Royal Zambezi Lodge
Accommodation
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Supporting 2 projects below
Project Description
Royal Zambezi Lodge supports four of the most rural schools, Mugurameno, Kanyangala, Chisakila and Malabanyika Schools, in the area who often get neglected and forgotten about. Together they support 1,400 students from the ages of 5 through 15 years old. We supply them with desks, paint for the buildings, building materials, sports equipment, uniforms, and all the school supplies they need in order to operate.
Project Needs
General School Supplies:
Chalk, *College-Ruled Paper, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, *Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, *Pens, Protractors, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Solar Lantern Lights, and *Wide-Ruled Paper
Reference Materials:
(English) Dictionaries
Flash Cards:
(English) Alphabet, Math, and Word
Laminated Wall Charts:
(English) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps
Text/Reading Books:
(English) Age-Appropriate Story Books, Biology, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math
Hesperian Health Guides:
(English) Where There Is No Doctor and Where There Is No Dentist
Art Supplies:
Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, and Watercolor Brushes and Paints
Computer Hardware/Software:
Solar-Powered Working Laptops
Educational Games/Toys:
Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, and Scrabble
Music Instruments:
*Castanets, *Cymbals, *Guiros, *Harmonicas/Kazoos, *Maracas, *Recorders, *Tambourines, *Triangles, and *Xylophones
Sports/Outdoor Activity:
*Frisbees, *Inflation Pumps, *Jump Ropes, *Netball/Basketballs, *Soccer Balls, *Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, *Tennis Balls, and *Whistles
Clothing/Shoes:
New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Shoes
First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, Sanitary Napkins, and Tampons
Office Supplies:
Markers, *Pencils, *Pens, *Printer Paper, Rulers, Scissors, Solar Calculators, and Staplers
Health/Personal Grooming:
Antibiotic Ointments, Band-Aids, Bars of Soap, Deodorant, Plastic Gloves, Tampons, Toothbrushes, and Toothpaste
Project Description
Royal Zambezi Lodge and the KAI Foundation have partnered to sponsor, fundraise and initiate a plan to build doctors accommodation for the maternity ward. In the past, they have partnered together to build maternity wards. Once fulfilled, this project will assist the Ministry of Health in placing a clinical office/senior medic at the facility that services around 4000 people from the surrounding villages. The lodge regularly supplies the clinic itself and the maternity ward with medications it needs.
Project Needs
General Medical:
Alcohol Swabs/Wipes, Band-Aids, Blood Sugar Machines and Test Strips, Cannulas, First Aid Kits, Gauze, Hot Packs, Ice/Cold Packs, Pen-Torches/Flashlights, Tampons, Toothbrushes, and Toothpaste
Specialist Equipment:
Fetal Doppler, Laryngoscope, Oxygen Concentrator, Pediatric Laryngoscope, and Stethoscope
Surgical:
Crepe Bandages, Dressings, Surgical Gloves, and Swabs
Syringes:
5 and 10 ml Syringes
Testing Kits:
Malaria Testing Kits (‘RDTs’ – Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits with Reagent) and Pregnancy Testing Kits
Health/Personal Grooming:
Antibiotic Ointments, Band-Aids, Bars of Soap, Plastic Gloves, Reading Glasses of Assorted Strengths, Tampons, Toothbrushes, and Toothpaste
Medications:
Albuterol Inhalers, Antibacterial Ointment, Antibiotics, Anti-Diarrhea Medication, Antifungal Cream, Antihistamine, *Aspirin, *Aspirin (Low-Dose), Burn Cream, Cough Treatments, Ear Drops, Eye Drops, First Aid Spray, Flucloxacillin, Hydrocortisone Cream, Ibuprofen, Magnesium Sulfate Paste, Malaria Treatment (Coartem), Metronidazole (Flagyl), Oral Rehydration Salts, and *Paracetamol
Specifically for Children:
Baby Blankets, Baby Oil, Baby Powder, Baby Soap, Cannulas (Particularly Pediatric Cannulas and Giving Set), Cloth Diapers and Clips, Hats (for Premature Babies), Infant Formula Milk (Seal intact), Neonatal O2 Sat Probes, Newborn Clothes (Very Useful), Pediatric NG (Nasogastric) Feeding Tubes, Umbilical Cord Clips, and Weighing Scales
Reference Materials:
(English) Oxford Handbook of Medicine, Medical Dictionary, and WHO ‘Hospital Care for Children’ Book
Hesperian Health Guides:
(English) Where There Is No Doctor, Helping Health Workers Learn, Where There Is No Dentist, Disabled Village Children, Health Actions for Women (Only Available in English), A Book for Midwives, Helping Children Who Are Blind, Helping Children Who Are Deaf, A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities, and HIV Health and Your Community (Only Available in English)
Office Supplies:
Pencils and Pens
Initiatives
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