Health
Health makes everything easier
Health is a new field for us and we are only at the very beginning. Discussions with the head of the Health Centre have revealed that the most common illnesses are diarrhoeal diseases. Malnutrition is also common. A more detailed analysis of the situation is still pending.
In our project area, there is a ‘health post’ in each cell (approx. 7,000 inhabitants), where nurses provide the most necessary care. At sector level (in our case approx. 34,000 inhabitants) there is a health centre that is better equipped. Here, too, there are generally no trained doctors. The nearest district hospital is about an hour's drive away (by car or motorbike) and has full medical care.
The poorest section of the population has basic health insurance, which is paid for by the state. Families who are not classified in the poorest group sometimes have no health insurance at all.
Initial measures
Some necessary measures are already clear from discussions and our work in the project area:
- Measures to improve drinking water hygiene
- Improving school meals, e.g. by creating school gardens
- Support for the renovation of the health centre
All our fields of action
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New building for nursery school in Rugarama Village
26 April 2024
New building for nursery school in Rugarama Village!
A new modern brick building was added to the one classroom nursery school we built last year.
100 rainwater tanks of 5000 litres each installed
22 March 2024
100 rainwater tanks of 5000 liter each installed!
In collaboration with Sparkassenstiftung, the local co-operative bank and local savings groups, 100 households were supplied with water in a pilot project. More are to follow.
The school has water again
11 August 2021
The school has water again!
The cistern of the primary school in Bisagara is repaired and filled with water!