Welcome to my capstone page! My name is Christine and my project is on Water Hygiene. Throughout this page, you can find my inspiration, goal, research process, and final outcome.

The objective of this curriculum is to provide information to remote communities about the effects of water hygiene and ways of improving water quality through simple, sustainable action. This curriculum will put health into the context of economic situations, climate, and social norms. The primary focus of this curriculum is on the district of Nellore, one of the districts in Andhra Pradesh. Curriculum found to the right -->

For my project, I started off by taking all of the information and memories that I have acquired through my past trips and tried to identify what I thought of to be an issue when it came to health. Since I was unable to travel this summer due to the pandemic, I realized that much of my research had to be done through online sources. I had used past Nellore records of water, geographic, and demographic reports to better understand this region. Later, I took an online course from SDGAcademy on Water: Addressing the Global Crisis, which served as a basis for my understanding of how to create healthy and sustainable water systems. I did have to get creative, especially since I needed to account for general lifestyle practices and limited resources. Additionally, though COVID may have changed my plans slightly, I realized this also allowed for me to create a section that accounted for water safety, especially during unprecedented times.

Originally, I went straight to the science portion of the curriculum, breaking down the biology aspect of this topic. I later realized that I probably should start from the basics, especially as I learned from my medical trips, what could be basic knowledge and practices to me could be newer concepts to those from different areas. Therefore, I decided to redesign my curriculum to become easier to comprehend and with direct solutions.

My capstone project certainly does not stop here. What started off as a simple observation led to a non-profit and later became my theme for research. After researching, brainstorming, and putting this together, I hope to visit this region soon again and actually implement this curriculum. Additionally, I cannot wait to see where my future will bring me, especially as I continue to develop and expand this project to beyond these villages and throughout the world.