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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
1. General objective (10 lines maximum)
To carry out medical missions in vulnerable communities, aimed at the search and detection of children with congenital heart disease, in public educational institutions and social kindergartens in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío, linked to the promotion of a culture of cardiovascular health care with the incorporation of healthy lifestyles and the reduction of risk behaviours.
To co-create healthy environments that protect individual and social well-being.
To perform heart auscultation to detect early warning signs of congenital heart disease in the school-age population.
To carry out specialized assessment by a pediatric cardiologist on children identified with clinical findings, for a further diagnostic process.
To train the community (parents, teachers and leaders) in the early detection of congenital heart disease and healthy lifestyle habits.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (15 lines maximum)
A JOURNEY AT THE RHYTHM OF THE HEART is a socially valuable undertaking that focuses on the direct search for children and young people between 0 and 17 years of age with congenital heart disease, in institutional and community environments, making it possible for vulnerable populations to access quality health care in their daily spaces through a mobile unit, with technology, medical personnel, and necessary supplies.
This program is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations (UN), specifically with Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, directly impacting target 3.4. "By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being."
PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT NEEDS YOU IDENTIFIED? HOW WILL THE PROJECT MEET THESE NEEDS? WHO WILL BENEFICIARY OF THIS PROJECT? MENTION AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES. (15 lines maximum)
According to statistics published on the Cardio--infantile Foundation website, February 2021: "In Colombia, 1 in 3 children is born with congenital heart disease. 14% of them do not survive the first month of life, and 30% the first year, which affects paediatric morbidity and mortality globally. In the country where approximately 150 children per million inhabitants should be operated on, only 2,434 are operated on, which means that the quality of life of the rest is compromised by disability."
In turn, a high percentage of these patients correspond to a vulnerable population, with limited resources, far from the capital cities where medical care is provided and with barriers to access the health system and even more so to specialized cardiology services. Some people die without having received diagnostic care or heart surgery. This, combined with a general lack of knowledge about the warning signs of congenital heart disease, causes parents or guardians not to consult a doctor.
For the above reasons:
- The community needs to be trained and to know the signs and symptoms
- The community needs to be cared for in a timely and quality manner
- The community needs to receive the offer of health services in their places of origin.
- The community needs tools to strengthen the culture of health care
SUSTAINABILITY: (explain how the project will continue to operate once the financial support you receive for this project ends)
Our experience in community work has allowed us to validate a health intervention route that positively qualifies us for the management of these processes, integrating knowledge, methodologies, work team, support networks and resources that strengthen the continuity of our programs. To ensure that the objectives and impact of the project endure, we seek:
1. Dissemination of best practices, capitalizing on the knowledge and experiences of the health care route.
2. Strengthening of the internal processes used for the preparation and monitoring of the project in its different stages.
3. Presence in the communities to create a culture of care and well-being.
4. Approach to the actors who are part of the project, collaborative and supportive management around the resources available for social intervention.
5. Articulation with local support networks.
6. Strategic alliances to expand the scope of our services.
7. Education as an element of social value for cultural elevation.
IS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED? DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUITY OF THE PROJECT.
As a principle of institutional performance, there is the recognition of people and communities as agents of change and development, which suggests that any process led from our mission axis works in collaboration with, and through, groups of people who have a direct relationship or link with the populations to be impacted; under this approach, the capacity of leaders who act as local links and contribute to the different actions required is mobilized.
Likewise, through education, we seek to empower the community in health care and the incorporation of healthy lifestyles, while they learn the institutional route for the care of children and young people with heart disease.
PROJECT FINANCING
TRM ROTARY DOLLAR:
CONCEPT VALUE IN PESOS VALUE IN DOLLARS
COST OF THE PROJECT COP $135.200.000 US $ 33.800.000
Local Club COP $4.000.000 US$ 1.000
District 4281 COP $400.000 US$ 400
International Club/s COP $ US$
International District/s COP $ US$
The Rotary Foundation COP $ US$
**PENDING FINANCING **COP $$ 129.600.000 **US$ USD$ 32.400,oo
*ONLY THE VALUES THAT ARE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT ARE INCLUDED
(If you still do not have contribution commitments, these values go in ZERO)
**PENDING TO FINANCE = Project Value - Contributions committed to date
Thanks to your support, our club will help the community by solving its most important needs. We appreciate the analysis of this project. For more information, contact:
Name: JOHN JAIRO CASTRO BUITRAGO
Email: johnjairocastrobuitrago@gmail.com
Phone: 3187517985 3155406281
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