Mobile Clinic Initiative & Institute Construction

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Mobile Clinic Initiative & Institute Construction

GlobalGiving Quarterly Report: July 24, 2022

Summary: There is a dire need for quality education, maternal and childcare, as well as overall medical services in the Oti Region in Ghana. The goal of the Africa Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, (AIMST), project is to address those needs by constructing the Oti Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) that will train entrepreneurs and healthcare workers to provide medical services and improved quality of life in the region, as well as train the youth to be cognizant of programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). The long term goal is to transform OIST into a tertiary institution of Medical Sciences and Technology that will produce qualified personnel to serve the region and other far beyond areas.

The immediate strategic plan includes the purchasing of a mobile clinic and hiring two nurses to provide medical services, as well as conduct Youth Leadership and STEM programs for about 20 youth, especially, girls in the area. To accomplish this goal, AIMST partnered with GlobalGiving Organization to engage in crowdfunding in April and September 2021 to raise at least $5,000.00  and up to $50,000.00 for this venture. AIMST in the US was able to raise $1,555.00, and 1,700.00 Ghana Cedis (about $285.00). We are still working diligently to raise funds to cover some of the expenses below. We continue to engage in fundraising activities in 2021 like Giving Tuesday to secure enough funds to cover the expenses that would facilitate accomplishing the above goals by December 2022.

Accomplishments and Challenges:

1. March 2022: The AIMST Board members in Ghana registered AIMST in Ghana as an NGO under the title of Doyuman Youth Empowerment LBG.The Board Chair, Dr. Garbrah-Aidoo is in Ghana for the summer and is working on changing the name of the NGO to correspond with AIMST.
2. Two members of the US Board, Cindy Moore and the Board chair traveled to Ghana to join the Ghana Board to conduct a Health Fair and cut the sod at Kwakuae on July 9, 2022. The Board is still working on raising funds to cover the cost of securing the deed for the donated 10 acres at Kwakuae.
3. The webmaster from AIMST worked with a third party vendor affiliated with 48in48 organization for some charges to restore the AIMST website at www.aimstinternational.org in March 2022. We plan to update the website with new features such as the bios of the new Board members and videos/pictures of the youth that are being tutored in the Doyuman STEAM Project at Kete Krachi, Ghana.
4. A Youth Leadership camp for 23 High School Seniors that started on June will end on July 30th. The facilitator is the Computer Science teacher, Mark Ntoso, at the High School. The students are being taught entrepreneurship and STEAM courses online.
5. AIMST partnered with another nonprofit, the Idea Farm Academy, Inc. (IF Academy) to provide STEAM training online to the facilitator/tutor. A virtual training session was conducted by the IF Academy Founder/CEO, Mr. Yoofi Dowell on March 25, 2002. In attendance was the AIMST Chair and another Board member, Mrs. Margaret Baffour Awuah.
6. Ms. Moore, AIMST Board member, donated 12 laptops and 15 Chrome books for the STEAM classes at Kete Krachi to honor the pledge.
7. AIMST has continued to make requests on FaceBook and by word of mouth for monetary donations and volunteers such as grant writers, auditors, etc., etc.
8. AIMST has also established accounts with LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to further create awareness of its project, and is looking for volunteers to keep the social media platforms active.
9. We have drawn a strategic plan for 2021-2027, and as was mentioned earlier, some members of the US Board traveled to Ghana in July 2022.  The purpose is for the AIMST Board and other investors to tour the site of property in Kwakuae, Kete Krachi and cut the sod/lay foundation for the construction of the Oti Institute of Science & Technology.
10. Other Items in the updated 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: 

a. Engage in other Fundraising activities/Volunteers… January-December 2022

b. Hire employees and recruit volunteers and student interns… COO/Accountant/Project Manager in Ghana.

c. Have architect Mr. Isaac Yarko conduct a seminar for the Board about the design of the Institute and requirements for its construction (August 2022)

d. Purchase Mobile clinic/hire two nurses to deliver maternal/child health services to surrounding villages.

Links:

• Website for Africa Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, I