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Chapter 18: Planning & Prep Flashcards

1
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Poor planning will inevitably result in what 3 things?

A

Lack of respect for host
Waste of time and money
Exposes ppl to significant personal risks

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In 2015 how many aid workers were victims of major attacks

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  1. 22% less than 2014
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What are the 3 most dangerous counties ?

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Afghanistan
South Sudan
Somalia

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4
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How many deaths of humanitarian workers happened between 1985-1998, and what were the 2 most pronounced causes ?

A

380 deaths
1) international violence
2) motor vehicle accidents

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5
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A year of planning is required, what 3 things are needed to plan and prepare your project ?

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Choose team including locals
Fundraising
Consider ethical problems

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6
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How to prepare yourself for project?
4 things

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Explore if u have the skills/competency
Study local history and culture
Basic knowledge of language
Know how to keep urself healthy

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A poorly planned and performed project results in 2 things :

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1) poor reflection of you & ur country
2) adversely affects the pop u work w

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8
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What 4 things do people living in poverty want in terms of aid?

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  • Equal partnerships
  • Hard working competent individuals
  • Well planned sustainable assistance projects
  • Clearly defined goals and measured results
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9
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Over a 10 year period how many aid projects met their initial goals (international finance corp)

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Little over half

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10
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What are successful campaigns that can achieve substantial work in a matter of weeks?

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Very specialized surgical teams
Large scale immunization campaigns

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11
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Timeline for most aid projects (education, nutrition, or poverty relief) will be measured in …. ?

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Months and more often years

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12
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Because there is little material to meet educational demand, what affect does this have on members ?

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Members of short term projects have little or no experience of the history and framework of the aid industry

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13
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How many North Americans die a year during travel, and what’s the most common cause ?

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5k
Pre existing medical conditions

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What’s the most common cause of a “ruined trips”, and cause of mortality ?

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Intestinal infection (gastroenteritis)
Traumatic injury

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15
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What has a higher mortality rate, road traffic accidents or malaria, and how much higher?

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Road accidents have 10x higher mortality vs malaria/other infectious diseases

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16
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What is the biggest danger facing anyone who travels away from the beaten path?

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Ignorance

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17
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How many Americans are arrested over seas a year, and how many of the arrests are drug related charges?

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2,500 Americans are arrested
1/3 drug related charges

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18
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What is the greatest risk for health workers in developing countries?

A

TB

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19
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Almost all significant infectious risk will be from ___ or ___

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Contaminated water ( gastroenteritis, amebiasis)
or carried by mosquitoes (malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis)

20
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What is the only STD that has a vaccine?

A

HEP B

21
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Does past infection and treatment of other STDs offer immunity?

A

Hell no

22
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Sexual relations between project workers are ___?

A

Ethically highly questionable

23
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How many ppl are killed in road traffic accidents a year, and how many of those occur in developing countries?

A

1.25 million
90% in devo counties

24
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What % of motor vehicle injuries happen amongst Peace Corps volunteers in 2015

A

9%

25
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Who are the majority of victims from traffic accidents ?

A

Pedestrians, motorcyclists or cyclists

26
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How many Americans tourists die a year from traffic accidents

A

200

27
Q

What are 4 well recognized psychological risks of aid work?

A

Depression
Chronic fatigue
PTSD
Culture shock

28
Q

All aid agencies have taken a long time to improve ___ & ___

A

Levels of worker training
And in field support

29
Q

____ ____ are still greatly under reported, especially those working in stressful environments like ____ & ____

A

Psychological problems

Large refugee camps and war zones

30
Q

The safety and success of time overseas will depend on what?

A

The effort you put into the planning stage

31
Q

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?

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SSAfrica: 700/100k births
1 in 25

Canada: 5/100k births

32
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As time passes on a project there is a tendency to become increasingly ____ about avoiding ____ and _____.

A

Increasingly casual about avoiding mosquitos and drinking only clean water

33
Q

What is an effective mosquito net like?

A

Big, bulky, large enough to tuck under mattress, and treated with long acting insecticide

34
Q

What can be removed with a 0.2 micron hand-pump filters?
What can slip through this filter and what further purification is needed?

A

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

35
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Which procedure removes dissolved chemical pollutants

A

Neither !

36
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Culture shock is a form of what

A

Depression

37
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What are 7 symptoms of culture shock?

A

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

38
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3 Characteristics of successful adaptation of an aid program

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  • 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
39
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Culture shock is the body’s response to

A

Profoundly unfamiliar surroundings

40
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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.

A

Avoid mosquitoes
Drink clean water
Wash your hands
Behave as your grandma were watching

41
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What vaccines are suggested to travel?

A

Boosters on childhood vax (polio, diphtheria, tetanus) , plus Hep A & B.

Also yellow fever, pneumococcal, typhoid, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, rabies

42
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Where is the best place to start when looking for advice and support for your own team?

A

Student international health society

43
Q

What are the common sources of trouble in projects ? And how are they best managed ?

A

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

44
Q

What will be the major cost facing most small projects?

A

Air travel

Health insurance
Visa
License fees
In country travel
Food
Lodging
Projects expanses ex: translator and local labour

45
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What 2 things are necessary if you’re making a grant application?

A

Well planned budget and timeline

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