Reach the unreached! Delivering care in Africa
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Summary
Training one public health nurse (phn) to ride and maintain her motorcycle to provide delivery of immunization and disease prevention.
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Received $21,510 from 173 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Billions of dollars are spent on healthcare and vaccines. Nevertheless, one quarter of children born every year - 34 million infants – is still unprotected. Help cannot reach these children and their mothers cannot access services – because there is no transportation infrastructure. Training one public health nurse to ride quickly and safely to her allocated communities means that up to 20,000 people, isolated by distance, hostile terrain and poverty, will receive healthcare and support.
Activities
Train one public health nurse at Riders’ International Academy of Vehicle Management in Zimbabwe in safe riding and motorcycle maintenance on a motorcycle donated by Honda.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $21,000
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $0
Total Funding Goal: $21,000
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
A fully-mobilized nurse in Africa can help 20,000 people each year to resist diseases such as measles and malaria. Once free from the debilitating effects of such simple diseases, people have the strength to sustain themselves and their families.
Project Message
"Thanks to Riders' training my bike never falters and provides unbroken service to people who need me."
- Jenipher Mutede, PHN from impoverished Manicaland, Zimbabwe
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on April 28, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 18, 2004.
Latest Update from the Field
Riders Zimbabwe Update - May 2008
By Rachel Harrington - Fundraising and Communications Manager, April 28, 2008 04:14 PM
"I hope the bike will go a long way in serving people in hard to reach areas". Stephen Matiza, Zimbabwe.
In Zimbabwe, GlobalGiving donors have been supporting the training of Environmental Health Technicians (EHTs) like Stephen in safe riding and motorcycle maintenance. This report provides feedback on the impact this will have on rural communities across the country.
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