HOPE worldwide began working at the Hargeisa Children’s Home
in May 2000. At the Children’s Home HOPE worldwide provided a
Health Care Practitioner and worked to establish a Primary and Acute Care
Clinic. HOPE worldwide’s efforts went towards improving the
overall general health of the children, providing health care for moderate
to severe illness in the children, and to the on-going training of the
Health Worker at the Clinic.
The Health Worker has now been trained and is doing a fine job of
managing the clinic and providing health care for the children, obtaining
advice and care from local physicians when necessary. Over 1000 visits are
made to the Clinic by children from the Home every quarter for various
illnesses. These illnesses range from colds, fungal and wound infections,
and scabies, to more severe respiratory conditions. Sometimes they just
need a hug or a hello.
In collaboration with the Institute For Practical Research and
Training, HOPE worldwide opened a Children’s Home Clinic
Account at Dahabshiil – Hargeisa in September 2001. This was in an
effort to provide a small stipend for the Health Worker and medication and
supplies for the children. Without this account, the Clinic will not have
funds to provide a stipend for the Health Worker, or medications, outside
medical consultations and supplies for the children.
Any donations to this account from the local or international Somali
Community or otherwise will be greatly appreciated. The Clinic is able to
function very well in meeting the medical needs of the Orphanage community
on several thousand US dollars.
Much work has gone into training the Health Worker to manage this
Clinic and care for the children. Records and statistics are kept on a
monthly basis. Donors are always welcome to come by the Clinic to speak
with the Health Worker, Director, and/or visit with the children, and to
review records and statistics. All expenses are itemized and records kept
of expenditures.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this account can do so directly through
DahabShiil, Hargeisa. Contributions can be made to Account number D1480.
The name of this account is HOPE worldwide/IPRT Orphanage Clinic
Project. Information regarding this account, the conditions at the
Orphange, programs and needs can be obtained from Ahmed Esa of IPRT in
Hargeisa. His e-mail is ahesa@rocketmail.com and phone
number in Hargeisa is 252-213-6990.
Thank you for your interest and your support in helping to assure the
general health and well being of these children, the children that are
part of the future of Somaliland.
NB: After two very successful years, HOPE WORLDWIDE left Somaliland in June 2002.
With Hope's departure, IPRT agreed to takeover the clinic and maintain
it. In early 2003, IPRT expanded the clinic to include an expanded
ward and a full spectrum laboratory to make it virtually self
sufficient. We have also hired a full-time doctor and a laboratory
technician.
The
Institute expresses its gratitude to the following friends who continue to
support the clinic or who have recently made donation pledges:
Abdi Ali Jama (Botswana), Dr. Osman Ahmed (USA), Dr. Jama Elmi (Norway),
Dr. Jama Muse Jama (Italy), Abdillahi Hussein (UK), Roland Marchal (France),
Nuri Jirdeh Hussein (Dubai), Qania Adan (USA), Ismail
Jama (Saudi Arabia), Hassan Ali Mohamed (Saudi Arabia) and Malinda Wheeler
and the Hope Team.
Please remember to send your donations as soon as
possible to the Dahabshiil account stated above or to IPRT's accounts in
the USA or Djibouti (Click here for these accounts).
