Give 5 Villages in Senegal Access to Healthcare

With the generous donations we’ve received for our Healthcare Project, Neighbor Ape has been able to continue to assist those in need. The Neighbor Ape/OBARAR dormitory, for example, is finally finished (look for an update from an upcoming report on our Education Project) save for a few final touches, like a fence. The final building will be a dispensary, and the finishing touches on it will be done in time for the 2014-2015 school year. We hope to be able to provide basic supplies to this dispensary, such as bandages, pain reliever and other such items.

We were also able to recently assist a young man from Fangoli village with his medical expenses after he suffered several severe injuries following a motorcycle accident, in which he was a passenger. He suffered facial lacerations, several missing teeth and broken bones in his lower arm. He is on his way to recovery, with only the arm still needing some healing time. He and his family were especially appreciative of the aid that Neighbor Ape was able to provide, as the cost of his medical bills were more than 2 months salary for the average Senegalese in this area.

We anticipate helping prevent illness through the donation of mosquito nets, which Neighbor Ape does yearly, during the wet season. With the influx of many people from neighboring countries interested in the artisanal gold mining, the frequency of some illnesses, such as yellow fever has increased. Additionally, with an early onset of the rains, we anticipate a particularly tough year in terms of malaria. While the curative is relatively inexpensive compared to what someone in the United States pays for medical care (less than $10), it is cost prohibitive for many Senegalese people, especially those living in rural villages. With the continued support of generous donors, we are able to help a large number of people get access to healthcare in our part of Senegal. A little goes a very long way!