Chao Foundation - News & Updates

One Heart World-Wide: 2016 Q3 Report

11/22/2016

One Heart World-Wide's mission is to decrease maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in remote rural areas. Our partnership with them is helping women in Bhojpur, Nepal receive skilled birth attendant training.

Participants at three-day refresher training.

SBA Training

Pregnancy is a natural process for which medical assistance is not considered as a need or requirement in Nepal. As a result, many Nepalese women, especially those residing in more rural areas of Nepal deliver at home. In most communities, traditional birth attendants are usually primary service providers who have never received modern training in midwifery. The lack of training poses a risk to the lives of the women and newborn. Currently, there are only a few SBAs that serve about 45,000 women per year in Bhojpur. One Heart World-Wide has identified several eligible nurses that are on their way to becoming certified skilled birth attendants. Post-training, they will be able to provide the maternity care necessary to conduct safe deliveries in this district.

SBA graduation ceremony

BPP/Miso refresher training for health workers and FCHVs at Manebhanjyang.

Local community making an annual work plan in Okhare HP-Bhojpur.

Press Release: Chao Foundation and Transparent Fish Fund Grant $50,125 to Develop Newborn Warming Bassinet Prototype

11/21/2016

Otter Warming Bassinet Will Reduce Mortality for Hypothermic Newborns in Southeast Asia

Nov 21, 2016

Contact: Nancy Nguyen, Executive Director
Chao Foundation
nancy@chaofoundation.org

LOS ALTOS, Calif.—Chao Foundation and Transparent Fish Fund are pleased to announce a new grant of $50,125 to Design that Matters to help develop an innovative newborn conductive warmer. Designed for use in rural areas, this infant warmer will reduce unnecessary newborn mortality due to complications from prematurity, hypothermia, and low birth weight in low resource settings. The grant will support the development, testing, and marketability of a refined prototype in Vietnam.

Press Release: Chao Foundation Grants $49,131 for Clean Water in Haiti Schools

11/21/2016

15,000 Primary and Secondary Students to Benefit from Clean Drinking Water

Nov 18, 2016

Contact: Nancy Nguyen, Executive Director
Chao Foundation
nancy@chaofoundation.org

LOS ALTOS, Calif.—Chao Foundation is pleased to announce a new grant of $49,131.60 to dloHaiti to support their Clean Water for Schools program. The grant will provide 36% of the budget needed for this program’s academic year (October 2016 – May 2017). Collaboration with other donors such as Unilever, the global consumer product brand, will multiply the grant’s impact. Part of the Chao Foundation grant ($2,339.60) will also support the monitoring and evaluation of the program.

Children on the Edge: Update October 2016

11/1/2016

With our support, Children on the Edge is building and establishing Early Childhood Development centers to provide safe spaces for young Kachin children in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps in Burma. Due to increased conflict recently, they have built 2 more new ECD centers this year, for a total of 14.

Mid-Year Grant Report: China Cal

10/11/2016

Dr. Feng Long He trains doctor how to examine newborn heart using the stethoscope.

Newborn Congenital Heart Screening Training and Evaluation Program

The Yunnan Newborn Training Program has the goal of training all rural Yunnan county obstetricians and obstetric nurses to perform proper newborn cardiac examinations. The program, started in 2014, is the largest of its kind in China and one of the largest of its kind in the world.

More than sixty percent of births in rural Yunnan province occur in relatively large county hospitals. This centralization of birthing is the result of a Chinese government campaign to decrease morbidity and mortality during childbirth. County hospital newborn care protocols include testing for metabolic diseases and examination for spinal deformities but do not include routine testing using stethoscope and pulse oximetry for critical congenital heart disease, which is now routine in the United States and in most other developed nations.

The training program and its evaluation have been successful in completing training in about three quarters of Yunnan county hospitals. Screening rates in almost all hospitals exceed 90%. The program has therefore been overwhelmingly successful. However, there are some important problems detected by the evaluation of the program, which are explained in this report.

Rui Zhang trains rural doctors and nurses how to do proper screening of newborn babies.

Press Release: Chao Foundation Grants $50,000 to Provide Clean Water for Students in Cambodia

9/6/2016

Children at 74 Schools Get Convenient Access to Safe Drinking Water

Contact: Nancy Nguyen, Executive Director
Chao Foundation
nancy@chaofoundation.org

LOS ALTOS, Calif.—Chao Foundation is pleased to announce a new grant of $50,000 to 1001Fontaines for their Water in School project, which will directly benefit 24,375 children in Cambodia during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Press Release: Chao Foundation Grants $50,000 to Provide Safe Spaces for Children in Burma

9/6/2016

Early Childhood Development Centers Will Support Young Kachin Children in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps

Contact: Nancy Nguyen, Executive Director
Chao Foundation
nancy@chaofoundation.org

LOS ALTOS, Calif.—Chao Foundation is pleased to announce a new grant of $50,000 to Children on the Edge, which will provide safe spaces for 554 young children displaced by conflict inside Kachin State, Burma.

Conflict in Burma

Since June 2011 the Burmese central government has been in open conflict with the Kachin Independence Army, following a failure in peace talks to resolve their longstanding conflict. While this conflict dates back decades, the most intense fighting to date has happened over the past four years, forcing almost 100,000 Kachin people to flee from their homes.

As the central government appears determined to crush this remaining pocket of armed resistance in Burma, their tactics have been increasingly harsh. Children on the Edge has collected first-hand accounts from civilians who have been displaced. They speak of brutal violence, ongoing atrocities, bombings, and severe violation of human rights, including rape, maiming, executions, and the burning of villages.

Many civilians have taken shelter inside poorly supplied internally displaced peoples (IDP) camps. IDP camps continue to grow, and those seeking refuge are increasingly bleak about the prospect of returning home to rebuild their lives.

In the seven northern camps of Kachin State there is no other international organization offering ongoing support of any kind. The majority of these camps are in remote, mountain areas, making access difficult. Confined within these camps are thousands of Kachin children with no educational or physical support, and nowhere to escape the daily realities of war. Children on the Edge is uniquely situated to reach the marginalized and vulnerable children in the remote IDP camps.

Press Release: Chao Foundation and Transparent Fish Fund Grant $32,075 to Support Underprivileged Mothers and Children in East Asia

9/6/2016

Social Worker Support Project and Smart Mom Program Will Help Families in Gansu and Hong Kong

Contact: Nancy Nguyen, Executive Director
Chao Foundation
nancy@chaofoundation.org

LOS ALTOS, Calif.—Chao Foundation and Transparent Fish Fund are pleased to announce a new grant of $35,075 to Changing Young Lives to support left-behind children in Gansu, China and underprivileged mothers in Hong Kong.
Changing Young Lives will use $19,325 of the grant for the Social Worker Support Project, which supports left-behind children in Dahsu, Gansu. They will use $15,750 for the Smart Mom Program, which promotes family cohesiveness for underprivileged mothers and children in Hong Kong.

One Heart World-Wide: Updates from Bhojpur

8/3/2016

One Heart World-Wide's mission is to decrease maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in remote rural areas. Our partnership with them is helping women in Bhojpur, Nepal receive skilled birth attendant training.

Skilled Birth Attendant Spotlight: Ms. Bishnu Gurung

Ms. Bishnu Gurung, Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, has worked for the past two years at Annapurna Health Post, Bhojpur. Two months ago, Ms. Bishnu received Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) training with support from One Heart World-Wide.

"SBA training has given me more strength and courage to save lives at birth."

“This training was beneficial as we learned many clinical technicalities to save and protect both the mother’s and baby’s life. Before this training I was unable to handle the delivery complications. I was in a dilemma before, but now after getting this training I am confident in my ability to save the lives of mothers and newborns by giving them proper care as needed. Indeed SBA training has given me more strength and courage to save lives at birth.”

Ms. Bishnu thinks that this training has solved a lot of problems that were present previously.
“Before the training there used to be a lot of complications related to the delivery, which had to be referred to the district hospital for management. That took four hours by vehicle and 10 hours by foot. Pregnant women who are referred are always at risk during the transportation. SBA training has improved the way we take care of mothers and newborns by enabling us to manage birth complications locally, unless the case is too serious to be referred.I am really grateful to One Heart World-Wide for providing financial support for my SBA training, which is helping to save the lives of mothers and newborns in these remote rural areas of Bhojpur, Nepal during and after delivery.”

Updates

Here are some quick updates and snapshots of the work One Heart World-Wide has been doing in Bhojpur.

1) Healthcare Training

Participants of Health Facility Operation and Management committee (HFOMC) training in Pyauli Primary Health Care Centre. HFOMC members and Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) staff participated in the training.

2) Identifying Disadvantaged Groups

Participants sketching the map of Pyauli VDC during the session of HFOMC training. Mapping was done to identify the disadvantaged groups unable to access to health services.

Event: Jenny Lin Foundation Concert July 29, 2016

7/11/2016

Free Musical Concert by East Bay Students: REACH FOR THE STARS

Jenny Lin Foundation
Co-Sponsored by Chabot College

July 29, 2016
7:30 pm

Chabot College
Buffington Visual and Performing Arts Center
25555 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward

Conducted by:
Cary Nasatir, Symphonic Orchestra
Greg Conway, Symphonic Band
Diana Ryan, Chorus

Master of Ceremonies:
George Granger, President AT&T, Oregon