Africa Camp Graz – Part 2
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/