Volunteer Name: Matt Krueger
Background: US Marines & Athletic Trainer
WAMM Title: GHO Policy Director
Sector: Policy
Projects: Sports Medicine Seminar & Gender Programming
Achievements: Facilitated Biggest Impact In An Emerging Area

Why WAMM?

I chose to volunteer with WAMM because I wanted to work with a population more in need, and to have a rewarding experience while doing so. As an athletic trainer I was used to working with privileged populations who already had all their healthcare needs met. Looking for a bigger challenge, I decided to apply my skills as an athletic trainer to a population in need.

About Me

My military experience really set the tone for wanting to work at a global level in a health related field. During patrols in Iraq, I had the opportunity to ask Iraqis about their living situations. I asked how their drinking water was, if they needed medications, or if there was anything we could do to help. This however was not the way I wanted to help people in a career because I had no say in how we were able to help them. So after my four years in the military, I chose to obtain an undergraduate degree in athletic training. I was drawn towards the immediate level of healthcare interaction I could have with people at the undergraduate level. I was able to work with athletes of all ages on the ground and in the clinic providing immediate care to injuries along with injury evaluation and rehabilitation.

What i Did

Projects

• Gender Clubs
• YSSL
• Mental Health COI
• Sports Medicine Seminar
• Phase 3 Policy Admin

Partners

• Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender & Child Affairs
• Ministry of Health & Sanitation
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Youth & Sports
• Science & Technology Council
• National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT)

Media 

Matts Blog (Click Here)

Matts Flickr Album

YouTube