Notes from Africa Camp Graz 2011, 26.11.2011 in Graz. List of topics here. As there were parallel sessions I could only attend half of them.

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Teeth for Africa – http://www.zaehnefuerafrika.com/en/

“Dentist family project”, started in 2006

1 hour from Arusha, in the Kilimanjaro region (Tanzania) there was a lack of dental health care

They took all dental care and other medical equipment they could get in Austria, put it in a container and shipped it to the local dispensary in Uchira

Worked together with local people to build up dentist surgery

Taught local technician to build tooth-protheses

Surgeries initially done by specialists from Austria – 3 family members are dentists – but since October 2011 there’s a local dentist

Several sponsors – university clinic, other dentists, dental companies

Cooperation with Med-Uni Graz

• students can have an internship in Uchira

Local dentist & technician are working together in the mean time and everyday dental care is working ok

Treatment is not for free because people have to get a salary, rent for rooms, …

• depending on salary of patients

Supporting the project – on the homepage

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ICT4D – (what to do with) IT and mobile phones in “developing countries”

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Laafi – rural hospitals in Burkina Faso – http://www.laafi.at/

Since 1994, 14 members, financing health projects in Burkina Faso

Costs are covered by donations and

Usually 1 hospital for an area with 10.000-20.000 people

Many duties

• medical care in the hospital
• awareness about hygiene in the villages
• family planning
• pharmacy

Burkina Faso has a national initiative to supply all areas in the country with hospitals – but there is no state budget for it; but the personnel is sent to hospitals which are built by other initiatives

Laafi

• looking for projects
• working with village community and medical personnel
• co-financing by the village community (20-30%)
• local companies, local resources
• control and evaluation on the spot
• sticking to reliable project partners

Several projects in Burkina Faso

General medical situation very basic

Budget

• 1/3 Laafi calendar
• 1/3 private supporters
• 1/3 institutional donations

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Social Media for NGOs

Prezi-presentation at http://prezi.com/npk3rwlixuks/social-media-fur-ngos/

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Further material online

Resources at the Afrika-Camp site: http://www.barcamp.at/Speakers_AfrikaCamp_Graz_2011

Arabian Spring – a social media revolution – Prezi: http://prezi.com/hsdnvfkq_k7g/arabischer-fruhling-eine-social-media-revolution/

Social Media in Africa – Prezi: http://prezi.com/wumvtu_gvmdx/social-media-in-afrika/