Презентация на тему Pamoja. EDSA Tanzania Volunteer Work Programme. East Africa

in cities
36% below poverty line
45% under 15 years

old

of Dentistry in Dar es Salaam
Only dental school in

Tanzania
30 dental students graduate each year

Association (TDSA) and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied

Sciences (MUHAS)
Supported by Dr Juha Ruotoistenmaki and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland
Idea discussed at ADEE Birmingham August 2013
2 years planning, including 2 visits to Tanzania
August 2015: Hugely successful project distributing over 2800 toothbrushes and toothpaste. Over 650 children provided with treatment.

in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro about oral health
Reinforce

the WHO’s Fit for School’s initiative set up by the Finnish dental team in the Morogoro schools
Provide children with a supply of toothbrushes and toothpaste
Screen school children for oral diseases and provide treatment if required

the south east coast
Morogoro
200km west of Dar es Salaam
Located

in the southern highlands

in a school in Dar es Salaam
Second week

in a school in Morogoro

– it is predominantly a Muslim country (Muslims 35

%, Christians 30 %, Other 35 %)
Basic food
Long days - 8 hour working days
Hard work

vaccinations, visa and flights to and from Dar es

Salaam
Transport, food and accommodation will be provided by the project whilst in Tanzania.
Achieving 20,000 EUR fundraising target:
Each delegate must make an effort to fundraise - we need your help to make the project possible
The school which fundraises the most money before applications close will have a guaranteed position on the project!

in early August 2016
30+ volunteers in total:
15 EDSA students
15

TDSA students
4 supervising dental clinicians

of clinical experience at the time of the project

(August 2016) are eligible.

Documents required:-

*Letter of Recommendation from faculty
* Curriculum Vitae
*One page statement of intent

Closing date: Monday 7th December 2015