Integrated Community Health Project, Columbia
Organization / Location: Concern America, Inc., Santa Ana, Calif.
Funding: $10,000 one-time grant
Contact: Sister Sandra Williams, CSJ, Outreach Coordinator, 714.953.8575
Concern America operates an Integrated Community Health Project in the northwestern area of Colombia to improve the health of displaced and impoverished rural communities through the training and accompaniment of community health promoters and midwives. To better address the needs of women and children in the region, the project “Primary Health Care Training for Midwives (pre/post natal) and Pediatrics Primary Health Care Training” will train health promoters, including specific training in women’s health and children’s health and basic nutrition education, so that more communities can be served. This will result in a decline in infant and child mortality, a decrease in the number of preventable diseases in women and children, and improvements in the nutritional status of children.
Dream Center
Organization / Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Funding: $10,000 one-time grant
Contact: Sister Authur Gordon, DC, Administrator, 254.20.891529
DREAM (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition) Center, located in Nairobi, is a comprehensive holistic diagnostic and treatment program for men, women and children with HIV/AIDS, with special attention to pregnant women. Nairobi has the second largest number of cases of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, and 71 percent of its residents live in slums. The program provides free diagnostic testing, treatment, nutritional support, counseling, home-based care, treatment of opportunistic diseases and health education. Because of the stigma of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, these individuals are frequently banned from their family home, leaving them homeless, alone and frightened. The DREAM center provides the care they need to live healthy, productive lives, and through patient-directed support groups they can share their concerns and rebuild their self-respect.
Toilets at the Primary School
Organization / Location: Mbandaka, Republic of the Congo
Funding: $5,000 one-time grant
Contact: Sister Barbara Kauss, DC, Sister Servant,
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Complex Elikya is located on land given to the Daughters of Charity by the government of the Congo. There are two primary schools, a high school, and a library located in the complex. Located next to Complex Elikya are another school and a home for the aged. The grant will be used to complete the construction of toilets for the two primary schools. The existing toilets were built in 1939 and are in poor condition, and although they have been rebuilt several times, the mud brick construction collapses. The new toilets will be built of durable materials and will be properly maintained and cleaned.
Educational Support for Students
Organization / Location: Daughters of Charity Provincial House, Mbandaka, Congo
Funding: $10,000 one-time grant
Contact: Sr. Angele Mbula, Visitatrix,
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To help with the development of poor areas of the Congo, the Daughters of Charity are involved with healthcare, pastoral care, social activities and education of primary and secondary school students. The social and economic situation in the country does not allow for all children from poor families to be educated, so many families must choose which of their children will receive education. It is very difficult for university students to have the funds needed to be able to complete their studies. This grant will allow the Daughters of Charity to assist approximately 20 students to continue their studies to be nurses, physicians and teachers.
Pre-School and Primary Programs
Organization / Location: CANTERA Center for Communication and Popular Education, Managua, Nicaragua
Funding: $10,000 one-time grant
Contact: Anabel Torres, CSA, Executive Director and Foundress 011.505.22.77.53.29,
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The pre-school program of CANTERA provides educational services to children living in poverty in the Municipality of Ciudad Sandino. Holistic educational and psycho/social attention will be provided to 200 boys and girls between the ages of three and six. An additional 200 children between the ages of six and 12 will benefit through non-school classes, tutoring and access to the CANTERA library, and will have the opportunity to participate in clubs, activities, social events and celebrations. These programs also will benefit families, teachers and volunteer helpers.
Residential Care
Organization / Location: Lauwulau Home for the Elderly, Tainan, Taiwan
Funding: $10,000 one-time grant
Contact: Sister Teresa Hsieh, DC, Director, 886.2.2635206
Lauwulau Home for the Elderly assists elderly persons who are sick, poor and do not have families to care for them. These individuals cannot afford to pay the rates of private homes, and the only public home for the elderly does not care for individuals who need nursing care. Lauwulau Home for the Elderly cares provides residential nursing care for those who are elderly and in need.
