Presentation (PDF) mdi13_gh_gh1303_1378649401.pdf

CHIP Plan (PDF) mdi13_gh_gh1303_1378649401_chip_plan.pdf

Details

Child Health Foundation (CHF) is a non – governmental and non-profit organization. CHF works with the local authorities; local and multinational agencies to target marginalized and vulnerable population to improve health conditions to alleviate poverty and better the standard of living for rural people. This is done through bringing development project to the door step of the community members in their various respective communities. Child Health Foundation is operates in the Grater Accra, Ashanti Region and Brong-Ahafo Regions.

Mission Statement: To address issues of women and children in our focus areas through developmental, innovative and intervention programs towards reaching the marginalized, improving their standard of living and supporting them through education, care services, rehabilitation and empowerment. 

What We Do

• Community / Population Served: Predominantly peasant farmers
• Services Provided: Health education, mainly HIV/AIDS Malaria and TB; Women empowerment, Child rights

Summary of Project: 

• To reduce the rate of infant mortality due to malaria from 22% to 10%.
• Involve opinion leaders
• Train CBAs 
• House to house education
• Women peer education

Critical Issues the Project Addresses: 

To reduce the rate of infant mortality due to malaria

Why is this project an opportunity for you?

To relieve people from child mortality due to malaria in line with our organization’s mission 

The CHIP

Goal: 

To reduce the high number of child mortality cases in the Sunyani Municipality by increasing awareness on malaria.

Process Objective: 

• To educate 200 pregnant women during antennal care on preventive measures for malaria in the Sunyani municipality by June 2014
• To train 200 Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Based Agents through seminars on preventive measures of malaria in the Sunyani municipality by June 2014

Project objective: 

To reduce the high number of child mortality due to malaria in the Sunyani Municipality from 22% to 10% by March 2015.

Project Risks 

Risks, Issues or Challenges we may face when implementing the CHIP are:

• Funding
• Support of opinion leaders
• How will you mitigate these risks?
• Seek support from donor partners
• Strongly encourage opinion leaders to support the project

Action Plan

• Hold meetings with the stakeholders (NMCP,MHMT, MA and Traditional Council ) to get their support for project implementation (8th October, 2013)
• Organize Community Mobilization to selected project Communities (3 days)
• Organize 3 days non-residential training on  IPT,HBC, ITNS, AMfm and AMDP for 200 CBAs and TBAs 
• Train 200 women peer Educators, care givers, mothers and pregnant women to form Women Support Groups
• Follow up on Pregnant Women on IPT-SP
• Monitoring and Evaluation