Increase access to breast cancer early screenings using a mobile unit. This unit allows mammography scans to be brought closer to women to promote self-care and the importance of regular health check-ups in the community itself, which avoids trips to health centers. Project plans to perform 500 - 600 mammograms in the outskirts of the metropolitan area, North, central and the Atlantic region of Costa Rica. Project touches on Maternal Health in addition to Community Development- death of a parent affects children and the community in an indirect manner. The mobile unit will travel to remote villages to reach women that are low income and do not have the financial possibilities of traveling to medical centers to obtain mammogram screenings. A follow up program is established by the mobile unit to refer women to that have a positive screening. The unit allows for women in wheelchairs or with physical disabilities to be examined without an impediment.
Application Sent
This project is "Application Sent". This means the application has been sent to The Rotary Foundation, waiting to be approved.
Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
San Pedro-Curridabat (4240)
10-May-23
$2,000
$0
$2,000
La Mesa Sunrise (5340)
10-May-23
$6,667
$10,000
$16,667
Garabito-Playa Jaco (4240)
10-May-23
$500
$0
$500
Cartago (4240)
10-May-23
$500
$0
$500
Chula Vista-Eastlake (5340)
1-Jul-23
$3,333
$6,499
$9,832
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$13,199
$13,199
Total
$42,698
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
10-May-23
by Manuela Bump-Murillo
System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Thomas Ghormley of the Rotary Club of Garabito-Playa Jaco, District 4240.
10-May-23
by Manuela Bump-Murillo
System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Alberto Ayon of the Rotary Club of Cartago, District 4240.
1-Jul-23
by Manuela Bump-Murillo
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Maria Antonieta Andrade of the Rotary Club of Chula Vista-Eastlake, District 5340.
1-Jul-23
by Manuela Bump-Murillo
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
8-Feb-25
by Janice Kurth
Please update on the status of this grant application. D5340 DDF approval was over 1 year ago and will be withdrawn if grant not submitted soon.
24-Mar-25
by Manuela Bump-Murillo
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
