There are more ways than you think to support Safer Birth in Chad (SBIC), from fundraising, to donations of computer and website expertise, translation, and medical help.
A sponsored sea swim: a fund raiser reaches the top of Church Rock, Pembrokeshire, Wales!
Over the last seven years, supporters have shown huge fundraising generosity and enthusiasm, taking part in and organising sponsored swims, raffles, concerts, walks, fun runs, parties– and even a speed dating event. We depend entirely on such gifts and on regular standing orders from supporters.
Our current targets- reliable water, and training. We would like to be able to pay for a solar water pump, £ 1,200 so that Chagoua hospital can have piped water in the delivery room, and we hope to raise enough to cover the costs of 2 volunteer midwives to make a training visit to Chad in March 2012 – about £3000.
Other ways to help…
Donating expertise is also extremely helpful. People have approached us with a wide range of such offers, from translating (French and Arabic are especially useful), through helping with solar and water initiatives for maternity hospitals, sourcing laptop computers– which can be invaluable in Chad hospitals–through to advice related to computing, or to the best training methods, communication ideas and so on for a country like Chad.
So, don’t feel that you have to be a midwife in order to help. Do please contact us if you think you can usefully get involved in any way, or you could make a donation right now.