Project Description Region: South America Country: Colombia Location: Medellin Total Budget: $50,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health View Online Proposal Form The project "Building hope in congenital malformations in Colombia" found the following statistics in the background: from the congenital defects surveillance protocol, of the National Institute of Health of Colombia dated January 24, 2023, indicates that the prevalence of defects congenital infections for 2021 was 133.6 cases per 10,000 live births. Congenital malformations represented a prevalence rate of 124.1 cases per 10,000 live births of the total reported birth defects. On the other hand, the Mónica Uribe Por Amor Foundation has worked with the population with spina bifida in Colombia for 24 years and has found the following needs for people with spina bifida. 1. Lack of information: People with spina bifida and their families lack accurate information about their condition, its management, and the resources available to them. 2. Lack of empowerment and strategies for independent living: People with spina bifida face challenges in acquiring autonomy that allows them to lead an independent life. 3. Insufficient Psychosocial Support: Families face emotional and psychological challenges due to the consequences of their condition and social perception. 4. Lack of awareness about the importance of Folic Acid: there are general gaps about the importance of folic acid, both supplementary and dietary, to prevent congenital malformations before pregnancy. 5. Lack of knowledge in the health sector: lack of information and knowledge about the prevention of congenital malformations among health professionals, which affects the diagnosis and rehabilitation processes. Primary Host Partner District: 4271 Rotary Club of: Nuevo Medellín Primary Contact: Sonia Uribe Email: sonuribe@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 7040 Rotary Club of: Kingston Primary Contact: Carol Cartier Email: cartierca@hotmail.com Project Status Need $34,700 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Nuevo Medellín (4271) 3-Feb-24 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 Kingston (7040) 3-Feb-24 $500 $0 $500 Harris County-Medical Center (5890) 3-Feb-24 $200 $0 $200 Yarmouth (7780) 9-Feb-24 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Chacao (4370) 27-Mar-24 $2,000 $0 $2,000 E-Club of Colombia Innova (4271) 27-Mar-24 $1,000 $0 $1,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $34,700 - $34,700 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $3,600 $3,600 Total $50,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 3-Feb-24 by Sonia Uribe System Entry: Creation of project page. 3-Feb-24 by Carol Cartier System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Carol Cartier of the Rotary Club of Kingston, District 7040. 3-Feb-24 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $200 by Sunny Sharma of the Rotary Club of Harris County-Medical Center, District 5890. 9-Feb-24 by Sonia Uribe System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,500 DDF by Carolyn Jhonson of the Rotary Club of Yarmouth, District 7780. 9-Feb-24 by Sonia Uribe System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,500 DDF by Carolyn Jhonson of the Rotary Club of Yarmouth, District 7780. 27-Mar-24 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Mabel Pacheco of the Rotary Club of Chacao, District 4370. 27-Mar-24 by Mabel Pacheco System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Mabel Pacheco of the Rotary Club of Chacao, District 4370. 27-Mar-24 by Mabel Pacheco System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Mabel Pacheco of the Rotary Club of Chacao, District 4370. 27-Mar-24 by Mabel Pacheco System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Claudia Gamboa of the Rotary Club of E-Club of Colombia Innova, District 4271.