Aveena Sriharan
I am an infection control practitioner with a background in public health. Health promotion and education are one of my main interests in the field of public health.
South Asian themed care packages for breast cancer patients
The Pink Project is a student based community organization on a mission to raise awareness and support individuals impacted by breast cancer. For this initiative, the organization hopes to cater care packages that empower and provide comfort to the Tamil community impacted by breast cancer.
About this Project
Communities Served
My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.
How the project works
The team hopes to partner with clinics and create meaningful and comforting breast cancer care packages. We are hoping to start building our care packages in April and have them distributed by August.
Project Impact
Create around 50 meaningful care packages and address cultural and logistical barriers to ensure Tamil breast cancer patients feel included and supported.
Project Mission
To provide culturally tailored care packages with comfort items and education resources for the Tamil community breast cancer patients.
Project Team
We are a team of 10 individuals coming from a variety of backgrounds.
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