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Providing first aid training in schools: health at the heart of cooperation between Reunion and Madagascar

  • 2024 Winner

Tsiky Majunga Association

The Tsiky association ("the smile" in Malagasy) was created in April 2012 by a group of doctors from the Gabriel Martin Hospital in Saint Paul, Réunion Island. Its goal is to provide regular and sustainable healthcare support to children in primary schools in the city of Majunga, on the west coast of Madagascar. In 2021, 4,340 children across six public primary schools benefited from the Tsiky association's program, which focuses on: daily access to free medical consultations; regular medical visits to schools in Majunga; malnutrition prevention; access to free dental care in partnership with the IOSTM (dental school) in Majunga; on-the-ground medical training; infrastructure renovation; school and extracurricular activities; and welcoming volunteers from all backgrounds to encourage the sharing of experiences. .

Context

First aid at the Majunga school

In the Boeny region, the remoteness of health centers makes domestic and school accidents a major cause of infant mortality. Faced with these challenges, the project led by the Tsiky association, active in Majunga since 2012, aims to improve children's safety by strengthening access to emergency care. By integrating risk prevention and first aid into daily school life, it positions the school as a strategic entry point for improving community health, making a lasting contribution to reducing inequalities in access to healthcare in rural and isolated areas of Majunga.

  • Country: Madagascar
  • Location: Majunga
  • Sector of intervention:
    Education and Training
  • Guild Endowment: €28,128
  • Project cost: €35,160
  • Project leader: Tsiky
  • In partnership with: Local health and education authorities in Majunga, schools and local primary healthcare centers, Emergency Care Training Center, University Hospital of Réunion. With financial support from the Réunion Region
Funder(s):
• Coreom
• La Guilde
• The Fondation de France

Project objectives

  • Training teachers and local nurses in first aid techniques
  • Equip schools and local health centers with sustainable first aid kits
  • Raising children's awareness of home accident prevention and life-saving techniques

Activities

  • First aid training in Majunga
  • Equipment and practical demonstrations
  • Educational monitoring and support by local authorities

Direct beneficiaries

Teachers, students and local medical personnel trained in first aid procedures in primary schools in the Majunga region

Expected results

  • More than 500 teachers and students trained
  • Pilot schools and health centers equipped with first aid kits
  • Risk reduction in schools
  • A model that can be replicated in other regions of Madagascar

A dual support and funding mechanism for overseas civil society organizations, the CORÉOM program – Overseas Regional Cooperation – encourages regional and international cooperation dynamics among associations based in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. Financially supported by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Fondation de France, CORÉOM is implemented by La Guilde, with a set of territorial networks and relay partners in the five territories.

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