Provide 570 children with life-saving vaccines
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Summary
This project will immunize 570 children in a small Cambodian village against Hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, all potentially fatal and preventable diseases.
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How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $9,884 was raised for this project.
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Received $9,884 from 111 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the U.S., childhood immunizations are routine and taken for granted. In Cambodia, rural children often die from preventable infection and disease. Cambodia's child mortality rate is among the world's highest. The Sharing Foundation (TSF) seeks funding to immunize 570 children in the rural village of Roteang, outside Phnom Penh. Government and NGO health programs rarely reach this village of 3,304 Cambodians. This project will protect village children from life-threatening illnesses.
Activities
Children will receive 3 Hep B shots and 3 DPT (under age 6) or TT (ages 6 - 18) shots. TSF staff and medical student volunteers will administer vaccines at three intervals, eight weeks apart, followed by needed booster shots six months later.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $9,884
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $9,884. The original project funding goal was $18,700.
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
The goal of this project is to ensure that these village children grow up healthy and strong so that they can benefit from public education and become productive, contributing members of their community and Cambodian society.
Project Message
"…The poor of the poorest deliver their children at their cottages, so they do not have any knowledge about the immunization which helps the children born in hospitals."
- Chan Kim Leng (Elephant), The Sharing Foundation's In-country Director
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on February 29, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 16, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
February 2008 Progress Report
By Lisa Hicks - Board Member, February 29, 2008 04:51 PM
Through a variety of fundraising efforts, The Sharing Foundation was able to fully fund this now completed immunization effort for Roteang Village children. We are extremely grateful for the support of donors like yourselves who found us through Global Giving. Your contributions really matter to the children of Cambodia!
Information on future immunization efforts and other TSF initiatives can be found on our website: www.sharingfoundation.org. Again, thank you for your support of this initiative! We are grateful for your participation.
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