Donation of Hospital Utencils

Donation of materials to Ilogbo Community Primary Healthcare Centre

It was earlier proposed that RichGrace Family Healthcare Foundation will adopt the Ilogbo Community Health Centre for consistent supports while preparing for its own permanent structures in Ilogbo. This support will come in different form; for example, through provisions of drugs, procurement of relevant primary healthcare operational materials, training supports for staff of protection of the facilities, financial supports for medical bills of some patients at the primary health centre andfacilitating visits of medical practitioners and other technicians from US who want to provide instant medical assistance for the indigent people of Ilogbo. This project was the first of such supports. At the familiarisation meeting with Ilogbo Community Primary Health Centre, the head of the Centre presented a list of needs which were priority need for the health care centre at that moment. The items requested and purchased by RichGracewere;

1. Water buckets (for collecting water to use inside the Centre)

2. Kerosene lanterns (there is no constant power supply in the Centre. It is usually totally dark and inconvenience for in patience at nights. These lanterns are to provide lights during the nights when there is no public electricity)

3. Sweeping brooms (for keeping the Centre constantly clean and hygienic)

4. Sweeping broom (with rod) (for keeping the Centre constantly clean and hygienic)

5. Floor Mop (for keeping the Centre constantly clean and hygienic)

6. Mopping Buckets (for keeping the Centre constantly clean and hygienic)

7. Brush with packers (for keeping the Centre constantly clean and hygienic)

8. Kerosene stove (for boiling water to use during child birth, after child birth and during the periods that nursing mothers will be at the Centre and for other clinical uses in the Centre)

9. Rechargeable lamps (there is no constant power supply in the Centre. It is usually totally dark and inconvenience for in patience at nights. These rechargeable lamps are to provide lights during the nights at the operating theatre during deliveries of children. And because they are rechargeable, they can be used for longer period)

10. Window Curtains (to provide minimum privacy for in-patients at the Centre. The windows and doors are porous and totally exposed to outsiders which makes privacy a challenge)

RichGrace Family HealthCare decided to visit Ilogbo and present these purchased items to the Community Centre. Before donating, a curtsey visit was made to the paramount leader of the community. The king welcomed the RichGrace team generously and warmly. When he was informed of the intentions of RichGrace and the plan to make donations to the healthcare facility that day, he was filled with joy. He commented that he was not only supporting the plans of RichGrace, but that he is throwing himself completely into supports for RichGrace and he will inform his people that RichGrace has his total blessings and supports to operate in the Community. As customary, he was presented with some royal gifts. .

At the Ilogbo Community Centre, RichGrace delegation met with the head of the Centre. The RichGracedelegation was introduced and officially presentedRichGrace's intentions and plans for the Community Health Care. After walking touring the premises, official presentations of the materials purchased were done and well appreciated by the Community health staff. RichGrace delegation made sure that the Community health care staff understood that RichGrace was doing this help purely for humanitarian reasons and nothing else.These items were gifts to assist poor women of Ilogbo who seek basic medical assistance.

The meeting ended positively and everyone made commitments to keep the project alive. Outcome of the project

1. RichGrace is formally introduced in Ilogbo community now

2. RichGrace as a development not-for-profit organisation is now established in Ilogbo and forward seeking.

3. There is now existing a functional and collaborative relationship between RichGrace Family Health Care and Ilogbo Community Primary Health Centre.

4. The headship of Ilogbo Community, the King of Ilogbo is informed of the existent, plans and generous intention of RichGrace for the people of Ilogbo and is prepared to collaborate and provide support wherever he can, including providing land for future developments of RichGrace.

5. The vision of RichGrace which are to help people, to make impacts in people's lives and touch people who are in need particularly in the areas of family health has now began.