The Nurse Aide Project

Nurse Aide Project.   Interim Report:   June 2014.

The transformation

The Nurse Aide Project has been off to a fantastic start with your support. We are able to do much more than expected. We enrolled 22 students from rural areas surrounding the Malir area of Karachi (namely; Koohi Goth, Shafi Goth, Jamal Goth, Mansehra Colony, and Korangi). We were also able to recruit 4 instructors, a coordinator and a Principal who have been amazing in their devotion to the students.

These students are in to their 4^th month of training and have been making good progress. Your help has provided them with the means to transform. They are provided with uniforms, meals, stipend and transport. We have revised our curriculum, including practical training much earlier in the course.  We have also begun working on a new text book with more chapters, more information and much more pictures. This will be published soon!

Many more exciting things are happening. We have submitted a grant application to the United States Embassy in Pakistan’s public affair’s section- women empowerment program to expand this project further and continue for more years. Cost sharing from donations by you is an important aspect of this application. Another exciting venture is a community health worker program that is initiating. It will use the backbone and infrastructure in place from the Nurse Aide project to train community health workers. 26 female and 42 male community health workers have been enrolled from all over the province and classes have begun. These CHWs are sponsored by local NGOs to come and train with us – they have promised jobs upon completion.

In Short: The transformation of 22 young women has begun!   With more to follow.

Attached is a document containing details of last years immensly successful pilot of the Nurse Aide Project.

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Project Achievements
The following was achieved during the course of this project
Specialized curriculum developed for healthcare training of women with only
basic education
30 students recruited and trained – 6 months theory & 3 months practical
Rotation at Atia General and Koohi Goth Hospitals for practical training
Communication skills workshops to improve patient handling
Assistance in finding work
A remark by a Nurse Aid trained through this project:
“ I feel different now. I have skills that I can use to help others and provide for my
family. People in my community who were against sending girls for training see the
change in me and are asking about the next course. “
Conclusion
The project serves as a pilot that demonstrates that rural women can be trained to become
a productive part of the society. The project shows that such trainings empower women
in poor communities, improves economic conditions for them and their families, and
benefits the health system.

• Final Report (PDF)