Harriet Katusabe - Immunization & Nutrition Sensitization to Reduce Infant and Child Mortality

PROPOSAL FOR THE ROBERTS COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

PROJECT TITLE: IMMUNIZATION AND NUTRITION SENSITIZATION TO REDUCE INFANT AND CHILD MOTILITY

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

My name is Katusabe Harriet 19 years a second year student nurse at Fort Portal International Nursing school (FINS). My ambition as a nurse is to help young children especially infants to fight against high infant and child mortality by focusing my efforts on improving childhood immunization.

SECTION 2: BACKGROUND

i)              Back ground of the writer

As mentioned above my name is Katusabe Harriet 19 years, I am a student nurse second year at Fort Portal International nursing school (FINS). I prefer helping young children. I love reading stories and playing with young children. I like getting involved in community work, treating kids and playing with infants. I come from a poor family with all parents having no job and money to sustain me and the entire family.  I have a big heart of helping but no means to fulfill my desire, I hope and pray that I get this scholarship such that my dream can come true.

ii)           Back ground of the project

Young children in Uganda especially infants are most vulnerable and die from immunizable diseases. It is very painful to produce a baby and face or experience the following problems as a result of barriers to young child clinics (YCC). They include, lack of transport, long distance, lack of guidance on food and disease, due to barriers infants and children have been exposed to disability, malnutrition and death from preventable diseases. The infant and mortality rates in Uganda are very high. I hope this project helps me make an impact on the life of children.

Goals / objectives of the project

• To prevent the eight killer diseases by carrying out immunization sensitization.
• To improve the health of young children through sensitizing their mothers about nutrition.
• To improve the nutrition of young children
• To reduce disability and death in infants and children by promoting immunization.

Proposed intervention

For us to implement this project we shall conduct the following activities.

• We shall sensitize breast feeding mothers and pregnant mothers in villages about the dangers of immunizable diseases and malnutrition.
• Through dance and drama we shall visit villages and hospitals where there are vulnerable mothers and children and sensitizing mothers about immunizable diseases and malnutrition
• We shall also involve the mothers into discussions to find out the barriers to taking their children for immunization and get the way forward.

Expected outcome

After doing the following above mentioned activities we expect the following

• More mothers especially of children bearing age will bring their children for immunization
• The project will help reduce the infant and child mortality of immunizable diseases.
• The project will help to have healthy children in future and reduce suffering among the infants .
• The project will help mothers find solutions to barriers to health through discussion and interaction

Conclusion

I hope and pray that my project will be facilitated so that I can achieve my goal of being a champion in protecting the children. I promise to cause change  and leave a positive impact on the lives of children.

I remain Katusabe Harriet

Masika Mirika - Reduction of Maternal Death, 2014

Proposal for Roberts Community Health Scholarship

Project Title; Reduction of Maternal Death

         I hereby request your office to support me in my Diploma in Midwifery. GNI supported  me during my Certificate Level most important GNI funded my project; Reduction of maternal death. This made me gain courage and wisdom that it now helped me to become among the top scorer of the school and the country at large.

The aims why I want to focus in midwifery

•      To supporting and promoting mother craft
•      To prevent death of many mothers due to pregnancy related problems
•      To prevent mothers from having a poor life after child birth
•          To educate husbands to prevent them from leaving children to be with other women.

My future goals are;

•      To aid starting up maternity homes at least in most rural areas.
•      Improving on nutrition among child bearing age women by starting up nutritional centres     for those women.
•      Starting of women groups who will educate rural women and learn to live happily.

         But it has not been easy to achieve my goals because of little education, which does not meet the standards of the country. So I have applied at Fort Portal International Nursing School for a Diploma in Midwifery, to be able to meet my goals in order to aid my country and the world at large.

I will be grateful when my request is put under your favourable consideration.

May the work of GNI stay forever

Your daughter

MASIKA MIRIKA

Jackline Kezabu - Early Pregnancy and HIV / AIDS Prevention, 2014

PROPOSAL FOR THE ROBERT’S COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

PROJECT TITLE: EARLY PREGNANCY AND HIV / AIDS

Section 1: Introduction

          My name is Kezabu Jackline. I am a 19 year old, second year student nurse at Fort portal international Nursing school (FINS). My ambition is to be a nurse so I may help my fellow youth. Especially female teenagers, to fight against early pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. This will help them to achieve a bright future and live a good life.

Section 2: Background of the Writer

          I love getting involved in community work, reading books especially about social life and playing volley ball and also watching movies. I come from a poor family with a single mother having lost my father at an early age. My mother struggles to pay for my school fees and I am also struggling to study hard in order to better my family's future.

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      Section 3: Background on The Project

          

          The youth in Uganda especially the girl child are most vulnerable and hardly finish high school due to early pregnancies and often acquire HIV/Aids in the process. It is very painful to become a child mother infected with HIV/AIDS. Having been born to a young mother myself I understand the suffering it can cause. Due to my mother being too young to work, we suffered from the lack of money during my childhood. Many girls due to peer pressure, lack of proper peer education, lack of basic needs, and lack of parental counseling and guidance,  end up indulging in unprotected sex and they end result of being pregnant or acquiring HIV/AIDs or both. This cause a lot of suffering, it is hard for child to raise a child.

Goals / objectives of the budget

•      To improve on sexual awareness thus help to reduce the spread of HIV/Aids
•      To help young females to avoid early pregnancy
•      To involve the youth stay in school so as to have a bright future.
•      To involve the youth to solve their own problems
•      To prevent the suffering of child mother’s

Proposed intervention

          For us to implement this project we shall conduct the following activities. We shall sensitize secondary students and other youth’s in villages about the dangers of unprotected sex, early sex, early pregnancy. Through dance we shall also involve the youth into discussions to find out the reasons why they involve themselves in early sexual activities and get the way forward.

Expected outcome

After doing the  above mentioned activities we expect the following;

• Youths especially females will stay in school, focusing on studies.
• The project will help reduce the spread of HIV/Aids and early pregnancy
• The project will help to have responsible mothers in future and reduce suffering among the infants.
• The project will help the youth find solutions for their own problems through discussion and interaction

Conclusion

          I hope and pray that my project will be facilitated so that I can achieve my goal of being a responsible young nurse so as to help others achieve a bright future while am also improving my profession.

I remain as Kezabu Jackline