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ACT-US-2021

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According to Next Billion, more than 100 million school-aged children in developing countries lack access to education, and more than nine times that number of children worldwide lack access to quality education. Information, communications, and especially technology (ICT) would seem to offer feasible, less expensive, and widely applicable solutions to this complex problem.

COVID-19 has left 250 million children in primary and secondary schools throughout Africa alone and out of school. Due to the pandemic, the topic of innovation in education has never been so crucial.

How does ACT-US help?

Through ACT-US (Accessible Computer Technology for Underserved Students), Embrace Relief offers Digital Literacy and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) programs to students and communities with little access to the internet or technology. These programs provide tools and educational resources they never had before. Digital literacy is essential for expanding quality education and promoting sustainability. Embrace Relief recognizes the importance of education as studies have proven increased education leads to economic progress.

Embrace Relief has partnered with Endless Solutions to help provide 324 computers to impoverished schools in Tanzania and Uganda. 154 computers to Uganda and 168 computers to Tanzania.

Endless OS Computers are designed to combat the limitations of education and lack of access to technology in developing countries. These computers do not need an internet connection to work and have the ability to be updated remotely. They are cost and power-efficient. Most importantly, they are simple to use.

Every computer will have pre-installed educational programs through Endless OS. These programs cover a wide variety of subjects to increase students’ knowledge in various academic areas. Beyond that, Endless OS also includes programs centered on life skills, including farming, personal finance management, and personal hygiene skills.

Embrace Relief’s ACT-US Opening Ceremony in Uganda

Embrace Relief Uganda

To ensure the success of the ACT-US program, we have partnered with the Nile Humanitarian Development Agency. In addition to this, we have support from the Ministry of Education of Uganda and the African Union to bring Accessible Computer Technology to Under-served Students (ACT-US). Thousands of students in schools throughout Uganda will benefit from the 156 information and communication technology (ICT) computers.

The official ACT-US opening ceremony was held on the 20th of February 2021, at Kitala Secondary School along Entebbe road, after Kisubi University in Katabi sub-county, in the Wakiso district at 9:00 am.
The ceremony was attended by officials from the Ministry of Education, Board Members of the schools, parents, headteachers from beneficiary schools, and many others. The guest of honor was the State Minister for Education, Hon. Rose Mary Seninde, who doubles as the Area Member of Parliament. Other officials who attended the ceremony included the District Education Officer, the Resident District Commissioner of the area, the Mayor of the area, and many other dignitaries.

The beneficiary schools in this project included Mende Kalema Secondary School, JJungo Secondary School, Kitala Secondary School, Aggerey Memorial Secondary School, Namuloge Secondary School, Buwambo Secondary School, Nagulu Seed Secondary School all in Wakiso district, Bubinga Secondary School in Bugweri district, Wanyange Secondary School in Jinja, and Kisowera Secondary School in Mukono district, each school received fifteen (15) computers equipped with endless technology.

Computer Project Embrace Relief
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Put A Smile On A Refugee Woman’s Face

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The 5,000 women in Turkish prisons who are worthy of being heroes and those who still live under persecution. The women who seem to have survived persecution, but live away from their motherland who are primarily in Greece and all around the world. We as First Bricks family want to congratulate you with International Women`s Day with our most heartfelt feelings.

Would you like your touch to be a reason to smile for someone abroad? We have prepared 1000 packages just for that.

Note: 1 Packet cost is $10

Katre 3 Water Well

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Code Country Town/Village Inauguration Depth Serving
CHAD DJOUGOULIE 02/2021 45m / 148ft 1000 people

Live Well Colorado-Water Well

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Code Country Town/Village Inauguration Depth Serving
Chad Zafaya 2 02/2021 45m / 148ft 1000 people


Future Stars : Providing Healthcare to Vulnerable Children in Tanzania

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        It’s tough enough being an orphan or growing up in an impoverished household. Right from the get-go, such children find themselves at a disadvantage in life through no fault of their own. For that very reason, Embrace Relief already supports orphanages in Tanzania so children who have lost both their homes and parents have shelter, food, hygienic products, and an education on a daily basis.

         But that’s not all orphans and underprivileged children need to get a foothold on life. Health insurance is of utmost importance to protect against any unexpected, highly expensive medical services and costs due to serious accidents or illnesses. It also significantly reduces child mortality. Unfortunately, however, underprivileged children’s families can’t afford this necessity, which costs $25USD per year per child. Therefore, Embrace Relief has partnered with ISHIK Medical and Education Foundation to help provide healthcare to 3,000 children in both orphanages and poor households in Tanzania, Africa. Embrace Relief’s specific goal is to fund 180 children in Kigamboni Amani Orphanage, Alzam Orphanage, and Hiari Orphanage (60 children per orphanage).

The NHIF’s Benefits Package

         ISHIK Medical and Education Foundation and Embrace Relief have enlisted The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for the underprivileged children. NHIF offers a comprehensive benefits package to its beneficiaries through accredited health facilities countrywide. The package includes 11 benefits: consultations, medicines and medical supplies, investigations and diagnostic tests (including ultrasound,  echocardiography, CT-scan, MRI and ultrasound), surgical services (including minor, major and specialized surgical services performed from health centers to referral level hospitals), inpatient care services (including ICU and HDU), physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, eye and optical services, spectacles, dental and oral health services (including dental conservation surgeries, gum diseases, dental extractions, root canal treatment, orthodontics and denture), retirees health benefits, and medical/orthopedic appliances (including white cane for blind people, neck and thoracic spine collars, hearing aids, lumbar cossets and braces, walking crutches, and leg orthopedic support).

Donate Today

         All said and done, ISHIK Medical and Education Foundation and Embrace Relief need $4,500 to medically insure 180 Tanzanian orphans. Please consider donating today to help us reach our goal so we can protect these poor children’s health so they’re free to pave long, prosperous, and happy lives.

School Supplies Fundraising for Refugee Children in Greece

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We aim to support the refugee children who are forced to leave their country and help them to regain their educational rights.
Your involvement makes a huge difference to provide school supplies we will provide to students in need including educational kits for different aged kids, online materials, laptops, and  sometimes most importantly toys.
 
Refugee children need materials year round, they do not have structured school semesters.
 
Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support 250 students by April 1, 2021.

A NEW LIFE

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We are excited to announce that the Pacifica Foundation-Seattle was able to raise over $7,700 to sponsor cataract patients and provide 1,155 health check-ups in Mali, Africa!

They raised their funds through their community. Their donors are members of the Hizmet Movement and their local community in Seattle. They promoted their group FUNdraiser via whatsapp, word of mouth, and in person interaction. 

For them, it wasn’t very challenging to reach their FUNdraising goal. They just had a little bit of hard time raising awareness of the issue they were trying to fundraise, which is the prevalence of cataracts disease. Despite that challenge, that didn’t hinder them to finish their goal and they always had in mind the number of people they’ll be able to help.

They felt so happy and great about being able to help people in need when they successfully completed their group FUNdraising project. They felt so fulfilled when they saw the photos of the cataract patients they have helped!

The New York for Vision

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We are a group of volunteers of Youth Island New York.

Youth Island New York was established in 2017 by a group of college students as a non-profit organization to support middle school, high school and college students spiritually, socially and academically.

Through our long-term activities, we strive to create an environment where students can practice their beliefs and culture, have a successful transition from middle school to college, and resist in American society as unique individuals.

We rise by lifting others.

Through our community service programs we provide volunteer-ships both in the United States and overseas for high school and college students to give them opportunity to get into the community, be part of, and have a true understanding of it.

As Youth Island New York volunteers under The New York for Vision Cataract Surgery Project, we aim to provide the gifts of cataract surgeries for the people in extreme poverty in Mali in 2021.

Cataract surgeries only take 1 hour, but in that one hour the life of a person changes. In Mali, the cost of operation for one cataract surgery is about $120 USD per eye.

The problem is, the average household income is less than $3 dollars per day and as such most patients who are in need of a treatment aren’t able to even get the most standard level of medical treatment necessary.

CATARACTS

It is a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.

Most cataracts develop slowly over the course of years.The main symptom is blurry vision. Having cataracts can be like looking through a cloudy window. When a cataract interferes with someone’s usual activities, the cloudy lens can be replaced with a clear, artificial lens. This is generally a safe, outpatient procedure.

Most blindness is preventable

Did you know that over 75% of the 2.2 billion blind or visually impared people around the world have preventable or treatable conditions?

That’s over 1.6 billion people who could have sight if they had access to quality eye care — a number equivalent to the population of the United States and all of Africa combined.

Tragically, nearly 90% of those with preventable or treatable vision conditions live in resource-scarce communities around the world, where access to eye care is limited by location or expense. Even worse:

The World Health Organization predicts the number of blind people worldwide to triple by 2050.

Cataracts in Mali

Approximately 600 000 Africans become blind from cataract each year.

Despite the enormity of the problem, few cataract operations are performed in Africa. The cataract surgery rate (CSR), a measure of the volume of cataract surgery performed in a population, is about 500 per million per year in Africa.

We Can’t Do Everything, but We Can Each Do Something

When you sponsor a cataract surgery, you will receive a certificate in your name, in memoriam of someone, or in the name of a loved one. This can be a perfect birthday gift for your loved one.

Please join our fundraising campaign and be a new vision for one.