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If you see yourself as a potential volunteer, do not hesitate to read on. The world lies beneath you and now it is the time to change it! Being a volunteer is a special task. If you want to help people in need, you have to be prepared for hard work, giving and getting none in return. But - by working hard for someone who needs help you change their world to a better place. And when you succeed, you feel that you are on the right path, not looking back, only continuing to go on . www.ipsf.org 1
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Being a volunteer is a special task. If you want to help people in need, you have to be prepared for hard work, giving and getting none in return. But - by working hard for someone who needs help you change their world to a better place. And when you succeed, you feel that you are on the right path, not looking back, only continuing to go on .
If you see yourself as a potential volunteer, do not hesitate to read on. The world lies beneath you and now it is the time to change it!
Uganda – basic facts
• Population of approximately 28 million – 15 million are under the age of 18
• 18 different ethnic groups • Average life expectancy: 47 years • Leading death causes: malaria and HIV/AIDS • 44% earn less than $1USD/day • Civil war between Ugandan government and
the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebelling group, since 1987
Respond ReNUH
R. ReNUH is a non-profitable organisation which provides community development by creating sustainable development programs which focuses on educational support, skills training, self-assistance, group support, and income-generation. Healthcare support activities include programs that increase population access to
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services such as healthcare education, provision of basic healthcare, and HIV/AIDS prevention education and treatment. Respond ReNUH’s objectives are: - To increase accessibility of health services to vulnerable people by improving and supporting human resources, facilities and home-based services - To advocate for the health of vulnerable members of society like orphans, child mothers, the disabled and the terminally ill.
Mobile Pharmacy in Northern Uganda Project (MPNUP)
The aim of this project is to provide medical help and ensure health care of
people living in refugee camps around Gulu (25km diameter), Northern Uganda.
Therefore, IPSF and Respond ReNUH will set up a team. The MPNUP team will
consist of a MPNUP Coordinator, a doctor, a driver and 2-3 pharmacy students
who are IPSF members. The MPNUP team will visit camps around Gulu and provide people with basic
medical care and medicines three times a week.
Preparations for the project have already started in February 2009 and will continue until 31 August 2009. The action period will start in September 2009, or in January 2010 at the latest.
HOW AND WHERE TO HELP During preparation period, IPSF is looking for: Students who would become part of Humanitarian Sub-committee in
order to help with the preparations Students/associations who would be ready to help with fundraising in
order to bring this project to life Student volunteers for first 3 months of the action period.
In order to make this project successful, preparations must start as soon as possible. Therefore, the deadline to become part of the Sub-committee or if your organisation would like to help, is 1 May 2009. For more information, Please contact Ms. Alenka Jaklic, IPSF Humanitarian Coordinator 2008-09 at [email protected].
In the end People of Northern Uganda need your help. If your association is ready to start with a whole new project … if you are ready to make a difference in the world … if you are eager to help in Africa … if you want to show how important role pharmacists play … if you feel humanitarian … please contact IPSF. Become part of Mobile Pharmacy in Northern Uganda Project. Become a true volunteer.
Alenka Jaklic IPSF Humanitarian Coordinator 2008-09 e-mail: [email protected]
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