Education and Library in Mua Hills
IDM is helping to promote education directly to the Mua Hills community through the construction of the Mua Hills Learning Center located adjacent to the Clinic. The library is the first such resource for the community. IDM is completing plans to ship a wide array of learning material to Kenya to stock the library at the Learning Center. These resources, donated by northern Nevada residents, will service the larger community and multiple primary and secondary school students in the Mua Hills area.
Educational partnerships with University of Nevada, Reno
IDM has a partnered with student groups and instructors at the University of Nevada, Reno since 2002. IDM has supported education of UNR students in the following ways:
Provision of hands-on learning projects for undergraduate student interns.
Provision of student projects in Kenya, including water projects and health education
Partner with UNR’s Student Association of International Water Issues (SAIWI) on fundraising
IDM Scholarship Endowment in Public Health
The IDM Scholarship Endowment in Public Health was funded in 2019 to support education of students at the University of Nevada, Reno. The scholarship is provided to Community Health Science students who demonstrate an interest in enhancing the health and quality of the life of people in low to middle income countries through their coursework, community engagement, or graduate research.