FEBRUARY 2012 UPDATE GLOBAL PROGRAMS DIVISION Cote d'Ivoire ‘* 11 villages in Bouake and 14 in Bouna have been certified as Open Defecation Free (ODF) due to MAP's encouragement and training in Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) initiatives. Ceremonies were held for the villages attended by representatives from the Ministry of Health and UNICEF Cote d'Ivoire, ‘+ Tensions were reported at the Liberian border after 70 people were arrested and suspected of preparing an attack against Cote d'ivoire. Kenya * 300 community members from the Burangi Total Health Village gathered to break ground and begin construction of the Burangi health facility. All shared a meal after foundations had been dug. The community is very excited to be a part of this process. * Community health workers in the Esonorua Total Health Village were trained on the use and maintenance of the lab equipment that was supplied to their health facility because of the efforts of Susan Nalepo, ‘Community Heroes finalist. Indonesia ‘+ The Tello Mobile linic provided medical treatment for 254 patients, and health education for 304 villagers on Marid Island. + Several livelihood security projects are successfully underway at the Tello Island Total Health Village, including 9, small business, agriculture, and animal husbandry. * Received new funding for THV Lahusa (locally arranged) through AME Brasil after teir team visited Ecuador ‘+ Ahealth promoter in Ecuador noticed that fatigue was affecting many of the people in his community, and especially women and children. Recognizing that the fatigue was due to anemia, health promoters in the Napo region are now working to reduce anemia through education and home gardens. ‘+ 19 water filters were distributed in the Apatug school. Now each classroom has a filter and can provide clean water for their students throughout the day. Ghana ‘© It was clear through Buruli Ulcer followup visits that BU patients were recovering well, that nurses and community volunteers had been welktrained, and that MAP Ghana's BU programs are making a significant difference. Honduras © Dr. Ravi Jayakaran visited the MAP Honduras programs and conducted training in data collection, and planning of a THY for MAP Honduras and MAP partners ‘Growers First’. MAP Honduras also explored the opportunity of working, in partnership with Growers First, with a coffee-growing community in Honduras, called La GermaniaUno. Bolivia ‘* The Chilimarca clinic provided health services to 212 patients last month. 40 women received reproductive health servicesand 86 children received regular check-ups and health monitoring, + Children in the Chilimarca school received dental health services and participated in a workshop about the importance of maintenance and care of teeth MAP INTERNATIONAL | FEBRUARY 2012 | FIELD UPDATESUganda ‘* 156 malnourished children were enrolled in a new project as part of the Drought Crisis response program, which includes intensive health education at feeding centers so that mothers and children can have a better understanding of a child's nutritional needs. ‘© In the Kacheri program community members are engaged in access road construction, building fuel efficient stoves, microwatershed development, and watering 28,000 trees planted with World Food Programme support. International Health Programs ‘© Utilized 212 volunteer hours, valued at $4,293, to pack or prepare product. * Shipped 6 containers, 11 CAM large volume orders, 186 prepacks, and 121 custom orders. * Accepted and received GEMS-donated antibiotics from EC-EU, London-based manufacturer Durbin Pharmaceuticals; received into FTZ. Prospected and developed new IHP partnerships, including Breast Cancer Relief. Program Development © Aletter of intent was submitted to the Gates Foundation for an Integrated Buruli Control & Leprosy Elimination in West Africa Project. ‘+ Aproposal was submitted to USAID for Promoting Healthy Timing & Spacing of Pregnancies in Northern Uganda through an integrated Development Approach ‘© Three additional grant proposal opportunities for Global Programs are under review, Transformational ns, ‘+ The Transformational Missions program was promoted this month through an eblast sent out to 2,500 people. MAP INTERNATIONAL | FEBRUARY 2012 | FIELD UPDATESVANIA’S TESTIMONY: Transformation and Recovery. Chilimarca, Bolivia Vania artived to Centro Una Brisa De Esperanza (CUBE) 5 years ago when she was only 15 years old. She had been sexually abused and came to the center to receive help. When she first arrived she ‘was “terrified and depressed.” She barely spoke and avoided making eye contact with others No one knew what had happened to her. "I did not tell my family what happened because | feared that they would not believe me. The psychologists from CUBE explained to me the importance of denouncing the crime committed against me and informing my family of what happened. The first person | told was my mother, who has supported me since the beginning—from denouncing the sexual abuse to dealing with all the papers at the prosecutor's office and more.” 7 (. c— e “For the first few months after | denounced the abuse I felt horrible. | did not want to continue the legal process. fet lke all eyes ‘were on me with an accusatory attitude. | felt that | was at fault for al that had happened to me and that | could have avoided it. ‘These feelings disrupted my studies; could not study. | had to repeat 10®and 11" grade.” “After participating in the different activities that CUBE offers, like group therapies and individual therapies, | understood that the sexual abuse was not my fault. felt better, free of those feelings of fear. But eventually the memories ofthe sexual abuse flooded ‘my mind, frustrating me and taking away my desire to live. | felt ike no one in my family or school loved me. So I took the terrible decision to take my life, The first time | tried to take my life | took pills, but it didn’t work. The second time, I swallowed poison. Soon after, | was admitted to Viedman Hospital for two months.” Vania was immediately placed in an intensive care unit, where she was in a coma for a week. She did not fully regain consciousness, however, for over a month. When the personnel from CUBE visited her, she could not speak, but tears rolled fram her eyes. Vania had lost most of the muscle in her body and was literally skin and bones. Vania, a strong and biiliant young ‘woman, lay there strapped to a hospital bed with life support machines and tubes keeping her alive. “1 was very close to dying. | must have an angel who watches over me. God has given me a second chance so that | can share my story with others who have suffered sexual abuse, so that they don't make the terrible decision that | made. Now I realize that life isa gift from God and that life should be lived as if each day isthe last.” “After my stay in the hospital, | continued to participate in CUBE's activities, where | feel happy close to other children and adolescents who have similar experiences to mine. Together with my psychologist Fatima, | have reconstructed my life project. She has helped me to regain the strength I need to achieve my personal goals, to finish high school.” ‘Today, Vania is an active and courageous 20 year old young woman. After two months of intensive care, Vania had to relearn how to walk and talk. In December 2011, six female youth from CUBE received their high school diplomas and Vania was one of them. In a culture that pushes rape victims to drop out of school, because they are seen as broken and unworthy, high school graduation is a powerful message that there is no brokenness that cannot be overcome when victims find a nurturing environment to experience resiliency and healing. Vania has become an advocate for other victims of sexual abuse. She has spoken on television, encouraging other victims to break the silence and know that they are not to blame. At CUBE, Vania receives and welcomes the new victims that arrive to the center. She is in charge of group activities, such as art and culinary activities. Vania is deeply loved not only by the personnel at CUBE, but also by the children and the adolescents. Vania represents a rock of strength, Vania is “applying to the university to study psychology.” Her reason: “I want to be to others what my psychologist has been to me. I thank God for allowing me to havea refuge like CUBE." MAP INTERNATIONAL | FEBRUARY 2012 | FIELD UPDATES