As the number of people infected with HIV/Aids in the region is very high, raising awareness about sexuality, health, communicable diseases and family planning is an important concern for us. In order to make our work sustainable, we therefore also focus on education in Awasi.
When the Nursery School opened, the premises were repeatedly used for workshops in the evenings. In 2022, we then received a grant of € 20,000 from the state of Salzburg, which was used to build our own hall, the Mary Hill Community Center.
Workshops on family planning, sexual health and women’s rights have already been held with our long-standing partner THE RAIN WORKERS. Workshops on agricultural topics have also been held. Soil samples from the participants’ fields were tested, tree planting campaigns were carried out, etc. Many farmers are losing their harvests and many households their livelihoods due to climate change in particular. In order to combat hunger, courses are to be offered in the future together with other NGOs to show people how to deal with the new climatic conditions.
A health camp was held for the first time in November 2022, where the local population was examined by doctors free of charge. The relevant medication was then also provided to the participants free of charge – to ensure that people actually received their medication.
The following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being promoted with the help of this project:
The local NGO responsible is the “Mary Hill Selfhelp Group”. The Mary Hill Selfhelp Group was founded in 2017 by Rose Omina and other residents of Awasi with the aim of sustainably improving life in the community. Austrian Doctors has been a partner of the Mary Hill Selfhelp Group from the very beginning and worked with the group to build the Nursery School and the Community Center.
