Las Mujeres Milagrosas
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesNurses of rural health clinics are forced to travel far and often to sterilize their medical instruments. A solar autoclave will allow them to sterilize instruments on-site, thereby spending more time with patients and ensuring the availability of sterile equipment on hand. This project will further the research and development of solar autoclaves, as well as build the capacity of a local women's group, Las Mujeres Solares, to produce and distribute them. ActivitiesThis project will provide manufacturing, computer, and marketing skills training to members of the local women's group in Nicaragua. It will further the research and development of the solar autoclave by funding on-site research and pilot studies. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $5,335 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). ResourcesThe women’s group Las Mujeres Milagrosas (“The Miraculous Women”) started a pre-school for street children whose families can’t afford schooling. Having few resources themselves, the women did odd jobs and sold food at fairs to raise money. Recognizing the group’s initiative and dedication, several people made donations to support their effort. Their school now provides education for some 75 street children. Now the women wish to make the school self-sufficient—by opening a carpentry shop. The carpentry shop will bring income to the school, and will also provide training and jobs in a community with more than 70% unemployment. The group has the skills needed for a carpentry shop. Supporters in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, have assured them of help to market their products. These women need a start-up loan of $6,000 to erect a small shed and purchase the necessary tools and inventory. As they pay back the loan, the funds will be used to help another group. $ 1,000 Small Shed $ 500 Tools $ 4,500 Lumber
Translated from Spanish by William Gray, Kiva Volunteer En el mercado Central de la ciudad de Chinandega, la señora Julia Pérez se dedica a laborar en la venta de muebles de madera como lo son mesas, sillas, pequeños roperos y algunos productos metálicos. Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThe project will enable solar autoclaves to be produced and distributed in Nicaragua, where nearly 1000 rural health clinics lack electricity. Project Message"How many times can you sterilize instruments in a week?" "One time. If there is more than one birth in a week, we have to turn the mother away." Who is Running This ProjectContactLori Hanna Project SponsorOrganizationSalud del Sol, Inc |
SummaryThis project will enable a local women's group to manufacture and distribute solar medical instrument sterilizers to health clinics without electricity in rural Nicaragua.
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This project was last updated on May 15, 2009.
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Thank you!!
By Lori Hanna, Daniel Hensel, Lauren Dokes, AnnaYoung - Co-Founders, Salud del Sol, Inc. , May 15, 2009 12:10 PM
Additionally, we began our summer research in Nicaragua last Friday. Daniel Hensel and Nathan David are currently in Nicaragua and are working to conduct further testing and capacity development. Your donation is helping to fund these field tests and capacity-building efforts. If you are interested in following the project this summer, please follow Dan and Nathan's blogs on our website listed below. They are already getting down to business, as Dan wrote about Saturday, "We spent the day building solar box cookers, and I even gave a demonstration of the solar autoclave. Students from the National Engineering University in Managua came up for the day, and we talked all things autoclave for some time, which was a great intercultural engineering exchange."
Thank you again for your support and for your contribution to saving lives and empowering underserved communities.
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