PROPOSAL
FOR THE ROBERTS COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
PROJECT
TITLE: IMMUNIZATION AND NUTRITION SENSITIZATION TO REDUCE INFANT AND CHILD
MOTILITY
SECTION
1: INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2: BACKGROUND
i)
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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)
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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
