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"At least a third of all children are malnourished in this country and 132,000 children under five die every year because of avoidable diseases," says Andrew Kirkwood of Save the Children. "Aid to this country is about $3 per person per year which puts it among the lowest three countries in the world. I just think that's inexcusable."
Hardest hit are the young. Less than 50 per cent of children will complete five years of education. They also suffer from a range of diseases including Aids and tuberculosis.
Shanta's Project Goals - 2010
SHANTA'S 2010 GOALS
Healthcare:
-Expansion of our Shanta Village Health Worker Model
-Compilation of public health records in each village including measurements of immunizations, recipients of anti-natal care and identification of communicable diseases
-Expansion of cataract surgery for those patients identified in 2009
-Hosting of dental and pediatric clinics in our villages in November 2010
Economic Development (Business Lending Fund):
-Monitoring of matching funds distributed in 5 villages in 2009 ·
-On-going training of local Business Loan Committee members
-Education of villagers concerning entrepreneurial business opportunities such as fertilizer cooperatives and new, more productive crops
-Explore providing technical/agricultural support in our villages
Economic Development (pig farms)
-Evaluate progress of pilot (Yim Bya) pig farm
-Explore a pig farm cooperative in one or more villages
Education (pre-schools)
-Completion of 8 day training for primary school teachers
-Increase staffing to 2 teachers in each village pre-school
Education (primary, middle level & high school)
-Provision of a boarding facility at the Sin Mee Middle School
-Completion of a primary school facility at Nyaung We
-Shared financial support for an expected 35 high schoolers starting in June
Leadership Training
-Extensive leadership training for our in-country staff including record keeping, time management and visioning
-Review progress with each village Leadership Team and program committee
-Create additional process structure with VLTs and Committees
-In-country staff leadership of health, education and business development committees
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