I recently submitted a grant to build more houses for my health centre. We are so short-staffed at my health centre and that is a result of poor housing in the area. I hope to fix that problem and thus turned in a grant. The executive summary:
Mhalaunda Health Centre is a rural health centre which opened in 2003 and currently serves a population of approximately 14,250 people. It is located in the southern part of Mzimba district and is one of several health centers under the management of Embangweni Mission Hospital. The initiation of the project was undertaken by the health center staff as the problem directly affects them. They have assumed the responsibility of organizing the community at large in the collection of sand, provision of bricks, and all other aspects of community involvement as well as the overall organization and implementation of the project in its entirety. They have researched the cost of materials and created a budget and timeline for the implementation and completion of the project. The community recognizes the need for healthcare professionals to reside near the health center, but they do not have access to enough monetary resources to solve the problem on their own. They have proposed to collect sand, mould and burn bricks, and provide transportation of materials to build another house on the health center campus and therefore ease the situation significantly. Their hope is that the remaining materials can be covered with a successful Peace Corps Partnership Program grant. The completion of a house would greatly improve the availability of healthcare and services in this community.
If you're interested in contributing, I encourage you to visit the link below, check it out and give a little. The community will all benefit.
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&
projdesc=614-231
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