Small Steps For Africa

Small Steps for Africa is a U.K. registered charity working to support access to health and education across Africa - currently working in Madagascar 🇲🇬

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She received an incredible 98/100 for her thesis 👏 we are so proud of all she has achieved, with the support of her family, our partners Ankizy Gasy, and her sponsors.

She will now undertake practical work experience for 2 years, and then hopes to study for a Masters degree 🎓

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🎓 SSFA CELEBRATES NURSING GRADUATE’S TOP MARKS 🎉

We are so proud to share the recent news, that one of our longest-supported students Therezia recently graduated from university with honours in nursing! 🩺

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We are so proud of them all - huge thanks to our partners at Akany Avoko Ambohidratimo and Ankizy Gasy for supporting these young people, as well as their sponsors in the U.K 🙏

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📑 BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS 🎉

This week, we are celebrating the success of three young people in our programmes - Larissa, Mitantsoa and Stephanie have passed their Baccalaureate final school exams! 👏

All three will be heading to university next year - an amazing achievement!

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Farewell to @Davidwillashley, who has been a fantastic ambassador to Madagascar 🇲🇬

We fondly remember his visit to our projects with partners in Ambohidratimo in 2022, and are grateful for the connections he’s helped us make since.

Best of luck David and many thanks 🙏

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Thank you very much for everything @Davidwillashley 🙏

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🥳 SCHOOL RESULTS ARE OUT! 📚

We are delighted to share with you the success of the sponsored children in our programme with Ankizy Gasy.

Sponsors, please look out for updates that will be coming your way in the coming weeks from Casey, who recently joined the SSFA team! 📧

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An MA graduate in International Development, Casey has over 5 years’ experience in finance, fundraising and administrative roles.

She is passionate about breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality through education, training and skills development 📚

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👋 MEET OUR NEW TEAM MEMBER! 👏

This week, we have been delighted to welcome Casey Carlos to the team!

We are so excited to have her onboard, initially for half a day per week, to support us on donor relations, communications and finance 🙏

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As per warnings from @MSF earlier this year, climate change is increasing the malaria risk in Madagascar 🇲🇬

Read more here 👇

https://t.co/cN4UsAfU2P

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🦟 MALARIA AWARENESS AS CASES RISE IN MADAGASCAR 🇲🇬

There has been a concerning rise in malaria cases in Madagascar in the past year 📈

Ankizy Gasy health and social workers supported by SSFA and the Haydon Kirkwood Charitable Trust are hosting community awareness sessions…

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…explaining to parents and young people the symptoms of malaria, when to seek medical help and prevention techniques, including bed nets 🗣️🛌

Malaria can be hard to differentiate from other febrile illnesses, especially in the absence of access to effective diagnostics 🧪

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📢 SSFA NEWSLETTER OUT! 📧

Our latest newsletter has dropped into inboxes - full of the latest updates from SSFA, including:

✅ Our new five-year strategic direction
✅ Director Charlotte's trip to Madagascar in 2023
✅ Project updates

Read here 👇

https://t.co/V0cHNcFhKf

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Today marks the start of #WorldImmunizationWeek2024 - highlighting and celebrating the lifesaving impact of vaccines.

In Madagascar, vaccination rates for serious illnesses, inc. measles and polio, are less than 78% 🇲🇬 a lack of information is a big obstacle to increasing this.

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💉 VACCINATION EDUCATION SESSIONS 🗣️

Last week, Nurse Tiana hosted an important vaccination awareness session with secondary pupils, educating them about the importance of getting vaccinated and which vaccines they can have as young adults 💉

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The canteen’s construction was funded by donations made to celebrate SSFA director Charlotte’s wedding in 2023, and its running costs are also being partly supported by SSFA.

Thank you to our partners Ankizy Gasy for their hard work in bringing this project to life! 👏

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🥘 HAPPY KIDS AT LAURIERS CANTEEN

The new canteen at Les Lauriers School is up and running, serving dozens of pupils every day! 🎉

Previously pupils had to travel to other neighbouring schools to eat - now they can eat on-site, with parents getting involved too!

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…triage and refer patients more easily and accurately 👩🏾‍⚕️

The equipment includes:
✅ An examination bed
✅ Scales
✅ Blood pressure monitor
✅ Glucose level monitor

And lots more besides! We look forward to seeing it put to good use by Tiana, Malala and team 👍

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⚕️NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ARRIVES 🩺

We are thrilled to see the arrival of vital medical equipment to our partners Ankizy Gasy in recent weeks!

Funded through our grant with the Haydon Kirkwood Charitable Trust, this basic equipment will help our two community health workers…

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Thanks to the work of Tiana and Malala, kids and their families can now get advice and education about their health, and referral onto other services when necessary 👍

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🎉 HAPPY WORLD HEALTH DAY! 👩🏾‍⚕️

For #WorldHealthDay2024, we pay tribute to our amazing community health workers, Tiana and Malala, who are supporting hundreds of families under our project with partners Ankizy Gasy 🤝

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In the first year of the scheme, Tiana saw over 500 patients and delivered more than a dozen community health education sessions.

Thanks to a grant from the the Haydon Kirkwood Charitable Trust, we’ve been able to hire Malala, another qualified nurse, to work with Tiana⚕️