WOB supports the empowerment of women and girls
everywhere. This is why at its
Spring 2010 Board of Directors meeting, Women on the Border voted to approve
the development of a public health education project led by Camille OÕReilly,
M.P.H. and a registered nurse who specializes in the rehabilitation of spinal
cord injuries.
Nurse and educator OÕReilly has been involved
in local movements in Oaxaca City to educate and empower the disabled in Mexico
for several years. She is a
longtime supporter of WOBÕs efforts to address through education and training
maquiladora workers around issues of personal health due to stressful working
conditions as well as community and public health concerns. She has been on delegations to the
border twice and each time provided insights to travelers and to WOB about
public health and stress management issues for working women.
Beginning late August 2010, and for at least
two months, Ms. OÕReilly is taking her skills to Haiti to help train nurses,
doctors and physical therapists on recovery aspects for those injured or
disabled as a cause of the devastating earthquake that has left hundreds of
thousands of people homeless.
WOB is informed that to date the dangers of
rape, sexual assault and devastating STDs for girls and women forced to live
and survive in the tent cities in Haiti is grave.
WOB supports this two month volunteer project
in Haiti that will cost Ms. OÕReilly about $8,000 to fund.
If you would like to support with a tax
deductible donation the Help for Haiti volunteer project of Camille OÕReilly
you may send a check through the following JustGive link (DONATE TO CAMILLE'S DIRECT HELP IN HAITI) or you can send a check to
WOB/Haiti Project to: PO BOX
303338, Austin, TX 78703.