P-2054

Trachoma education and prevent

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Project Description

Country: Namibia

Location: Africa

Total Budget: $5,000

Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment

Activity Type: Health: Volunteer Services

Summary: billings rotary will send a medical teaminto the kalahari to train and treat villagers in the need for trachoma prevention and treatment which is a contagious bacterial infection of the eye that willl lead to the evential blindness if not treated.


21 days

Rotary in Namibia

We have been working in the Kalahari for 17 years doing malaria prevention/education and have

identified an area where we can affect long term change and benefit to the locals in the desert. We

can prevent and treat trachoma with a small amount of education and medication twice a year.

Trachoma is highly contagious bacterial infection that is spread by flies and poor hygiene. We

travel the desert two track roads visiting schools and villages in the

e bush, there is a dearth of healthcare and the need is great. We have been able to verify that we

will conduct clinics at 7 different locations next year and will see at least 628 children, this

will increase by a third. Trachoma effects the children as they are the most vulnerable, they lack

the ability to keep the flies from getting in their eyes and their mothers don't understand the

need to keep their faces clean. Additionally, if one child is left untreated the entire village has

a chance to be infected again, it's an ongoing cycle that can be broken by 2 doses of Zithromax 6

months apart, or with a topical antibiotic administered 2 times daily for 6 weeks if they have an

advanced infection. The school teachers have agreed to administer the medications and teach a class

1 time per week on proper hygiene.

We are hoping that by applying medications and educationg the local teachers and parenents in the

proper treatment and prevention , we can breeak the cycle of this disease. The disease can

eventually case blindness in the affected population. Billings Downtown Rotary had more that one

Rotarian travel top Africa on malaria preventioin medecial trips but because of the travel expenses

it was found to be more cost effective to hire locals to help staff the clinics, and use the

savings to buy

more medcications.The closest Namibian Rotary Club is 200 miles away across the bush. This distance

in the past made it impractical to network with the local Rotarians on projects.

The project therefore has one Billings Rotarian owrking for 21 days stright in the Kalahari st

seven villages with two trained locals. They will treat the local population for this debilitating

disease. The team will treat 800-1000 patients that could eventaully end up blind withjout the

medciation and training in disease prevention.

The project will run form 5/1 to 6/1 2019 because of the need travel in the dry season.

Rotary District Grant Project Budget Billings Downtown Rotary Club 999 Trachoma Prevention and

Education

Expenses to be paid by Grant funds club funds Other funds Non cash (in

Medications 2500 2500

4 wheel drive

100/day 2100

Fuel 50/day 1050

Airfare to Africa 6500

2 local staff 2100

Food 50/day 1050

Rentals tents etc 1050

Rotarian Medical staff 10,500

Teaching materials 500

Totals 2500 2500 17,200 7,150

Total Project 29,350

Project Contact Person

District: 5390

Rotary Club of: Billings

Primary Contact: Dave Lundin

Email: lundin.david@gmail.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Billings (5390)

3-Apr-18

$2,500

$2,500

$5,000

Total

$2,500

$2,500

$5,000

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History Log Entries

3-Apr-18

by Greg Aldrich

System Entry: Creation of project page.

3-Apr-18

by Greg Aldrich

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

3-Apr-18

by Greg Aldrich

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

4-Apr-18

by Dave Lundin

System Entry: Project signed by Dave Lundin.

4-Apr-18

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Lee Humphrey.

16-May-18

by Sue Carstens

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

22-Aug-18

by Sue Carstens

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

26-Nov-18

by Dave Lundin

We are planning on going to Namibia on June for the trip and I will be buying the medication before the first of the year,

2-Jun-19

by Ernest Ross

The project starts in October.

2-Jan-20

by Lee Humphrey

System Entry: Final Report signed by Lee Humphrey.

2-Jan-20

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Dave Lundin.

28-Feb-20

by Sue Carstens

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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