*Y.C.* GAIYA FOR MATERNAL MORTALITY REDUCTION
WE WORK WITH HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ON USING THEIR SKILLS TO SAVE LIVES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CHILD DELIVERY. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY VOLUNTEER SKILLS WHICH WILL LEAD TO CHANGE, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE RURAL AREAS.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
olaoluwa
Last Name
aborisade
Website
Organization
FANTSUAM FOUNDATION
Country
Nigeria
Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?
Yes
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
FANTSUAM FOUNDATION
Organization Website
Organization Phone
+234(0)8050301520
Organization Address
1,fantsuam foundation,bayan loco,kafanchan.kaduna state
Organization Country
Nigeria
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Your idea
Name Your Project
*Y.C.* GAIYA FOR MATERNAL MORTALITY REDUCTION
Country your work focuses on
Nigeria
Describe Your Idea
WE WORK WITH HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ON USING THEIR SKILLS TO SAVE LIVES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CHILD DELIVERY. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY VOLUNTEER SKILLS WHICH WILL LEAD TO CHANGE, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE RURAL AREAS.
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Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
THROUGH GAIYA VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM FOR THE MID-WIVES,NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, LIFE OF MANY GIRLS AND WOMEN LIVING IN THE RURAL AREA WHO CAN NOT AFFORD HOSPITAL COST,HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE CITY FOR GOOD MEDICAL TREATMENT & COUNSELING AND KNOWS LITTLE OR NOTHING ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE,DURING AND AFTER DELIVERY WILL BE TOUCHED AND REDUCE THE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE GRADUALLY TO 0%.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
What impact have you had?
A TRAINED MID-WIFE (IN PANYAM PLATEAU STATE NIGERIA)ORGANISED DIFFERENT WORKSHOP FOR SCHOOL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN THE RURAL AREA. AND ALSO CARRIED OUT BLOOD PRESSURE TEST FOR THE AGED.THIS IS ONE OUT OF MANY FEED BACK
Problem
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ENGAGE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS THAT WILL BRING CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES USING THEIR SKILLS.
Actions
DESIGN A WORK PLAN WITH TARGET
SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH STAKEHOLDERS(HEALTH SCHOOLS,HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY).
SOURCE FOR FUNDER(S)
Results
IT WILL MAKE US FOCUSED AND BE ACCOUNTABLE
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
DESIGN A WORK PLAN AND TARGET
FUNDER
TO SHOW IMPACT OF OUR PROJECT
What would prevent your project from being a success?
LOOSE FOCUS
AND LACK OF FUNDS
How many people will your project serve annually?
1001‐10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Operating for more than 5 years
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
FANTSUAM FOUNDATION
How long has this organization been operating?
More than 5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
IT ASSIST IN TAKING THE MESSAGE OF VOLUNTEERING FAR THAN OUR REACH
IT MAKES OUR IDEAS TO BE WELL IMPLEMENTED AND ACCEPTED IN THE COMMUNITY
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
STAY FOCUSED ON OUR WORK PLAN
KEEP AND STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIP
FUNDING TO EXECUTE OUR INITIATIVE AS TO MEET UP WITH SET TARGET.
The Story
What was the defining moment that you led to this innovation?
NIGERIA HAS BEEN RATED AS THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE OF MATERNAL INFANT MORTALITY WORLDWIDE. THE NEED FOR INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THE CHALLENGE BECAME PARAMOUNT, THUS NECESSITATING THE NEED FOR THIS INNOVATION.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
TO RE-ENFORCE AND ENHANCE VOLUNTEERISM AS A DEVELOPMENTAL TOOL.
UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS IN GAIYA PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE,HIV AND AIDS SECURE LIVELIHOOD AND GENDER.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Through another organization or company
If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company
TEACHERS WITHOUT BORDERS,AFRICA - REGION, ABUJA. NIGERIA.
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Comments
I think it is great that you are utilizing the skills of professionals in the quest to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria; however, I'm not quite sure I understand your idea. It sounds like you work with those who have already had professional training in the health sector, is this correct? Do the professionals travel to rural areas to provide a service or do the professionals train others in life saving techniques for childbirth? Is there a specific location for the training? Any more details of the project would be beneficial to know.
I hope to have a better understanding of your idea soon!
Thanks Sarah King for taking your time to read through the proposal submitted and needs clarification. "GAIYA" is a local language meaning Team efforts to put things in order.
As you said, we work with trained health personels, like MId wifes,(retired and active ib service) how they can on their own use this skills for the reduction of the maternal death rate without expecting any monetary reward from any angle.
They dont need to travel,most of them reside in this area or community, and to the student mid-wifes, is part of their academics requirements to undertake community experience before graduating.In the process of the school sending them to different rural areas they will be trained on Volunteering as a tools for development and they inturn can open the community members eyes as to see what their little effort can bring and safe lifes.
We conduct the training in different locations, as for health schools, we have good relationship with the school authority, they infomed us when is time and same for other locations that we trained.
If it may interest you that as at this morning, out of 900 target set for the fiscal year April09-march 010. We have achieved 846 (94%) trained to go into their various community to have positive impact.
Thank you for your entry and your responses so far. I was wondering if you are teaching the people the skills they need to know in the communities or just taking your volunteers and going in and helping the woman like an extended hospital? What are the supplies if any that you would need? Thank you
Bre Booren,
Am very grateful for taking time to go through this submission,we equip the people with volunteering skills and make them to know who should be their target and how they can use Needs assessment and community mobilization to get to the root cause of some of these issues and how they can intervene or refer to the appropriate place. We organised 3days training with training materials (Manual and feeding) given to all the participants and issue certificate of participation to all the committed ones that did not absent for any of the 3days sessions. They choose where to volunteer their skills(mostly in their communities-rural) and we place some if we have urgent needs in any area.
SUPPLY NEEDS...
The needed supplies will be training materials that will help us to deliver more trainings.
Thanks.
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