By Lilia Bacu | Project Leader
After completing such a great campaign and finishing 2nd in the Global Giving Accelerator program, Team Heart thanks all of you for the outpouring support. Our efforts to raise awareness of Rheumatic Heart Disease have not stopped and our social media platform reflects that.
We have some great news! We started preparations for the next surgical trip, planned for February-March, 2017. In the meanwhile, the team continues to promote education and support our post-surgical children who are forced out of schools due to lack of funds.
The people of Rwanda are faced with many financial challenges, and sending their children back to school after such major surgery is one of them. While education is considered an important factor in the society, lack of funds and resources puts a great strain on families. Team Heart helps our post-surgical young adults and children in multiple ways and monitors their progress. We follow up with their providers and make great effort to ensure that they are able to return back to school. As we prepare to return for our 10th surgical trip to Rwanda, we continue with this important established norm.
Education is a major part of our identity as health promotion, counseling, and skill transfer are part of the sustainability program. Some of the funds raised on Global Giving are used to promote education, health maintenance and counseling to our patients. Be a part of this initiative and help us bring sustainability to this region by providing education so that we can prevent and intervene early when Rheumatic Heart Disease is suspected.
We strive to continue to advance our relationship with the people of Rwanda, and prepare to further our educational programs and skill transfer. These crucial steps are part of the ultimate goal Team Heart has - to build a cardiac hospital in Rwanda.
Thanks to you, we are able to help the people of Rwanda who undergo cardiac surgery. Please, continue to support our efforts by making a monthly donation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at liliabacu@yahoo.com.
Lilia and Artur Bacu
Team Heart Advisory Board
Global Giving Co-Chairs
http://www.teamheart.org/
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