Health Funded Projects

Health

Funded $850 (of $25,000 requested)

Offering sports, games, lifeskills, counselling, clothing and education to 1000 children and youths affected by Ethnic Viloence at Kachibora IDP camp in Kenya.

read updates from the field

Access to traditional healthcare for the poor

Laos,

Health

Funded $230 (of $14,750 requested)

For the poor in rural Laos, healthcare is impossible to afford. This project seeks to improve rural health using traditional medicine as an avenue to educate and emphasize preventative treatments.

read updates from the field

Aid and Assistance to China Earthquake Survivors

China,

Health

Funded $40,000 (of $40,000 requested)

A massive earthquake in central China has killed more than 19,500 people and destroyed 4.9 million homes. Mercy Corps is on the ground, delivering critical aid to survivors.

read updates from the field

Reach the unreached! Delivering care in Africa

Zimbabwe,

Health

Funded $21,000 (of $21,000 requested)

Training one public health nurse (phn) to ride and maintain her motorcycle to provide delivery of immunization and disease prevention.

read updates from the field

Food Security From Sustainable Agriculture, India

Health

Funded $325 (of $5,060 requested)

Create tangible changes in natural environment using community-based approach involving conservation and sustainable agriculture. Ensure food needs are met with livestock, horticulture, and seed-banks

read updates from the field

Help Children and Families in Myanmar

Myanmar,

Health

Funded $12,095 (of $50,000 requested)

Support Save the Children's urgent relief efforts by helping us provide food, clean water, and supplies for those affected by the cyclone, which has killed thousands and caused extensive damage.

read updates from the field

Urgent Aid for Kenya-- Food, Supplies, and Support

Health

Funded $4,875 (of $25,000 requested)

Donations will support organizations responding to the post-election crisis in Kenya, including feeding and medical programs, shelter, transportation, and psychological counseling for victims.

read updates from the field

Send Disaster Relief to Bangladesh Cyclone Victims

Bangladesh,

Health

Funded $1,520 (of $16,500 requested)

Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh with winds of up to 150 mph (240km/h) and a tidal surge of several meters. People need food and clean water to rebuild and survive the worst of the cyclone's aftermath.

read updates from the field

Encourage Rural Communities Know their HIV Status

Health

Funded $120 (of $25,000 requested)

The project seeks to reach out to an estimated 3,000 high-risk and vulnerable people who are unable to access health facilities to know their HIV status and thus seek treatment and social care.

read updates from the field

Help Persecuted Burmese Refugees

Myanmar,

Health

Funded $153 (of $42,000 requested)

200,000 indigenous Karen people of Burma continue to be persecuted and violated by the Burmese government. Solar energy will enable medical aid for refugees at two new large medical clinics in Burma.

read updates from the field

Radios to Support Tsunami Survivors in Indonesia

Indonesia,

Health

Funded $50,000 (of $50,000 requested)

Providing solar-powered wind-up radios to displaced tsunami survivors living in temporary camps and shelters, enabling them to access aid and receive vital news, health advice and trauma counseling

read updates from the field

Send Medical Relief to Peru's Earthquake Victims

Peru,

Health

Funded $5,000 (of $5,000 requested)

This project ships $1.5 million in donated medical supplies and equipment to Peruvian doctors, clinics and hospitals serving victims of the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake.

read updates from the field

Rescue Children Suffering From Severe Malnutrition

Nepal,

Health

Funded $20,000 (of $20,000 requested)

Provide food and medical care to starving Nepali children. Educate mothers on nutrition and hygiene, enabling them to take this information back to the villages where they can teach other families.

read updates from the field

Provide 570 children with life-saving vaccines

Cambodia,

Health

Funded $9,884 (of $18,700 requested)

This project will immunize 570 children in a small Cambodian village against Hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, all potentially fatal and preventable diseases.

read updates from the field

Water and Sanitation Program in Ethiopia

Ethiopia,

Health

Funded $1,667 (of $1,667 requested)

The project includes six interrelated water and sanitation activities that provide a safe supply of water for good sanitation and hygiene. It works in partnership with nine organizations.

read updates from the field

Training Afghan Women Health Professionals

Afghanistan,

Health

Funded $1,800 (of $1,800 requested)

Trains 30 female health professionals in Afghanistan or in a refugee camp in Pakistan, which will allow more Afghan women to access quality healthcare, including reproductive healthcare.

read updates from the field

Safe Water and Latrines for Bangladeshi Slum

Bangladesh,

Health

Funded $8,730 (of $24,750 requested)

The children of the Pallabi slum are in danger every day -- not from guns, cars or war, but from the water they drink. This project helps these kids by giving them clean drinking water.

read updates from the field

Create 24 Refugee Centers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka,

Health

Funded $7,500 (of $7,500 requested)

Provide relief and rehabilitation services for affected communities in the southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka

read updates from the field

Help Indian Children Get Clean Drinking Water

Health

Funded $2,608 (of $18,975 requested)

The children of Kanganipatti are in danger every day--not from guns, cars or war, but from the water they drink. This project will give them clean drinking water and sanitation facilities.

read updates from the field

Bring Solar Energy to 7 Burmese Medical Clinics

Myanmar,

Health

Funded $1,129 (of $31,500 requested)

This project will install photovoltaic systems at 7 clinics that provide healthcare to thousands of oppressed and internally displaced Karen people in Burma (Myanmar).

read updates from the field

Support the GlobalGiving Fund for Bangladesh

Bangladesh,

Health

Funded $795 (of $25,000 requested)

On Thursday, November 15th, a terrible cyclone hit Bangladesh, impacting more than 20 of the country's 64 districts. Over 3 million people were affected & need your help to reestablish their lives.

read updates from the field

Ramadan's Special Opportunities in Sudan

Sudan,

Health

Funded $300 (of $10,000 requested)

Working in the Arab world since 1915, NEF honors its traditions, including the Holy Month of Ramadan-- particularly a time of giving and feeling for the poor--when we distribute food packages.

read updates from the field

Ramadan's Special Opportunities in West Bank/Gaza

Palestinian territories,

Health

Funded $260 (of $10,000 requested)

Working in the Arab world since 1915, NEF honors its traditions, including the Holy Month of Ramadan-- particularly a time of giving and feeling for the poor--when we distribute food packages.

read updates from the field

Stop the polio outbreak in India

Builds a wall and well for a rural maternal/child health clinic in a poor area south of Herat city, Afghanistan. Many residents of this area are internal refugees.

Health

Funded $1,535 (of $419,582 requested)

This project provides funding for essential social mobilization items needed to conduct high-quality polio immunization in India including media, posters, advertisements and volunteer caps and aprons.

read updates from the field

Safe Water & Latrines for Honduran Village

Honduras,

Health

Funded $2,200 (of $2,200 requested)

Enable the community of La Trinidad to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable safe water & sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Building a Well and Wall for a Health Clinic

Afghanistan,

Health

Funded $2,630 (of $2,630 requested)

Improving the Health of Tibetan Refugees

Health

Funded $2,000 (of $2,000 requested)

Provide containers/medical supplies for essential oils that are used topically to treat disease and infection within a refugee clinic in India for 380 families and over 200 orphaned Tibetan children.

read updates from the field

Building Medical Camps for Mineworkers in India

Unsafe working conditions in the mines of Rajasthan lead to high numbers of silicosis and tuberculosis. Often fatal, the building of medical camps is critical to the survival of the mineworkers.

Health

Funded $2,473 (of $2,473 requested)

Water & Supplies for Earthquake Survivors

Builds a needed nutrition clinic to function as part of a larger clinic serving 8,000 rural Afghans per month. The clinic will treat nutrition-related health problems, especially in children.

Health

Funded $25,000 (of $25,000 requested)

To provide emergency assistance to victims of the South Asian Earthquake in both India and Pakistan. Emergency food, shelter and medical care will be sent immediately.

read updates from the field

Rescue Children Suffering From Severe Malnutrition

Nepal,

Health

Funded $2,000 (of $2,000 requested)

Provide food and medical care to starving Nepali children. Educate mothers on nutrition and hygiene, enabling them to take this information back to the villages where they can teach other families.

read updates from the field

Building a Nutrition Clinic in Rural Afghanistan

Afghanistan,

Health

Funded $1,950 (of $1,950 requested)

Improve Medical Services

Iraq,

Health

Funded $1,000 (of $1,000 requested)

This project will improve services for leukemia and thalassemia patients at a recently renovated medical clinic.

Supporting Poor Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

The HIV/AIDS Information Center in rural Kuwadzana will provide information to individuals about how to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS. The center and its programs will help save thousands of lives.

Health

Funded $32,000 (of $32,000 requested)

The project will provide 250 poor families affected by HIV/AIDS in Moi’s Bridge, Kenya, with basic necessities: nutritional foods, antiretrovirals, training, medical checkups and a source of income.

read updates from the field

Free Heart Surgeries for Rio's Poor Children

Brazil,

Health

Funded $4,500 (of $4,500 requested)

Provides access for poor families to medical professionals and life-saving heart surgeries for children who languish in sub-substandard medical situations and can die from inadequate care.

read updates from the field

HIV/AIDS Information Center in Rural Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe,

Health

Funded $2,060 (of $2,060 requested)

Mother and Child Health Clinic in Rural Nepal

Nepal,

Health

Funded $10,000 (of $10,000 requested)

Karing for Kids runs a clinic in the rural mountain communities of Gatlang, Goljung and Chilime, Nepal. The clinic provides health care, health education, and serves as a community library.

read updates from the field

Counseling South African youth with HIV+ parents

South Africa,

Health

Funded $2,200 (of $2,200 requested)

Women sew traditional dresses to raise funds for a peer-to-peer counselling program for children whose parents have HIV/AIDS. Additional sewing machines will expand this self-sufficient program.

Reaching the Disabled Through Mobile Clinics

Health

Funded $9,453 (of $9,453 requested)

Many disabled people cannot access our center due to lack of mobility, accessibility, inability to be carried and costly transport options. We will reach them through a mobile clinic.

read updates from the field

Refilwe Clean Water Project

South Africa,

Health

Funded $19,000 (of $19,000 requested)

Help us build a 10 unit sanitation facility for this community project. Our zero discharge sanitation systems require no water or chemicals and will enhance users personal hygiene standards.

read updates from the field

Tsunami Relief: Safe Drinking Water in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka,

Health

Funded $244,591 (of $250,000 requested)

Provide up to 50 water purification and disinfection systems for immediate tsunami relief and for long-term rebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka.

read updates from the field

The Melakarthigaipatti Safe Water Project

Health

Funded $7,000 (of $7,000 requested)

Enable the community of Melakarthigaipatti, India to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable safe water and sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families

Guatemala,

Health

Funded $14,290 (of $14,290 requested)

20 families in Villa Linda - a community in the Barillas region will continue improvements to their living conditions through construction of latrines, sinks and fuel-efficient stoves for each family

read updates from the field

Safe Water & Latrines for Honduran Village

Honduras,

Health

Funded $2,200 (of $2,200 requested)

Enable the community of La Trinidad to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable safe water & sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Clean water for 270 Filipino Villagers

Philippines,

Health

Funded $50 (of $50 requested)

Working with Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc., an innovative pump will bring clean running water to 270 people in the hillside Sitio Tinumpagan village in the Philippines.

read updates from the field

Restore fishing jobs for 300+ Families

Health

Funded $21,930 (of $25,000 requested)

Evacuation for those trapped by flooding and repair or replacement of fishing boats and nets destroyed by tsunami.

read updates from the field

Safe Water & Latrines for Village in India

Health

Funded $6,260 (of $7,370 requested)

Enable the community of Keelakarthigaipatti to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable safe water & sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Food, Supplies, and Housing for Displaced Families

Health

Funded $41,507 (of $50,000 requested)

Designed to reach out to displaced families in Pakistan who have been affected by the recent devastating earthquake. The project will provide short-term housing and care for these families.

read updates from the field

Lalmba Association

Health

Funded $38,963 (of $50,000 requested)

Care for AIDS orphans in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and in Kenya.

India Tsunami Rehabilitation Fund

Boats used daily to catch fish, a key diet nutrition need, must be protected from frequent storms that lash this tiny isle of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame. Current shed is completely deteriorated.

Health

Funded $111,818 (of $150,000 requested)

India's south-east coast, especially the state of Tamil Nadu, was the worst affected area on the mainland.

Bring Safe, Clean Water to Ethiopian Children

Ethiopia,

Health

Funded $10,846 (of $15,000 requested)

Samre, Ethiopia, faces a water crisis. As usual water sources vanish, child mortality from water-related diseases rises. This project will help Samre build and maintain a water and sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Boat-Shed Construction at Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn Island,

Health

Funded $7,301 (of $12,000 requested)

Qimaavik Transition House Revitalization Project

Canada,

Health

Funded $7,573 (of $12,500 requested)

Provide furniture and renovations for the domestic violence shelter. Create a more comfortable and uplifting environment that will raise the spirits of Qimaavik residents and staff.

Tsunami Relief - Safe drinking water in India

Health

Funded $136,802 (of $250,000 requested)

Provide community water purification and disinfection systems for immediate tsunami relief as well as long-term rebuilding efforts in Tamil Nadu, and other tsunami-stricken areas in India.

read updates from the field

Provide shelter and clean water in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka,

Health

Funded $5,404 (of $10,000 requested)

CARE's staff in Sri Lanka are providing basic needs for victims of the tsunami.

read updates from the field

Medical Care and Provisions to Earthquake Victims

This project provides medication and treatment for a Russian child with aplastic anemia. Aplastic anemia is a rare autoimmune disorder, but has excellent survival rates with treatment.

Health

Funded $49,944 (of $100,000 requested)

The project is designed to meet the critical needs of victims of the South Asian earthquake. The project provides an immediate response to urgent medical needs and basic provisions to victims.

read updates from the field

Provide Treatment to Children With Leukemia

Russia,

Health

Funded $9,930 (of $22,000 requested)

The Ayinapatti Water Project

Health

Funded $1,670 (of $3,800 requested)

Enable the community of Ayinapatti, India to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintainig a sustainble safe water and sanitation system.

read updates from the field

Wooden Boats for Indian Fishermen

Health

Funded $9,371 (of $25,000 requested)

Provide boats and nets to help Indian fishermen return to work following the tsunami.

Providing Safe Water for 25,000 Villagers in India

This program will deliver safe drinking water to rural poor in India, via advanced, sustainable water treatment systems. It will also educate about hygiene and health as a pilot for global replication

Health

Funded $96,642 (of $275,000 requested)

Shelter for Victims of South Asian Earthquake