices can cause disease and death. This is achieved by holding seminars within different target groups in the community, for example women, old people and children, and international volunteers working with RUDEC have encouraged these groups to make positive changes in their lifestyle to combat poor health, hygiene and malnutrition. Previous volunteers have addressed issues including the following:

• Women's issues, including: pregnancy and child birth, menstruation, women's nutrition and breast cancer awareness;
• Disease prevention & recognition, such as for malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, dysentry and typhoid;
• Sex education;
• First aid;
• Water storage and purification.

If you have specialist knowledge of a topic you think would be useful to the community and would like to volunteer, please apply using our online application.