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Child-to-child Health Education Project, Mugu
INF Christmas appeal:
Next year INF is starting a new ‘Child-to-child’ Health Education Project in an area called the Soru Belt: the most impoverished part of Mugu, which in turn is the poorest and most neglected of Nepal’s 75 districts.
The Child-to-child project aims to help over 1,200 children and mothers suffering from malnutrition, lack of healthcare and poor education.
Through this Christmas appeal, INF UK aims to cover the cost of the project for the first year.
According to the United Nations Human Development Index the majority of the 40,000 population in the area do not have the “ability to live a long and healthy life, to communicate or participate in the life of the community, or have sufficient resources to obtain a decent living.”
The area has one of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world, with 40 to 60% of children dying before their 5th Birthday.
The Child-to-child project works by training a teacher and a group of 10-12 children of mixed ages in each school, in aspects of health education. Once a week each group passes on what they’ve learnt to other children in the school.
The groups will learn about general health, personal hygiene, sanitation and environment, reproductive health including physical change, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and TB and leprosy awareness.
Combined with this, INF will provide toilet blocks, blackboards, furniture, first aid kits and basic sports equipment for the schools.
The project will also include nutrition awareness sessions for mothers, ante-natal care for pregnant women and non-formal education classes for children and adults.
The Child-to-child project is set to run for three years. The estimated project costs are:
year 1: £18,600 year 2: £19,700 year 3: £22,000
Please support the Child-to-child project. Be a part of helping to bring a brighter future to hundreds of children in the Soru Belt.
Thank you!
Brian English
INF Supporter Relationships & Development