WISH for Africa Project


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Join us in making Healthcare Affordable, Accessible and Sustainable in Africa.	Volunteer your skills and help improve healthcare in Africa.

Africa is a populous developing continent with some of the worst healthcare issues in the world, including an AIDS pandemic, malaria, STDs, poor quality healthcare and substandard health education services. Africans are dying of preventable illnesses, deaths that could have been averted if only help was at hand. WISH For Africa is a direct response to this humanitarian need. Please >>clickhere<< to read more about how we are making healthcare accessible, affordable and sustainable in African Communities. We are saving lives and we need your help!	Are you a doctor, nurse, midwife or a public health administrator? Are you looking for an opportunity to demonstrate your compassion? Can you help raise standards of care delivered in some of the worlds's most deprived areas? If you have said YES to one or all of the above >>click here << to read on, and Sign up today to become a Wish For Africa Volunteer! >>Click here<< if you are ready to join many other VSO volunteers on health placements in Africa within the next 6 months! We are grateful to Google for supporting this initiative!
Wish For Africa - DMADE 2008 Finalist!	The Walk4Wish 2008 Sponsored Walk

WISH for Africa provides affordable and accessible healthcare to poor communities in Africa through one of these community-based healthcare centres above. Our project has been recognised by the World Bank-funded D-MADE initiative as one of the best that is impacting positively on the lives of the poor and underprivileged in Africa. Please read more below.... However, we need your continous support of our work through generous donations as we would like to reach more underserved communities in Africa. You can help by donating money now. Please >>clickhere<< to read more on how we are making a difference to this African community. (Mafoluku-Oshodi in Lagos State, Nigeria). We are continually raising funds to replicate these 'model' health centres across several geographical zones in Nigeria and indeed, Africa. Please contact us today and help save lives in Africa.	The first ever Wish For Africa Charity Walk - 'Walk4Wish 2008' took place on Sat 16th August 2008 with over 125 registered participants. We were able to raise awareness about our work and also raise vital funds towards providing affordable healthcare for the poor in Africa. The 5-Mile walk, from the front entrance of Morrisons Supermarket in Central Thamesmead to Woolwich Ferry (in South East London) and back, was along the beautiful and scenic Thames Path. Our appreciation goes to all the participants - young and old, who all came dressed up in different shades of red and white. Everyone who took part in the walk, from a couple of 7-yr olds to the 57 year old grandmother, all enjoyed a glorious day out in the sun, all in aid of a good cause! Click image above to view the Walk4wish 2008 Album! A number of participants used the event to honor the memory of deceased loved ones - people who probably would have been alive today if decent care was available at the time of their illness in Africa. The Charity is grateful to all our sponsors, donors, volunteers and participants who have all contributed immensely to make the event a tremendous success. All their combined efforts have encouraged the Charity to make the sponsored walk an annual event. We therefore look forward to seeing you all @ the ' WALK4WISH 2009'!

Wish For Africa News:

Wish For Africa Project (Partnership for Health) made it to the Finals!

The Development Marketplace for African Diaspora in Europe (D-MADE) is a new and exciting opportunity to access grants financing entrepreneurial projects that are designed by Africans, to support the development of Africa.

D-MADE, an initiative of the World Bank financially supported by the Belgian Development Cooperation, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development and the French Development Agency, will award cash prizes and technical assistance to innovative entrepreneurial African Diaspora groups for projects implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa, through a competitive process.

Over 500 project proposals were submitted from 15 European countries for implementation of innovative entrepreneurial actions in 34 sub-Saharan African countries, and the D-MADE evaluation committee selected only 70 projects through a highly competitive and rigorous assessment process. Wish for Africa submitted a project proposal to expand its healthcare centres to three other regions of Nigeria.

Wish For Africa and 69 other successful finalists were invited to Brussels, Belgium in April, to be given capacity building assistance to fine-tune their project proposals and develop their business plans for competitive exhibition at the main event which was held in June 2008.

Click here for a full list of all the D-MADE finalists.

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Wish For Africa endorses NGO based in Nigeria.

Wish For Africa hereby ackowledges the great work of DIABETES & HYPERTENSION HELP SOCIETY, a non-governmental and non-profit organization that is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria. DHHS works to help Nigerians manage and prevent Diabetes & Hypertension through Awareness Education Program (AEP). They give positive help and advice to people who think they may be suffering, all for free.

Please visit www.dhs-ng.org to find out more about how they work and how you can support their effort to reduce the suffering of underprivileged Nigerians from the devastating effect of these chronic diseases.

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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is recruiting international volunteers for Health posts in Africa

Wish For Africa is pleased to announce availability of placements for international volunteers across several African countries working in health, HIV and AIDS, and disability. You could make a difference in one of these countries - Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya and Cameroun. You could either take up a 1-2 year volunteer job, go on a 1-6 month specialist assignment or join a 6-12 month VSO Youth programme, according to your professional background, experience and availability.

VSO shall provide professional individual training to prepare you for the challenge of contributing significantly to improving the lives of ordinary people in these countries. >>Click here<< to discover opportunities, what skills are needed, benefits to you, including full financial support and how to apply.

For further enquiries, call +44 (0)20 8780 7500 or send email to enquiry@vso.org.uk

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Wish for Africa supports the launch of the BME Healthcare Forum

Wish For Africa supports this new and innovative online forum which seeks to provide relevant medical information to members of the ethnic minority community living mostly in the United Kingdom. Medical information about common diseases are to be freely made available to the public through the website and through a monthly special television programme on an ethnic minority satellite channel.

Visitors and subscribers to the online forum shall have access to a cross-section of healthcare specialists particularly from the ethnic minority community who contribute their specialist skills on common health topics such as cancers, infertility and heart conditions. This award-winning forum is the first of its kind, providing this dedicated service to members of the BME community in the UK.

The BME Healthcare Forum is a non-profit venture set up from a Community Champions grant and boasts of exciting features such as 'Ask the Doctor', A-Z of Health, medical blogging and links to other helpful health websites.

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Archived News:

Nigerians in Diaspora at The 2nd Diaspora Day & Science & Technology Conference

23rd – 26th July 2007 - Over 400 Nigerian professionals in the Diaspora attended this conference in Abuja, Nigeria organised by the Nigerian National Volunteer Service, NNVS and the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

The aim of the conference was to establish strategic relationship between Nigerian science and technology experts in the Diaspora and their counterparts at home for the accelerated technological advancement of Nigeria.

Dr Frank Olufemi Olaleye, (Founder of WISH For Africa) delivered a proof of concept paper at this conference and advocated for improved standards of healthcare delivery in Nigerian communities. The conference, which was declared open by the President of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua (GCFR), was attended by a cross-section of policy makers and opinion leaders in Nigeria. >>>Click for Pictures <<<

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The London Nigerian Rugby FC selected Wish For Africa as its Charity of the day

April 22nd 2007 - WISH For Africa was selected as the official charity of the Middlesex Cup Final 2007. The rugby match featuring London Nigerian RFC Vs Ealing RFC was well attended by a record crowd of supporters, families and friends. >>>Read More<<<

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The Wish For Africa 2007 Annual Golf Charity Fundraising Dinner.

March 24th 2007 - The Charity successfully hosted its 2nd Inter-society Golf Competition and fundraising dinner at the splendid Selsdon Park Golf Club & Hotels, Croydon, United Kingdom.

Over 40 golfers of varying handicap assembled to compete for the 2007 inter-society cup and over 120 guests attended the dinner later in the evening. We were able to raise awareness about the need for cervical cancer screening in African communties and we raised some money for an up and running cervical screening pilot project in Lagos, Nigeria.

We thank all our guests, donors and sponsors for their generous support.

Please >>click here <<< to read more about the event or >>>Click here for pictures<<<

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Southampton Medsin Global Health Conference.

March 3rd 2007 - Dr Frank Olaleye, the Founder of WISH for Africa spoke on behalf of the charity at Southampton Medical School.

The Theme of the conference was 'Improving Access to Healthcare - What can WE do?' >>>Read more<<<

>>>Send email here if you want to find out more about the conference or you would like Wish For Africa to speak at your conference.

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Stopping the Brain Drain: £1 MILLION boost for health workers.

Feb 13th 2007 - Lord Crisp's report was finally published. £1 Million boost for Global Health Workforce Alliance announced by Hilary Benn and Patricia Hewitt, the United Kingdom's Secretaries of State for International Development and Health.

WISH for Africa welcomes this report with great optimism as we have campaigned extensively towards implementing solutions to the problem of brain drain in Africa.

>>>Read More.....

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WISH for Africa wins Google grant to recruit more healthcare volunteers.

Late last year, WISH For Africa was selected to benefit from free advertising by the largest online search engine provider. We were chosen, after careful review of all the applications received, based on the strength of our application and potential to reach our target audience.

This is an important achievement for the charity as we are now able to effectively recruit more volunteers for our overseas volunteering programme with the aim of improving the standards of healthcare in Africa.

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Donate towards our Appeal Fund Now!

Wish for Africa managed to prevent an almost tragic outcome in the case of a woman with twins delivery in this very moving story.

At our network of primary care centres, set up in areas with low socio-economic indicators, we do not turn people back because they are poor and unable to pay before receiving treatment. We deliver urgently needed treatments and prevent unnecessary loss of lives.

Help us continue this work. We are asking for your support in helping a lot more people than we are able to reach at the moment.

Please donate money, medical equipment or surgical supplies and if possible, adopt one of our medical centres in Africa.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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