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© 2014, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Keeping Hope Alive
Program Booklet
Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation – Keeping Hope Alive
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Dear Supporter,
This year marks a brand new year for Somalia, with peace finally on the horizon with a new government
after more than two decades of conflict. It had been a difficult 23 years the people of Somalia faced, and the consequences are still all around us. But I am hopeful, as we can now begin on the path to recovery.
I still remember as a young girl, I watched my mother, Dr. Hawa Abdi, dedicate herself relentlessly to
helping those in need, no matter the challenges and threats she faced. She began working as Somalia’s first female gynaecologist in 1983 to service the rural population in the Lower Shabelle and surrounding area, who had no access to modern healthcare whatsoever. When the war broke out in the 1990s, she welcomed anyone who arrived on her land seeking refuge, providing free healthcare, education, shelter, food and clean water.
My sister, Dr. Amina Mohamed, and I helped out whichever way we can-‐ distributing food packages,
registering patients, who arrived more than 400 a day at times, and consoling our fellow sisters and brothers of Somalia through this difficult time. We both admired our mother and followed in her footsteps to become trained in the medical profession.
Today, we are continuing our work in Somalia under the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Now I perceive
something different in the air, a certain vibrancy of renewed energy and hope. With this, we are moving from operating under constant emergency circumstances to promoting long-‐term development and rebuilding livelihoods.
With your support, we can propel Somalia to stand fully on its own feet. Through our work with the
internally displaced, and an emphasis on empowering women, we can engage Somalia in inclusive national development. Please join us in our endeavor to revitalize the beauty of Somalia and create a bright future for generations to come.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Deqo Aden Mohamed Chief Executive Officer
A Message from the CEO
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The Dr. Hawa Abdi Hospital sits at the heart of the Hawa Abdi Village. Since 1983, Somalis from the community and beyond have been drawn to the area by Dr Hawa’s willingness to give free and equal refuge and medical care to the vulnerable and the displaced.
The medical staff at the 400-‐bed hospital provides free medical care for both the population of the camp, and the entire Lower Shabelle region, serving as the only source of free medical care in a 60-‐km radius. Every month, we treat an average of 600 – 1000 patients.
Ongoing Services • Pediatric Care, including Ambulatory, inpatient pediatric ward, Intensive Therapeutic
Feeding Centres (inpatient & outpatient) • Maternal, Obstetrics & Gynecological Care, with caesarian surgical capacity and
ultrasound examination • Inpatient and Outpatient Care • Emergency Care • Surgical Services, with two operating theatres • Isolation Ward • Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC), for seasonal outbreaks of cholera • Diagnostic Centre, including blood screen grouping, urine analysis, paracheck for
malaria, and a haematology machine • Pharmacy Training • The Medical Professional Training Workshop (MPTW) takes place annually to serve
as an expert platform for Continued Medical Education and experience sharing between Somali medical professionals.
Proposed Projects • The Nursing Training Program, in conjunction with the St. Louis University (SLU), is an
innovative initiative connecting nursing students in Somalia to professors at SLU for university-‐level education over the internet. The distance-‐learning program will equip Somali students with nursing fundamentals and English skills. Upon completion of the program, students will receive an internationally recognized certificate from SLU.
Goals for
2014 • Procure adequate funding to
pay for the salary of our dedicated medical team
• Secure a steady supply of medicine to treat our patients
• Initiate a hospital feeding program for our inpatient department
• Purchase essential medical equipment, such as X-‐ray and 3D ultrasound machine
• Strengthen hospital statistics collection through training our staffers on health statistics
• Seek sponsorship to initiate the Nursing Training Program
HEALTHCARE The Dr. Hawa Abdi General Hospital
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DHAF is committed to creating a sanitized and safe community in our Village through our WASH program. Proper sanitation is linked intrinsically to the well-‐being of all other programs, and upholding hygienic practices is integral to saving lives and maintaining a level of dignity amongst families. The Hawa Abdi Village is home to thousands of Somalis who have escaped form the pressures of war and famine. In any situation where many families are forced to live in close proximity to one another with no access to modern sanitization equipment, problems of faeco-‐oral diseases and the breeding of flies and mosquitos can arise.
WASH DHAF operates a bore well that servers as the sole source of free drinking water within a 30-‐km radius. This well pumps potable water from an underground source, which is purified using chlorine tablets and stored in covered containers before being distributed to the population for both drinking and washing purposes. DHAF’s provision of clean water reduces the risk of the spread of water-‐borne diseases.
DHAF strongly encourages and facilitates its Villagers to carefully wash their hands with soap before and after defecation, as well as before food preparation. Likewise, the Dr. Hawa Abdi Hospital is equipped with hand-‐washing stations and our cleaners are tasked with the maintenance of a sterile environment.
Community Health Workers Currently, our Community Health Workers (CHWs) carry out household visits once a week to inform families about best health practices, ensure healthcare follow-‐ups, and distribute materials, such as soap, to improve health statuses in the Village.
Proposed Projects • The Community Health Workers Training Program will expand our current initiatives,
conducting a 6-‐month CHW training program to enhance rural health outreach. The program will engage our recruits in both education and employment, and expand our current CHW outreach activities to contribute towards a healthier society.
• Expansion of the WASH Department aims to improve our Village-‐wide water filtration system, install individual home-‐based water filtration systems, construct permanent washrooms, build an incinerator, and recruit full-‐time a electrician and technician to maintain energy supplies.
Goals for
2014 • Train and employ more CHWs in
order to increase the frequency of CHWs household visits and ensure adequate follow-‐up
• Build an incinerator to ensure best practices in the disposal of biological wastes
• Build new latrines to replace damaged latrines during the conflict last year
• Increase the number of permanent latrines available at the Waqaf-‐Dhiblawe School
• Introduce the use of Moringa oleifera roots as a scientifically-‐proven organic means to purify water at the household level
WASH & CHW Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Community Health Workers
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The Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation is striving to provide our children and women with the new skills and new opportunities that will ensure a brighter future inside Somalia. By providing resources to our teachers on the ground, DHAF hopes to guide our students out of the cycle of violence, so that they may start rebuilding the Somali society. Our Educational department encompasses both the Waqaf-‐Dhiblawe Primary School and a Women’s Education Centre (WEC).
Waqaf-‐Dhiblawe Primary School (WD School) The Waqaf-‐Dhiblawe Primary School teaches Somali, Arabic, English, Science, Math, IRE, Art, and Social Studies to over 300 students from grades 1 – 5, with a 1:1 ratio of girls to boys. Our library opened in 2013, introducing a culture of reading in Somalia.
Our Food for Hope feeding program serves students nutritious breakfast and lunch, improving nutritional statuses and cognitive development in the community.
Women’s Education Centre (WEC) The WEC works with Somali women to equip them with life skills (sewing, nutritious cooking, basketry), literacy skills, and education on complications associated with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
The WEC also works in conjunction with other programs in the Village. For example, our students have been sewing uniforms for our primary school students, which has in fact worked to incentivize more parents to send their children to school.
Last year, we launched the pilot Entrepreneurship Program, supported by Association Suisse Hawa Abdi. This initiative aims to provide income-‐generating opportunities and empower women in our village. We are training students to engage in small-‐scale production of soap for sale in the local market and promote sanitary practices in the community.
Daycare Centre Established with the support of Association Suisse Hawa Abdi in 2013, the daycare serves as a safe space for children up to the age of 5 for early childhood learning. It also gives mothers an opportunity to use this time to engage in adult learning and livelihood initiatives. Older siblings can also attend primary school as their younger siblings can be taken care of.
Goals for
2014 • Build a sports playing field
and establish sports tournaments
• Train our teachers in curriculum development, English, and early childhood education
• Initiate a Co-‐op program to apprentice students to local electricians, nurses and other professionals in the village
• Expand the Entrepreneurship Program at the WEC
• Initiative planning for construction of a high school
EDUCATION Building the next generation
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We are building a reliable farming system with low-‐cost and low-‐tech biotechnological interventions. They aim to achieve self-‐sufficiency and independency from aid, as well as serve as a model for agricultural sustainability for the entire country.
Twenty years of food aid in southern Somalia have left farmers bankrupt and the country aid dependent. Over the next thirty years, climate change will become the biggest challenge facing the Horn of Africa, threatening the lives of hundreds and thousands of Somalis. The only solution to Somalia’s food security crisis is to develop local agriculture, and this food must be grown intelligently and efficiently to enhance resiliency.
Cultivating our Farmland Our 6-‐hectare plant nursery project was initiated in 2013, employing organic smart-‐farming techniques to incorporate a diversity of plants such as bananas, lemon, papaya, sesame, sorghum, and local legumes. After a year of cultivation, the farm is now fully sustainable.
Another 14-‐hectare of land is engaged in a farming co-‐op system, whereby 1 hectare of farmland is allocated to one family each. Today, fourteen families are empowered with access and ownership to land. One-‐third of their harvests are sold for profit, one-‐third for sustenance, and one-‐third to be contributed back to maintain the co-‐op system and infrastructure.
Moringa oleifera, the “Miracle” Tree The Moringa tree is drought-‐resistant, highly nutritious, and thrives in the Somali climate. In 2013, DHAF planted over a hundred Moringa trees to enhance food security and resiliency, and the regional environment. In the near future, we look to serve as the point of dissemination for Moringa products and knowledge in the whole of Somalia.
Proposed Projects
• The Hope Village is a concept jointly developed with the Green Belt Movement (GBM) to build a sustainable and environmentally conscious village on Dr. Abdi’s farmland for internally displaced families. The project will encompass a farming co-‐op system, clean energy technology, environmental education & rehabilitation, innovative housing using recyclable materials, and community-‐based healthcare and education.
AGRICULTURE Small scale smart farming
Goals for
2014 • Plant 1,000 Moringa oleifera
trees
• Drill a borewell and reconstruct the canal in order to maximize the productivity of the farmland
• Begin production of commercial agricultural products, such as banana sand sunflowers
• Initiate a community-‐wide tree-‐planting project, emphasizing the involvement of children, youth, and women
• Find supporters to initiate the Hope Village project
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We believe to achieve long-‐lasting peace, we need to start with rebuilding sustainable livelihoods through providing income-‐generating opportunities. Our emphasis on creating entrepreneurship, especially amongst women, the people of our Village will be empowered to stand up on their own feet. Our Entrepreneurship Program at the Women’s Education Centre and proposed projects target displaced families and women, giving them the resources and skills needed to take back control of their own lives.
Ongoing Projects
• The Entrepreneurship Program at was launched last year at the Women’s Education Centre to empower our students to start their own income-‐generating initiatives. The pilot program now engages in small-‐scale production of soap, following a Training of Trainers (TOT) method. Through equipping our students with the skills to produce their own market products, they can serve as leaders in the community to continue production and lead as examples.
• In conjunction with Project Peanut Butter, DHAF is establishing local production of Ready-‐to-‐Eat Therapeutic Food (RUTF) at our Hospital. Presently, treatment of malnourished children depends on imports. With the initiation of RUTF production beginning end of October, we can build self-‐sustainability at our Village. We hope to expand operations after a year to increase production and begin planting peanuts (which has a strong source of protein) to further strengthen resiliency and food security in the region.
Proposed Projects
• Moringa Organic Market is modeled after the modern farmer’s market to serve as an agricultural business hub for small farmers and entrepreneurs. The Market will provide a business space for 50 entrepreneurs to capture the market demand of residents from Mogadishu commuting to and from Afgooye town, and the diaspora community. The open-‐air concept, with an emphasis on local, organic, and fresh produce will be coupled with the idea of social impact, attracting a youthful and social-‐oriented audience.
• Moringa Production will create Moringa-‐based products to be sold at our Organic Market and throughout Somalia. This will include raising awareness on the nutritional benefits of Moringa through promoting the use of its leaves in cooking in cooking demonstrations, and hosting open cooking classes at the Women’s Education Centre to the community.
• Neroli Oil Project is an innovative project utilizing existing lemon trees to distil essential neroli oil for sale on the market. The essential oil can be coupled with the soap-‐making project in order to turn commodities into value-‐added products.
Goals for
2014 • Procure funding to construct the
Moringa Organic Market and jumpstart the Neroli Oil Project
• Increase enrolment at the WEC’s Entreprenurship Program
• Uncover innovative ways to create value-‐added products for sale
• Expand our Entrepreneurship department
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Creating income-‐generating opportunities
We sincerely thank our donors and partners for making our programs possible. Contact us at: [email protected] Support our work at: www.dhaf.org/donate/ For more information, visit: Website: www.dhaf.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/DHAFoundation Twitter: @DHAFoundation © 2014, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.