Students for Kids International Projects (SKIP)
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Contributing to health, welfare and education of vulnerable children around the globe, whilst developing empowered, internationally aware and empathetic professionals for the future.
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Students for Kids International Projects (SKIP)
- 1. contributing to health, welfare and education of vulnerable children around the globe, whilst developing empowered, internationally aware and empathetic professionals for the future.
- 2. About us •Student led charity, set up in Cardiff in 1999 •Groups in several universities Our Aims •To create a sustainable intervention •To develop relationships for future students •To creating young professionals
- 3. Who do we appeal to? • Undergraduates, Postgraduates and mature students from all subjects
- 4. Why Zambia?
- 5. Why Zambia?
- 6. Dream Livingstone “Dream Livingstone Zambia is a Non Profit Making Charitable Organization created to help and support the Livingstone community to become a better place to live in by providing better programs which will improve the economic status of poor community, reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and empower the community to be self-reliant and sustainable.”
- 8. Intervention Sites Originally, there were two intervention sites: 1. Malota School 2. Linda Farm for the Blind However, In 2014 we branched out due to Libuyu Women’s Group and Ngwenya School
- 9. It’s not just going to Africa •Training sessions in child protection, first aid and personal safety •Chances to travel up and down the country meeting SKIP Students from other universities •Careers advice •An opportunity to liaise with a non-governmental organisation and like minded individuals. Plus, we offer personal development training in: •Time management •Teaching skills •Finance •Fundraising and Publicity
- 10. Plans for the future and long term goals • Maintain excellent links with our NGO • Continue to plan and implement our interventions • Inspire students to join us in our operations in Zambia and in UK • Produce students of a high standard who want to make change and enhance their employability • Continue to serve some of the most deprived children in the world through sustainable, student led action
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- Look for sponsorship but we are particular about what businesses we take money from – they need to match our ethos and be ethical
- SKIP is a UK student led registered charity which supports child welfare in communities throughout the developing world SKIP was set up in 1999 by a small group of healthcare students from Cardiff University who developed a project, working with children in an orphanage in Belarus, Each summer they would send out groups of students to provide manpower to support the care programs and recreational activities of the orphanage, as well as raising funds to supplement staff wages and the development of facilities at the orphanage. Created the concept that students could taking action, at an undergraduate level, to support the health and welfare of vulnerable children. This realisation drove the initial creation of SKIP (Students for Kids International Projects); a vision where healthcare students throughout the UK would learn to develop projects in conjunction with local overseas collaborating organisations, aimed at improving the lives of children and their communities. In late 2003, SKIP became an officially registered UK charity. SKIP has now branched out to universities up and down the country Including Edingborough, Southampton and UCL amog many others (10 in total) each of which has its own intervention spanning from Madagascar to Cambodia/ India our aims are to create a sustainable intervention ensuring that our work extends from our project to have a long term beneficial impact whilst Focusing on the well being of children and their right to good health and education Also aim to Develop relationships for future students to carry on the project as well as Creating young professionals with good communication skills and an awareness of global issues
- SCRIPT: Originally set up in 1999 in Cardiff as BACCUP by Medical Students – ___________ and after a successful X number of years in Belarus we unfortunately withdrew due to the political climate and practicality issues We appeal to mature students, post graduates, and undergraduates from all schools Previously we’ve been health based due to the intervention – but as the appeal to become part of our organisation has increased we have broadened our volunteer base to include students from all subjects . Although our intervention specifically focuses on Sex Education we thrive to ensure that all students are fully trained ready for project via training sessions both internally and externally throughout the year Not only are students drawn to us for the volunteering experience but also for the fact that we provide an opportunity to experience a different culture and be provided with value lessons on public speaking, fundraising, recruitment and working as part of a team
- Zambia is in the south of africa and is surrounded by botswana, democratic republic of congo and malawi, zimbabwe Became independent from the UK in 1964 was North Rhodesia, president just died, 10 provinces in zambia, and we work in the southern – Livingstone
- Zambezi river, vicotoria falls Politcally stable compared to neighbours including zimbabwe – why now increase in tourism, with more people going to zambai side of vicotoria falls English is the main language, with each tribe (nine main ethnolinguistic grouos) speaking own language Mainly christian country with other 68% being protestant Used to be poverty, relies on copper industry with the recent (2009) recession further hitting the economy, now tourism helping economy to grow Government and private schoool, lots of community schools Lowest expenditure on health amongst south african countries HIV epidemic appears to be declining, but still remains problem to the country, (dec ore than 25% from 2001 to 2010) Few hospitals most communites rely on rural health posts and small government run community health centres Also great place to volunteer as locals very friendly and really want volunterrs and people from overseas to come into their community The main consideration whilst in Zambia is prevention against malaria. Other than this Zambia is not a country at high risk for yellow fever so this is not an issue. Within our committee we have a designated health and safety officer who is responsible for ensuring that all our health and safety precautions are in check. Yellow Fever/Ebola free Little hostility towards british/whites High rate of HIV/other STIs Learn values from culture Given me insight into global development projects and confirmed my ambitions to work in this field- attending national conferences with skip has allowed me to speak to people who work for a national charity Made friends on the trip who are now a great part of my life- I now live with someone I went on project with and see everyone else regularly
- Partner non-gov organisation Share SKIP’s ethos with an aim to make all of their projects sustainable Experienced in the field Collaborate our project with projects from other groups making them as efficient as possible Fantastic contacts in the region Able to offer advice Deep involvement and input in all of their projects No middle men – deal directly and email regularly throughout the year No “admin” fees – very helpful in suggesting where we should go, know what ideas are sustainable and give tuition on the local do’s and don’ts Sort us out with two interpreters for the entire trip
- Malota Community school with very low tuition fees Fat Pat responsive to work and allows us to work to our full capacity Located within a local compound Allowed to share our lesson plans with teachers and pass on lesson plans (more sustainability) HIV part of curriculum due to high rates of incidence, however there’s a lack of detail and several misconceptions that we want to clarify Ngwenya Government school Majority of children orphans Heard about the positive impact we had in Malota and requested for us to do some teaching (via communication with NGO) Strong link with headmistress Approached by several teachers here also and requested our teachers Great collaboration between teachers of this school and volunteers Linda Farm Dream Livingstone helped to allow the land so originally – sustainability, allow blind people to stay on the farm and self-provide; allowed children to come off the street begging and go to school Orphanage Hospital Got to know the local area so the local area could get to know us
- Data showing the impact we have made via teaching in these schools