Project plan Focus on Vision Tanzania

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1 Project plan Focus on Vision Tanzania Introduction This project plan is based on the long-term plan of Focus on Vision and is therefore an integral part of it. Strategic Goal Enabling access to school and work for far- and shortsighted people with limited ophthalmologic care and limited financial means in the northwest of Tanzania. Operational Goals 1. Making contact with, and acquiring support from : a. Staff and assistants in the medical infrastructure of northwest Tanzania, a.o. Rubya Hospital, Bukoba Provincial Hospital and Bugando Hospital Mwanza. ( specific point of attention: investigating the needs, bottlenecks and possibilities ) ; b. Ophthalmologic Clinique in Mwanza c. Radboud UMC; d. the up-coming crop of co-assistants from RadboudUMC e. RC Bukoba and RC Mwanza 2. Executing a personal investigation of eye-sight situation among schoolchildren at primary and secondary schools. 3. Making contact with AMREF 1, who are already working in the region and have the necessary transportation means available. ( petrol, jeeps and airplane ) 4. Joining Amref in missions to the outreaches and examine the situation there, taking a supply of the adjustable glasses with them. 5. Instruction and education of a. at least 6 primary healthcare workers as regards eye-measurement, how to use the adjustable glasses, as well as monitoring the results; b. at least 2 doctors how to coach the primary healthcare workers and when to decide to send users in for professional ophthalmologic help. 6. Measuring eyes and distributing a. at least 200 adjustable glasses in the region of Kagera (Q1) b. another 250 later on in the year, in the same region ( Q2-4) c. at least 300 adjustable glasses in the region of Mwanza (Q2-4) 1 AMREF (African Medical & Research Foundation), is a health organization that provides outreaches with medicines, petrol and cars to reach the villages. 1

Making contact with, and acquiring support from : a. Staff and assistants in the medical infrastructure of northwest Tanzania, a.o. Rubya Hospital, Bukoba Provincial Hospital and Bugando Hospital Mwanza.

2 7. Integrating Focus on Vision with other initiatives ( preferably Rotary International) in the field of: a. primary education and teaching people how to read and write. b. economic and social development c. prevention and treatment of illnesses d. water and sanitation e. integrating it with Healthcare supported by digital means after the model of Virtual Doctors 2, as our English partners already do. 8. Evaluation of all the different actions so far. 9. Make a project plan Focus on Vision Tanzania The Objects in View 1. By the end of 2015 there are 750 wearers of the adjustable glasses as a result of this project, and they are going to school, receiving training, or have paid jobs so that they can provide in their own living. 2. By the end of 2016 only 5% of the original 750 have stopped wearing the glasses. At least 10% of them are wearing made-to-measure glasses. Execution Execution of all the operational goals 1-6a is done by Iris van der Poel en Anouk Velthuis (co-assistants RadboudUMC), if necessary, supported by RC Oss-Maasland. They will report immediately to Radboud UMC and RC Oss-Maasland after their return to the Netherlands, March 14. The next crop of co-assistants from RadboudUMC, can be trained by Vision Guardinans from Focus on Vision if they wish. Project organization Focus on Vision Project manager: Rtn. A.S.J.J. (Ton) Jenniskens, Medical Doctor (RCOM, PHF) [email protected] Members of the project group: Rtn. J.L.M. (John) van Boekel (RCOM, PHF) [email protected] Rtn. P.W.C.T. (Peter) van der Steen (RCOM, previous director IBN) [email protected] One representative from each participating Rotary club Advisors Rtn. R.A.G.M (Rob) van den Ende (RCOM, PHF, Rotary Foundation Officer) [email protected] Jan in t Veld (vice-president Stichting Focus on Vision); [email protected] 2 Zie ook 2

integrating it with Healthcare supported by digital means after the model of Virtual Doctors 2, as our English partners already do. 8. Evaluation of all the different actions so far. 9.

3 Budget Pioneer stage (till March 2015) 1. spectacles 200 x 3,75 750,00 2. mailing costs 2 boxes à 100 pieces x 35,= 70,00 3. eye medication 125,00 5. accessory (batteries etc.) 18,75 6. (tele-)communication i.e. flyers 125,00 7. travelling expenses and subsistence on regional level 750,00 8. unforeseen 300, ,75 1. revenues from sales 200 x 0,25 50,00 2. donations from friends Iris and Anouk 315,00 3. donations of the Rotary Clubs involved 523,75 4. Grant District , ,75 n.b: a. the van der Poel family stands surety for the costs of the pioneer stage till RC Oss-Maasland has decided about the long term plan Focus on Vision ; b. the District Grant will not be allocated until District 1550 has agreed with the long term plan. Until then, RC Oss-Maasland stands surety for funding the pioneer phase. Implementation stage (2015 Q2 t/m/ Q4) Debits 1. spectacles 550 x 3, ,50 2. mailing cost 6 boxes x 35,= 210,00 3. course Vision Guard 100,00 4. eye medication 375,00 5. accessory (batteries etc.) 56,25 6. (tele-)communication i.e. flyers 375,00 7. travelling expenses and subsistence on regional level 250,00 8. unforeseen 200, ,75 1. revenues from sales 550 x 0,25 137,50 2. donations of the Rotary Clubs involved 3.491,25 3

donations from friends Iris and Anouk 315,00 3. donations of the Rotary Clubs involved 523,75 4. Grant District 1550 1.250,00 2.138,75 n.b: a.

4 Recapitulation Debits 1. spectacles 750 x 3, ,50 2. mailing costs 8 boxes x 35,= 280,00 3. course Vision Guard 100,00 4. eye medication 500,00 5. accessory (batteries etc.) 75,00 6. (tele-)communication i.e. flyers 500,00 7. travelling expenses and subsistence on regional level 1.000,00 8. unforeseen 500,00 1. revenues from sales 750 x 0,25 187,50 2. donations from friends Iris and Anouk 315,00 3. donations of the Rotary Clubs involved 4.015,00 4. Grant District ,00 Costs per spectacle /750 = 7,69 Time investment by Rotarians developing plans, translations included 100 hours 2. development of Communication Plan presentation included) 20 hours 3. developing support a. project organization 100 hours b. participating clubs 6 clubs x 10 uur per club 60 hours c. participating districts 3 districts x 10 per district 30 hours 4. Integrating Focus on Vision in complementary Rotary projects 100 hours 5. evaluation 100 hours 6. reporting 100 hours 7. unforeseen 90 hours 8. time investment co-assistants pm Total amount 700 hours Clubs involved: circa 6 RC Oss-Maasland, at least 1 club from district 1550, RC Bukoba, RC Mwanza, RC Sussex Vale and RC Kluisbergen Vlaamse Ardennen Number of Rotarians involved: circa Project organization Club level in connection with complementary projects : circa 3 à 4 per club: 6 x 3,5 = 21 4

donations from friends Iris and Anouk 315,00 3. donations of the Rotary Clubs involved 4.015,00 4. Grant District 1550 1.

5 Attachments: 1. Long term plan Focus on Vision Project plan Tanzania Links