Chapter 18: Planning & Prep Flashcards
Poor planning will inevitably result in what 3 things?
Lack of respect for host
Waste of time and money
Exposes ppl to significant personal risks
In 2015 how many aid workers were victims of major attacks
- 22% less than 2014
What are the 3 most dangerous counties ?
Afghanistan
South Sudan
Somalia
How many deaths of humanitarian workers happened between 1985-1998, and what were the 2 most pronounced causes ?
380 deaths
1) international violence
2) motor vehicle accidents
A year of planning is required, what 3 things are needed to plan and prepare your project ?
Choose team including locals
Fundraising
Consider ethical problems
How to prepare yourself for project?
4 things
Explore if u have the skills/competency
Study local history and culture
Basic knowledge of language
Know how to keep urself healthy
A poorly planned and performed project results in 2 things :
1) poor reflection of you & ur country
2) adversely affects the pop u work w
What 4 things do people living in poverty want in terms of aid?
- Equal partnerships
- Hard working competent individuals
- Well planned sustainable assistance projects
- Clearly defined goals and measured results
Over a 10 year period how many aid projects met their initial goals (international finance corp)
Little over half
What are successful campaigns that can achieve substantial work in a matter of weeks?
Very specialized surgical teams
Large scale immunization campaigns
Timeline for most aid projects (education, nutrition, or poverty relief) will be measured in …. ?
Months and more often years
Because there is little material to meet educational demand, what affect does this have on members ?
Members of short term projects have little or no experience of the history and framework of the aid industry
How many North Americans die a year during travel, and what’s the most common cause ?
5k
Pre existing medical conditions
What’s the most common cause of a “ruined trips”, and cause of mortality ?
Intestinal infection (gastroenteritis)
Traumatic injury
What has a higher mortality rate, road traffic accidents or malaria, and how much higher?
Road accidents have 10x higher mortality vs malaria/other infectious diseases
What is the biggest danger facing anyone who travels away from the beaten path?
Ignorance
How many Americans are arrested over seas a year, and how many of the arrests are drug related charges?
2,500 Americans are arrested
1/3 drug related charges
What is the greatest risk for health workers in developing countries?
TB
Almost all significant infectious risk will be from ___ or ___
Contaminated water ( gastroenteritis, amebiasis)
or carried by mosquitoes (malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis)
What is the only STD that has a vaccine?
HEP B
Does past infection and treatment of other STDs offer immunity?
Hell no
Sexual relations between project workers are ___?
Ethically highly questionable
How many ppl are killed in road traffic accidents a year, and how many of those occur in developing countries?
1.25 million
90% in devo counties
What % of motor vehicle injuries happen amongst Peace Corps volunteers in 2015
9%
Who are the majority of victims from traffic accidents ?
Pedestrians, motorcyclists or cyclists
How many Americans tourists die a year from traffic accidents
200
What are 4 well recognized psychological risks of aid work?
Depression
Chronic fatigue
PTSD
Culture shock
All aid agencies have taken a long time to improve ___ & ___
Levels of worker training
And in field support
____ ____ are still greatly under reported, especially those working in stressful environments like ____ & ____
Psychological problems
Large refugee camps and war zones
The safety and success of time overseas will depend on what?
The effort you put into the planning stage
What is the number of women dying in labour in sub Saharan Africa vs Canada? What is the lifetime risk of dying while having a baby in SSAfrica?
SSAfrica: 700/100k births
1 in 25
Canada: 5/100k births
As time passes on a project there is a tendency to become increasingly ____ about avoiding ____ and _____.
Increasingly casual about avoiding mosquitos and drinking only clean water
What is an effective mosquito net like?
Big, bulky, large enough to tuck under mattress, and treated with long acting insecticide
What can be removed with a 0.2 micron hand-pump filters?
What can slip through this filter and what further purification is needed?
Large organisms like bacteria and Protozoa including giardia
Viruses can slip though like Hep A and Norwalk.
Needs boiling, iodine tablets, or carbon filtration discs
Which procedure removes dissolved chemical pollutants
Neither !
Culture shock is a form of what
Depression
What are 7 symptoms of culture shock?
Irrational anger
Homesickness
Loyalty to one’s own culture
Unexplained crying
Loss of ability to work/study effectively
Withdrawal from ppl who are different from you
Headaches/ excessive tiredness
3 Characteristics of successful adaptation of an aid program
- Respect and sensitivity for local social and cultural realities
- Perseverance and confidence dealing w frustrations
- Skill at reading social interactions and flexibility when respond to difficulties
Culture shock is the body’s response to
Profoundly unfamiliar surroundings
There’s no guarantee for safety but if you do these 4 things you should be as safe as u are abroad as u are at home.
Avoid mosquitoes
Drink clean water
Wash your hands
Behave as your grandma were watching
What vaccines are suggested to travel?
Boosters on childhood vax (polio, diphtheria, tetanus) , plus Hep A & B.
Also yellow fever, pneumococcal, typhoid, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, rabies
Where is the best place to start when looking for advice and support for your own team?
Student international health society
What are the common sources of trouble in projects ? And how are they best managed ?
Money
Distribution of work
Failing to stick to the established goals
Best managed by:
regular meetings,
clear communication,
and team members who are prepared to be flexible and accommodating
What will be the major cost facing most small projects?
Air travel
Health insurance
Visa
License fees
In country travel
Food
Lodging
Projects expanses ex: translator and local labour
What 2 things are necessary if you’re making a grant application?
Well planned budget and timeline
