Illness often begins long before someone arrives at the hospital. Our campaigns on smoking, waste management, alcohol, and sexual health display straightforward messages across schools and village walls in local languages. Through simple posters, talks, and games, we help protect thousands of children.
Alex
About this author: Alex Wettstein – Founder and President of Fair Future Foundation Alex is a Swiss emergency nurse and physician who created the Fair Future Foundation in 2009. He lives and works most of the year in Indonesia, in ultra rural areas where there are no doctors, no clean water, and often no roads. With local teams, Alex develops medical care, clean water projects, and community education so families can live healthier, safer lives. His work is focused on concrete action, scientific medicine, and sharing the real stories of the people Fair Future cares for.
Improving Nutrition with #WaterConnections in Laindatang
#WaterConnections here in Laindatang was established for various reasons. Firstly, to improve the living conditions of the residents, promote better health, and combat issues of malnutrition and infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, cholera, hepatitis, polio, and others.
But to combat malnutrition and unhealthy eating habits, it is essential to provide adequate knowledge. The residents here have no concept of what it means to eat healthily. As part of this program, for several months, Fair Future and Kawan Baik cook on-site, not only for our team of workers but also for the village workers, about 30 to 50 people each day. We categorically refuse to prepare unhealthy meals.
Instead, we educate them on new tastes, showing them what fresh vegetables like carrots, potatoes, cabbage, green vegetables, and corn look like, cooked in different ways. It is crucial for children's growth to have a healthy diet. Many of them travel kilometres to get to school, arriving tired, exhausted, and unable to concentrate.
Most of the time, they haven't eaten before leaving home. Additionally, they lack access to water. For us, nutrition is therefore one of the key pillars of this program, along with the prevention of infectious diseases.
Throughout the duration of the project, we focus on nutrition, in addition to preventing infectious diseases. We spend much time cooking for the villagers and teaching them the basics of a healthy diet. The #WaterConnections program is there for them, to offer them a better future and better health, as we believe that it is through clean water that we can accomplish almost anything.
Growing vegetables, generating income through their sale, this is what awaits us in the coming weeks as we cook for the school children every day, helping them adopt better eating habits. This is crucial for them because they represent the future generation, those who will outlive us.
Alex Wettstein – Fair Future Foundation medico-social camp in East Sumba – Rumah Kambera, Lambanapu – The 3rd of March 2024
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Experience the remarkable journey of the Fair Future Foundation’s Truck of Life as it braves extreme terrain to deliver vital resources to the isolated village of Laindatang. This tale of courage and determination exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity, against all odds.
Transforming Lives with Water and Nutrition in East Sumba
Fair Future and Kawan Baik are revolutionizing community health through clean water and nutrition education in this project in laindatang. This transformative action is not just about providing meals; it is about teaching sustainable living, promoting well-being and fostering self-sufficiency. Join us to fight malnutrition, empower communities and pave the way to a healthier future. Find out how we make good health accessible to everyone, despite difficult circumstances.
Rumah Kambera Pharmacy: Bridging Medical Gaps in East Sumba
In East Sumba, the Rumah Kambera Base Camp’s pharmacy is a lifeline for many who rely on essential medicines and health programs like #PrimaryMedicalCare and #ZeroMalaria. But we can’t do it alone. We need your help to bridge the medical gap and ensure access to healthcare for all. Join us in making a difference and learn how you can support our cause today.
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Lifelines in Bottles: The Pharmacy at Rumah Kambera.
Quenching Thirst: Water’s Journey to Laindatang.
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