Prevent Disease: Vaccinate and Train Rural Malians

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Summary

7,500 vaccinations are provided for mothers and children in rural villages. Training is provided in 24 remote villages to prevent disease, including: AIDS, malaria, hygiene, wound care and more. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Village families in the rural areas of Ouelessebougou face many health risks and diseases every day. Health education and disease prevention are key to enhancing the quality and longevity of life. Villagers do not have access to clean water or electricity. Many children die from simple causes such as diarrhea, measles and pneumonia and do not live past their fifth birthday. The Alliance provides healthcare for more than 20,000 villagers in 24 rural villages.

Activities

Health training is provided for health workers, who then provide training for village families. Vaccinations are administered for women and children. 2,300 villagers are fully vaccinated (three times per year), totaling 7,500 vaccinations.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,041
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $19,559
Total Funding Goal: $23,600

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

Vaccinations decrease the possibility of contracting diseases for hundreds of village women and children every year. Villagers are urged to attend health trainings to openly discuss and find solutions to the health concerns in their villages.

Project Message

“Please thank the Alliance for the wonderful things they have done for my village. The children in my village are healthier and they are going to school. I am so grateful for what you are doing.”
- Soumaya, Village Chief

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jodie Jensen,
Program Director
10 West 100 South
Suite 605
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
United States
801.983.6254
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ouelessebougou Alliance

Organization

Ouelessebougou Alliance
B.P. 60
Ouelessebougou, Mali, West Africa B.P. 60
Mali
801.983.6254
http://www.lifteachother.org

Learn more about Ouelessebougou Alliance and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 13, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 02, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

5964 vaccinations distributed in 2 months

By Jodie Jensen - Program Director, August 13, 2008 04:24 PM

In the months of June and July, our staff in Mali have been very busy! They have been out to 12 villages to distribute close to 6000 vaccines! We are so excited about the great work they are doing.

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