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What if no one had ever taught us the importance of washing our hands after using the bathroom, or the danger of infection when dirt is left in a wound? Most of us were taught basic principles of good hygiene from the time we began walking. However, for many people living in remote areas of developing countries, these principles are foreign to them. That is why when a well is drilled, it is important that the community also understand some basic principles to keep the containers and the well free from contamination.
In the village of Bombali Bana, malaria can be prevented by the proper use of a treated mosquito net. When a mother receives a treated mosquito net for her child, she must be taught how to use it properly to prevent her child from becoming infected with malaria, a disease that can mean death for a child.
A donation to train a family in managing the resources donated to them is as important as the gift itself. Check out the gifts below and make a difference for someone in the village of Bombali Bana. Your donation to one or more of the projects can also have a life-changing impact for eternity. Designate your gift on your offering envelope and help us bring transformational development to every family in the village.
Community Health & Wells
Promoting Health and Prevention
$75 can provide sanitation and hygiene training to a family.
$75 can provide nutrition training to a family.
$75 can provide health education training to a family.
$15 can provide a mosquito net.
Sanitation
$550 can build a latrine designed to help reduce the spread of diseases.
Wells
$7,750 can drill a well providing clean water year-round to an average of 700 persons.
$500 can train a Local Well Committee to maintain their community well.
$220 can provide safe water for 30 people for years to come.
Education
$7.50 can assist in the cost of shipping a collection of school supplies or hygiene items, to a child in Bombali Bana.
$50 can provide a scholarship for a village teacher to attend a professional development or teacher mentoring workshop.
$25 can contribute toward curriculum development and supplies for classrooms in Bombali Bana.
Rural Development
$400 can help provide techniques to a Village Development Committee for managing sustainable local agriculture programs.
$200 can help instruct a village on maintaining soil fertility.
$100 can provide rice or peanut seeds for one family. This would provide a key staple crop to help prevent hunger.
$35 can provide vegetable seeds for a family, increasing their health through better nutrition.
If you have questions about any of these items or have other ideas, contact us at global@centralwesleyan.org.
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