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First-aid Education

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Countries: United States of America
Basins: Gulf of Mexico (450) (Rio Grande)
Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
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Sanitation
Hygiene
Leaving No One Behind
Progress to Date: NA Number of people with increased access to first aid
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partners: City
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Language: English
Start & End Dates: Apr. 01, 2018  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.projectkiliforkids.org/firstaid
Contextual Condition(s): Other
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: 6 - 12 months
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 92%

Project Overview

Project Kilimanjaro plans to educate the Maasai villagers on a wide array of first aid responses, including assessing emergency situations and carrying out appropriate action, as well as recognizing and giving first aid to major illnesses. Here are some of the skills we hope to educate the Maasai people on:

  • Carry out artificial ventilation and chest compressions.
  • Clear obstructed airway.
  • Treat minor cuts and wounds to prevent further infection.
  • Control severe bleeding.
  • Reco…

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Project Kilimanjaro plans to educate the Maasai villagers on a wide array of first aid responses, including assessing emergency situations and carrying out appropriate action, as well as recognizing and giving first aid to major illnesses. Here are some of the skills we hope to educate the Maasai people on:

  • Carry out artificial ventilation and chest compressions.
  • Clear obstructed airway.
  • Treat minor cuts and wounds to prevent further infection.
  • Control severe bleeding.
  • Recognize and give first aid shock.
  • Understand the requirements of a first aid kit and how to report accidents in the workplace.
  • Deal with burns and scalds.
  • Recognize and give first aid fractures.
  • Carry out the duties of a First Aider in a safe and approved manner, with no risk to self or third party.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: Other
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: 6 - 12 months
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources

Project Narrative

Health care is very limited in the Longido region and as such what might be a small cut to your average person can rapidly transform into a life and death situation for the Maasai. The Engikaret Dispensary is a government run healthcare facility in the Longido region where individuals can receive treatment for anything from a flu to HIV and anything in between. Given the conditions, it is well established; however, there is always room for improvement. Young children, elderly individuals and pregnant women all receive treatment for free which is a sign for a promising future regarding rural healthcare in Tanzania. Poor transportation and inaccessibility can exacerbate even the slightest of ailments, and that is why we as an organisation are working hard to improve the basic first aid skills of the Maasai people so that they can treat small wounds, and basic ailments within their villages, where possible.

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Project Kilimanjaro is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works to promote the health and wellness of women and children internationally. Using an approach consistent with preventative medicine, we work with Maasai communities in Tanzania by engaging in both educational and … Learn More

Athena Doshi
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