Gambia, The
Health
Health Care and Water for 7,000 Gambians
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesFor Africa to develop, communities as well as large institutions need access to reliable mechanical transportation. Without it, people in impoverished, isolated communities cannot access medical care when they need it, in an emergency or for regular treatment. They cannot benefit from regional home-based care programs. Without basic medical assistance, pregnant women die in their communities from obstructed labor. The Uhuru will bring benefit to all 7,000 members of each typical community. ActivitiesTraining women from the community in skillful riding and daily maintenance procedures, operating the unit with a stretcher/motherhood chair or adapting the motorcycle rear wheel to pump water and irrigate land. The trailer can carry crops to market. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $7,896 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactReduction in mortality rates, especially maternal. Improvements in health. Patients taking part in home-based cure programs. Untimely death prevented by speedy access to medical aid. Cultivation and nutrition improved, and extra income earned. Project Message
The health center has no telephone to communicate with our ambulances so the availability of the Uhuru is a great relief. We send people to call the Uhuru and transport our patients to [the] hospital. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Andrea Coleman, Project SponsorWorld Bank Development Marketplace Organization
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This project is located in For more information about Gambia, The, read the Human Development Report on Gambia, The or the Wikipedia entry for Gambia, The. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on September 29, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 28, 2005. Latest Update from the FieldGambia update September 2008By Astrid Jenkinson - Fundraising officer, September 29, 2008 09:16 PM
Thanks to the support of those donating through GlobalGiving, Riders have recently been able to provide the village of Kankurang with an Uhuru. Kankurang is a small village in the Foni Bondali District, in the south west of the Gambia. Download the full report to find out more. Read 7 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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