Enabling Nourishment for Bolivian Communities

Summary

To prevent disability and early death caused by diabetes in marginalized communities of Bolivia. Communities need to be assessed by a health team that works to promote healthy and nutritious habits.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Bolivia, diabetic patients are completely excluded from the health system, especially in rural areas, because the patients do not receive medicine and treatment. Also, the personnel that treat patients initially are not adequately qualified. As a result, many patients die early; there are health complications; and diagnosis of problems is late. The program seeks to enable 1,148 health teams to provide initial treatment and to improve quality of life in 489 communities.

Activities

The foundation's most important activities are using a medically qualified health team in initial treatment of diabetic patients and teaching implementation of healthy and nutritious lifestyles in the communities.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

We can improve the lives of 359.265 people by assessing their health condition and teaching that eating appropriately will allow them to live longer. This knowledge will be passed on to future generations and improve the country's future.

Project Message

To be poor in Bolivia and suffer of diabetes is to die being alive.
- Patricia Blanco Peñalba, Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Patricia María Blanc Peñalba,
Director
Buenos Aires # 269 Queru Queru
Cercado, Cochabamba
Bolivia
(591) 71469505
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Fundación Vida Plena
Buenos Aires #260 Queru Queru
Cercado, Cochabamba 
Bolivia
(591) 71469505
http://www.fundacionvidaplena.org

Learn more about Fundación Vida Plena and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Bolivia and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Bolivia, read the Human Development Report on Bolivia or the Wikipedia entry for Bolivia.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 13, 2005.

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