El Bailadero

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Engineering
  • Public Health

Overview

El Bailadero is located within the municipality of Cabañas in the department of La Paz in southern Honduras. The typical house is made of adobe, wood, cement blocks, and plastic. Children in the community have access to primary and middle school. The community members of El Bailadero mostly work in agriculture, growing coffee, and trading. The community doesn’t have a water system to provide drinking water to the community members but is closely working with Global Brigades to build and improve this area of the community. The top needs expressed by El Bailadero‘s inhabitants during their initial communications with Global Brigades are a water system and improving living conditions.

Municipality: Cabañas
Department: La Paz

Homes : 120
Population : 500
Water System : Not Started
Community Bank : Not Started
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : Yes
Community Health Workers : Yes
Homes with Latrines : 100%
Education : Primary and middle school
Distance from Lodging Facility : 30 km

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS

The Honduran government provides two different types of health centers throughout rural Honduras: Centros de Salud Médico Odontológico (CESAMOs) and Centros de Salud Rural (CESARs). CESAMOs are the larger of the two, often found in municipalities, and typically have at least one physician on staff at all times with nurses and potentially a dentist. CESARs are found sporadically in rural communities and generally have a single nurse available. Even with this coverage, it is important to note that medications, supplies, and materials are often not available in these health centers and the physician density in Honduras remains around 1,220 people for every one doctor. According to the World Health Organization, there should be a maximum of 435 people per physician to qualify a country as having adequate access to medical attention.

El Bailadero doesn’t have a community health care centre in their community adequately staffed nor do they have access to a stock of medications. They have to attend to the nearest health centre in a nearby community which is 3 km away from the community. The most common illnesses children face are the common cold and respiratory issues. The most common illnesses seen in adults are hypertension and allergies.

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Brigade Volunteers

223

Patient Consulations

103

Vision screenings provided

15

Health Education Workshops

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

The community of El Bailadero has 4 Community Health Workers providing basic aid to the community members. Global Brigades Honduras’ Medical Program is working diligently to train volunteers as CHWs in its partner communities as part of the Holistic Model. 

Community Health Workers, or Guardianes de Salud, work on a volunteer basis as advocates for health care within their communities. While this is an existing program in Honduras and Guardianes de Salud are identified by other organizations and some health centres, Global Brigades can bridge gaps in access to training and provide more comprehensive technical skills. Our CHWs are some of the very few Guardianes de Salud to receive certification from the Honduran government.

Our CHWs are tasked with treating and preventing common illnesses, and some of their responsibilities include first aid, supporting and caring for pregnancies and newborns, and responding to emergencies. They are also responsible for following up with chronic patients to ensure proper administration of medications and treatments to avoid further complications. Additionally, CHWs provide support for brigades that are hosted in their area. After their training, CHWs are equipped with basic medical supplies and equipment provided by Global Brigades and its partners.

The presence of these volunteers and their advocacy for health within their community contributes to the sustainability of health care supported by Global Brigades’ Medical Program and is one of the most impactful disease prevention strategies in rural communities across the globe.

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

El Bailadero is currently a medical site. Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 5 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +345

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: N/A

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN EL BAILADERO:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Memorial University of Newfoundland June 2024 23

Dental

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

DENTAL CARE ACCESS

Working closely with the Medical Program, the Dental Program provides fillings, extractions, and fluoride treatments as a standard part of Medical Brigades. Most community members do not have regular access to dental care due to the lack of a dentist within a reasonable distance.

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Patient Consultations

117

Number of Extractions

12

Dental Education Workshops

39

Fluoride Treatments

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

El Bailadero is currently a medical site. Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 5 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +345

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: N/A

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

 

DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN EL BAILADERO:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Memorial University of Newfoundland June 2024 23

Engineering

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

EL BAILADERO’S ENGINEERING CHALLENGE:

Currently, the community of El Bailadero doesn’t have a water system. The community members have a water storage unit also known as “pila” where they collect and store rainwater when they can. The community also has a well but community members have to pay a fee to acquire water from it.

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Volunteers

N/A

Beneficiaries

5

Kilometers of pipeline designed

EL BAILADERO’S ENGINEERING SOLUTION:

El Bailaderos’ water system design was assessed by Global Brigades in February 2024. The community has a spring which can provide water access to the community members, Global Brigades Engineering program will work with El Bailadero to provide them with a design that can improve their access to water in the future.

ENGINEERING VOLUNTEERS IN EL BAILADERO

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Manitoba February 2024 14

Public Health

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in El Bailadero. Now in the planning phase, the Public Health program is working on assessing the community’s needs using surveys to collect data. The execution phase which includes financing, delivery, and installation of household health infrastructure products will start as soon as feasible.

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Volunteers

Homes with Latrines : 65
Homes with Eco-Stoves : 0
Homes with Water Filters : 0
Common House Materials : Cement and adobe

ENGINEERING VOLUNTEERS IN EL BAILADERO

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
San Diego State University April 2024 22

Legal Empowerment

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

EL BAILADERO’S LEGAL EMPOWERMENT CHALLENGE

Legal services are difficult to access in rural Honduras for two primary
reasons: location and cost. Most often, there are no legal services set up
within rural communities and are instead concentrated in urban areas. Therefore, rural Hondurans must travel multiple hours to access these
services. Not only does travelling to these urban areas cost money, but the
legal services themselves are frequently too expensive.

In addition, there is an attitude of mistrust amongst the rural clients, so, it is a challenge to gain the trust of the community members when it comes to dealing with their legal empowerment issues and to prove not all lawyers will take advantage of them.

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Volunteers

21

Legal Consultations Provided

48

Participants of Educational Workshops

EL BAILADEROS’ LEGAL EMPOWERMENT SOLUTIONS


By focusing on specific aspects of legal access and inclusion, Global Brigades’ Legal Empowerment Program aims to empower communities like El Bailadero to overcome the obstacles mentioned above. In 2024, Brigaders have been able to tackle family law cases, execute pro-bono legal clinics, and perform educational workshops.

Legal Clinics: Global Brigade’s Legal Empowerment Program has been able to offer its pro-bono legal services to community members in El Bailadero with the help of Honduran lawyers as they are shadowed by volunteers. Both community members and volunteers work together to challenge the stigma of lawyers in the region by offering real, professional services for free.

Educational Workshops: Volunteers have performed workshops in the local school of El Bailadero. Capitalizing on the use of education as a tool for community empowerment, volunteers lead discussions and workshops with students and families about issues that have direct consequences and effects on their everyday lives, including the right to education, child abuse, drug use, and child labour laws.

LEGAL EMPOWERMENT VOLUNTEERS IN EL BAILADERO

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Greensboro Collegiate May 2024 8

Local Reference Points

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