Lifesaving Diabetes Education for Ecuadorian Youth
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Summary
AYUDA educates and empowers Ecuadorian children with diabetes to better manage their disease in order to prevent serious complications, by learning from other youth with the condition.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Due to the lack of diabetes education that children with diabetes and their families receive in Ecuador, many children suffer preventable complications including renal failure, blindness and even death. AYUDA provides youth to youth education on the importance of balancing diet, nutrition, exercise and blood sugar control to improve the quality of their lives, prevent complications and empower them to become leaders within the youth diabetes community.
Activities
AYUDA provides family education programs to improve diabetes management and health practices; Campo Amigo Ecuador - diabetes camping program for kids with diabetes to improve diabetes; Management and psycho-social health Outreach to local province.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,711
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $54,279
Total Funding Goal: $58,990
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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 program aims to reach all youth with diabetes in Ecuador, reduce their hospitalization rates & long term complications due to diabetes, & empower youth to become leaders & raise awareness and educate others about diabetes.
Project Message
Before I felt lonely - but the camp changed my life. It is very important for young kids to have role models. Since many youth leaders at camp have diabetes as I do, campers see us as good examples.
- Sofia Alarcón, Sofia was a former camper & is now Camp Director.
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Kendra Hennig
Project Leader
1700 N Moore St
Suite 2000
Arlington, VA 22209
United States
7035273860
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
AYUDA, Inc
1700 N Moore Street
Suite 2000
Arlington,
VA
22209
United States
703-527-3860
http://www.ayudainc.net
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Ecuador
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about Ecuador, read the Human Development Report on Ecuador or the Wikipedia entry for Ecuador.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 29, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 6, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
First December Diabetes Education Camp!
By Merith Basey - Global Program Director, February 12, 2009 10:00 PM
A total of 24 youth leaders guided the programme supported by a medical team led by local endocrinologist and former camper, Josefa Palacios.
Counsellor Training Programme
Youth leaders gathered in Quito from across Ecuador on the 10th January 2009 to prepare and train for the annual diabetes education camping programme Campo Amigo Ecuador. Counsellors attended from Loja, Cuenca, Bilbian and Portoviejo respectively. The training served as an opportunity for monitoring and evaluation of the first December Diabetes Education Camp and preparation for local diabetes outreach activities for the upcoming months.
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